Catégorie : Civil Society

Linked with Patricia Gaffney – England.

CAFOD’s vision and values: Underpinning CAFOD’s work is a deeply held set of values that are central to the organisation’s ethos and identity. We act based on principles of compassion, solidarity, stewardship and hope. Confronted by immense poverty and suffering, CAFOD’s most fundamental response is compassion. (full text).

What we do;
News & Events;
Where we work;
CAFOD’s finances;
Contact.

About:

• CAFOD is the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development. It is the official overseas development and relief agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
• CAFOD has been fighting poverty in developing countries since 1962.
• CAFOD believes that all human beings have a right to dignity and respect, and that the world’s resources are a gift to be shared equally by all men and women, whatever their race, nationality or religion.
• CAFOD is a member of the Caritas International Federation, a worldwide network of Catholic relief and development organisations.
• CAFOD raises funds from the Catholic community in England and Wales, the UK government and the general public so that it can promote long-term development, helping people in need to bring about change for themselves through development and relief work. (full text).

Linked with Khadija Al-Haisami (or Dr. Khadigah Ahmad al-Haisami) – Yemen,
and with ‘TOWARDS THE RISE OF WOMEN IN THE ARAB WORLD‘.

Human Rights Information and Training Center: Human Rights Information and Training Center (HRITC) is a private, civil, non-governmental, non-profitable organization, which aims at enhancing human rights values in Yemen and the Arab World and is committed to all international charters, agreements and declarations published by the United Nations. (see on UNDP).

About: HRITC was established in1995 and works with both non-governmental organziations and government bodies. Objectives: Its objective is to create awareness about human rights and to develop a human rights culture in Yemen.
Activities: Activist, Educational, Type: Non Governmental Organization.
Contact: Headquarters: P.O. Box 4535, Taiz, Yemen
Phone: (967-4) 211-227, Fax: (967-4) 211-227. (See on Wiser Earth).

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Linked with Khadija Al-Haisami (or Dr. Khadigah Ahmad al-Haisami) – Yemen.

Center for Empirical Research and Women’s Studies, Sana`a` University, Dr. Raufa Al-Sharqi, P.O. Box 1802, Sana`a` ROY, Republic of Yemen. Tel 967-01-219339, Fax 967-01-219341:

• Sisters Arabic Forum (SAF);
• Women’s Court: Arab Court To Resist Violence Against Women;
• Association for Middle East Women’s Studies List;
• Women’s Forum for Research & Training;
• AVIVA List, (on the Wayback Machine);
• PeaceWomen List;
• World March of Women List;
• Global List.

Linked with Jacob S. Hacker – USA, and with Economic risk has shifted … .
Welcome to the Social Science Research Council SSRC. Since our founding in 1923, we have developed a world-wide reputation for advancing knowledge on critical social issues, both nationally and internationally. Our work focuses on ‘building capacity in fields that engage important public issues. Current topics include international migration, AIDS and Africa, media reform, and religion and international affairs’. Go to programs overview.
Nurturing new generations of social scientists, both in the U.S. and abroad, through fellowships, training and mentoring programs. Go to fellowships overview.

Publications: about THE PRIVATISATION OF RISK:

• Catastrophic Risks: The need for new tools, financial instruments and institutions, by Graciela Chichilnisky;
• The Privatization of Risk and the Growing Economic Insecurity of Americans, by Jacob Hacker;
• Rising Angst? Change and Stability in Perceptions of Economic Insecurity, by Elisabeth Jacobs; Kathryn Newman;
• Identifying and Managing Household Risk: Lessons from Bankruptcy, by Melissa Jacoby;
• Risk versus Uncertainty: Frank Knight’s “Brute” Facts of Economic Life, by William Janeway;
• The Rising Risks of Rising Economic Inequality: Do Americans Care? By Leslie McCall;
• Rewriting the Rules: Families, Money and Risk, By Elizabeth Warren.

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Linked with Florence Muia – Kenya.

Future Dream: In 2002, 4 acres of land was donated to Upendo Village, NFP for a permanent site in the small town of Naivasha (50 miles north of Nairobi). As soon as funds are available we shall start building so that we can expand our services to more clients and embark on basic training for them. There is no duplication of this service in surrounding areas. The closest similar program is 50 miles away.

Mission Statement;
Client Stories;
Progress;
How you can help;
Contact.

The Upendo Village NFP is a project designed to respond at the local level to the needs of women and their children living with HIV/AIDS. The project surrounds them with resources and support to improve their health, increase their lifespan and plan for the future. Upendo Village is not a hospice program where death is the final outcome. We are providing hope, love, services, and resources so that families can be strengthened and can plan for their future.

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