Mandat International

One main mission of Mandat International is to inform and orientate the delegates in Geneva for a short stay by cooperating closely with the conferences organization secretariats: … (full text Mission).

Frontpage (leading to en, fr, es, ar); english Homepage; Sitemap;
Main Projects; For Delegates; Internat. Conferences; Docs; Evolution Internat. Arena; Main fields of cooperation; Internship/Volunteering;
Resources/Links: NGO database, World Civil Society Forum, Geneva Portal, Geneva Interenat., Welcome Desk/FAQs;
Address: Mandat International, Chemin William Rappard 31, 1293 Bellevue, SUISSE/Switzerland;
Contact and support.

About the Delegates: Non-Governmental Representatives and Delegates are people who participate in international conferences independently of governments. They can be representatives of non-governmental organizations, research centres, universities, autonomous communities, foundations or professional associations.  Continuer la lecture de « Mandat International »

Cité de la Solidarité Internationale

en français

  • Whether you work for a non governmental or international organisation, the Cité de la Solidarité Internationale offers you a warm welcome and makes available high quality services to facilitate your organisation’s development and help you to settle into the Annemasse area and the wider metropolis of Geneva.
  • Founded just a few years ago, the Cité de la Solidarité Internationale is developing and becoming increasingly innovative day after day. Discover the latest developments from the Cité de la Solidarité Internationale by subscribing to our newsletter! The entire team of the Cité de la Solidarité Internationale is at your disposal to answer any questions you may have. Feel free to contact us. (english Welcome).

Services; Turnkey Offices; Gatherings; Accessibility; Diary; Press; Newsletter; Gallery; They go with us; Partner websites;
Annemasse Aglo
– Address: Cité de la Solidarité Internationale, MED, 5, place de l’Eglise St André, 74100 Annemasse, France;
Contact.

About the concept – an NGO cluster and meeting venue: The Cité de la Solidarité Internationale is a cluster and meeting venue dedicated to NGOs and international solidarity agencies, located in Annemasse, Haute-Savoie (France), just a few kilometres from the United Nations district in Geneva. Continuer la lecture de « Cité de la Solidarité Internationale »

The Rutherford Institute

Linked on our blogs with Private Bradley Manning: A victim of the military empire?

« The Rutherford Institute is one of the nation’s premier civil liberties organizations. »— (Nat Hentoff, nationally syndicated columnist)

  • « When founding The Rutherford Institute, my goal was to create an organization that would defend people who were persecuted or oppressed without charging them for such services. The Rutherford Institute exists to ensure that people are treated fairly in the courts and are free to express themselves without fear » (John W. Whitehead, President and Founder of The Rutherford Institute) … (about 1/2).
  • Watch (again) this video: WikiLeaks editor on Apache combat video: No excuse for US killing civilians, 7.22 min, Uploaded by RussiaToday on Apr 6, 2010.
  • watch also: on Target, 4.37 min;
  • and: Julian Assange: Private Bradley Manning A ‘Political Prisoner’ – Interview w/ Cenk Uygur, 0.44 min.

Homepage;
CFC Campaign; Membership; Resources; Publications, Shop; Newsletter; Support the Fight; Donations; Issues: Links in left comlumn;
Address: The Rutherford Institute, Post Office Box 7482, Charlottesville, VA 22906-7482, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Founded in 1982 by constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead, The Rutherford Institute is a civil liberties organization that provides free legal services to people whose constitutional and human rights have been threatened or violated.

The Rutherford Institute has emerged as one of the nation’s leading advocates of civil liberties and human rights, litigating in the courts and educating the public on a wide spectrum of issues affecting individual freedom in the United States and around the world.

The Institute’s mission is twofold: to provide legal services in the defense of religious and civil liberties and to educate the public on important issues affecting their constitutional freedoms.

Whether our attorneys are protecting the rights of parents whose children are strip-searched at school, standing up for a teacher fired for speaking about religion or defending the rights of individuals against illegal search and seizure, The Rutherford Institute offers assistance—and hope—to thousands.

EarthFocus Foundation

/La Fondation EarthFocus – from a global concept to local projects – innovative educational tools to better understand sustainable development – see also: Youth Conference 2011, March 17-22, 2011.

  • … Vision: Our aim is to provide young people throughout the world with a forum for discussion and serve as a catalyst for action. The magazine Earth Focus has been described as “one of the hardest hitting environmental publications in circulation at the moment” [1] . The Earth Focus Foundation, founded in Geneva, Switzerland, by Princess Catherine Aleya Aga Khan, the widow of the late Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, continues to work on developing projects for young people.
  • Mission: … (full text).

Homepage;
Youth Conference: 2010, /do. March 17-22, 2011;
Change Network; Debates; Members; Green Map; Scholarship Partners; Schoolsinvolved; Volunteer Travel; Links;
Address: Earth Focus Foundation, Nicola Spafford Furey, Vice Présidente, 6, Chemin Sous Cherre, 1245 Collonge Bellerive, Switzerland;
Contact.

Global Activities: The Earth Focus Foundation has several on-going projects which nurture an environmental education on local and global issues which are becoming (ever more) pertinent to the changing world that the youth are inheriting. Continuer la lecture de « EarthFocus Foundation »

Association of Former International Civil Servants for Development – Greycells

  • What is Greycells? /FAQs: A group of retired international civil servants from organizations in Geneva has taken steps toward forming an association, named Greycells – Association of former international civil servants for development -, through which they can make their experience and expertise available, on a volunteer basis.
  • When? Greycells was formally established by a Constituent Assembly held in Geneva on 17 January 2008 … (about/FAQs 1/2).

Homepage/Welcome;
Activities, Projects; News; EC report to GA 2010; Constituent Assembly; Statutes; GA; Links;
Contacts.

About 2/2 /FAQs: … /What are Greycells activities? Greycells deals with the areas of work of international organisations and is in a position to mobilize expertise in these fields. Continuer la lecture de « Association of Former International Civil Servants for Development – Greycells »

Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project CFAP

where healing begins

  • Our Mission: To promote an awareness and understanding of Compassion Fatigue and its effect on caregivers.
  • Our Values: CFAP is committed to gathering, documenting, and disseminating useful information that can be readily introduced into care giving environments in order to impact the lives of caregivers in a positive way … (full text Mission /Values /Vision).
  • About the Founder.

Homepage;
Recognize; Path to Wellness; Next Steps; 2 Self Tests; Resources; Readings;
Contact.

What is Compassion Fatigue: Studies confirm that caregivers play host to a high level of compassion fatigue. Day in, day out, workers struggle to function in care giving environments that constantly present heart wrenching, emotional challenges.  Continuer la lecture de « Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project CFAP »

NGO Management Association Switzerland

Linked on this blog with The NGO Management School, updated as: NGO Management School NMS, Switzerland.

The NGO Management Association an independent non-profit association registered as NGO in Switzerland (reg. no. CH-550-1055048-2) and based in the Geneva area. It was set up in 2001 by a group of professionals working in the humanitarian sector in Geneva, Switzerland. The starting point of this volunteer association was to help NGOs improving their management capacity and performance by making available free management tools and key articles on NGO management. To this purpose, we set up the website NGO Manager with the NGO Management E-Library … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Training; Consultancy; Networking; News/Press; Library; Job Service;
Address: NGO Management Association Switzerland, CH-1269 Bassins, Switzerland;
Contact online.

About 2/2: … In 2007, in response to a growing demand by NGOs and individuals for training in NGO management and organisational development, the NGO Management School Switzerland was set up as a non-profit department of the NGO Management Association. Test courses were conducted in 2007, and the first public courses were held in 2009.  Continuer la lecture de « NGO Management Association Switzerland »

Bradley Manning Support Network

exposing war crimes is not a crime! … All material on this website is released into the public domain unless otherwise indicated. Link and attribution appreciated … Rally for Bradley! Quantico VA. Sunday, March 20, 2011.

Linked on our blogs with Bradley Manning: Telling the Truth in a Time of Lies.

Private First Class Bradley Manning, in detention at United States Marine Corps Base Quantico Brig in Virginia, was forced to strip naked on the evening of March 2nd, 2011, left naked in his cell all night and forced to stand at attention for the facility’s five a.m. wake-up call, according to his legal representative attorney David Coombs … (Homepage).

Bradley Manning;
What can I do? Supporters; Sign the petition; Activist Resources; Shop; Releases; News; Activism; Commentary; Art; Donate;
Right column: links to 16 languages, Defense Fund, Write to Brad, Write to Congress, Archives;
Contacts: scroll down to find many share links, on Bradley Manning.

About the Bradley Manning Support Network: (It) … is an ad hoc, international grassroots effort to help accused whistle blower Pfc. Bradley Manning. We are working to:   Continuer la lecture de « Bradley Manning Support Network »

False Economy

why cuts are the wrong cure

  • False Economy is for everyone concerned about the impact of the government’s spending cuts on their community, their family or their job. It is brought to you by local campaigners, those who rely on or support good public services and those who work to supply them.
  • False Economy’s supporters want to build the broadest possible movement that can get the government to change direction. Of course the country has been damaged by the recession, but there are alternatives to these deep, rapid cuts … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Why; What; How; wrong cure; UK cuts and economy; Alternatives; Take action; Start a campaign; Campaigns, events; Blog;
Contact online.

About 2/2: … The government’s cuts are unfair, risk the fragile economic recovery and fail to make those who caused the crash pay a proper contribution through the tax system to clearing up the mess they made.  Continuer la lecture de « False Economy »

Axis Mundi Foundation

La Fondation a pour but de promouvoir les échanges culturels, scientifiques et sociologiques entre la civilisation moderne et les enseignements des cultures traditionnelles dans le monde, en particulier par la promotion de projets tels que publications, films, présentations multimédias, recherche spécifique, conférences et toutes autres activités en relation visant à participer à une évolution durable et harmonieuse de la civilisation humaine. (voir sur Répertoire fédéral des fondations).

Ce projet ne semble pas montre un site web propre à lui, mais il est nommé sur maintes autres sites et répertoires, comme:

HR-Monitor; easy Monitoring; Gate24; moneyhouse; Swissguide.ch; Wildlife Genetics International, 6 pages en pdf, 13 octobre 2004;
Adresse: Axis Mundi Foundation , c/o Borel et Barbey, Me Carl Heggli, Boite postale 6045, 1211 Genève 6, Switzerland;
respectivement Rue de Jargonnant 2, 1200 Genève, Switzerland;
Contact.

Axis mundi on english wikipedia: The axis mundi (also cosmic axis, world axis, world pillar, columna cerului, center of the world), in religion or mythology, is the world center and/or the connection between heaven and Earth. Continuer la lecture de « Axis Mundi Foundation »

Thinkimpact

people powered global development

Headquartered in Washington, DC, ThinkImpact is a global social enterprise that provides university students and young professionals the Innovation Institute, America’s premier immersion program in rural Africa that trains the next generation of social entrepreneurs.
The Innovation Institute is a curriculum based summer immersion program lasting 10 weeks (June through August), and offered on a competitive basis to select scholars from across the United States. Teams of 12 scholars led by 2 advisors are sent to live and work in rural villages in Kenya and South Africa where ThinkImpact has established relationships … (full text Mission and Model).

Homepage;
Where; Application; Careers; Team; Foundation; Innovation Institute; Scholars Program; Events; FAQs;
Address: ThinkImpact, 1755 S Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009, USA;
Contact.

History: ThinkImpact was developed after a non-profit of the same name sold the rights of the Innovation Institute to ThinkImpact, the social enterprise. Continuer la lecture de « Thinkimpact »

Mercy Corps

be the change – Linked on our blogs with Global Envision.

Mercy Corps helps people turn the crises they confront into the opportunities they deserve. Driven by local needs, our programmes provide communities in the world’s toughest places with the tools and support they need to transform their own lives. Our worldwide team in 36 countries is improving the lives of 19 million people … (Who we are 1/2).

Homepage;
What we do; Where we work; Take action; Join our cause; Internships; Give now; Board; FAQs;
Address: Mercy Corps, 40 Sciennes, Edinburgh, EH9 1NJ, UK;
Contact online.

Who we are 2/2 … /the people we serve: No one is more motivated or better equipped to create change than the person whose life and future is at stake.   Continuer la lecture de « Mercy Corps »

Global Envision

a project of mercy corps – the confluence of global markets and poverty alleviation – Linked on our blogs with Mercy Corps.

  • Welcome to Global Envision! This website is dedicated to increasing awareness of two of the defining trends of our time — the spread of more open markets and the global fight against poverty.
  • The immense forces of globalization are changing the lives of hundreds of millions of people. But what do they really mean for the day-to-day life of a farmer in Honduras, a factory worker in Indonesia, or a small-business owner in Nigeria? … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
For teachers; For students; User account; Suggest a link;
Address: Global Envision, c/o Mercy Corps, 45 SW Ankeny St., Portland, OR 97204, US;
Contact.

About 2/2: … And how do we, as humanitarian-aid workers and as people of goodwill across the world, marshal the forces of globalization to help lift millions out of poverty?  Continuer la lecture de « Global Envision »

Center for Social Services Research CSSR

a project of the U.C. Berkeley School of Social Welfafe.

The Center for Social Services Research, established in 1994, conducts research, policy analysis and program planning, and evaluation directed toward improving the public social services. Housed in the School of Social Welfare at the University of California at Berkeley, the Center responds to the concerns of community. Collaborating with public social service officials, elected policy-makers, community professionals, and consumers of service, it engages in research activities that are directly and immediately practice- and policy-relevant … (about CSSR 1/2).

Homepage and links to divers centers; Sitemap;
Publications, Reports; CSSR Research Units; Research Ressources; Staff; Internships;
Contact.

About CSSR 2/2: … At the present time, CSSR consists of the following six separate research and training units:   Continuer la lecture de « Center for Social Services Research CSSR »

realsociology

committed to stopping the Tory cuts

  • This blog orginally aimed to provide updates on sociological research  relevant to A level (16-19) sociology students. However, it’s morphing into a forum for expressing my leftist views on a range of contemporary events.
  • Even if this is the case, many entries still covers issues, concepts and theories relevant to A level sociology. Also, even with the political content, a lot of posts are still  ‘pure updates’ on contemporary research … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Top Tens; Best Resources; More Resources; AS/ A Level Sociology; Publications;
(Contact) / Leave a reply online: scroll down on the about-site.

About 2/2: … this blog was only started in July 2010 – so if you are here for A level material then the Global Development and Education sources are a bit thin as we haven’t taught these yet this academic year – they will be populated with lots of juicy material from January 2011.  Continuer la lecture de « realsociology »