Catégorie : Civil Society

Linked with The price of power. See also nef on Nov. 6, 2006.

nef is an independent think-and-do tank that inspires and demonstrates real economic well-being. We aim to improve quality of life by promoting innovative solutions that challenge mainstream thinking on economic, environment and social issues. We work in partnership and put people and the planet first.

We are unique in combining rigorous analysis and policy debate with practical solutions on the ground, often run and designed with the help of local people. We also create new ways of measuring progress towards increased well-being and environmental sustainability.

nef works with all sections of society in the UK and internationally – civil society, government, individuals, businesses and academia – to create more understanding and strategies for change.

Go to this page for all our publications.

nef is a registered charity founded in 1986 by the leaders of The Other Economic Summit (TOES), which forced issues such as international debt onto the agenda of the G7/G8 summit meetings. It has taken a lead in helping establish new coalitions and organisations, such as the Jubilee 2000 debt campaign; the Ethical Trading Initiative; the UK Social Investment Forum; and new ways to measure social and environmental well-being.

The lack of access to reliable and clean energy supplies is a major barrier to improving human well-being around the globe – there are an estimated 1.6 billion people living in the rural areas of developing countries who lack access to electricity – but so is dependence on fossil fuels. Climate-driven ‘natural’ disasters also threaten far worse. Rather than just failing to improve the human condition, we could be about to witness the great reversal of human progress.

Contact: 3 Jonathan Street, London, SE11 5NH, tel 020 7820 6300, e-mail.

Linked with Ferial Haffejee – South Africa, and with An incomplete freedom.

Promoting gender equality in and through the media.

Genderlinks GL is committed to a Southern Africa in which women and men are able to realise their full potential and participate equally in all aspects of public and private life. (See Homepage and more).

MISSION

Genderlinks GL works to achieve this vision through promoting gender equality in and through the media as well as in all areas of governance. The organisation’s specific goals are to:

Empower women, who have been socialised to occupy private spaces, to claim their voices as citizens, decision-makers, and in all aspects of public and private life. This objective recognises that it is not enough to focus on gender sensitisation of the media. Women must also be empowered to claim their space. GL thus places its specific focus on the media within the context of gender and governance more broadly.

Promote equal representation and participation of women and men within the institutional structures of the media.

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GeoCities (on wikipedia) is a free webhosting service founded by David Bohnett and John Rezner in late 1994 as Beverly Hills Internet. (Go to this Yahoo! page).

In its original form, site users selected a « city » in which to place their webpages; the « cities » being named after cities or regions according to their content — for example, computer-related sites were placed in « SiliconValley » and those dealing with entertainment were assigned to « Hollywood » — hence the name of the site; now, however, this feature has since been abandoned.

Geocities Highlights.
Get a free website on geocities yahoo.
Geocities Membership.

Overview in english.
same in portugues.
same in spanish.

Find interesting pages created by members.

Find special Indian sites:

Indian Human Rights.org,

Human Rights Movement in India,

Citizen Forum on Human Rights, LN. S.K.BHATTACHARJEE – National President, CELL NO. 09426215334, HOTLINE FAX NO. 02836-232308 (ROUND THE CLOCK),  TEL. OFFICE: 02836-220213 POSTAL ADD: P.O.BOX NO: 51, GANDHIDHAM -37020. Then go to this e-mail, or this e-mail, or this e-mail.

GeoCities began as BHI which stood for « Beverly Hills Internet« , a small Web hosting and development company in Southern California. The company also created their own Web directory, organized thematically in six « neighborhoods » such as « SiliconValley » (for technology) and « SunsetStrip » (for nightlife and music).

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The Resource Alliance is an international network working to build the capacity of not-for-profit organisations to mobilise funds and local resources for their causes. We achieve this through training, knowledge sharing and networking activities worldwide. The Resource Alliance is a UK registered charity and has 501c3 status in the US. Our website is full of valuable information on resource mobilisation techniques, latest news, case studies, useful contacts and links.

Find out about our fundraising training through conferences and workshops around the world. Register now for FREE to get access to our resources section.

about: The Resource Alliance’s mission is to build the fundraising and local resource mobilisation capacity of the voluntary sector worldwide. Resource Alliance is a UK registered charity (No.1099889) and has 501c3 status in the US. Our vision is of a strong voluntary sector throughout the world, working to the highest ethical standards of accountability and stewardship. Read more about our mission. If you are interested in finding out about the 25 year history of the Resource Alliance, click here .

To read our Annual Review for the year 2005/06 in PDF version, please click on this DOWNLOAD link;
Contact.

The Resource Alliance launches consultanty services;

Call for Case studies;

Latest Publications:

What is Leadership? Join Bernard Ross as he offers his take on what leadership means, and how this can be applied to the non-profit sector. Read more on this link.
Norma Galafassi Branding, the exciting business of making it work. Norma Galafassi shares her views on the vital role branding plays in the charity sector. Read more on this link.

Attitude and fundraising. What exactly do we mean by attitude, and how does it affect the way people fundraise? Read more on this link.

Linked with Galina Drebezova – Belarus.

The Belarusian Association of Women Lawyers and the Brest Association of Legal Advice Centers.

Public Organisation « Belarusian Association of Women-Lawyers« ,
Field: government, self-government, law.
Contact person: Galina Drebezava, e-mail.

Women’s movement in Belarus – formation, development, problems: During the years of social-economic transformation and long-term crisis in Belarus there has been a considerable decline in the professional and social status of women, and a sharp reduction of their actual participation in decision making at all levels and in all spheres. Belarusian women are the least protected social group in the job market: they face discrimination when being employed and dismissed, in the remuneration of their labor. The share of women among unemployed amounts to 65%, and the process of poverty feminization is going on. (Read the whole long on UniBel).
(UniBel in russian).

Public association “Belarusian Association of Women Lawyers”, NGO, Belarus.
Address: Naganova Street 10, Suite 11, 14, Brest, 224005 Belarus.

Phones: (+ 16 162 ) 231 842, e-mail. (See on UNDP).

Galina Drebezova is a lawyer and the president of the Belarusian Association of Women Lawyers from the southern city of Brest. Since late 1996, together with the Brest Association of Legal Advice Centers, she has organized and presented lectures on human rights in Brest and in other cities throughout Belarus. In addition to lectures for adults on human rights, Drebezova runs a Sunday school for children, teaching and training older children who then go on to teach younger children.

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