Guideline for NGOs in Thunis

THERE ARE MANY EVENTS PROPOSED BY CIVIL SOCIETY AND IT’S A GREAT THING!

TO SEE MORE CLEARLY AND TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME GUIDANCE IN THIS MAZE, PLEASE FIND THE LIST OF EVENTS ORGANIZED, CO-ORGANIZED OR CO-SPONSORED BY THE EDUCATION, ACADEMIA AND RESEARCH TASKFORCE :

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From Shaebia.org

Interview with Dr. Tej N. Dhar Regarding the Journal of Eritrean Studies, by Simon Mesfun, from Shaebia.org, Nov 10, 2005 – In 2002 the University of Asmara started to publish a journal titled ‘Journal of Eritrean Studies’ to provide researchers an opportunity for making their contributions known to the public.

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Canadian Council of Muslim Women CCMW

CCMW – STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THREE YEARS: 2003-2005: Based on the needs, issues and challenges identified at the Strategic Planning of the 2002 Conference.

GOALS:

To be a voice for Muslim women and to work towards improving the image of Islam and Muslim women so as to result in positive outcomes for women.

Facilitate the integration and participation of Muslim women into mainstream society.

Combat racism and discrimination.

Advocacy and lobbying.

Collaboration and networking.

Media relations.

Increase use of technology.

To achieve these goals, increase/ strengthen role and visibility of CCMW, at national and local level. (See the rest on this CCMW-page).

Excerpt of Minutes of xx – We should be proud of the fact that CCMW has its 20th anniversary this year! It is quite an achievement for a small, volunteer women’s organization to not only have survived, but lived up to the vision created 20 years ago. It was heartening to hear from the women who started CCMW that CCMW has broadened its scope and done more than they had aspired to …

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NGO-Coalition's view on WSIS – Week 1 report

At the government level, they decided to work in two subcommittees, A for dealing with governance and the WGIG report, B for dealing with implementation and follow up as well as the political chapeau. Civil society decided to mirror that situation and has created two subcommittees within its Content and Themes group, A headed by Jeannette Hoffman and Adam Peake and B by Bertrand de la Chapelle.

The major topics being debated are thus:
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National Security Archive

Washington, D.C., September 28, 2005 – Marking International Right to Know Day, the National Security Archive commended the Department of State for including access to government information as one factor evaluated in its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.
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WSIS – School Program in Bangladesh

SDNP School Program in Bangladesh

Objective: To assist the SDNP (Sustainable Development Networking Programme) School Programme of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for extending computer education at school level and develop skilled human resources that would gradually lead to Bangladesh’s competitiveness in the global ICT sector.
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WSIS – Youth Caucus and Education

Statement made by the Youth Caucus and Education, Academia & Research Taskforce Joint Statement on IG WSIS PrepCom3, 22 September 2005:

Thank you, Mr. Chairman for this opportunity to share with Governments our perspectives on Internet Governance. We are the most avid users of the Internet fueling its evolution.
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Connecting Youth

iEARN – international Education and Resource Network is the world’s largest non-profit global network that enables young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to engage in collaborative educational projects, that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world. You’ll find all under http://www.iearn.org/, respectively under http://www.iearn.org/projects/index.html