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Social Development RECOMMENDED Karuna Trust It is a Sri Lankan voluntary organization helping the 100,000 homeless people on the coastline of Sri Lanka. Asian Coalition for Housing Rights - ACHR Regional network on human settlements and urban issues consulted by many UN agencies. Arab NGO Network for Development - ANND An organization consisting of Arab NGOs and national networks active in the fields of social development, human rights, gender, and the environment. Social Watch 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 Ecumenical Service for Socio-Economic Transformation (ESSET) Ecumenical service promoting socio-economic justice in the church and society. South Africa. El-Wafa Elderly Nursing Home Established to offer comprehensive services (social-medical-residential-recreational), free of charge, to poor elderly people. Palestine. Electoral Institute of Southern Africa - EISA Current civic and political information related to Southern Africa. Environment and Development Action in the Third World (ENDA-TM) International association of autonomous entities working on development and environment themes. Enda collaborates with grassroots groups in search of alternative development models on the basis of the experience, expectations and objectives of marginalised peoples. Senegal. Environmental and Development Agency Trust (EDA) EDA works with rural people and institutions in rural areas to advance their development potential and status, and to use this experience to improve cost-effectiveness and add value through developing ‘models’ and informing policy and advocacy work. South Africa. Fantsuam Foundation They ensure community contribution, ownership of resources and commitment to the sustainability of the projects working on collateral-free microcredits for women, rural health promotion and education, documentation and promotion of local languages to improve women's access to literacy and education, indigenous knowledge, traditional medicine and protecting the intellectual property rights of our rural communities. Nigeria. Foundation of Occupational Development (FOOD India) Organization based in India conducting research on social development and implementing welfare programs. Fundades Fundades objective is to initiate and execute programs and projects that improve the quality of life of the most needy. Peru. Ghana Center for Democratic Development - CDD It is dedicated to the promotion of society and government based on he rule of law and integrity in public administration. Ghana. Global Development Network (GDN) The goal of the GDN is to support and link research and policy institutes involved in the field of development. Haitian Platform for Alternative Development (PAPDA) PAPDA is a coalition of Haitian NGO, women's organisations and peasant's cooperatives. The site offers haitian news and analysis on economics, agriculture and grassroots democracy. Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute HIDP is an independent Palestinian organization, devoted to policy research and planning regarding the Palestinian health care system in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Horn Relief Horn Relief works specifically with women and youth to help them take charge of creating a better life for themselves and future generations. Somalia. Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies - ICDS The main objective of the Center is the advancement of applied social sciences with special emphasis on Egypt and the Arab World. ICICI Communities They work to empower the millions of economically and socially challenged citizens of India. Page: [<<] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 [>>]

International and Regional Organizations International NGOs and Networks Information Resources   People Society    Education    Health    Human Rights    Social Development Environment Communication Globalization   Decent Work Campaign Take action against Wal-Mart mass firings in the Philippines The Millennium Campaign Selected news Social Development /Economy and Financial Affairs - Mon Sep 29 2008 Aid Effectiveness and the Forums in Accra Three Forums on the issue of aid effectiveness were held in Accra, the capital of Ghana, from August 30 to September 4 2008. Source: Choike Social Development /Economy and Financial Affairs - Mon Sep 22 2008 Poverty is not decreasing as the World Bank claims On the eve of a UN presidential meeting on poverty reduction the mainstream consensus that globalization is reducing poverty around the world was challenged today by Social Watch, a network of 400 civil society organizations in 70 countries. The World Bank latest estimates, announced last August, claim that extreme poverty has been reduced by half in the last 25 years and that therefore the internationally agreed goals for 2015 can be met. Source: Social Watch See more ...   Millennium Development Goals - MDGs -   Poverty is not decreasing as the World Bank claims Progress in basic social indicators slowed down last year all over the world and at the present rate it does not allow for the internationally agreed poverty reduction goals to be met by 2015, unless substantial changes occur. This is the main conclusion that can be extracted from the 2008 figures of the Basic Capabilities Index (BCI), calculated by Social Watch, a network of more than 400 civil society organizations in 70 countries. Fuente: Social Watch

Communication Financing for Development Poverty Global labour rights Agriculture and food sovereignty Social security reform The right to adequate housing Millennium Development Goals - MDGs

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