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08.05.2008 Open Access to Knowledge and Information: Scholarly Literature and Digital Library Initiatives – the South Asian Scenario released by UNESCO, New Delhi illustrates South Asian initiatives to bridge knowledge gaps in the region.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Knowledge] [ICT] [Communication]
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07.05.2008 NGO representatives in Chad are mourning the killing by bandits of Pascal Marlinge, the country director of Save the Children UK.
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From: Oxfam Great Britain
Related topics/regions: [Chad] [Conflict]
Nigerian lawyer Oby Nwankwo will participate in an upcoming Roundtable.
07.05.2008 NEW YORK, May 6 (OneWorld) - Women's rights advocates in the United States have launched a novel global initiative aiming to help millions of women across the world who face violence at the hands of men.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Knowledge] [Gender] [Capacity building]
Image: Nigerian lawyer Oby Nwankwo will participate in an upcoming Roundtable. © Peace X Peace
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06.05.2008 Open Access to Knowledge and Information: Scholarly Literature and Digital Library Initiatives – the South Asian Scenario released by UNESCO, New Delhi illustrates South Asian initiatives to bridge knowledge gaps in the region.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Knowledge] [ICT] [Communication]
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05.05.2008 Dalam pemilu mendatang sebaiknya masyarakat tidak memilih capres dan cawapres, serta parpol yang tidak punya agenda penegakkan HAM.
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Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] [Law] [Civil rights] [Human rights] [Refugees]
SAFRG logo / Photo credit: SAFRG
02.05.2008 South Asian Fund Raising Group (SAFRG), a Delhi based trust, is organising its 19th International South Asian Fundraising Workshop from August 23-26, 2008 in Agra, India.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Microcredit] [Finance] [Debt] [Credit and investment] [Capacity building]
Image: SAFRG logo / Photo credit: SAFRG
29.04.2008 Praxis India, a research and consultancy body is organising its annual workshop on participatory development from August 19, 2008 in Kerala, India.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Knowledge]
24.04.2008 IBM is toying with the idea of providing information to rural users on toll-free numbers. Its pilot project in southern India will provide information on healthcare services, small businesses and micro-finance.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [ICT] [Communication] [Health]
Launch of Radio Babusa / Photo credit: WACC
24.04.2008 Radio Bubusa started by a rural women’s organisation in Democratic Republic of Congo aims to empower village women and young girls through the exchange of information and experiences.
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Related topics/regions: [ICT] [Communication]
Image: Launch of Radio Babusa / Photo credit: WACC
23.04.2008 In the recently concluded elections of the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP), OneWorld South Asia became its new regional coordinator.
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From: OneWorld South Asia
Related topics/regions: [ICT] [Communication]
22.04.2008 In the recently concluded elections of the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP), OneWorld South Asia became its new regional coordinator.
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From: OneWorld South Asia
Related topics/regions: [ICT] [Communication]
18.04.2008 Using Mobile Phones in Advocacy Campaigns, a strategy guide by MobileActive contains innovative ideas on using mobile phones for active civic engagement.
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Related topics/regions: [Media] [ICT] [Communication] [Information & media]
15.04.2008 Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies is organising eIndia2008 from July 29-31, 2008 at New Delhi, India.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Governance] [Knowledge] [ICT] [Communication] [Capacity building]
(L to R) Imani Countess, Roxanne Lawson, and Briggs Bomba.
12.04.2008 WASHINGTON, Apr 11 (OneWorld) - African development experts here are cautiously optimistic that Zimbabwe's election process, while still disputed, will bring about historic change for the country's 12 million people.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Governance]
Image: (L to R) Imani Countess, Roxanne Lawson, and Briggs Bomba. © Roshani Kothari
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh / Photo credit: MSN Encarta
10.04.2008 Prominent citizens of India have written to the Prime Minister urging him to reconsider the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Bill, 2006.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Law] [Freedom of expression] [Volunteering]
Image: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh / Photo credit: MSN Encarta
10.04.2008 Hondurasin sosiaaliset liikkeet aikovat pysäyttää maan 17. huhtikuuta järjestämällä yleislakon. Liikkeet vaativat hallitukselta muun muassa sosiaalisia uudistuksia, uusliberalistisen politiikan lopettamista, tasaisempaa tulonjakoa ja köyhyyteen puuttumista.
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From: UnMundo América Latina
Related topics/regions: [Honduras] [Poverty]
Dallas Jessup.
08.04.2008 WASHINGTON, Apr 7 (OneWorld) - Five adults and five youths were inaugurated into the Hall of Fame for Caring Americans today, a tribute to national role models who have dedicated their lives to the advancement of others.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Volunteering]
Image: Dallas Jessup. © Caring Institute
Woman donating blood
07.04.2008 A little-known mobile helpline can help you find a blood donor in times of crises. All it takes is an SMS.
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Related topics/regions: [India] [South Asia] [ICT] [Communication] [Health]
Image: Woman donating blood
02.04.2008 The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis & Malaria (GFATM) has launched its Round 8 funding to scale up health systems across the world.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Disability] [Malaria] [AIDS] [Disease] [Health]
Women attending a meeting / Photo credit: CRY
01.04.2008 ‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going’ is an old adage. Three stories of incredible courage and resilience in the face of adversity are just illustrations of numerous other women in rural India who are putting up a brave fight against poverty, diseases, societal attitudes, bureaucratic apathies, physical attacks and so on.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Gender]
Image: Women attending a meeting / Photo credit: CRY

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