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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Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)
SPARC was created by social workers, researchers, students, doctors and other professionals who wished to explore new forms of partnerships with the poor in their quest for equity and social justice. India.
Society for Women's Education and Awareness Development (SWEAD)
SWEAD aims to help The most marginalised and oppressed sections of the Indian society, in particular tribal Dalits (untouchables), scheduled casts, rural migratory women and their children, and those who live below the poverty line. India.
Society of Ina’ash El-Usra
The Society was founded with the aim of empowering Palestinian women and serving various sectors of the community. In the aftermath of the 1967 war and throughout the Israeli occupation, the role of the Society of Ina'ash El-Usra grew to be vital especially in dealing with the enormous economic, social, and political hardships emanating from the occupation.
Socio-Environmental Institute
The institute's main objective is to defend social goods and rights, both collective and diffuse, relating to the environment, cultural heritage, human and peoples' rights. The English version of the site provides both news and extensive documentation on a range of Brazilian environmental issues and indigenous peoples' struggles. Brazil.
Somali Youth for Peace and Democracy (SYPD)
SYPD was formed specifically to build strategic networks of young, social change leaders, development practitioners, and key decision-makers. Somalia.
South African Homeless People's Federation
Nation-wide poor people's movement of nearly 100,000 households from more than 1.200 savings collectives in over 1,000 homeless communities. The Federation's primary goal is to develop its members' capacity to conceive, control and implement their own poverty alleviation via community-development strategies.
South African National NGO Coalition (SANGOCO)
Sangoco's mission is to promote civil society by uniting and strangthening the NGO sector to enable it to influence development policy and advocate for programmes that meet the needs of the poor in the best possible way, at the least possible cost.
South Asia Parnership Pakistan - SAP-PK
It is member of South Asian civil society movement, is striving to empower marginalized sections of society and working to influence policies in favor of people. Pakistan.
Southern African Legal Assistance Network (SALAN)
SALAN is a network of non-profit, non-governmental organisations in the SADC region that advocate for the rights of the poor, disadvantaged and marginalised.
Southern African Regional Poverty Network - SARPN
They work to contribute to the sustainable reduction of poverty through pro-poor policy, strategy and practice in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.
Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC)
SARDC is an independent regional information resource centre which seeks to enhance the effectiveness of key development processes in the South African region through the collection, production and dissemination of information.
Sulabh International Social Service Organisation
Sulabh works to promote human rights, environmental sanitation, health and hygiene, non-conventional sources of energy, waste management and social reforms through education, training and awareness campaign. India.
Surplus People Project (SPP)
SPP seeks to achieve a transfer of power and resources to the most marginalized and unorganized, especially women, through supporting rural communities in struggles around rural development, in particular land reform. South Africa.
Swat Youth Front - SYF
NGO working for elimination of poverty, illiteracy and unemployment of the inhabitants of district Swat. Pakistan.
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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