This Network is a group of trade union-linked researchers from all over Africa. It provides information and services to both the public and African Labour researchers.
International network of citizens’ organizations struggling to eradicate poverty and the causes of poverty, to ensure an equitable distribution of wealth and the realization of human rights.
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African Partnership for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women and Girls, which evolved from the need for a coordinated Pan-African effort to consolidate the skills, knowledge and institutional resources of groups and individuals active in the field of sexual and reproductive health, gender equality, and women's rights.
Arab & African Research Center - AARC
Initiative of a group of Arab African intellectuals concerned with a new reading in the economic, social, cultural and political realities of Afro - Arab societies and their relationship with Southern peoples.
Arab Social Science Research (ASSR)
ASSR is designed to link Arab social science research centers to one another and to the world through a virtual library specializing in social science resources.
Associação Rede Cananéia (Cananeia Network Association)
Network association to provide administration, technical and financial support to our members in Cananéia, Brazil. Cananéia is an Environment Protected Area In contrast with its environmental richness and cultural heritage, the region has one of the lowest social and economic indicators in the state of Sao Paulo and Paraná. Brazil.
Association for Water And Rural Development (AWARD)
The mission of this non-profit company is to promote and support equitable and accessible community water services and resources in the Sand River Catchment. AWARD seeks to do this by adopting approaches that focus on sustainable integrated development for water-based livelihoods. The site provides a number of links and Word documents to download with information about reports and projects. South Africa.
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC)
BRAC has gradually evolved into a large and multifaceted development organisation with the twin objectives of alleviation of poverty and empowerment of the poor.
Batjha Youth Development
The goal of Batjha Youth Development is to empower disadvantaged youth and young adults in the rural areas north west of Randburg, South Africa.
Caribbean Policy Development Centre - CPDC
The membership of the CPDC includes 26 regional and national networks and agencies. Members come from the English speaking Caribbean, as well as Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico.
Centre for African Settlement Studies and Development (CASSAD)
CASSAD operates using action projects, advocacy, research and human resources development as instruments to pursue poverty reduction and ensure sustainable development in Nigerian communities.
When the United Nations hosts a summit meeting of world leaders next September to assess the current state of its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it is expected to single out one of the major "success stories" of the day: a reduction in global poverty.
Participatory governance is about empowering citizens to participate in processes of public decision-making that affect their lives. This site provides information on participatory governance practices and tools – all aimed at achieving more transparent, responsive, accountable and effective governance, at both the local and national level, through active citizen participation.
Grassroots women claimed cities at grassroots academy
While the V World Urban Forum was taking place in Brazil in March 2010, women from over 20 countries exchanged their practices and experiences in the "claiming our cities, claiming our roles" Grassroots Academy. The participants came up with collective advocacy messages to influence policies and resource allocation to reflect the needs of poor women.
The world is still on track to achieve the Millenium Development Goal (MDG) target of cutting the rate of extreme poverty in half by 2015 says a new report by the United Nations a few months before a major General Assembly meeting is to review progress so far. Many countries are moving forward, but unmet commitments, inadequate resources, lack of focus and accountability, and insufficient dedication to sustainable development have created shortfalls in many
areas. Some of these shortfalls were aggravated by the global food and economic and financial crises.
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