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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Open Society Initiative for West Africa - OSIWA
It is part of the global network of 32 autonomous foundations founded and supported by George Soros. These nonprofit foundations share a commitment to the advancement of open society.
Palestine Red Crescent Society - PRCS
National humanitarian society that provides a wide range of health, social and other humanitarian services for the Palestinian people throughout the Middle East.
Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC)
Palestinian NGO working in the field of rural development, environment protection, and women empowerment. PARC offers technical assistance and support, along with extension services to individuals and organizations working in similar fields.
Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network - PNGO
The Palestinian NGOs' Network is s civil and democratic gathering which strives to support, consolidate, and strengthen Palestinian civil society on the basis of the principles of democracy, social justice, and sustainable development.
Pambazuka News
It is a tool for progressive social change in Africa. Pambazuka News offers a comprehensive weekly round-up of news on human rights, conflict, health, environment, social welfare, development, the internet, literature and arts in Africa.
Peoples Rural Integrated Development Society (PRIDS)
NGO working in Anantapur District (Drought Prone) of Andhra Pradesh India. Its vision is to bring about a positive change in the living standards of rural poor people and to improve rural areas through properly evolved systems and approaches. India.
Por los chicos (For the children)
Independent website committed to improving the standard of living of impoverished children in Argentina. Each time a visitor clicks the donate button, the sponsors provide a ration of food for a needy child.
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.
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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.
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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.
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Social Watch
Within the framework of the European Social Forum 2008, Peter Waterman analyzed the iniciatives put forward by trade unions and the labour agenda. In a special document, he develops critical opinions on the international union hegemons. Furthermore, he submitted his proposal "a global charter movement" to develop a declaration or manifesto on labour, relevant to all working people, under the conditions of a radically transformed and highly aggressive capitalism, neo-liberalised, networked and globalised.
