Catégorie : Civil Society

• The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is a grant-making foundation which supports local, national and regional organisations in Africa working towards women’s empowerment. Through institutional capacity building and programme development, AWDF seeks to build a culture of learning and partnerships within the African women’s movement … (full text Our Work /click on readmore).
• AWDF on en.wikipedia.

Homepage;

Our Community; AWDF USA; Process; Resources, Downloads; Thematic focus; News; Blog; Gallery; FAQs; Support Us;
Addresses (1 od 2): AWDF, Plot Number 78, AWDF House, Ambassadorial Enclave, East Legon, Accra, Ghana;
Contact.

About AWDF: The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is a grant-making foundation which supports local, national and regional organisations in Africa working towards women’s empowerment. Continuer la lecture de « African Women's Development Fund AWDF »

United Way envisions a world where all individuals and families achieve their human potential through education, income stability and healthy lives. Imagine a world that fosters hope and opportunity for everyone:

• Where all children receive a quality education that offers a pathway to a brighter tomorrow
• Where the cycle of poverty and financial dependence ends, and productive livelihoods begin for even the most disadvantaged
• Where everyone receives effective health care that improves quality of life
• Where communities not only set significant and measurable goals to advance these fundamental elements of human development, but achieve them … (full text Mission and Vision).

Homepage and find your local United Way;
Who we are /Team; What we do; Worldwide Board; USA Board; Diversity and Inclusion; Accountability; Financial Information; Contribute; Partners; Blog;
Contact online.

Organizational Background: United Way Worldwide is the leadership and support organization for the network of nearly 1,800 community-based United Ways in 45 countries and territories.  Continuer la lecture de « United Way Worldwide »

Teacher Union Reform Network TURN of AFT and NEA Locals

TURN is a network of NEA and AFT locals. Leaders of the TURN locals assemble three times per year to discuss and explore issues related to education reform and the role of teacher unions in advancing the cause of public education … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Membership; Regional Network; Meeting; Next Meeting; News, Archives; Calendar; History;
Transforming: Unions, Education;
Address: Adam Urbanski, TURN Director, Rochester Teachers Association, 30 N. Union St. Suite 301, Rochester NY 14607, USA;
Contacts.

About 2/2 … /Mission Statement: Teacher unions must provide leadership for the collective voice of their members.   Continuer la lecture de « turn exchange »

Linked on our blogs with Assault on the Establishment, and tomorrow with real-world economics review – Invitation from 141 economists to join the World Economics Association.

• The World Economic Association WEA was launched on May 16, 2011. It fills a gap in the international community of economists — the absence of a truly international, inclusive, pluralist, professional association. The American Economic Association and UK’s Royal Economic Society provide broad associations mainly for their country’s economists. The WEA will do the same for the world’s community of economists, while promoting a pluralism of approaches to economic analysis … (full text Introduction).
• Privacy Policy Statement  /About Us: This website is operated by World Economics Association, which is a Community Interest Company.

Homepage and Online Form for Membership;
Journals: WEJ, ET, RWER; Online Conferences; Press Releases; Join; Founders; Donate;
Address: World Economics Association, 12 Maurice Road, St. Andrews, Bristol BS6 582, UK;
Contact.

Manifesto: The World Economics Association (WEA) seeks to increase the relevance, breadth and depth of economic thought.  Continuer la lecture de « World Economics Association WEA »

Welcome to the homepage of the International Economic History Association (IEHA)! The IEHA has been established in 1960, and unites economic historians from almost 40 countries in Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Today the seat of the Associaction is Utrecht. The aims of the IEHA are to maintain and develop personal contacts between scholars interested in economic history and to encourage all forms of research and publications relevant to the development and diffusion of economic history. Every three or four years the IEHA organizes a World Economic History Congress. The association’s next congress will take place in Stellenbosch in 2012. (Homepage).

Organization; Members; Statutes; Projects; Newsletters;
Address: IEHA c/o Department of Economic History, University of Tuebingen, Mohlstrasse 36, 72074 Tuebingen, Germany;
Contact.

The 16th World Economic History Congress 2012: The Economic History Society of Southern Africa and The Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University invite you to be part of the XVIth World Economic History Congress from 9-13 July 2012. Continuer la lecture de « International Economic History Association IEHA »