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Note: The
following links have been taken from The
Communication Initiative web site (http://www.comminit.com)
- Community
ICT Projects In South Africa
(http://www.community.org.za)
For community
information and communication technology projects in South Africa.
Aims to support action, discussion and research on Universal
Access to ICTs, e.g. Telecentres and other types of community
ICT projects in South Africa.
- African
Telecosm (http://africantelecosm.com/)
African Telecosm - a subscription-based site that collects and
publishes up to date information and analysis on the African
telecommunications sector.
- Drought
Aid, Sustainable Development Networking Programme (SDNP)
(http://www.drought.sdnpk.org)
Pakistan - provides updated news on the drought situation and
links the relief activities of donors, government and civil
society organizations so as to create a synergy of humanitarian
help in the drought stricken areas.
- From
the Frontlines
(http://www.teenpregnancy.org/frntline.htm)
designed by the United States National Campaign to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy to provide a snapshot of the many and varied activities
and developments across the US in teen pregnancy prevention.
- The
Ghent Group on HIV in Women & Children
(http://www.isped.u-bordeaux2.fr/ISPED/RECHERCHE/GHENT/UK-TME-accueil.htm)
An international think-tank group that has worked to bring together
researchers and policy makers and create an environment in which
issues relating to HIV vertical transmission could be discussed
- Global
Issues
http://www.globalissues.org/
Over 3000 links to external articles, web sites reports and
analysis. Issues include: poverty, Kosovo, East Timor, mainstream
media and conflicts in Africa, human rights, women's rights,
racism, the arms trade, children and the military, military
expansion and more.
- The
International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
(http://www.icrw.org)
Dedicated to promoting social and economic development with
women's full participation. ICRW generates information and technical
assistance on women's productive and reproductive roles, their
status in the family, their leadership in society, and their
management of environmental resources. Advocates with governments
and multi-lateral agencies, convenes experts in formal and informal
forums, and engages in an active publications and information
program
- The
Story Workshop Educational Trust
(http://www.storyworkshop.org/) isa non-profit educational media
group creating entertainment for social change
in Malawi
- Management
Sciences for Health, Inc.
(MSH) (http://www.msh.org/)
- working in public health areas to improve management and access
to services in primary health care, child survival, maternal
and child health, family planning and reproductive health.
- Responsible
Coffee Campaign
(http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/ag/coffee/campaign/campaign.html)
Alerts faculty, students and staff on school campuses to the
impact they could have on "southern" social and environmental
conditions. The Campaign works to supply information and sources
to those who are confused about the claims being made on behalf
of this or that coffee.
- Sexwise
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sexwise/)
- a BBC initiative that aims to provide radio listeners, readers
and on-line users with accurate information about sexual health
issues along with useful contacts about sexual and reproductive
rights. The web site provides background information, links,
frequencies of broadcasts as well as downloadable versions of
the "Sexwise" book in 22 languages. Six 15-minute
Learning Zone programmes entitled "Sexwise: The True Story",
chart the making of Sexwise, and include portions of the programme
that never went on air.
- http://www.subvertise.org
Contains hundreds of images and cartoons covering a spectrum
of issues including transport, war, climate-change, racism,
genetix, corporations, sexuality, education, and globalisation,
all carrying the same message - that people and the planet should
be put before corporate profits. Many graphics are available
for download, to be reprinted in newspapers, magazines and web
sites.
- WomenAction
(http://www.womenaction.org)
A global information, communication and media network that enables
NGOs to actively engage in the Beijing +5 review process with
the long term goal of women's empowerment, with a special focus
on women and the media.
- http://www.ashoka.org/
Ashoka's mission is to develop the profession of social entrepreneurship
around the world.
- One
World
(http://www.oneworld.org)
Connect to a Better World
- Africa
On-Line
(http://www.africaonline.com)
Internet news and communications services throughout Africa
- http://www.mediachannel.org
The Media Channel - Eye on Global Media
- The
DevMedia Web site
(http://www.devmedia.org)
- Communication
for Change
(http://www.communication4change.com)
Provide an integrated service in the communication for development
field. Consultants providing communication solutions.
- HORIZON
Communications Solutions Site for Kids
(http://www.solutions-site.org/kids)
For young children and adolescents, an international site to
collaborate and share solutions to worldwide issues and problems.
.
- Sustainable
Development Networking Programme (India)
(http://sdnp.delhi.nic.in)
Exists to facilitate the process of sustainable development
by disseminating solutions, promoting good practices and strengthening
democratic practices through a mechanism of information exchange
between NGOs, government and research organisations, business
establishments and civil society at large.
.
- The
Global Village CAT
(http://www.openchannel.se/cat/)
- worldwide links to 350 Public Access Television sites in 15
countries and other links related to the movement for the Freedom
of Speech.
- The
Independent Press Association
(IPA) (http://www.indypress.org)
Works to promote and support independent publications committed
to social justice and a free press. Provides technical assistance
to member publications and is a public advocate of the independent
press.
- Transitions
Online (TOL)
(http://www.tol.cz/)
A Czech nonprofit dedicated to building independent journalism
in Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the former Soviet
Union. Uses a network of local correspondents to provide cross-regional
analysis.
- New York Times Media and Advertising (http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/media/index.html)
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