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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.
It is a Sri Lankan voluntary organization helping the 100,000 homeless people on the coastline of Sri Lanka.
Regional network on human settlements and urban issues consulted by many UN agencies.
An organization consisting of Arab NGOs and national networks active in the fields of social development, human rights, gender, and the environment.
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.
NGO sites
Prayas
Prayas (Initiatives in Health, Energy, Learning and Parenthood) is a non-governmental, non-profit, public charitable trust. Members of Prayas are professionals working to protect and promote public interest in general and interests of disadvantaged sections of society in particular. India.
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.
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NEWS
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Sri Lanka: five years after tsunami, many still without shelter
Tue Dec 29 2009 - Source: IPS
Sri Lanka's Reconstruction and Development Agency has since wound down as has the massive reconstruction effort. Still many are without homes they could call their own.
BCI 2009: no progress in the global fight against poverty
Fri Dec 18 2009 - Source: Social Watch
The countries and regions of the world are becoming increasingly polarised in spite of their international commitments to fight poverty. This is what emerges from the 2009 Basic Capabilities Index (BCI) published by Social Watch.
G8 countries show total lack of political will to address the global food crisis
Thu Nov 19 2009 - Source: La Via Campesina
The blatant absence of the heads of states of the G8 countries in the World Food Summit, held in Rome from 16 to 18th of November, was one of the key causes of the total failure of this summit.

 
UN Conference on the world financial and economic crisis and its impact on development - Sun Feb 21 2010
The food, environmental and economic crises have challenged civil society organizations and the communities they serve. A broad-based survey, financially supported by the UN, measured the impact of the crises on the operating capacity of CSOs around the world and their expectations as they look ahead.
Fuente: NGO Committee for Social Development

Cairo +15 - International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) UN Conference on the world financial and economic crisis and its impact on development Financing for Development Poverty
Global labour rights Agriculture and food sovereignty Social security reform The right to adequate housing
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