Working Women's Forum WWF

Contact: Dr. Jaya Arunachalam, 55, Bhimasena Garden Street, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004, India. Phone Number: 91-44-24992853 / 2499 3937, Fax: +91-44-24992853, write to.

Working Women’s Forum WWF was born out of an activist’s commitment that the poor are entitled to their rights, in terms of organised social platform, access to credit, education, health care and all the other basic services. The Forum entrusts key responsibilities of the organisation and its administration to poor women, by selecting and training internal cadres from neighbourhood communities.

About: Working Women’s Forum was born out of an activist’s commitment that the poor are entitled to their rights, in terms of organised social platform, access to credit, education, health care and all the other basic services. The suffering of the poor especially women in extreme poverty and squalor led to the initiation of WWF in the year 1978, taking responsibility to relieve them from hunger, indebtedness and invisibility. Forum’s several initiatives not only strive to address the economic/social problems that confront poor women but soon manifested into an alternate development model.

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Global Dignity.org

Linked with Pekka Himanen – Finland, and with ‘A global dream‘.

Mission: The mission of the Dignity Project is to implement globally the universal right of every human being to lead a dignified life. This is a paradigm shift in thinking about our global challenges, a new language and a mindset to approach issues of poverty, peace, and progress. Largely, we know the main problems of global development. The issue is to be able to phrase them in a language and with metaphors that inspire action. The formulation of this new language is the task of the Dignity Project. It is formulating a globally shared dream to unite the development, joining the forces of public, private, and citizen sectors. The mission of the Dignity Project is to implement globally the universal right of every human being to lead a dignified life. This is a paradigm shift in thinking about our global challenges, a new language and a mindset to approach issues of poverty, peace, and progress. (for full text, click on ‘read the whole article).

The five Dignity Principles:

  • 1. Every human being has a right to lead a dignified life.
  • 2. A dignified life means an opportunity to fulfill one’s potential, which is based on having a human level of health care, education, income and security.
  • 3. Dignity means having the freedom to make decisions on one’s life and to be met with respect for this right.
  • 4. Dignity should be the basic guiding principle for all actions.
  • 5. Ultimately, our own dignity is interdependent with the dignity of others.

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The Coalition for Peace in Africa COPA

(french version/version française).

Linked with Tecla Wanjala – Kenja, with the Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA, and with the PEACENET-Trust KENYA.

COPA was formed as a membership organisation in 1995/96 when a group of concerned Africans met in Nairobi, Kenya, to exchange their insights and experiences on a critical issue facing Africans: escalation of violent conflict in the continent. They recognized conflict as a major contributor to Africa’s deplorable state of poverty and underdevelopment, for it is extremely difficult to carry out meaningful development under situations of violent conflict and socio-political instability. See also:

The practitioners that came together in Nairobi found that there were no appropriate support networks for them to access and work together as peace practitioners.

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PEACENET-Trust KENYA

Linked with Tecla Wanjala – Kenja, with The Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA, and with The Coalition for Peace in Africa COPA.

The Peace and Development Network of the NGO Council PeaceNet,

NETWORKING (Homepage): The worth of PEACENET-Trust as a civil society peace building and conflict management network is in the numerical strength of her membership. Today, PEACENET-Kenya members consist of:
• Institutions (NGOs, CBOs, donor agencies, and religious organizations working in the areas of relief, peace building and conflict management, development, human rights and justice)
• Individuals ( peace icons, researchers, consultants, advisors and frontline practitioners)
• Associates

PEACENET-Trust members enjoy all their rights as provided for by the Trust Deed and the Operational Guidelines and elaborated in various policy guidelines adopted from time to time by the Members’ Consultative Forum.

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The Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA

(JICA/in japaneese).

Linked with Tecla Wanjala – Kenja, with PEACENET-Trust KENYA, and with The Coalition for Peace in Africa COPA.

JICA/in english The Japan International Cooperation Agency is advancing its activities around the pillars of a field-oriented approach, human security, and enhanced effectiveness, efficiency, and speed.

JICA’s Mission: We, as a bridge between the people of Japan and developing countries, will advance international cooperation through the sharing of knowledge and experience and will work to build a more peaceful and prosperous world.

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