Catégorie : Project, Partnership, good work

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Sini Sanuman / Healthy Tomorrow

aussi en Français

  • Stop Excision! – Sini Sanuman is dedicated to stopping female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as excision, in Mali and world-wide … //
  • … Six villages have collectively abandoned the practice of excision, celebrating their decisions with ceremonies that we helped them organize.
  • Over 100 former excisers have agreed to give up the practice. Many of them are helping spread the word. (full text english Homepage).

Who we are; What we do (15 items); Get involved; Links;
Addresses: 1): Sini Sanuman, BP:E 4829, Bamako, Mali;
2): Healthy Tomorrow, 14 William Street, Somerville, MA 02144, USA;
Contact.

About FGM: Female genital mutilation, FGM, has been practiced traditionally for centuries. Predominantly found in Africa, it is also prevalent in parts of Southeast Asia and the Middle East.   Continuer la lecture de « Sini Sanuman / Healthy Tomorrow »

the cut

  • The Cut is a short documentary about Mary (14 years old) and Alice (early 20’s) from Kenya. Both are affected by the traditional rite of passage into womanhood: genital cutting.
  • Mary and her community are preparing for her ceremonial cutting.
  • Alice is studying to be a social worker to work against female genital mutilation. As the first in her community to refuse the practice, she has paid a high price for her choice to break with tradition.
  • Alice tells of the different myths she encounters in the community around her, as to why circumcision is practiced. Mary, on the other hand, has no voice. She just goes through the preparations and rituals in silence … (Homepage 1/2).

Frontpage;
News-List; Links of Organizations working to eradicate fgm and support victims … ;
Contact online.

Homepage 2/2 … /Synopsis, with an automatic PowerPoint running: the cut explained in the following pictures:   Continuer la lecture de « the cut »

Open and Distance Learning ODL – Knowledge Base

Linked on our blogs with Open and Distance Learning Quality Council ODL QC.

The Open and Distance Learning (ODL) Knowledge Base project was set up to support decision makers and practitioners with ready access to information and tools that will assist them in more effective policy planning, development and management of ODL in higher education programmes. This cross-regional project focuses on quality provision of ODL in higher education … (on UNESCO /Education).

Find it named also on different other websites, as:

… and many more, by Google.

AfricaEducation

Welcome to the Home Page of AfricaEducation. This is the site where you’ll find out most of what is happening in the area of Education in Africa and Development in Africa … (Homepage 1/2).

Free Resources; AfricaResources; Open Source; Open Courseware; Digital Library; Material; Projects; Commonworld Knowledge Finder; Free e-mail address; Teacher’s;
direct Contact: not found.

Homepage 2/2: … We recommend you first run a search on this site for information on your topic of interest.  Continuer la lecture de « AfricaEducation »

Open FSM

also in french, spanish and portugese – OpenFSM is a platform for social activism provided by the World Social Forum.
OpenFSM is the simple way to bring groups together, promote your cause, make plans, get things done and make another world possible.

  • OpenFSM.net is a platform for participatory social activism provided by the World Social Forum. Whether your group is an organisation, a network, an ad hoc group preparing an activity for WSF 2008, or promoting a proposal for social transformation, OpenFSM.net can help you work collectively … (about 1/2).

english Homepage and many links; Help (another Homepage);
People; Projects; Start a project/sign in; News; Join;
Contact online.

About 2/2: … OpenFSM.net also helps your intercommunication with many other participants and groups in the ESF all working under the Charter of Principles of Social Forums. Continuer la lecture de « Open FSM »