Catégorie : Civil Society

DARFUR Peace and Development

Linked with Aisha Abubakr Subaira Adam – Sudan, and with Crossing Conflict Lines to Promote Good Governance.

  • Welcome: Darfur Peace & Development is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization with headquarters in Washington, DC and offices in Khartoum and El Fasher Sudan.
  • DPDO provides humanitarian and development assistance to the victims of conflict in Darfur, Sudan without regard to ethnicity, gender, age or religious beliefs.
  • DPDO works to foster reconciliation, to facilitate just governance and to enable Darfurians to rebuild their homeland in effective, sustainable ways.
  • DPDO also promotes awareness of the crisis in the United States and advocates for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. (Homepage).

Where we operate;
Programs (Darfur Schools, Women’s Center, Solar Cooker Program, Community Dialogue, Advocacy, Documentation, Rehabilitation);
Events;
Media: Photos, Videos, Audio;
About Darfur; About Sudan;
Reports from (African Union, DPDO selected reports, US-congress, USaid, United Nations, Human Rights Watch);
Links;
Address Headquarters: DARFUR Peace and Development, 666 11th St. NW, Suite 315, Washington DC, 20001, USA (Mail: P.O. Box 90, Washington DC, 20044, USA);
Contacts.

About /Our mission: Darfur Peace & Development Organization (DPDO) was founded in 2002 by a group of Darfurians in the United States. DPDO is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to a peaceful Darfur that is justly governed and developed in a sustainable manner.

The mission of DPDO is to provide humanitarian relief to victims of the genocide in Darfur, to facilitate just governance, and to enable Darfurians to effectively rebuild and develop their homeland.
DPDO implements its programs with the following core values:

  • Inclusiveness, diversity, and human dignity
  • Exchange of ideas and strategies in a mutually respectful context
  • Continuous personal, social, and cultural growth
  • Concern for the rule of law and unrestricted access to justice
  • Development and distribution of knowledge relevant to Sudanese and those who assist them
  • Outreach and advocacy on issues of concern to Sudanese.

(for more: click on about and on its particular links).

INTERNEWS

Empowering Local Media Worldwide

Linked with Houda Mahamat Malloum – Chad.

Internews is an international media development organization whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect, and the means to make their voices heard … (Homepage).

Site map;
Training, Production;
Humanitarian Media; Women and Media; Ethical Guidelines; Why we work; How We Work;
Directors and Officers; Key Staff; Employment;
Articles; Blog Talk; Publications; Open Media Watch; Newsletter;
Links (Other Internews-Related Organizations – a huge list);
Address: INTERNEWS WASHINGTON DC, 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20036, USA;
Contacts in many countries.

About including a video about Internews’ mission and work, 4.49 min.

Our Mission:

  • Information is the power that can change the world. We are in the midst of a revolution in human communication that is profoundly reshaping our future. Yet, for nearly half the planet, the promise of this revolution has not been fulfilled.
  • Internews is an international media development organization whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect, and the means to make their voices heard.

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Peace Jam.org

Peace Jam has a hightly trained and dynamic staff who can offer keynotes, workshop presentations, facilitation, or speakers for special events. A wide variety of topics and formats are available to fit the needs of your group … (full text community outreach).

Homepage full of links;
global call to action; service learning; Campaign for peace fund;
human rights;
curriculum;
The BRADFORD PEACE JAM – the QUAKER PEACE STUDIES TRUST at the University of Bradford, its mainpage,
and its contact;
photos: FAQ; links;
Address: PeaceJam Foundation Headquarters, 5605 Yukon St., Arvada, CO 80002, USA;
Contact.

About peace jam: PEACEJAM MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the PeaceJam Foundation is to create a new generation of young leaders committed to positive change in themselves, their communities and the world through the inspiration of Nobel Peace Laureates.

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Swiss African Forum SAF

Homepage with latest News;
News; Activities; Key Events 2008 photos;
Gallery (click also on orange pointer for more);
Downloads; Registration; Links;
Address: Swiss African Forum, Postfach 357, 3000 Bern 14, Switzerland
Contact.

About /Aims and Benefits:
Objectives – The project aims:

  • To create conditions deem necessary for people to take on urgent initiatives, beyond the efforts already made to date, which will do away with bad notion on Africans.
  • To develop appropriate methodologies for transforming the specific support and promotion of those cultural elements that constitute testimonies and symbols of bicultural convergence, with priority to areas were culture is under direct attack in the context of promotion, education, awareness and entertainment.
  • To demonstrate a deeper probing into the problem of Africa and its globalisation consequences as it relates to cultures and religions and the noting of dangers, and also of opportunities, which derive from its economic, technological and political context.
  • To design and pilot a sustainable network for future cultural interactions.
  • To demonstrate that cultural richness and diversity are important elements in the processes of integration and socio-economic development.
  • Building up a network towards an African Parliament in Switzerland.
  • Building up media channels, e-mail newsletter, homepage-portal www.saf03.ch, newspaper(s), radiostation, television.

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