Social Workers Without Borders SW2B

  • Social Workers Without Borders SW2B is a Non Governmental Organization. We seek to simultaneously address and resolve social issues at every level of society and economic status, but especially among the poor and sick.
  • We are concerned with social problems, their causes, their solutions and their human impacts … (about 1/2).

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What; Projects; Location; Method; Mission; Volunteers;
Contact.

About 2/2: … SW2B was created by a seasoned international social worker who has traveled extensively around the world doing social work connecting people and nations breaking all barriers in order to create a social world without borders. Cliff Nzombato who is based in Halifax Canada from where he coordinates the affairs of the organization.  Continuer la lecture de « Social Workers Without Borders SW2B »

Fédération Nationale de l’Office Central de la Coopération à l’Ecole OCCE

L’Office Central de la Coopération à l’Ecole (OCCE) est l’organisme national qui fédère la vie et l’action pédagogique de la plupart des coopératives scolaires de l’école primaire et d’un grand nombre de foyers coopératifs de collèges et de lycées … (Nous connaitre 1/2).

Accueil; Continuer la lecture de « Fédération Nationale de l’Office Central de la Coopération à l’Ecole OCCE »

With (he)art against FGM

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  • … FGM is affecting an estimated 500,000 immigrant girls and women here in Europe, and putting another 180,000 girls at risk each year. The majority of them come from Egypt, Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea.
  • I created this website with the intention to recognize the work of many artists committed in the fight against FGM, and at the same time, to encourage many more to deal with the issue as well. With their artistic interpretations they can help the world to better understand and to see this problem for what it really is: the cruelest act of violence against women happening under the sun! (Isabel Henriques … full text Welcome Page).

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Authors; Artistis; Videos; Music; Supporters; News;
Address: Isabel Henriques, Laubacher Str. 14, 35321 Laubach, Germany;
Contact.

FGM – A wound for life: Worldwide there are 138 million women victims of female genital mutilation, from practices that hurt or destroy the external genitalia for non-therapeutic reasons.  Continuer la lecture de « With (he)art against FGM »

Centres de Recherche des Petites Structures et de la Communication CREPSC

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  • Les situations dans lesquelles nous nous sommes trouvés et nous trouvons, nos tâtonnements et nos pratiques nous ont amenés à considérer qu’un certain nombre d’éléments étaient indispensables à la mise en place de toute situation éducative et que c’était d’eux que dépendaient non seulement les processus d’apprentissage mais aussi la construction des personnes dans leur dimension intellectuelle, affective et citoyenne … (texte entier Orientations).
  • Les CREPSC (centres de recherches des petites structures et de la communication) sont convaincus que la nécessaire transformation de l’Education (et pourquoi pas de la Société) ne pouvait passer que par la concrétisation de l’immense intelligence collective que constituent praticiens, parents, citoyens… et enfants … (texte entier).

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Trombinoscope; Recherches; Médiathèque; Cotisation; Newsletter; Le réseau Marelle, ses outils et les associations;
Signez la pétition pour un observatoire des classes uniques; Les ateliers philo de la maternelle au collège;
Contact online.

L’Association: La caractéristique fondamentale des crepsc (qui les fonde), c’est que chacun est UN centre de recherche et que l’objet de sa recherche est sa propre pratique et son laboratoire est le lieu où il est impliqué en tant qu’acteur.  Continuer la lecture de « Centres de Recherche des Petites Structures et de la Communication CREPSC »

Attorneys for the Rights of the Child ARC

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  • J. Steven Svoboda is founder and Executive Director of Attorneys for the Rights of the Child (ARC), a federally and state-certified non-profit corporation Steven founded in early 1997 …
  • … Currently in addition to serving as Executive Director of ARC, he works as a patent lawyer in a well-known Bay Area firm and practices human rights law in Berkeley, California. In July and August 2001, Svoboda traveled to Geneva on behalf of ARC to consult with the United Nations’ Sub-Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, making oral and written submissions, the latter of which became part of the official UN record and the first document ever accepted by the UN focusing on male circumcision … (full text about /About J. Steven Svoboda, Esq.).

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Activities; Publications; News; Resources; Donate;
Address: J. Steven Svoboda, Esq., Attorneys for the Rights of the Child, 2961 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705,USA;
Contact.

About /Who we are: An international network of attorneys and supporters now addresses the multi-faceted issue of genital mutilation of children, particularly the practice of male circumcision. Continuer la lecture de « Attorneys for the Rights of the Child ARC »

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Africa

What is it, and What is its Significance To Our Own Culture? – Official website of author Hanny Lightfoot-Klein.
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  • For the past three decades, Lightfoot-Klein has been speaking out against Female Genital Mutilation, violently perpetrated on well over a hundred million women in 28 African and Arab counties.
  • Her ground breaking, in-depth study of this subject, conducted over a 6 year period in sub-Saharan Africa, shed light on these secret rituals, which had until then remained hidden from the Western world. Her empathic understanding of the issues involved in their continuation versus their eventual, hoped for abandonment, remains to this day unsurpassed.
  • Lightfoot-Klein’s writings on this difficult and perplexing subject have been instrumental in breaking down the taboos that have enshrouded the practices for millennia … (Homepage).

expert witness services; Articles; Books; Book review of Prisoners of Ritual, by Hanny Lightfoot-Klein, 1989, on CIRP.org;
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About the Author: Hanny Lightfoot-Klein has been an independent researcher into the enigma of the genital mutilation of non-consenting children worldwide for three decades.  Continuer la lecture de « Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Africa »

Male Circumcision and HIV

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  • Monday, January 17, 2011 … Here’s an intelligent intro from YouTube’s LatumWay (6.43 min), to another excellent freedom0speech (6.17 min), take-down of the Doctors (0.29 min) and American television stupidity on the topic of carving on infant genitals. It may seem odd to introduce a take-down of a TV show. Why not just watch the take-down? It’s sort of derivative of a derivative take on the show. However, on the shoulders of giants … and anyway who said the echo chamber was all bad?!
  • 2 Videos: discussion one, 4.51 min; discussion two, 14.40 min … (Frontpage 1/2).

Downloads; The CDC/AAP Project; Subscribe; FAQs; Shop;
Contact: on Facebook, or the Google Group MC_HIV.

Frontpage 2/2: Help Us Promote This Site! This site needs exposure. We need people to come here and debate this issue. It isn’t going away any time soon and neither are we.  Continuer la lecture de « Male Circumcision and HIV »

skhole.fr – penser et repenser l'école

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skhole.fr se veut un lieu de réflexion et d’échanges autour de l’école et de l’éducation en général. Initié par Guillaume Vergne et Julien Gautier, professeurs de philosophie, skhole.fr a vocation à accueillir les contributions de tous ceux qui veulent réfléchir au sens de l’école et aux pratiques d’enseignement … (texte entier le manifeste).

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Newsletter; Raisons épistémologiques; Pédagogies; Programmes; Evaluation; Philosophie; Penser l’école; Textes sur l’éducation; A propos;
Contacts.

Reflexions générales /L’enseignement est-il un métier de care? Le care est à la mode en ce moment. Il fait en France l’objet d’un intérêt croissant, y compris médiatique, depuis quelque temps – quoiqu’avec un décalage certain par rapport au reste du monde.  Continuer la lecture de « skhole.fr – penser et repenser l'école »

Association of International Educators NAFSA

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NAFSA: Association of International Educators is a member organization promoting international education and providing professional development opportunities to the field. Hundreds of NAFSA members volunteer to serve the association and thousands advocate for international education … (about 1/2).

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Membership; Events, Trainings; Careers; Publications; Blog; Partners, Affiliates; Support;
Address: Association of International Educators NAFSA, 1307 New York Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005-4701, USA;
Contact: Tel 202.737.3699, Fax 202.737.3657

About 2/2: … Mission, Vision, Values: NAFSA is an association of individuals worldwide advancing international education and exchange and global workforce development. Continuer la lecture de « Association of International Educators NAFSA »

European Association of International Education EAIE

The EAIE is a non-profit organisation whose main aim is the stimulation and facilitation of the internationalisation of higher education in Europe and around the world, and to meet the professional needs of individuals active in international education … (Who we are /about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Mission, Vision; Sub-Groups; Governance; Membership; Join projects; Publications; Links; Other Networks;
Addresses: EAIE, Herengracht 487, 1017 BT Amsterdam, /PO Box 11189, 1001 GD Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
Contact.

Who we are /about: … The EAIE is a member-led organisation made up of individual members. It has a committed membership of more than 1800 international education professionals – from rectors to professors to international exchange coordinators. The EAIE is dedicated to serving and representing this membership.  Continuer la lecture de « European Association of International Education EAIE »

Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices IAC

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  • The Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children (IAC) is an International non-governmental organization, created in February 1984, at a seminar in Dakar, Senegal. It started with 20 African countries. To date, the organization has National Committees in 28 African countries and Affiliates in 8 European countries, USA, Canada, Japan and New Zealand.
  • The Inter-African Committee (IAC) has its headquarters located within the premises of the UN Economic Commission For Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, while a liason office is maintained in Geneva, Switzerland … (about 1/2).

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Programs; Impacts; Success Stories; National Laws on FGM; FGM; Links; Support;
Addresses 1 of 2: IAC, Headquarters Office: Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices IAC, c/o ECA, P.O Box 3001, Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA;
Contacts.

About 2/2 – Structure: … IAC is a membership organisation with National Committees in 28 African countries and 15 Affiliates/Group Sections in Europe, USA, Canada, Japan and New Zealand.  Continuer la lecture de « Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices IAC »

Next Step Connections NSC

also in fr, es, de, it

  • Next Step Connections (NSC) is a leading global professional education organization connecting students and international career development opportunities abroad.
  • NSC has helped students, gap year participants and young professionals begin their careers through hands-on, real-life and studies-related International internship programs in Asia since 2007.
  • Over 300 Individuals between 15-45 years old and from 25 different countries, have participated in one of NSC’s international education programs.
  • Our mission statement: Building global career success. (Homepage).
  • NSC is member of European Association of International Education EAIE, and of Association of International Educators NAFSA.

Sitemap;
International Internships; Summer Programs; Gap year Internship; Destinations; NSC TV; Media; Gallery; Team; News; FAQs;
Address: NEXT step Connections NSC, Head Office, 668 East Beijing Road, Shanghai Hi-Tech King World (West Building), 17th Floor, Suite 17 A., Shanghai 200001, Huang Pu District, People’s Republic of China;
or: NSC, Suites 1601-1603, Kinwick Centre, 32 Hollywood Road, Central, HK;
Contact.

Our story: Jerome Le Carrou founded Next Step Connections Ltd (NSC) with Leonard Hayashi (USA) and Francois Liot (France) in October 2007.  Continuer la lecture de « Next Step Connections NSC »

Volunteer Work Thailand.org

  • Volunteer Work Thailand provides instant access to organizations actively seeking international volunteers. Click on any logo to visit an organizations website (will launch a new web browser) and explore the volunteer opportunities in more depth.
  • We have given the cost of volunteering for one month (4 weeks) where possible. If there are no program fees volunteers either receive complimentary accommodation and/or food or are required to cover the cost of their stay (must pay for their own accommodation, food, etc). The areas in which volunteers can work are defined as activities.
  • The list of volunteer organizations on the Volunteer Thailand web page is by no means complete and we will be adding more volunteer opportunities on an ongoing basis … (full text Volunteer Thailand).

Homepage 1/2: Volunteer Work Thailand is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people volunteer in Thailand and make a difference;
Travel to Thailand; Links;
Address: Volunteeer Work Thailand.org, Office 1722, PO Box 6945, London, W1A 6US, UK;
Contact.

Homepage 2/2: … If you are interested in volunteering in Thailand please refer to our comprehensive list of volunteer organizations. Continuer la lecture de « Volunteer Work Thailand.org »

Apprentissage du philosopher

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L’auteur Michel TOZZI: Né le 23 février 1945 à Nîmes (Gard-FRANCE), Professeur de philosophie en 1967/1968 et de 1969 à 1995 au lycée technique de Narbonne (aujourd’hui lycée Diderot) … (voir VC entier).

Accueil; Plan du Site;
Didactique de l’apprentissage de philosopher, Les trois capacités philosophiques de base;
Contacts online.

Présentation du site (re-Accueil): Ce site a pour objectif de présenter les travaux menés depuis 1988 par Michel TOZZI sur la didactique de la philosophie, ou plus exactement la didactique de l’apprentissage de philosopher.On y trouvera les références bibliographiques d’ouvrages et d’articles sur la question, ainsi que certaines publications récentes in extenso. Le champ de recherche couvre:  Continuer la lecture de « Apprentissage du philosopher »

Guide to Online Schools

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Guide to Online Schools is part of the SR Education Group network. Because the path to and through higher education isn’t clearly marked, we strive to offer a place where students can find the resources they need to make informed decisions. A place for them to hear advice from students who have been in their shoes. A place to find tools that will enhance their careers and educational endeavors. Most importantly, a place where they can connect with schools to begin their future and attain success. (You can learn more about our sites here) … (about 1/2).

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Online: –Schools, –Degrees, –College Reviews, –University Rankings;
Resources; Blog; Answers Community; Left column: Links for Subjects / Programs / Degrees etc.;
Contact us: School, Student.

About 2/2: … Our Mission: Guide to Online Schools exists to connect students with colleges and universities.  Continuer la lecture de « Guide to Online Schools »