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Centro Italiano Aiuti all’Infanzia CIAI

Founded in 1968 CIAI – Italian Association for Aid to Children – has been fighting for the children of the whole world to be entitled the same rights: the first one, and the most important, is the right to grow within the love of a family, and where it is possible, to have permanence with a family of native origin.
CIAI put all its efforts into promoting a revolutionary idea for that period: to show how it was possible to give to a needy child, a family belonging to another culture and ethnic groups. To understand the power of the breaking-up of this approach toward the existing tradition, we have to think that in Italy there wasn’t, at that time, any law that regulated the adoption of a foreign child …  (full text english Homepage).

Mission and Values; Adoption of a foreign child; Statement; Sponsor; History; Newsletter; Get involved;
Pages only in italian: Streetism; Microcredit;
Headquarter: CIAI Head Quarter, Via Bordighera, 6, 20142 Milan, Italia;
Adresses worldwide; Contact.

About: The child is at the centre of our interests. In particular the focus of our attention is the child who is obliged to work or to prostitute him or herself, the child who cannot be cured should he fall ill, but also a child who is not adult to look after him, a violated child, a child who is victim of violence and exploitation and any other child who is not guarantee his/her fundamental rights.   Continuer la lecture de « Italian Association for Aid to Children »

Environmental Information Systems and Services – GREEN PAGES

We envision a world where economic development is based on shared, efficient and sustainable use of natural resources – a world where people join forces across borders to alleviate and rectify the degradation of nature and climate caused by the greed and ignorance of the past … (Aims and OBjectives 1/2)

Directory;
News;
Editorials;
Calendar/events;
Address: Information Systems Group, Im Dörfli 23, 8953 Dietikon – Zürich, Switzerland;
Contact (on about).

About – Profile: The Green Pages Directory for Environmental Technology is an online information resource that lists international businesses and organizations that supply products and services which can remedy environmental problems – for example, any aspect of water treatment, air pollution, waste handling & recycling, and renewable energy.   Continuer la lecture de « Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology »

Our Mission: Science for Humanity seeks to match scientific capability to human need. Through collaboration and innovation, Science for Humanity develops appropriate and sustainable solutions to alleviate poverty, increase social justice and realise economic benefit for poorer people. Find out more about what we do … (full text Homepage).

Sitemap;
Who we are; Who we work with; Get involved; The Challenge Process;
The seeker’s page; The solver’s page;
Address: Science for Humanity, c/o Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS, United Kingdom;
Contact.

What we do: Through our network and challenges programme Science for Humanity aims to bring together scientists, international development agencies, social enterprise and communities to design, develop and deliver innovative, real world, science based applications, which bring tangible benefit to people in the developing world.  Continuer la lecture de « Science for Humanity.org »

Catalysts for Social Action (CSA), is a social welfare organization dedicated to the cause of child welfare. CSA focuses on Adoption, and Institutionalized-child care. Established in September 2002, our aim is to influence change in adoption practice. We work both, on enhancing the total number of adoptions and, better child care while the child is institutionalized. CSA is supported by Kale Consultants Ltd., a reputed Software House in Mumbai, India … (about 1/2).

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Services; Projects; Case studies; Waiting children; Whitepapers; Adoption; Law;
Websites; Newsletter;
Address: CATALYSTS FOR SOCIAL ACTION, ‘Kale Enclave’, 685/2B & 2C, 1st Floor, Sharada Arcade, Satara Road, Pune – 411 037, India;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Adoption: We work with CARA (Government of India) – registered agencies across the country. Primarily, we identify agencies in smaller towns where children do not find homes locally. Continuer la lecture de « Catalysts for Social Action »

India is home to an incredible diversity of both wild and cultivated crops. Diversity is one of the main characteristics of nature and also the very basis of ecological stability. Diverse ecosystems give rise to diverse life forms and diverse cultures and this forms the basis of sustainability. With the advent of the green revolution, the emphasis has largely shifted to the increase in yield – as a consequence, a small number of seed varieties selected for their capacity to give high yields in response to the application of high doses of fertilizers are being promoted. This has seriously eroded the diversity of local varieties. This displacement has not only led to loss of diversity, but to several undesirable ecological consequences … (full text Biodiversity).

Homepage;
The Compass Programme; Projects; Seedbank; Biodiversity; Organisation;
Publications; Downloads; Newsletter; Newsletter archives;
Address: CIKS, CHENNAI OFFICE, 30 Gandhi Mandapam Road, Kotturpuram, Chennai – 600085, TAMIL NADU, INDIA;
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Aims and Goals: In India, there is a large reservoir of knowledge systems – technologies as well as trained craftsmen and scholars who possess knowledge in various branches of traditional Indian sciences and technologies.   Continuer la lecture de « Centre for Indian Knowledge System CIKS »