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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Project for Conflict Resolution and Development (PCRD)
Development organisation working primarily in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, that researches, designs, trains and facilitates processes that enable disadvantaged and/or at- risk communities and organisations to positively deal with conflict and transformation. South Africa.
Proshika
PROSHIKA's objectives are: structural poverty alleviation; environmental protection and regeneration; improvement in women's status; increasing people's participation in public institutions; and increasing people's capacity to gain and exercise democratic and human rights. These objectives are achieved through programmes in education and training leading to income and employment generation, health education, building of health infrastructure, and environmental protection and regeneration. Bangladesh.
Public Affairs Centre
They work to improve the quality of governance in India by strengthening civil society in their interaction with the state. India.
Punden
Punden is committed to promoting human rights in the villages toward community independence and sovereignty. Indonesia.
Rural Development Services Network (RDSN)
Network of independent rural development organisations that contributes to the eradication of poverty and the empowerment of rural people.
Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN)
RRN works with the resource poor people of rural Nepal in the field of human reconstruction, especially on development issues.
Rwanda- Village Concept Project
International student-run project in Central Africa, which aims to improve the living standards in a Rwandan community by using simple and low cost methods and to develop the capabilties of students in participatory development work. Rwanda.
Sahara
Sahara is a nonprofit organization established to empower women, support aged and to play a catalytic role for education and development of poor children, uplift of underprivileged communities, awareness of health and hygiene and protection of environment. India.
Shackdwellers'/Slumdwellers' International (SDI)
Voluntary association created by People's Dialogue (South Africa), SPARC (India) and urban poor community groups in Asia, Africa and South America, to initiate a people's process for strengthening grassroots savings and credit schemes among the urban poor in their worldwide struggle against poverty.
Sidama Developement Corporation (SDC)
Grassroot organization established to help reduce poverty and foster sustainable development in Sidama, Ethiopia.
Social Development Network - SODNET
They work to place the necessary strategic tools for social mobilization and action in the hands of the key stakeholders. Regional and a national focal point for the World Social Forum activities.
Social Enterprise Development Foundation - SEND
The organization promotes that development is multi-dimensional involving economic, political and social issues. Therefore it pursues strongly an integrated programming approach that emphasizes community-driven development initiatives, economic literacy and policy advocacy. Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Social Watch Bénin
This organizaction is part of Social Watch network informed by national citizens' groups aiming at following up the fulfilment of internationally agreed commitments on poverty eradication and equality.
Society for Participatory Research in Asia
PRIA is a Delhi based voluntary development organisation, striving for socio-economic and socio political equality and welfare. PRIA undertakes a wide range of social initiatives within the perspective of participatory development and research. India.
Society for Participatory Research in Asia - PRIA
It was founded in response to the realisation that grassroot’s realities across much of India revealed that governments were unable to deliver relevant or sustainable development programmes. At the same time, local level initiatives were successful in raising awareness and mobilising community to participate in different aspects of their own development. India.
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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