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Revista Interamericana de Educacion para la Democracia – Interamerican Journal of Education for Democracy

Linked with Sylvia Schmelkes – Mexico,  with Education Resources Information Center ERIC, and with IJED-RIED: Call for papers.

La Revista Interamericana de Educación para la Democracia es una publicación académica arbitrada que busca fomentar la discusión y el intercambio intelectual sobre los esfuerzos que se hacen para promover la educación para la ciudadanía democrática en las Américas. La RIED es un foro pluralista para difundir conocimiento sobre un amplio rango de temas, disciplinas, perspectivas teóricas y metodologías en el campo de la educación ciudadana para la democracia. Entrar for the spanish website.

The Interamerican Journal of Education for Democracy is a refereed academic publication that aims to foster intellectual discussion and exchange about efforts to promote education for democratic citizenship across the Americas. The IJED is a plural forum that diffuses knowledge on a wide array of topics, disciplines, theoretical perspectives, and methodologies in the field of citizenship education for democracy. Enter for the english website.

Internal links from the Homepage: download in pdf: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and education for democracy, 5 pages; review essays and dialogue; research articles; introductory essay; previous Issues; Interesting links …
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About:
The Inter-American Journal of Education for Democracy is a bilingual academic publication produced twice a year, in electronic format. The goal of the Journal is to foster intellectual discussion and exchange ideas to promote education for democratic citizenship across the Americas.

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Project Management is an important competence that can help development organizations do the right projects and do the projects right. Increased quality, better accountability and a greater impact are some of the benefits of using modern project management methodologies. in development organizations … (full text Frontpage).

Homepage and in its right column, by internal link: Newsletter, eBooks – Management For Development Series, new book: Mastering Project Management, Project Cycle Managment Handbook with 115 pages, … etc. etc.;
Services, and our brochure detailing our services in english, en espanol;
Resources;
Contact.

About (on the Homepage): PM for Development Organisations: PM4DEV was created to provide with expert project management consulting and training services based on a methodology customized to the challenges of development projects. Our objective is to serve the needs of our global development community by providing the tools and processes to plan, implement, and monitor projects in a more consistent, reliable and predictable manner.

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Enabling Dignity and Choice through Education,Health,Economic Empowerment and Womens’ Place in governance

Linked with Sumitra – India;

Mahila Samakhya is a well known organization in the field of social development of woman. It Started in 1989 under the National Education Policy 1986.It Works in socially and educationally backward blocks. It works directly with poorest and most marginalized women primarily with dalit women.It uses Right based approach to ensure equity and justice. (Homepage).

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Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidhyalaya;
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Main Office Address: Mahila Samakhya Lucknow, 4/13, Vishal Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow-226010;
Contact.

About:
Our NOT-Negotiables:

• All process and activities within the programme to have respect for women’s existing knowledge, experience and skills.
• Every component and activity within the project must create an environment for learning.
• Women and women’s groups at the village level set the pace, priorities, form and content of all project activities.
• Planning, decision-making and evaluation processes, as well as all levels of personnel must remain accountable to the women’s collectives at the village level.
• All project structures and personnel play facilitative and supportive roles.
• A participatory selection process is followed.
• Management structures decentralized, with participative decision making and devolution of powers and responsibilities to District, Block and village levels.
• Establish a decentralized and participative mode of management, with the decision making powers developed to the district level and to Mahila Sanghas which in turn will provide the necessary conditions for effective participation.
• Enable Mahila Sanghas to actively assist and monitor educational activities in the villages.
• Set in motion circumstances for larger participation of women and girls in formal and non-formal education programmes, and to create an environment in which education can serve the objectives of women’s equality.
• Create an environment in which education can serve the objectives of women’s equality.

Our Vision: Looking at the vast sea of acute deprivation and sufferings, our reach is small but we have successfully created many islands of hope and happiness which with our Vision for 2015 and determination to be there, will grow exponentially and provide firm grounds to the last woman of the State to move forward to a life of dignity and choice
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… about Parenting, Work, Community and Life in General

Imagine the Power of Having a Group of Women who Share Ideas, Learn From Each Other and Brainstorm … (Homepage and links).

Resources for women;
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Address: Boomers In Motion LLC, 4940 Merrick Road, #211, Massapequa Park, NY  11762;
Contact: phone 877-574-5526, e-mail.

Starting a Women’s Group can be a powerful catalyst for change within yourself and other women in your community. It can make all of your lives better. Having a group of women to lean on and draw strength from is priceless and well worth the time and effort it takes to create the circle.

Women united for a thriving planet.

Linked with Wiser Earth.org.

WEA works towards a world in which women environmental leaders around the globee are in continual communication – exchanging best practices, building alliances, and collectively enacting a global shift towards environmental and social justice. We hope you’ll join us in creating a story of hope, collaboration and world-changing practices.

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Address: Women’s Earth Alliance, 300 Broadway, Suite 28, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA;
Contact: +1-415-788-3666, ext.110, e-mail.

About: Women’s Earth Alliance unites women environmental advocates around the world, providing the connections, resources and training they need to foster a thriving planet.

Our Vision: We envision a world in which women environmental leaders around the globe are in continual communication—cultivating partnerships, exchanging best practices, defining shared agendas, and collectively enacting a global shift towards environmental and social justice. We foresee a world in which women, with expanded access to both communication tools and decision-making processes regarding natural resource management, can powerfully participate in the development of global sustainability—thereby reducing poverty, encouraging democracy, promoting peace, and enhancing the social and environmental health of the planet.