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same in french

Linked with Terre des Hommes of Nov. 17, 2006 (some independent groups in french and german are then already named on this blog).

the Terre des Hommes International Federation TDHIF is a network of eleven national organisations working for the rights of children and to promote equitable development without racial, religious, political, cultural or gender-based discrimination (homepage).

The Terre des Hommes International Federation (TDHIF) ensures coordination among the Terre des Hommes organisations and representation at an international and European level. The TDHIF holds a consultative status with the United Nations, UNICEF, the ILO and the Council of Europe. It also works in collaboration with other networks pursuing similar aims (about).

download: annual report 2006, 34 pdf pages.

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tdh Switzerland, leading to tdh Geneva.fr and tdh Basel.de;
tdh child relief foundation, Lausanne;
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About: Our Mission: The mission of the Terre des Hommes organisations is to provide active support to children, without racial, religious, political, cultural or gender-based discrimination.

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Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University

In 1993, Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies jointly initiated an effort to enhance Central Asian Studies at the University.  This was a response in part to the increasing importance of the former Soviet Muslim regions on the world scene following the break-up of the Soviet Union … (full text, Introduction).

Homepage with latest news and upcoming events;
General Information;
Central Asian Studies at Harvard;
Related links;
See also the old website (all other pages are available through links from inside of this page);
Contact: Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, 1730 Cambridge Street Rm S-320, Cambridge, MA 02138, e-mail, Tel. 617-496-2643, Fax. 617-495-8319

Focus and Goals of the Program: Central Asia defies any neat definition.  The primary focus of the Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus is on the newly independent, former-Soviet Central Asian republics of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.  However, just as these countries are intimately related to surrounding regions, the Program is intended to be a resource for scholars studying such areas as the Caucasus, the Muslim and Turkic regions of Southern Russia and Western China, and the northern parts of Afghanistan and Iran.

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Breaking the Cycle of Humiliation

Linked with Yvonne Ryakiye – Burundi.

We are a global transdisciplinary network and fellowship of concerned academics and practitioners who are dedicated to ending humiliating practices and breaking cycles of humiliation throughout the world. We believe that through this, space is opened for mutual respect and esteem to take root and grow. We suggest that a mindset of cooperation and shared humility is necessary – not a mindset of humiliation – if we wish to build a better world, a world of equal dignity for all.

See this 1 minute welcome video.

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About: who we are: We are a global and transdisciplinary network and fellowship of concerned researchers and practitioners, dedicated to ending cycles of humiliation throughout the world.

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Linked with Rebecca Adamson – USA.

We believe, that when armed with appropriate resources, Native peoples hold the capacity and ingenuity to ensure the sustainable economic, spiritual, and cultural well being of their communities. Homepage.

Chairman’s Message: B. Thomas Vigil, Chairman of the Board, First Nations (20 year report);
The One-Eyed Man is King, A Tribal Field Guide for evaluating and structuring investment in small business: Mike Roberts, President.
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About: Our Mission: Through a three-pronged strategy of Educating Grassroots Practitioners, Advocating Systemic Change, and Capitalizing Indian Communities, First Nations Development Institute is working to restore Native control and culturally-compatible stewardship of the assets they own – be they land, human potential, cultural heritage, or natural resources – and to establish new assets for ensuring the long-term vitality of Native communities.

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Linked with Paul Craig Roberts – USA.

The mission of The Independent Institute is to transcend the all-too-common politicization and superficiality of public policy research and debate, redefine the debate over public issues, and foster new and effective directions for government reform. (about 1/2).

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Addresses: 1) The Independent Institute, 100 Swan Way, Oakland, CA 94621-1428;
2) The Independent Institute, 1319 18th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20036;
Contact.

About 2/2: Today, the influence of partisan interests is so pervasive that public policy debate has become too politicized and is largely confined to a narrow reconsideration of existing policies. In order to fully understand the nature of public issues and possible solutions, the Institute’s program adheres to the highest standards of independent scholarly inquiry. The Institute’s program is pursued to rigorous standards without regard to any political or social biases.

The resulting studies are published and widely distributed as books, articles in The Independent Review, Policy Reports, Working Papers, and other publications. Events sponsored by the Institute bring together scholars and policy experts to debate policy issues and discuss their implications. This work is conducted in conjunction with a series of educational centers: … (full text).

Muktadhara.net is an open site on Bangladesh and Bangalees. It contains facts and informations on Bangladesh and Bangalee culture, heritage, history, politics and society.

Contents (all other further internal links are reachable from this site;

Contact.

The Muktadhara.Inc.-Shop;

Google-search on Muktadhara.

… is part of the MIRIAM COLLEGE, Katipunan Road, Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108, Philippines.

The WOMEN AND GENDER INSTITUTE WAGÎ is Miriam College’s center for research, training and advocacy on women’s rights, gender equality and non-sexist learning in support of the leadership of young women and students. It offers a cross-disciplinal perspective on women’s empowerment that is interlinked with democracy, human rights, social justice and value formation. WAGÎ forges links with other sectors, organizations and institutions at the national, regional and international levels.

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Contact: Telephone: (+632) 580-5400 extn. 3590, Telefax: (+632) 435-9229, e-mail.

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Building Global Civil Society by Connecting Donors with Community Projects Worldwide

The Virtual foundation is a project of ECOLOGIA.

Consortium Members are the « Local Partners » of the Virtual Foundation network. Each Consortium Member is an experienced grant-making organization in its own country or region. The Consortium Members provide the crucial on-the-ground link between the Non-Governmental Organizations who create and implement the projects on this web site, and the Virtual Foundation staff. List of current Consortium Members … (full text);

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Donate;
List of the donors;
Virtual foundation board room;
Address: The Virtual Foundation/ECOLOGIA, PO Box 268, Middlebury, Vermont 05753 USA, Telephone 1-802-623-8075;
Contact.

About: The Virtual Foundation is a unique philanthropy program which supports grassroots initiatives around the world. Carefully screened community improvement projects are posted on our web site. They can be read and funded by donors.

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Les archives Jean Piaget – (en français, in english, en espanol)

Linked with Jean Piaget – Switzerland.

The Jean Piaget Archives are private foundation by the late Professor Bärbel Inhelder in 1974 The Foundation fulfils a function made necessary by the quantitative and qualitative importance of Piaget’s work. Within the University of Geneva, the Foundation collects all the writings of the great psychologist and genetic epistemologist as well as the secondary literature inspired by the School of Geneva in the field of developmental psychology … (full text, about 1/2).

News: The programme of the 18th Advanced Course is almost complete and available, 16.01.08;
Online archives;
Scientific ACTIVITY: THE 18TH ADVANCED COURSE;
Links;
Address: Archives Jean Piaget, Uni-Mail, 40 boulevard du Pont d’Arve, 1205 Genève, Switzerland, Tél. +41 22 379 92 85, Fax. +41 22 379 92 89
Contact by website.

About (2/2): … The Jean Piaget Archives are managed by Pierre Barrouillet, professor at the University of Geneva. He is supported by a team of two psychologists, Dr Silvia Parrat-Dayan and Ms Marylène Bennour, a librarian Ms Katalin Haymoz, and a secretary Ms Prudence Nkou Kurz.

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Society for the study of knowledge and development

Linked with Jean Piaget – Switzerland.

This site was created as an information resource for members of the Jean Piaget Society.

What’s new?
Publications;
Conference: 6-8 June 2008, Québec City, Canada;
(many) Weblinks;
Contact.

About JPS: The Jean Piaget Society, established in 1970, has an international, interdisciplinary membership of scholars, teachers and researchers interested in exploring the nature of the developmental construction of human knowledge. The Society was named in honor of the Swiss developmentalist, Jean Piaget, who made major theoretical and empirical contributions to our understanding of the origins and evolution of knowledge.

The Society’s aim is to provide an open forum, through symposia, books, our journal, and other publications, for the presentation and discussion of scholarly work on issues related to human knowledge and its development. The Society further encourages the application of advances in the understanding of development to education and other domains.

In 1989, the name of the Society was changed to Jean Piaget Society: Society for the Study of Knowledge and Development.

More about JPS: … (full text).

Linked with Eric Reeves – USA.

H-Genocide is a discussion network for professional scholars, survivors of genocide, authors, historians and other interested people working in genocide studies and related fields, e.g. U.S., European, African, S. American, and Asian studies, to name a few. Discussion topics include the history, analysis, and theory of genocide, all genocides.

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Links: bring the olympic dream to Darfur.
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About: An international consortium of scholars and teachers, H-Net creates and coordinates Internet networks with the common objective of advancing teaching and research in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. H-Net is committed to pioneering the use of new communication technology to facilitate the free exchange of academic ideas and scholarly resources.

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Linked with Eric Reeves – USA.

Sudanreeves.org, a site for electronically published analytic briefs and advocacy writings on Sudan by Eric Reeves. These have been organized chronologically, and include all electronic publications since the signing of the historic Machakos Protocol (July 2002).

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new links of the last 7 days;
25 most popular links;
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China and the 2008 Olympic Games;
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There are separate links for publications in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. There is also a separate link for analyses published from July 2002 to December 2003 and another for yet earlier pieces, primarily related to oil development in southern Sudan and pre-July 2002 stages of the peace process involving the National Islamic Front regime in Khartoum and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army SPLM/A.

There are also links to a number of Reeves’ formal publications in newspapers, news magazines, academic journals, and human rights publications, as well as the texts of his Congressional testimony. Finally, a complete list of publications, testimony, and academic presentations is also linked, as is a grouping of profiles of his work. (full text).

Linked with New Challenges for Nomadic Civilization and Pastoral Nomadism in Mongolia.
… Over thousands of years nomads have inhabited vast expanses of the world. Nomadic societies have devised forms of culture which have been particularly suited to their environment and conditions of mobility as well as to the demands and possibilities of their way of life. They have made an undeniable contribution to the development of different techniques and ways of using land and sea which have created original and sometimes unique civilizations. Today, in numerous regions of the world, nomadic populations are faced with crucial challenges to their current existence, future viability, and especially to their cultural identity. Many are suffering from the decline of their traditional social structures and poverty from marginalization … (full text).

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About: At the initiative of UNESCO and with the support of its Director General, Mr Federico Mayor, the International Institute for the Study of Nomadic Civilizations was established by an agreement concluded on 16 September 1998 between the governments of Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Mongolia and Turkey …

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Linked with Masuda Banu Ratna – Bangladesh.

After the preparatory discussion for one year, APDF was formally established as a new NGO network on disability in the Asia and Pacific region at the Inaugural Meeting in Singapore on November 26, 2003.

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Secretariat: Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities 1-22-1, Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0052, Japan
phone 813-5273-0601, fax 813-5273-1523, e-mail Ms. Etsuko Ueno;
Contact.

About: Background: At is forty-eighth session, hosted by the Government of China in Beijing in 1992, the UN ESCAP declared the period 1993 to 2002 as the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons. From 1993 to 2002, annual Campaigns were held in various countries to raise public awareness of, and to mobilize support for, the Decade goals of full participation and equality of people with disabilities. The annual campaigns also provided a platform for the disabled persons as well as non disabled participants from the Asian & Pacific region to network and share experiences, problems and ideas. Much gains have been achieved in creating awareness about the situation of people with disabilities in the Asian and Pacific region. The Osaka Forum, held in Oct 2002, signaled the last of the ten Campaigns. The Regional NGO Network(RNN) which was established for the purpose of organizing the annual conferences, was dissolved after the Osaka Forum.

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NEWS, FEATURES and OPINIONS from a gender perspective. Fresh updates from around the world every week. Women’s Feature Service markets articles to print publications and websites. After reading the summaries, place a request to get the features or briefs in full.

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About: The only international women’s news/features syndicate, Women’s Feature Service produces crisply-written features and opinions on development from a gender perspective:

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