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• Hooking up with locals to sleep in a boat in a canal in Amsterdam, have some beers in Australia, true Italian Pasta in Italy, Sushi in Japan or even at home? Sounds good?
• That is what Hospitality Exchange Networks have to offer. These Networks help to bring travelers in contact with locals. Thousands of people around the world will meet you, show you their city, have a typical meal together, help you with you travel plans and even let you stay for free.
• Bringing people from different cultures and social background together can reduce prejudices and intolerance by enhancing intercultural understanding. But above all, they will bring you fun, broaden your horizon and give you the chance to easily meet new interesting people everywhere … (full text Homepage).

Networks; Forum; News; Blogs; Imprint;
Contacts worldwide.

Wiki: The aim of hospitalityguide.net is to help people interested in hospitality exchange, either to use it for a long trip or just for a day trip, to find their way, by presenting the networks, tips and allowing people to discuss experiences.  Continuer la lecture de « Hospitality Guide.net »

also in french, spanish, german, italian

How does LGHEI function? An annual printed directory, available only to members, is published in March and an online directory is available year round. Members who wish to travel use the directory or the website to contact the members they would like to be received by. Members are expected to give their prospective hosts some advance notice before making their visit. Last minute requests for accommodation are not appreciated and can simply be denied. Members are expected to answer all requests for accommodation, whether in the affirmative or the negative. Members are expected to limit requests for hospitality to two nights. This protects hosts from being stuck with a guest with whom they are incompatible and protects the traveller from outright refusals of hospitality because of the hosts’ fear of that possibility. However, hosts are free to offer longer stays at their discretion – and many do after learning how interesting and pleasant their guests are. (About).

Homepage;
Registration online;
Representative Contact online.

Join LGHEI: What to expect? Members offer anything from a guest bedroom to a sofa, to a foam mattress for a sleeping bag. The rest is up to you. Continuer la lecture de « Lesbian and Gay Hospitality Exchange International LGHEI »

in many languages – Linked with Indigenous Wisdom Speaks.

• Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.
• To do that, Slow Food brings together pleasure and responsibility, and makes them inseparable.
• Today, we have over 100,000 members in 132 countries. (Homepage – click on english).

Who; Where; Events; Manifesto; Publications; Newsletter; Internat. statute; FAQs; Donation; Join;
Contact: the only link down of the Homepage is not working.

About /our Philo: We believe that everyone has a fundamental right to pleasure and consequently the responsibility to protect the heritage of food, tradition and culture that make this pleasure possible. Our movement is founded upon this concept of eco-gastronomy – a recognition of the strong connections between plate and planet.  Continuer la lecture de « Slow Food International »

University of Birmingham, UK

• The Governance and Social Development Resource Centre GSDRC was established by the UK Department for International Development DFID in 2005 to provide high quality, timely information to support international development project and programme planning, policy-making, and other activities in the field.
• In July 2009 the GSDRC was also awarded a two-year contract to provide the Australian Agency for International Development AusAID with access to our research services … (What we do 1/2, scroll down to about).

Homepage;
Document Library; Newsletter; Topic Guides; Gateway Guides; Research Helpdesk; Emerging Issues; Consultancy Services; Security sector reform; Partner: The Global Facilitation Network GFN;
Address: GSDRC, c/o International Development Department IDD, Muirhead Tower, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK;
University of Birmingham’s Contacts; The International Development Department’s Contact; GSDRC’s Contacts.

What we do 2/2, since beginning: Staff profile; Consortium; Services; Management and quality control; GSDRC mid-term review.

Our services:  Continuer la lecture de « Governance and Social Development Resource Centre GSDRC »

nothing is more powerful than shared knowledge

• Creative Commons is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to making it easier for people to share and build upon the work of others, consistent with the rules of copyright.
• We provide free licenses and other legal tools to mark creative work with the freedom the creator wants it to carry, so others can share, remix, use commercially, or any combination thereof … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Projects; International; Case Studies; Developers; News; Events; Directories; FAQs;
Contact online.

About 2/2: … Some Rights Reserved: Creative Commons defines the spectrum of possibilities between full copyright and the public domain. From all rights reserved to no rights reserved. Our licenses help you keep your copyright while allowing certain uses of your work — a “some rights reserved” copyright. Continuer la lecture de « Creative Commons CC »

• NAFSA: Association of International Educators is a member organization promoting international education and providing professional development opportunities to the field. Hundreds of NAFSA members volunteer to serve the association and thousands advocate for international education.
• Mission, Vision, Values … (full text about).

Homepage;
Regions; Community; Info; Publications; Events, Training; Membership;
Address: NAFSA Association of International Educators1307 New York Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005-4701, USA;
Contact.

About /History: NAFSA pioneered the concept of providing professional services for post-secondary exchange students. Early efforts to enhance living and learning environments for exchange students have blossomed into today’s active association of accomplished professionals whose numbers continue to grow worldwide.  Continuer la lecture de « NAFSA Association of International Educators »

… of Ethics and International Affairs

Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1914, the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs is an independent, nonprofit, educational 501(c)3 institution serving international affairs professionals, teachers and students, and the attentive public … (about /who we are 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Ethics; Programs; Education; Calendar; Resources; Membership/Support/Join; Newsletters; History; Jobs, Internships; FAQs;
Address: Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, Merrill House, 170 East 64th Street, New York, NY 10065-7478, USA;
Contact.

About /who we are 2/2: … Since its inception, the Council has focused on the enduring importance of ethical values in international relations. Then, as now, the Council aspires to be a worldwide « voice for ethics. »  Continuer la lecture de « Carnegie Council »

mainly a german Website – Linked with German Development Cooperation GTZ,  (also called German technical aid organization), with Capacity Building International, Germany Inwent,  (also called international capacity-building agency), and with German development agencies to merge.

The German Development Service is one of the leading European development services for personnel cooperation. Since its formation in 1963, DED has assigned over 16 000 experienced and commited technical advisers to improve the living conditions of people in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Together with its local partners DED works towards reducing poverty, achieving self-determined sustainable development and securing natural resources … (full text english Homepage).

Sitemap;
Press; Working Areas; download pdf-Publications /in many languages; Vacancies; Partner countries;
Addresses of 2 DED headquarters in Bonn:
Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst gGmbH, Tulpenfeld 7, D- 53113 Bonn, Germany;
Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst gGmbH, (Civil Peace Service, Education and Returnee Management, Legal affairs), c/o InWEnt gGmbH, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 40, D- 53113 Bonn, Germany;
Contact.

About /DED in brief: The German Development Service is one of the leading European development services for personnel cooperation. Continuer la lecture de « German Development Service DED »

If you are looking for help with problems of daily living, would any of the following services help?

• 1. Manage your anger better…with anger Management Coaching and Counselling.
• 2. Reduce your social anxiety; your performance anxiety; your interview anxiety; your exam anxiety, etc…with counselling and therapy for all forms of anxiety.
• 3. Get over your depression and extreme sadness…by getting counselling and therapy help.
• 4. Improve your communication skills and succeed with people…through coaching and counselling processes.
• 5. Reduce your stress level…with stress management coaching and counselling services.
• 6. Develop better relationships with your loved ones…using insights from counselling and therapy, including couples therapy and family therapy.
• 7. Improve your self confidence, and feel better about yourself …

… through the use of confidence coaching and counselling support. (click the link: seven councelling services).

In a long list of page-links, all show the same URL:  (click on them in the left column).

Contact: Telephone: 44 1422 847 882 (outside UK), or 01422 847 882 (inside UK), Fax: 0800 242 5772, E-mail, or use the online contact-form by clicking on the CONTACT-link in the left column.

What is Counselling? – SOME PRACTICAL DEFINITIONS: In simple terms, counselling involves one person (the counsellor) helping another person (the client) to work through some difficult or painful emotional, behavioural or relationship problem or difficulty.   Continuer la lecture de « ABC Coaching & Counselling Services »

Learning together about Organizational Assessment OA – also in french

The Foundation of R&L: The Reflect & Learn web site has had several iterations.  During the first stage of the website project, Fundación Acceso, a non-profit organization based in Costa Rica, partnered with IDRC and Universalia to develop the concept and create an initial design. Unfortunately, for organizational reasons they were unable to continue on with the project and asked us to continue.  We want to thank Fundación Acceso for their early support and collaboration … (about History 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Collaborators; Guide to OA; Frameworks; Tools; Case Studies; Discussions;
Contact online.

About History 2/2: … Today R&L is being supported by IDRC and Universalia.  It is the most comprehensive web based resource regarding Organizational Assessment.  The website is being refreshed every two weeks by adding new material, identifying relevant events and monitoring the use of the existing material in order to keep the site interesting and refreshing to all its visitors.  Continuer la lecture de « Reflect and Learn R&L »

• Who we are: African Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN), was formed in November 2006, and it is a network of African journalists and scientists working together to reduce the burden of malaria, which is endemic in most parts of Africa and the number one killer of children under five.
• Nineteen print and electronic media journalists from nine African countries formed the network out of a media-training workshop on Reporting on Malaria Research in Africa held in Accra-Ghana in 2006, with sponsorship from the Malaria Clinical Trials Alliance (MCTA).
• AMMREN now has a membership of more than fifty journalists in ten African countries. The current participating African countries are Burkina Faso, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania and The Gambia … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Activities; Research; Training; Articles; Archives; Membership; Partners; Jobs; Links;
Address: AMMREN, No. 10 Joe Reindorf St. Parakuo Estate, Dome, Accra, Ghana;
Postal: AMMREN, P.O. Box GP14550, Accra-Ghana, W/A., Ghana;
Contact.

About 2/2 /OUR VISION: The vision of AMMREN is to become the leader in the provision of information for the prevention and control of malaria in Africa.  Continuer la lecture de « African Media and Malaria Research Network AMMREN »