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Women’s Shelter, Inc. was started by and has been sustained by survivors of domestic abuse. It began in the late 1970’s by four survivors who were determined to give other abused women something they didn’t have: a safe and secure place to live and help in learning how to live independently. Over the years, Women’s Shelter, Inc. has expanded to provide more space to safely house women and children … (about /History 1/2).

Homepage;
Resources /Fact Sheets; Services; Donations;
Address: Rochester Women’s Shelter, PO Box 457, Rochester, MN 55903, USA;
Contacts.

About 2/2: … In addition, Women’s Shelter, Inc. has added children’s advocacy, an International Shelter with programming specific to immigrant battered women and their children, Transitional Housing, and a multi-lingual staff.  Continuer la lecture de « Rochester Women's Shelter, Inc. (US) »

• A refuge is a safe house for women and children escaping domestic violence. The address is confidential and no men are allowed in the building. A refuge is a place where women can be sure they are safe, and where they can access emotional and practical support from staff who understand what they have been through.
• Every woman in the refuge is escaping abuse, meaning they can share their experiences and offer each other support … (about /what we do 1/2).

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Get help now; Questions; Policy, Research; Prevention, Education; Events; Links; Get involved; Volunteering; Donations;
Office Address: Refuge.org, 4th Floor, International House, 1 St Katharine’s Way, London E1W 1UN, UK;
Contact.

About /what we do 2/2: … We recognise that some women may wish to live in refuges sensitive to their cultural needs or preferences. Some of our refuges are specifically for women from particular ethnic or cultural backgrounds.  Continuer la lecture de « Refuge.org (UK) »

RAINBO (Research Action and Information Network for the Bodily Integrity of Women) – alternatively RAINB♀ – is an international non-governmental organisation working to eliminate female circumcision FC, (resp.) female genital mutilation FGM through women’s self-empowerment and social change … (full long text on en.wikipedia /last updated 6 March 2011).

Homepage: the original Website has been suspended …

… but RAINBO is presented on other websites, as:

• on Wiser Earth (with Address /Contact on RAINBO, 275 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, New York, USA).
• on Arab Info Mail as as Rainbo UK, Address:Queens Studios, 121 Salusbury Road, London NW6 6RG, UK, Phone:+ 44-20-7625-3400, Fax:+ 44-20-7625-2999, Website /not found!
• on AboutUs / with Description as an African-led international non-governmental organisation, working on issues of women’s empowerment, sexual autonomy, reproductive health, and freedom from violence, with a focus on female genital mutilation and women’s rights to their bodily integrity.
• on Mediterranean Women/en as an African led, international, non-governmental organisation working on issues of women’s empowerment, gender, reproductive health, sexual autonomy and freedom from violence as central components of the African development agenda …

… The work of RAINBO is divided into two main programmatic areas:  Continuer la lecture de « RAINBO.org – Research, Action Information Network for the Bodily Integrity of Women »

in some 2 dozen languages (language assistance) – Linked on our blogs with Australian Services Union ASU, and with Women are paid the same as men for equal work.

What is FWA: (it) is the national workplace relations tribunal. It is an independent body with power to carry out a range of functions including:

• providing a safety net of minimum conditions, including minimum wages, in awards
• facilitating good faith bargaining and the making of enterprise agreements
• granting remedies for unfair dismissal
• regulating the taking of industrial action
• resolving a range of collective and individual workplace disputes through conciliation, mediation and in some cases arbitration
• functions in connection with workplace determinations, equal remuneration, transfer of business, general workplace protections, right of entry and stand down.

The work of Fair Work Australia is carried out by FWA members with the support of administrative staff. (full text about /our role).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Annual wage reviews; Members; Panels; News, Media; Services; Contracts; Careers; Fact sheets, guides; Updates; FWA database; History;
Addresses (1 of 8): FWA, Australian Capital Territory, 2nd Floor, CML Building, 17-21 University Avenue, Canberra, 2600 / resp. GPO Box 539, Canberra City, 2601, Australia;
Website feedback; Contact.

About agreement making: … Enterprise agreements: … are agreements made at an enterprise level between employers and employees about terms and conditions of employment.  Continuer la lecture de « Fair Work Australia FWA »

an Update of iDMC’s presentation on this blog of December 2, 2005.

• The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), established in 1998 by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is the leading international body monitoring conflict-induced internal displacement worldwide.
• Through its work, the Centre contributes to improving national and international capacities to protect and assist the millions of people around the globe who have been displaced within their own country as a result of conflicts or human rights violations … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Monitoring and Advocacy; IDP database; Countries; Training; Thematic; Resources; News; Newsletter; Publications; Maps; Key Docs; Links;
Address: IDMC, Chemin de Balexert, 7-9, 1219 Chatelaine, Geneva, Switzerland;
Contact.

About 2/2: … At the request of the United Nations, the Geneva-based IDMC runs an online database providing comprehensive information and analysis on internal displacement in some 50 countries.  Continuer la lecture de « Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre iDMC »