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Foundation Objectives: To promote wellbeing through the scientific understanding and application of compassion via:

• Helping to identify researchers and others who have a specific interest in the scientific study of compassion and its underlying processes, and facilitate communication and interchange between them.
• To support research and teaching of the compassion focused approach to human difficulties.
• To facilitate open discussion on how to further promote a compassionate focus in many domains of human activity.
• To engage in activities and raise funds to support the work and aims of the Foundation … (Objectives).

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Trainings; Training Material; Affiliate Members; Personel; Publications; Unpublished Work; Downloads; Special Groups; Get involved; Links;
Address: Compassionate Mind Foundation, PO Box 7505, Derby, DE1 0LT, UK;
Contact.

Research News: We are very interested in any research that you are doing or have done, or research you know of in the area of compassion and self-compassion.  Continuer la lecture de « Compassionate Mind Foundation »

(for national sites: click on select menu above right) – Linked on our blogs with Action Aid India.

ActionAid is an international anti-poverty agency whose aim is to fight poverty worldwide. Formed in 1972, for over 30 years we have been growing and expanding to where we are today – helping over 13 million of the world’s poorest and most disadvantaged people in 42 countries worldwide … (about 1/2).

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Alerts online form; How we work; Accessibility; Open Information; Annual Report; Archive; Jobs;
Strategy; History; Austcare; International Structure;
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About 2/2: … In all of our country programmes we work with local partners to make the most of their knowledge and experience.  Continuer la lecture de « ActionAid International »

• … founded in 2006 to support approaches that promote resilience as opposed to dealing with deficits.
• We are a group of people from a range of professional backgrounds such as social work, psychology, education and management that believe, work with and advocate strengths based practices. We recognize that the strength based movement is gaining impetus globally, with people from diverse backgrounds attracted to this inward looking practice, whether it be teachers utilizing such strategies with their students, helping professionals engaging with clients to fulfil their potential, or employers and HRD Managers utilizing strength based performance appraisals with their employers … (welcome/about 1/2).

2006: Inaugural Conference towards Strenght Based Strategies;
Projects: Sri Lanca School; Trainings; Team; Links;
Address: Dr Venkat Pulla, President, Brisbane Institute of Strengths Based Practice, 5 Mandell Close, Coopers Plains, Qld 4108, Australia;
Contact.

Welcome/About 2/2: … Much before the modern literature on strengths based practices started appearing in Positive Psychology, Social Work, Human Services and Management utilizing narrative traditions from the field of Anthropology, …   Continuer la lecture de « Brisbane Institute of Strengths Based Practice Inc »

• The IQNet Management Systems Assessments and Certifications enhance business performance of customer organisations facilitating international trade.
• IQNet services provide an international passport ensuring global recognition and world-wide market access.
• IQNet certificate grants to customers the use of IQNet exclusive registered mark, which is known around the world as a synonym of Quality.
• IQNet co-operative approach simplifies International certification process and reduces associated costs.
• We Deliver Global Certification Solutions. (Your Benefits).

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Number of certificates (per 2010-10-01); Validities; Org-Chart; Issues: headline menu; Brochures; Partners;
Address: IQNet Association, the international Certification Network, Bollwerk 31, P.O.Box, CH-3001 Bern/Switzerland;
Contact: T.+41 31 310 24 40, fax +41 31 310 24 49, e-mail.

IQNet Association 2/2: Established in 1990, IQNet is the largest provider of management system certification in the world.  Continuer la lecture de « IQNet Association.com, the international certification network »

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• The Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems (SQS) was founded in 1983. It was established as one of the first organisations worldwide to provide assessment and certification services … //
• … Mission: We support our customers with auditing and training on the way to sustainable success.
• The following principles guide us: authenticity, neutrality, independence, honesty and incorruptibility … (about us 1/2).

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Services provided; Press; Professional journals; Newsletter;
Application for briefing; Certified companies; Acknowledgment; Chart/Organigramm; Sustainability; Internationality; Links;
Address: Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems SQS, Bernstrasse 103, CH-3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland;
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About us 2/2: … Today, SQS is the market leader in its sector in Switzerland.  Continuer la lecture de « Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems SQS »

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• Bio Suisse, a private-sector organization, is the federation of Swiss organic farmers
• This umbrella organization counts 32 organic farmers’ associations among its members, as well as the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL.
• Common and uniform standards for agriculture and processing.
• Common label, the « Bud” (German: Knospe); organic produce carrying the Bud label has a market share in Switzerland of about 60%
• More than 800 processing and trade companies have a licence contract with Bio Suisse to use the label

Bio Suisse Association Structure … (Who).

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Import; Export; Consumers; Products; FAQs; Downloads;
Address: Bio Suisse, Margarethenstrasse 87, CH-4053 Basel, Switzerland;
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About … /The BUD Label:   Continuer la lecture de « Bio Suisse »

• Women for Women International works with socially excluded women in eight countries where war and conflict have devastated lives and communities. Each woman we serve has her own story–some of loved ones murdered, and others of physical and emotional trauma. Most have endured a struggle for survival.
• When we enroll women in our one-year program, they learn job skills and receive business training so they can earn a living. They come to understand their rights and how to fight for those rights in their homes, their communities and their nations and become leaders.
• Women for Women International (WfWI) believes that lasting change can only be achieved when women have access to both knowledge and resources. (What we do).
• Notes from the Field.

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Rights Awareness; Training; Networks; Economics; Zainab’s Memoir; Other side of war; Partnership; Careers; Report; FAQs; Sponsors; Donate;
Addresses: Women for Women International, US Office, 4455 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 200, Washington DC 20008, USA;
UK Office, 32 – 36 Loman Street, London SE1 0EH UK, UK;
Contact.

About/Who makes it all happen: Women for Women International could not provide direct financial and emotional support to women living on the margins of hope without the backing of a global community of dedicated staff, volunteers, generous donors, supporters and friends.  Continuer la lecture de « Women for Women International »

Linked on our blogs with Kyrgyz Human Rights Veteran Turns To Uzbekistan.

• RFE/RL’s mission is to promote democratic values and institutions by reporting the news in countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established. Our journalists provide what many people cannot get locally: uncensored news, responsible discussion, and open debate.
• Based on the conviction that the first requirement of democracy is a well informed citizenry, and building on over a half-century of surrogate broadcasting: … (full text Mission Statement).

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News; Features; Commentary; Blogs; Multimedia; Listen Now; Press; Events; Jobs;
Visit Us; Map; Addresses: RFE/RL, Vinohradska 159A, 100 00 Prague 10, Czech Republic;
or: RFE/RL, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA;
Contact.

History, Archives: … Established at the beginning of the Cold War to transmit uncensored news and information to audiences behind the Iron Curtain, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) played a significant role in the collapse of communism and the rise of democracies in post-communist Europe. Continuer la lecture de « Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty RFE/RL »