The Salesian Sisters

Linked with Paola Battagliola – Italy.

Home; « We, Salesian Sisters, commit ourselves to the new evangelization of youth. Impelled by our charism, we evangelize by educating. We open up new ways for the education of the young, deepening within them an attitude of respect for the dignity of the human person and an openness to life in all its forms. We commit ourselves to a community lifestyle which is simple, poor, welcoming, and able to create a new educative presence among poor youth ».

Top 10 Things You Should Know About Us;
Our Spirituality;
Newsletter;
Salesian Sisters International Website: Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice: Global foundation expounds on the vocational services it provides around the planet and relates its background story. In various languages;

Contact.

Why wait? (for sex)

Linked with Irene Chaluluka – Malawi.

‘Why wait?’ is not a group of the Civil Society, but in Africa (Malawi and others) a program to prevent HIV/AIDS contamination. It is also a new behavior spread by christian communities. However, I have not found a website of their own, but this program, or behavior is named on other sites. Here some of them:

on Probe.org;
on Michael Rota’s believe;
on leadershipU.com;
on anabaptists.org.
and so on …

a book on amazon;
a second book on amazon;

And here a longer excerpt on intervarsity.org:

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IAEWP

The International Association of Educators of World Peace IAEWP
is an NGO, dedicated to UNs Goals of Peace Education, Environmental Protection, Human Rights and Disarmament.

Mission & Objectives;
Events;
Membership;
Contact.

About:
IAEWP) is a not-for-profit, non-political, and a non-governmental organization geared towards the attainment of international understanding and world peace through education. IAEWP operates as an NGO under the mandate of the United Nations. We have more than 100 chapters established throughout the world.

In 1973, the Association became a non-governmental organization of both the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It also became a part of the United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI).

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Academy for Educational Development AED

  • Founded in 1961, the Academy for Educational Development is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems and building the capacity of individuals, communities, and institutions to become more self-sufficient. AED works in all the major areas of human development, with a focus on improving education, health, and economic opportunities for the least advantaged in the United States and developing countries throughout the world.
  • AED is a bridge, a link between the problem and the solution, the need and the resource, people and their potential.

Homepage;
Projects; Tools & Publications; Donate; Stories about peoples and programs; About;
Contact.

Education: For more than 40 years, we at AED have approached our work in education as a means of serving society.

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The Forum for the Future

(action for a sustainable world)

Linked with Jonathon Espie Porritt – England.

Finding practical ways private and public organisations can deliver a sustainable future (homepage).

latest news;
publications;
partners;
concerning business;
concerning public sector;
events;
contact.

about: The Forum for the Future – the sustainable development charity – works in partnership with over 120 leading organisations in business and the public sector.  Our vision is of business and communities thriving in a future that’s environmentally sustainable and socially just.    We believe that a sustainable future can be achieved, that it is the only way business and communities will prosper, but that we need bold action now to make it happen …

… In an increasingly competitive business environment our close partnership with Forum for the Future has helped inform new priorities for sustainable business growth, and care for the world and society in which we live and operate. (full text).