Advocacy

The Interfaith Peacebuilding and Community Revitalization (IPCR) Initiative has added a new 30 page “Links” pdf document to the IPCR Website (see the “top of page” navigation, at www.ipcri.net). (Note: The "Links" document is also an attachment to this post).

Launched in 2002, Dramatool is a web-based platform that provies an international meeting point for drama/theatre education -- both teaching people about and through live performance. Available in Amharic, Chinese, English, French, Kiswahili, and Spanish. Dramatool is run by a team of 11 people from five countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Sweden, Tanzania, and Uganda) who have experience in working with drama and theatre as a tool for an inclusive and humane society.

(since many aid workers are working with women entrepreneurs in developing countries...)

The Doing Business project is conducting a two-year research effort to identify legal and regulatory barriers facing businesswomen in 178 economies. The program will provide analysis on reforms that benefit women in business.

The Institute for Development and Peace (Institut für Entwicklung und
Frieden – INEF
http://inef.uni-due.de/page/?lang=en ), University of Duisburg-Essen,
Germany, will organize four panels at the 2008 Global Conference of the

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Launched at the United Nations in February 2007, International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) is virtual network links women in politics throughout the world.

Dear All,
I have worked on humanitarian and development programs since 1975 (In around 12 countries) and find that we still have many problems amongst us where many thousands suffer as human being have become dishonest and have underlying purposes in life.

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Dear Friends,

The Cambodian Rural Development Agency has received information(AHRC) that the police arbitrarily confiscated all copies of a magazine without the court's decision in Phnom Penh and the provinces on 1 November 2007 in Cambodia. Whilst the police are repressing the freedom of expression, it is reported that Mr. Lem Pichpisey, a publisher of the magazine, has gone into hiding after receiving an alarming threat that the government would send agents to hurt him. He

Dear friends,

The Cambodian Rural Development has received updated
information from AHRC that on 4 July 2007, a court in Sihanoukville ordered the release of 13 men who were arrested in April 2007 while the Sihanoukville authorities were demolishing houses where 107 families had been staying. Six out of 13 men were released but seven men are still detained as a prosecutor approached the court of appeal. While

Is the time ripe for a 'Good for development' product label? by Karen Ellis and Michael Warner, ODI Opinion 88, October 2007
The Fairtrade labeling scheme represents a very narrow definition of what is good for development, and concerns about food miles may jeopardise exports for over a million poor farmers. How can consumers be given better information about the broad development impacts of their purchases?

hi all my concerned is that wether advocacy is sustainable or not . as we know that Advocacy is about speaking up for oneself or on behalf of some one else according to their needs and wishes. Advocacy is all about having time for some one and being there at the right time. It is about relationship built on trust, where people are valued, respected and treated as equal.

Well, this is all rather interesting:

Betteraid.org is a campaign website that aims to provide information and updates on aid effectiveness issues, framing in the basic development issues; provide support for advocacy purposes; and provide opportunities to conduct web-based advocacy/campaigning.

Jennifer Staple runs Unite For Sight, which provides eyecare to people who can't afford it, or simply don't have the opportunity to recieve necessary treatment. The basis for Unite for Sight is that everyone has the right to visionm and where that is threatened action needs to be taken. If you are active on the Internet regarding aid work and volunteer recruitment, you have no doubt seen Jennifer's posts about Unite For Sight on a variety of online fora.

Hi everyone,

I am supposed to conduct a workshop for my organisation's African partners on the issue of advocacy strategy and plan for small organisations. I want to look at as many resources as I possibly can and was wondering if any of you could recommend toolkits that you are aware of or have used in the past. Any tips on topics to be covered will also appreciated.

UNIFEM Training Module for Gender Equality Advocates

UNIFEM has published a training module designed to aid advocates of gender equality to promote and support the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and United Nations Security Council resolution 1325.

Hey Guys,

I was hoping to get a hold of some people that are have, are currently, or know of anybody running any HIV/AIDS education programs within pastoralist communities in Africa. I am currently designing a pilot program for the Maasai, and would love your comments or any other help.

As part of our project to build capacity within communities and villages in Cambodia, we are initiating a project to train village 'paralegals' to assist residents with legal issues affecting their lives, in relation to which they may be unaware of their rights or, even if aware, are unaware of how or unable to secure the services of a lawyer. The villages in which we work are remote and under-serviced by all sectors, including legal. Furthermore, the costs of obtaining legal advice would be prohibitive in any event.

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