Scriptorium

Linked on our blogs with UN Women Watch.

… Members of the Inter-agency Network on Women and Gender Equality promote the incorporation of gender perspectives into the work programmes of their organizations. The Network itself provides support to gender mainstreaming through opportunities for exchange of experience and good practice at the annual meetings as well as at informal meetings. Many of the taskforces, through which the Network carries out its work, also explicitly promote gender mainstreaming, for example, the taskforces working on programme budgets, financing for development, CCA/UNDAF and ICTs … (full text Gender Equality).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Meetings; Task Forces; Resolutions; Links: Collaboration: Interagency, outside the UN;
Address: Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality IANWGE, 2 United Nations Plaza, 12th floor, New York, NY 10017, USA;
Contact.

UN SYSTEM WIDE POLICY AND STRATEGY ON GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN: Workshops on gender mainstreaming at annual meetings. Continuer la lecture de « Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality IANWGE »

• The Freedom Forum, based in Washington, D.C., is a nonpartisan foundation that champions the First Amendment as a cornerstone of democracy
• The Freedom Forum is the main funder of the operations of the Newseum in Washington, D.C., the First Amendment Center and the Diversity Institute.
• The First Amendment Center and the Diversity Institute are housed in the John Seigenthaler Center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. The First Amendment Center also has offices in Washington and the Diversity Institute has offices and programs at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion … (full text Who we are).

Homepage;
Trustees; Officers; Programs; Publications; Internships; Links; First AmendmentCenter.org; Diversity Institute; Newseum;
Contacts.

Founder’s message: Free press, free speech and free spirit. These are the guiding principles of the Freedom Forum.  Continuer la lecture de « Freedom Forum.org »

in all 6 UN-languages – See also: European Association of Schools of Social Work EASSW; and Nordic Committee of Schools of Social Work NCSSW.

• The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) is an international association of institutions of social work education, organisations supporting social work education and social work educators. Its mission is:
• To develop and promote excellence in social work education, research and scholarship globally in order to enhance human well being … (about 1/2 /Mission).

english Homepage;
Ethics; Standards; Attractive to whom? Membershhip; Gallery; Links;
Address: IASSW, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Applied Social Sciences (Rm HJ412), Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong;
Contact.

About /Overview: The International Association of Schools of Social Work, IASSW, is the worldwide association of schools of social work, other tertiary level social work educational programmes, and social work educators. Continuer la lecture de « International Association of Schools of Social Work IASSW »

strengthening the profession of social work

About CSWE: The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is a nonprofit national association representing more than 3,000 individual members, as well as graduate and undergraduate programs of professional social work education. Founded in 1952, this partnership of educational and professional institutions, social welfare agencies, and private citizens is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation as the sole accrediting agency for social work education in this country.
Mission: … (full text About /Mission).
Homepage; Sitemap;
Educators; Students; International; Membership; Careers; Annual reports; FAQs; Giving;
Address: Council on Social Work Education CSWE, Alexandria, VA 22314-3457, USA;
Contacts.

About 2/2 /Governance: the direct vote of full members and an elected Board of Directors govern CSWE. Continuer la lecture de « Council on Social Work Education CSWE »

Commemoration of International Year of Disabled Persons – mainly in japanese

the english presentation in one page;
Address: Nice Heart Foundation, U-life Center, 1-4-26 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0022, Japan;

Text: The Nice Heart Foundation was established in August of 1982, following the IYDP, under the authorization of the Prime Minister’s Office(presently, the Cabinet Office). The objectives include: to nurture the concept of consideration for others and mutual help among youth through meeting/sharing of experiences with persons with disabilities; to develop a « circle of nice heart « (goodwill) throughout the nation, which will play an integral part in promoting the sound and healthy development of youth and to promote the well-being of persons with disabilities in general.

« Nice Heart Fureai-no- Music Hiroba » Activities:   Continuer la lecture de « NICE HEART FOUNDATION »

for children with disabilities in Thailand

Christian Care Foundation for Children with Disabilities (CCD) provides help to some of the many thousands of children in Thailand who have been abandoned or have been given into government care by families unable to support them … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
How; Wish List; Annual review 2009, 23 pages; Donate; Links;
Address: Christian Care Foundation CCD, 18/1075 Moo 5 Sukhaprachasan 2 Road (Soi Wat Koo), Bangpood, CCD, PO Box 47, Pakkred, Nonthaburi 11120, Thailand;
Contact.

About 2/2: … In 1986 CCD’s work was started by the charity Christian Outreach for Relief and Development (CORD), UK. In 1997 CORD helped establish CCD as a Thai NGO as part of a process of localization. CCD was registered with the Thai Office of the National Culture Commission (registration foundation #T83-2540). Continuer la lecture de « Christian Care Foundation CCD »

a global movement of Christians concerned for children at risk

• Viva’s vision is for a comprehensive, collaborative, and transformational Christian response to the needs of children at risk worldwide, allowing children, and those working with them, the opportunity to be all that God intends.
• Viva’s mission is to inspire and enable effective collaborations among Christians, providing sustainable solutions to the needs of vulnerable children. This will involve developing an overview of the current work with children at risk, equipping those who are serving them, and further mobilising the Christian community to respond. (Vision, Mission).

Homepage;
What; Community; Internat. Associates; Staff; Blog; Get involved; Donate;
Address: , International Centre, Unit 8, The Gallery, 54 Marston Street, Oxford, OX4 1LF, UK;
Contact.

History: When 17-year-old Patrick McDonald volunteered with a small children’s project in Latin America, he never would have guessed that out of this experience an international networking agency would be born.   Continuer la lecture de « Viva Network – together for children »

(for expat-women)

Chicky Net is the online social network for women who have either relocated to Thailand or who are visiting for a specific period of time. The website offers an exiting and fun way to meet other expats and to best of all make new friends with whom they can share their experiences with getting the most out of their time here in Thailand … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Events; Groups; Blogs; You have to sign in for: Photos; Classifieds;
Contact online.

About 2/2: … The network has sub-networks all over Thailand, including Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, Hua Hin and Phuket. Here women can interact with each other, meet at events and even join specialist groups that suit their own interests.  Continuer la lecture de « Chicky Net – the social network for women living in Thailand »

tracking the positive and negative impacts of over 5100 companies worldwide – also in french Centre de Ressources sur les Entreprises et les Droits de l’Homme, , and in spanish: Centro de Información sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos.

• Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has become the world’s leading independent resource on the subject.  Our website is updated hourly with news and reports about companies’ human rights impacts worldwide – positive and negative.
• We seek responses from companies to allegations of misconduct: ensuring that our coverage is balanced and encouraging firms to address concerns raised by civil society … (about 1/2).

Homepage, News; Sitemap;
Getting started; Tools; UN’s; Legal; Topics; Staff; Newsletter; Internships; Support; Links;
Contact.

About 2/2 /brief description: … The website covers the social and environmental impacts of over 5000 companies, operating in over 180 countries. Taking international human rights standards as its starting point, topics covered include discrimination, environment, poverty and development, labour, access to medicines, health and safety, security, trade.  Continuer la lecture de « African Human Rights Resource Centre »

because de future is open

• Quantum Future Group is a non profit organization 501 (c) (3).
• One of the main objectives of the Quantum Future Group is to bring together people to engage in and to promote the study of scientific ideas and research in all scientific and socio-cultural fields that further the deepest understanding of our world and our place within it without regard to nationality or ethnicity. Our work seeks to increase the understanding of humankind BY humankind, as a whole, by studying all the parts to see how they fit together.
• A second objective, tied closely to the first, is to document such research and to make it freely and widely available to all humanity.
• … (full text Mission/Vision).

Homepage;
Cassiopedia Project; QFG Bookstore;
Address: QFG’s Corporate Offices are located in Tarn-et-Garonne, France. Mail forwarding agent: QFG, P.O. Box 4322, Boulder, CO 80306, USA;
Contact.

History: Quantum Future Group Early History and Independent Auditor’s Report.  Continuer la lecture de « Quantum Future Group QFG »

• Démocratie, paix, coopération, droits humains… Quand les mots en viennent à perdre leur sens, la liberté en est affectée.
• Dans le rythme étourdissant de nos vies et de l’actualité, le risque est grand pour que la compassion se dissolve dans le fatalisme, la lassitude et l’oubli.
• Avoir la volonté d’agir pour bâtir un monde meilleur exige des efforts constants, une aptitude particulière pour la remise en cause des idées établies, une bonne dose de résolution et de l’ingéniosité … (texte entier Objectif).

Accueil;
Artisans; Partenaires; Activités; Guide; Recherche;
Nous joindre (online): contact pédagogique; contact technique.

A propos: … Ces pays sont souvent caractérisés par la souffrance, la douleur, le désespoir et l’injustice qu’on y rencontre. Ce sont là quelques réalités parmi bien d’autres tout aussi tragiques.  Continuer la lecture de « Monde en Tête – réflechir, ressentir, agir »

in many languages – Update: This page seems to be continually updated: Egypt Protests 2011.

• Global Voices is a community of more than 300 bloggers and translators around the world who work together to bring you reports from blogs and citizen media everywhere, with emphasis on voices that are not ordinarily heard in international mainstream media.
• Global Voices seeks to aggregate, curate, and amplify the global conversation online – shining light on places and people other media often ignore. We work to develop tools, institutions and relationships that will help all voices, everywhere, to be heard … (about 1/2).

english Homepage;
Projects; Subscribe; Press; Media Archive; Volunteer authors; Get involved; Calendar; FAQs; Donate;
Address: Stichting Global Voices, Atrium, Strawinskylaan 3105, Amsterdam ZX 1077, The Netherlands;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Millions of people are blogging, podcasting, and uploading photos, videos, and information across the globe, but unless you know where to look, it can be difficult to find respected and credible voices.  Continuer la lecture de « Global Voices online.org »