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15by2015
“15 by 2015” is a campaign calling for all major global health donors to allocate 15% of all their grants towards strengthening the primary health care system of the country they are working in. The target date is the same as with the globally known and used eight millennium development goals, 2015.
www.15by15.org/ |
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ACTIONAID
ACTIONAID focuses on long-term development, tackling the root
causes of poverty. Working directly with communities to help them
improve the quality of their lives.
www.actionaid.org/ |
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ACP
Secretariat
The ACP Secretariat represents 71 African, Caribbean and Pacific
countries that have signed the Lomé Convention with the EU. It
supports the ACP institutions and provides administrative and
technical assistance to the negotiating processes.
www.acpsec.org |
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AfPiC
- Action for Peoples in Conflict
AfPiC is a charity that works in different parts of the world
to help victims of conflict caused by racial, ethnic, social,
religious or cultural intolerance.
www.oneworld.org/afpic/index.html |
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The
African Academy of Sciences
The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) fosters excellence in scientific
and technological endeavours in direct support of social and economic
development.
www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Hornet/menu_aas.html |
African
Regional Youth Initiative
ARYI is a collaboration of youth and community-based projects and
organizations in Africa working to fight HIV/AIDS and malaria through
community mobilization, development, and advocacy.
www.aryi.interconnection.org |
Africa
Now
Africa Now tackles poverty in Africa by initiating and supporting
small business initiatives and improving producers' access to markets.
www.africanow.org/ |
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AHRTAG
AHRTAG has changed its name to Healthlink Worldwide
www.healthlink.org.uk/ |
Aid
International
Aid International, the campaign name for Mercy Corps Scotland, is
based in Edinburgh and forms part of the international Mercy Corps
headquarters.
www.aidinternational.org |
Aid
Workers Network
Aid Workers Network is a learning community of field staff in relief
and development to share mutual support and practical advice based
on experience. It is run by aid workers for aid workers and membership
is free. You may join online.
www.aidworkers.net/ |
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Amnesty
International
Amnesty is one of the world's largest international voluntary
organisation dealing with human rights. The UK Section has more
than 125,000 members, 330 local groups and 900 affiliated organisations.
www.amnesty.org/ |
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AMREF
AMREF
is Africa's largest indigenous health charity, and for 44 years
in partnership with local communities, governments and donors,
has worked to research and alleviate Africa's health problems.
AMREF's mission is to improve health care among disadvantaged
communities in sub-Saharan Africa by helping them establish their
own self-sustaining health systems.
www.amref.org |
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The
Anthropological Index Online
Anthropological
index to current periodicals in the Museum of Mankind Library
lucy.ukc.ac.uk/AIO.html |
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Anthropology
Today
Anthropology Today is a lively magazine with a special emphasis
on topical issues, films, applied anthropology, controversy, etc.
www.rai.anthropology.org.uk/pubs/at/anthrotoday.html |
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Anti-Slavery
International
Anti-Slavery International (ASI) promotes the eradication of slavery
and slavery-like practices, and freedom for everyone who is subjected
to them. ASI focuses on the rights of people who are particularly
vulnerable to exploitation of their labour, notably women, children,
migrant workers and indigenous peoples.
www.antislavery.org/ |
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APEC
Internet Collaboration Centre
The APEC Internet Collaboration Center—Policy-Maker's Internet
Tool—is collaborative Internet software designed specifically
for the international policy-making activities of the Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC). Policy-makers in government, business,
and academia use the ICC to work collaboratively on important
APEC initiatives across the Internet, reliably and securely.
www.icc.apec.org/ |
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APRODEV
APRODEV aims to represent World Council of Churches-related development
aid agencies to the European Union and to strengthen cooperation
between its members.
www.aprodev.net/ |
Arid Lands Information Network-Eastern Africa (ALIN-EA) is a non-profit, non-political NGO, which promotes exchange of ideas and experiences among Community Development Workers (CDWs) in the Arid and Semi-arid Lands (ASALs) of Eastern Africa. The network has a membership of over 1500 CDWs working with marginalized grass root communities in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania.
www.alin.or.ke |
Asian
Development Bank
ADB is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated
to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific.
www.adb.org |
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Asian
Institute For Development Communication (Aidcom)
The Asian Institute For Development Communication (Aidcom) works
towards furthering the knowledge of development issues through
the promotion of effective communication. Information on the Journal
of Development Communication is on this site, as well as issues
of the Aidcom newsletter.
www.aidcom.com/ |
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Best
Practices Database
This searchable database contains over 650 solutions to the common
social, economic and environmental problems of an urbanizing world.
It demonstrates the practical ways in which communities, governments
and the private sector are working together to eradicate poverty,
provide shelter, protect the environment and support economic
development.
www.bestpractices.org/ |
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BRIDGE
BRIDGE is an innovative information and analysis service specialising
in gender and development issues. BRIDGE's objective is to assist
development professionals and organisations to integrate gender
concerns into their work.
http://www.ids.ac.uk/bridge/index.html |
The British
Council
The British Council promotes wider knowledge of the UK and the English
language and encourages cultural, scientific, technological and
educational cooperation between the UK and other countries. http://www.britcoun.org/ |
The British Red Cross
The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global voluntary network, responding to conflicts, natural disasters and individual emergencies.
http://www.redcross.org.uk
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Brookes World Poverty Institute
A multidisciplinary centre of global excellence researching poverty, poverty reduction and inequality in both the developing and developed worlds. http://www.bwpi.manchester.ac.uk/
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Burundi Resources
A resource containing
news, books, pictures and links about Burundi, Africa.
www.iaqi.com/burundi/ |
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