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together for a better world – also in german, french and italian

• VISION: We want a world in which all people can live self-determined lives in dignity and safety while respecting the environment.
• MISSION: We help disadvantaged people and communities in developing countries to actively improve their living conditions. (head of Frontpage).

english Welcome Page;
Programmes, projects; Professional Competences; Jobs; Membership; Donations; Major donors;
Addresses (1 of 3): Helvetas – The Swiss Association for International Cooperation, Weinbergstrasse 22a, P.O. Box, CH 8021 Zurich, Switzerland;
Contacts.

About: Helvetas was founded in 1955 as the first private organisation for development co-operation in Switzerland. Helvetas is a denominationally and politically independent association, supported by approximately 38’000 members, more than 40’000 sponsors and 15 regional volunteer groups.  Continuer la lecture de « Helvetas – Swiss Association for International Cooperation »

(Found on Weitzenegger’s Newsletter/websites).

• KM4Dev is a community of international development practitioners who are interested in knowledge management and knowledge sharing issues and approaches, and who seek to share ideas and experiences in this domain.
• The community traces its origins back to two face-to-face workshops held respectively in February and June 2000. Participants from the two workshops wanted to continue discussing among themselves and asked Bellanet/IDRC to create an electronic forum where this could take place. The KM4Dev mailing list and website came to be in the summer of 2000. To subscribe to KM4Dev, send a blank email to km4dev.org. mailto:join.km4dev-l@dgroups.org … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Events; Groups; Core Group; Members; Community Knowledge; Workshops; Resources; Docs, Links; We on wiki;
Contact.

About 2/2: … A volunteer Core Group was created in May 2004 to further support the community and help respond to its needs. Continuer la lecture de « Knowledge Management for Development km4dev.org »

Hessische Stiftung für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung – site mainly in german

• The Peace Research Institute Frankfurt PRIF was founded in 1970 by the government of the state of Hesse as an independent foundation. Its constitution guarantees PRIF full academic freedom. PRIF does not carry out any commissioned research. With more than 70 members of staff PRIF is the largest as well as the oldest peace research institute in Germany.
• PRIF´s work is directed towards identifying the causes of violent international and internal conflicts, carrying out research into the conditions necessary for peace, understood as a process of decreasing violence and increasing justice, and spreading the concepts of peace … (full text PRIF).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Peace Education; Programmes; Press, events; Newsletter; Links; Member of the Leibniz Association;
Address: PRIF, c/o Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung HSFK, Baseler Str. 27-31, D-60329 Frankfurt am Main, Germany;
Contact.

What is Peace Research: The hope that the end of the Cold War would bring about a peaceful period in world history has not been fulfilled. Instead, this period has seen numerous conflicts, previously suppressed by the Communist regime, confrontation with the Eastern Bloc and the fear of nuclear war.  Continuer la lecture de « Peace Research Institute Frankfurt PRIF »

Source is an International Information Support Centre designed to strengthen the management, use and impact of information on health and disability

• Vision: Source will be a key point of access to up-to-date, relevant information on international health and disability. It will be composed of a well-maintained, comprehensive, catalogued physical collection and regularly reviewed electronic material.
• Mission: … (about 1/2 /left column).

Homepage; Sitemap;
News, projects; Add Resource; Publications; Newsletter; Supports; Partners; Librarty;
Address: Source International Information Support Centre, 2nd Floor, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK;
Contact and map.

About 2/2: Source is a collaborative venture of the Centre for International Health and Development (formerly CICH), a department within an academic institution; Healthlink Worldwide, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) working to strengthen information and communication on health and disability; Handicap International, a disability and development NGO; and Exchange, a networking and learning programme on health communications for development. Continuer la lecture de « SOURCE – International Information Support Center »

• Vision: Be the leader for generating and disseminating knowledge for sustainable agrarian and rural development.
• Mission: To strengthen agrarian and rural sector through conducting research and training activities.
• Goals: … (about /Overview 1/2).

english Homepage;
Divisions; Publications; Newsletter; Facilities; Hot Topics; many downloads in english: Retail Market Situation, … and many more … ;
many downloads in Sinhala: Retail Market at a Glance, … and many more … ;
Address: Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute HARTI, 114, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka;
Contacts.

About /Overview 2/2: … Goals:   Continuer la lecture de « Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute HARTI »

The Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes operates on multiple scales. CSPO is an independent unit in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University, with university-wide faculty appointments, faculty affiliates, staff, programs and projects, as detailed on this website. CSPO also collaborates with an array of other units at ASU, including: the Biodesign Institute; the Global Institute of Sustainability; the Center for Biology and Society; the Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing; and the Center for the Study of the Law, Science, and Technology … (full text The Consortium).

Homepage;
Projects; Education, outreach; Library; People;
Addresses (1 of 3): Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes, Arizona State University, 1834 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009, USA;
Contact.

About /who we are: The Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes is an intellectual network aimed at enhancing the contribution of science and technology to society’s pursuit of equality, justice, freedom, and overall quality of life. Continuer la lecture de « Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes CSPO »

• The Change Facilitation Associates Network (CFAN) is a global network of more than 60 people from around the world who enjoy exploring, creating, and celebrating change.
• CFAN’s Mission: We aim to refine and co‐create change facilitation and share the knowledge with change makers around the world.
• CFAN’s Vision: CFAN is a global community of people who explore and advance change facilitation collaborative to collectively create profound change in a profit and non for profit manner. This connects us deeply, both within ourselves and within this changing world.
• CFAN’s Identity: … (Global Network).

Homepage;
News; Cases; Network;
Address: Change Facilitation s.r.o., Galvaniho 7/D, 821 04 Bratislava, Slovak Republic;
Contact.

About Us: Change Facilitation s.r.o. was established in 2005 to facilitate the formation of a network composed of international experts and teams for consulting and training assignments, focusing on organizational and individual change processes. Continuer la lecture de « Change Facilitation »

Do you want to improve the creativity and innovation of you and your team?  We can help.  Paul Sloane, the UK’s leading speaker on innovation, can provide these services:

• Keynote and after-dinner speeches
• Leadership and Strategy Workshops
• Meeting Facilitation
• Ideas Workshops
• Link Presenter at Conferences … (Homepage 1/2).

Sitemap;
Speaking; Workshops; Videos; Testimonials; Products; Laterals; Downloads; Test;
Address: Destination Innovation, Darroch House, 3 Castle Road, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 2DS, UK;
Contact.

Homepage 2/2: … At Destination Innovation we help improve lateral thinking for leaders.  This results in better creativity, more ideas and successful innovation.  Our talks and workshops help you to find better ways to do things – saving money and giving you competitive advantage. Continuer la lecture de « Destination Innovation »

also in german, in spanisch.

• The assistance provided by Medico is more than the supply of relief goods in emergency situations. We see our work as an element within comprehensive social action that aims at the implementation of the right to health.
• In this effort we are not focused on short-term « interventionist aid missions ». Our concern is to cooperate in a spirit of solidarity and trust with people who are our autonomous partners and anything but mere recipients of aid … (about 1/2 /Medico works … with partners).

english Homepage;
Health; Health Projects; Human Rights; War, violence; Psycho Social Work; Emergency Relief; Network; Publications; Donations;
Address: Medico International, Burgstr. 106, 60389 Frankfurt am Main, Germany;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Our common point of departure is marked by the political and social aims that we share with our partner organizations in the South. The continuous exchange of experiences, openness in our interactions with the partners and a constant reflection of existing dependencies and individual interests also form part of these aims.  Continuer la lecture de « Medico International »

Tume ya Haki za Binadamu na Utawala Bora – Linked with Request for Information: 05 – 18 July 2010.

The Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRAGG) is an independent government department, established as the national focal point institution for the promotion and protection of human rights and duties as well as good governance in Tanzania. CHRAGG was established under Article 129(1) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1977 as amended by Act No. 3 of 2000 … (Homepage 1/2).

News; Documents; Tenders, Vacancies; Gallery; Links; FAQs;
Address: Head office, Executive Secretary, Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance CHRAGG, Plot No.8, Luthuli Street (Haki House), P.O.Box 2643, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;
Contact.

Homepage 2/2: … The Commission became operational on the 1st July 2001 after the coming into force of the Commission the Human Rights and Good Governance Act No7 of 2001 as amended by Act No 16 of 2001 and Government Notice No. 311 of 8th June 2001. Continuer la lecture de « The Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance CHRAGG »

Consumer Unity & Trust Society

CUTS filed the first unfair trade practices (UTPs) complaint in the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) in August 1984, which stopped the misleading sales of a hosiery dealer, forced matchbox manufacturers to ensure 50 sticks in a match box and exposed the double branding of cigarette manufacturers. The last action led to a change in the excise policy … (about Milestones 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Events; Capability; Projects; Financials; Careers;
Address(1 of 7): CUTS-London, Tamar Lordkipanidze, London Resource Centre, Gordon House, 6 Lissenden Gardens, London NW5 1LX, UK;
Contacts (worldwide).

About CUTS (12 pdf-pages).  Continuer la lecture de « CUTS International »

• Vision: A society free from war, discrimination and social injustice and based upon human dignity for all
• Mission: To utilize rights-based strategies in research, documentation and advocacy promoting the full realization of the rule of law, justifiability of rights and public accountability.
• Mandate: … (full text about the Trust).

Homepage;
Infos, docs; Reports; Publications; Jobs; Internship; Events; Our Founder;
Address: Law & Society Trust, No. 3 , Kynsey Terrace, Colombo 8, Sri Lanka;
Contact.

State of Human Rights: This is a detailed account of the state of human rights in Sri Lanka focusing on the period January to December 2006.
Sri Lanka: State of Human Rights 2007 contains the following chapters:  Continuer la lecture de « Law and Society Trust LST, Sri Lanka »

(in german: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik SWP, und als solches schon auf diesem Blog per 2. Oktober 2006).

The German Institute for International and Security Affairs of the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) is an independent scientific establishment that conducts practically oriented research on the basis of which it then advises the Bundestag (the German parliament) and the federal government on foreign and security policy issues. The analyses and publications produced by SWP researchers and their participation in national and international debates on key issues help to shape opinion in their respective domains … (about, and /Tasks 1/2).

english Homepage;
Research: Divisions, and Papers; Products; News; Newsletter; Links;
Address: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Ludwigkirchplatz 3-4, 10719 Berlin, Germany;
Contact.

About, and /Tasks: … The German Institute for International and Security Affairs of the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) is an independent scientific establishment that conducts practically oriented research on the basis of which it then advises the Bundestag (the German parliament) and the federal government on foreign and security policy issues. Continuer la lecture de « German Institute for International and Security Affairs »