Scriptorium

(in 8 languages)

Linked with United Nations Multimedia Services on Berhane’s Development Blog.

UNTV’s series of 12 x 26′ news-magazine programmes puts a spotlight on the world’s most underreported stories. Each episode features 2-3 character-driven, human interest stories that reflect some of the most important issues affecting the world, and our lives today. Our cameras offer unique and often unparalleled access to people and places and stay to bring you the stories as they unfold over time, long after other news outlets leave. From the child labour situation in Tanzania to the woman’s struggle in Afghanistan, from the poverty streets in Somalia to the frontline of the guerilla war in Colombia, this series brings home the stories viewers care about, but rarely see. Presented as a fully-packaged programme, and also available by feature segment (approximately 8′ each), 21st Century incorporates narrative storytelling with balanced, accurate reporting and is adaptable to local languages. Currently fifty international broadcasters air the magazine monthly, including BBC World and RTVE. (21st Century TV series).

Homepage;
UN news centre;
audiovisual news;
UN radio news;
Audio Library;
UNiFEED;
Film and Video Archives;
UN in action;
Contact: UNphoto, UNTV and UN Video, and UN radio.

About:

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Welcome to the Global Sisterhood Network via a domain which is a natural outgrowth of our many projects over the past decade

Founded in 1996, the Global Sisterhood Network largely consists of feminists from around the world who work hand-in-hand, irrespective of class, colour or creed, in a collaborative effort to create improved lives for women. GSN operates at several levels, but in the main as an information resource centre via the monitoring of media and institutional reports which seek emerging developments in agriculture, economics, employment, environment, health, law, militarism, politics, technology, trade and science, and which either directly and indirectly impact on the realities of women’s lives. To meet this goal, GSN’s electronic list places considerable emphasis on issues have which attracted sparse attention and/or analysis from a feminist perspective … (Welcome 1/2).

Homepage and latest news-links;
Events;
New resources for feminists;
Sound and Vision;
News;
Archived News;
GSN Newsgroup;
GSN Live Feed;
GSN History;
Contact: Lynette Dumble, Founder Of Global Sisterhood Network.

Welcome 2/2: … GSN’s electronic list archives consist of in excess of 35,000 messages from a global community of feminists, and are located at yahoo groups.

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The Barbara Lee Family Foundation supports progressive initiatives in two program areas: women in politics and the contemporary art. The Barbara Lee Family Foundation Women in Politics Program Area is dedicated to engaging women fully in the American democratic process and promoting their participation at all levels of government. The Barbara Lee Family Foundation Contemporary Art Program Area is dedicated to supporting the visual contemporary art in Boston and the exhibition and publication of work by contemporary women artists. (Homepage).

Mission Statement;
Grants;
Women in politics;
Arts;
Environment;
Address: 131 Mt. Auburn St. #2, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA;
Contact.

About Barbara Lee, Boston/MA: … A former school teacher and social worker, Lee has committed herself to helping women gain and use political power as elected officials, activists, and voters. In her hometown of Boston, she is also known as a devoted advocate for the city’s cultural life, and her leadership is helping the Boston arts community continue to make history. Boston Magazine includes her among “The 100 People Who Run This Town,” and she is listed as one of the 50 most powerful people in Boston (Boston Magazine, May 2008). She was also recognized for her grassroots activism by Women’s eNews as one of their “21 Leaders for the 21st Century” … (full text).

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Linked with Nigar Ahmad – Pakistan.

Established in 1986, Aurat Publication and Information Service Foundation is a civil society organisation committed to work for women’s empowerment and citizens’ participation in governance for creating a socially just, democratic and humane society in Pakistan. Over the last 21 years, Aurat Foundation has come to be recognised nationally and internationally as one of the leading institutions for enhancing women’s economic and political status in the country. The Foundation has also emerged as a major support organisation for civil society organisations working for social change at the community level … (full text on the Homepage).

Programmes:
Strategy;
Projects;
Citizens’ Campaign for Women’s Representation, CCWR;
Citizen’s Reports;
Partners;
Publications;
Photo Gallery;
Head Office: 8-B, LDA Garden ViewApts, Lawrence Road, Lahore 54000, Pakistan;
Contact: Head-Office and 5 Regional Offices.

About AF: Aurat Foundation has its Head Office in Lahore, and five regional offices in the federal and the provincial capitals (Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta). Further, AF has a countrywide network of voluntary citizens’ groups and individual activists.

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Building together the World Assembly of Inhabitants (in many languages)

World Zero Evictions Day 2008: We are launching an appeal to organise a World Zero Evictions Days 2008 throughout the month of October 2008 as a concrete follow-up of the Global Campaign;

Homepage;
Sitemap;
News;
Act together, housing for all;
The Urban Way;
Zero Eviction Campaign;
Volunteers;
Education;
Urban Popular University;
Universidad Popular Urbana (by moodle);
Newsletter;
Resources;
no contact link exists, but a login.

Who we are: … is a global network of associations and social movements of inhabitants, cooperatives, communities, tenants, house owners, homeless, slum dwellers, indigenous populations and people from working class neighbourhoods. The objective is the construction of another possible world starting from the achievement of the housing and city rights …

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In the last decade, there has been an almost unstoppable trend towards the recognition of the right to information as a fundamental human right by  intergovernmental organisations and countries around the world … (full text Right to Information).

Homepage;
Events;
News;
Projects;
Issues;
Publications;
Blogs;
Address: No.15, KIADB Industrial Area, Bommasandra – Jigani Link Road, Bangalore – 562 106, India;
Contact: Change in telephone number: (+9180) 27839918/ 19/ 20 / (+918110) 415054, e-mail.

About: Public Affairs Centre PAC is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the cause of improving the quality of governance in India. PAC’s focus in this regard is primarily on areas in which the public can play a proactive role in improving governance. PAC undertakes and supports research on public policy and services, disseminates research findings, facilitates citizen action support for collective action and provides advisory services to state and non-state agencies

The Educator’s Best Friend

In the spring of 1996, the founders of Education World recognized the need for a Web site that would make the Internet easier for educators to use. They wanted to create a home for educators on the Internet, a place where teachers could gather and share ideas. They wanted to create a complete online resource where educators could start each day to find the lesson plans and research materials they were looking for … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Site Guide;
Lesson Planing;
Professional Development;
Technology Integration;
School Issues;
Education World at Home;
Early Childhood Community;
Schoolnotes.com;
Management;
Administrator’s Desk;
world citizenship toolbox, sites for the young citizen (scroll full down to catch the texts);
a big page for FAQs;
Contact.

About 2/2: The result is Education World, the Educator’s Best Friend, a resource that includes:

• a search engine for educational Web sites only, a place where educators can find information without searching the entire Internet;
• original content, including lesson plans, practical information for educators, information on how to integrate technology in the classroom, and articles written by education experts;
• site reviews;
• daily features and columns;
• teacher and principal profiles;
• Wire Side Chats with the important names in education;
• employment listings.

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Canadian NGO dedicated to United Nations’ Goal of Peace Education, Environmental Protection, Human Rights and Disarmament

IAEWP was founded in Alabama in 1967 by Dr. Charles Mercieca, a Maltese philosopher and educator. The international organisation is now represented in over 100 countries, with consultative status at many United Nations agencies and since 1987 is a designated Peace Messenger of the United Nations. IAEWP is headquartered in Huntsville Alabama and publishes the UN News via IAEWP Korea. IAEWP Canada, headquartered in Toronto, also directly operates the Homeplanet Alliance as an international business and commerce infrastructure building organisation … (full text on the homeplanet.org’s homepage).

Homepage IAEWP;
Coming Events IAEWP; Publications IAEWP; Articles IAEWP; Membership IAEWP; Officers IAEWP;
United Nations UN; UN bodies: links in the left column of all pages; homeplanet.org; Summary Report 2006 FNIT; FNIT Indian Treaties; FNIT The First Nations Indigenous Trust; FNIT Films; UNESCO/peace is in our hands;
Addresses IAEWP, Main Office Canada: IAEWP General Secretariat, Homeplanet Alliance, 2 Bloor Street West, Suite 100-209, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4W 3E2, Phone (1) 416-924-4449, Fax: (1) 416-924-4094 / 921-4365
worldwide: go to Chapters, select your continent and your country;
Contact IAEWP: for general info, for Mitchell L. Gold, Executive Director.

Mission IAEWP: Deeply concerned over the non-violent approach through education in its broadest sense, the International Association of Educators for World Peace (IAEWP) urges the creation of a new breed of scientists, philosophers, parents, students, all educators, and especially leaders who are inspired with the vision of restoring world peace.  Continuer la lecture de « International Association of Educators for World Peace IAEWP »

Linked with Yuri Kochiyama – USA.

Each time a girl opens a book and reads a womanless history, she learns she is worth less – Myra Pollack Sadker.
And: History helps us learn who we are, but when we don’t know our own history, our power and dreams are immediately diminished.

Homepage.
Women’s History Month;
News and Events;
Information;
Resource Center;
Staff & Board Members;
History
Why Our Work is Important;
Join the NWHP Network;
Address: National Women’s History Project, 3440 Airway Drive, Suite F, Santa Rosa, CA 95403, USA;
Contact.

About – Why women’s history: Multicultural American women are overlooked in most mainstream approaches to U.S. history, so the National Women’s History Project champions their accomplishments and leads the drive to write women back into history.

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We work directly with students as well as with teachers, advisers and other education professionals. This site is aimed mainly at teachers. If you’re a student, you may want to visit our section for young people instead. (Homepage).

Our work;
Encouraging participation;
Resources;
Free download;
Membership;
Citizenship today;
Links;
Address: CEWC-Cymru, Temple of Peace, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3AP, England;
Contact.

About / Who we are: CEWC-Cymru (Council for Education in World Citizenship – Cymru) is Wales’s foremost national charity working directly with young people and teachers on matters of global citizenship.

As well as organising a programme of educational events for students, we provide training and resources for teachers and specialise in encouraging young people’s participation in school life and beyond.

This section provides more information about the people who work for CEWC-Cymru, the organisations that support out work, and the way we interact with other educational organisations.

Medical Aid and Relief for the Children of Chechnya MARCCH

Linked with Donald Rayfield  – England.

Welcome to Marcch.org: In Chechnya the children are the most vulnerable and innocent victims of the recent Chechen wars. Medical Aid and Relief for Children of Chechnya (MARCCH) is there to help countless children, many orphaned, who receive little or no medical aid and have no one to care about their plight. Years of living in cramped and inadequate conditions or refugee camps, coupled with poor nutrition, have caused the health of many children to deteriorate still further with dire consequences to this day. Diseases such as TB have consequently taken a greater hold on the Chechen population … (Homepage).

Third SOAS Conference Nov. 27, 2008 (where??);
Chechnya;
News;
Events;
Volunteers;
Pictures;
Videos;
Donations;
Links;
Contact.

About: Our Mission is to bring relief to children who have been injured as a result of the conflicts in Chechnya.

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The first step in Waging Peace is to educate oneself and stay informed. In the Issues section, one will find research and information on subjects including: the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons; Peace; Missile Defense; International Law and Security; Nuclear Energy and Waste; Peace Education. Staying informed about these issues will empower individuals to take action and educate others … (full text Issues).

Homepage;
2008 Presidential Candidate Quotes;
Sign the Appeal today;
The Challenge of Abolishing Nuclear Weapons;
Programs;
NAPF Affilates;
Media Center;
Download our 2008 Annual Report, 32 pdf-pages;
Resources;
Newsletter;
Contact.

About: The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation initiates and supports worldwide efforts to abolish nuclear weapons, to strengthen international law and institutions, and to inspire and empower a new generation of peace leaders. Founded in 1982, the Foundation is comprised of individuals and organizations worldwide who realize the imperative for peace in the Nuclear Age. The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan international education and advocacy organization. It has consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and is recognized by the UN as a Peace Messenger Organization.

Linked with Alice Ophelia Hyman Lynch – USA.

Be Safe… Help is just a phone call away … 1 866-6BE-SAFE. The Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Crisis Center ‘s mission is twofold:

• 1. To support and empower those affected by domestic violence and sexual assault;
• 2. To develop a community where there is no acceptance of or tolerance for either.

The agency provides services to all who identify themselves as victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual preference, religion, age or disabilities. Our services include 24 hour emergency hotline and shelter, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Response Teams, individual counseling (in both Spanish and English), support groups, youth programs for children and teens, support for significant others, transitional housing, case management, outreach program, legal advocacy, safety planning, information and referrals, and community education. (Homepage).

Community Education;
Services;
What is Sexual Assault;
What is Domestic Violence;
Human Trafficking;
Safety Planing;
Red Flags;
Volunteers;
Links and Resources;
Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault Crisis Center, PO Box 423, Belvidere, NJ 07823, USA;
Contact.

About:
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(also in Hindi)

Linked on this our NGO blog with Mahila Samakhya in Uttar Pradesh, and with Janaki – India.

Mahila Samakhya was launched as a pilot project in Karnataka, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh in 1989 with Dutch assistance. The project was extended to Andhra Pradesh at the end of 1992 and in two districts in Kerala in 1998. The effectiveness of the MS strategy in mobilising women for education has resulted in it being adopted by other basic education projects in Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Assam … (full text Expansion and Coverage).

Homepage;
Department of School Education and Literacy;
Initiatives;
Who is who;
Genesis;
Women’s Mobilisation And Programme Agendas;
The Mahila Samakhya (Education for Women’s Equality) Programme;
The ROLE OF THE NATIONAL RESOURCE GROUP OF MAHILA SAMAKHYA;
List of NRG members;
Find the regional Mahila Samakhya (State) on this site (scroll down) – for Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal;
Right to Information Act;
Publications;
Annual reports;
Contact.

Mahila Samakhya: Pursuant to the objectives of the NPE, 1986, the Mahila Samakhya Scheme was started in 1989 to translate the goals enshrined in the NPE into a concrete programme for the education and empowerment of women in rural areas particularly those from socially and economically marginalized groups.

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US network for Global Economic Justice

50 Years Is Enough: U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice is a coalition of over 200 U.S. grassroots, women’s, solidarity, faith-based, policy, social- and economic-justice, youth, labor and development organizations dedicated to the profound transformation of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Network works in solidarity with over 185 international partner organizations in more than 65 countries … (full text about 1/2).

Homepage;
Celebrating the 10th Year of the 50 Years Is Enough Network: Cover, History, Photos;
Conferences;
Economic Justice News;
Members;
Diversity Statement;
Jobs and Internships;
Resources;
Newsletter /Subscribe;
Address: 50 Years Is Enough Network, 3628 12th St NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA;
Feedback on the website;
Staff and Contact.

About 2/2: … We call for the immediate suspension of the policies and practices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group which have caused widespread poverty, inequality, and suffering among the world’s peoples and damage to the world’s environment.

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