Visayan Forum Foundation is a non-profit, non-stock and tax-exempt non-government organization in the Philippines established in 1991. VF works for the welfare of marginalized migrants, especially those working in the invisible and informal sectors, like domestic workers, and trafficked women and children. It is licensed and accredited by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to provide 'residential care and community-based programs and services for women and children in espec more...
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Entrepreneurs are essential drivers of innovation and progress. In the business world, they act as engines of growth, harnessing opportunity and innovation to fuel economic advancement. Social entrepreneurs act similarly, tapping inspiration and creativity, courage and fortitude, to seize opportunities that challenge and forever change established, but fundamentally inequitable systems.
Distinct from a business entrepreneur who sees value in the creation of new markets, the social entrepreneu more...
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The Diego Echavarría Misas School and its neighborhood have been “contaminated” by the ICTs. When you pass by the school, you immediately see a big sign announcing that the Open Classroom is also open for free to the whole community, from Monday to Saturday, after school hours. Teachers and students are committed to the good use of the Open Classroom. While some students give advice and pay attention to the proper use of the equipment, teachers are giving training courses to some inhabitant more...
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The paper explores employment, education and poverty amongst Pakistani women within the context of women's rights guaranteed by the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Variations in opinion exist among region and employment status. By Karl Feld and Will Hayes, D3 Systems. The full paper can be found at http://www.d3systems.com/public/public/wimc.asp
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For many organisations, campaigning is a new type of activity and few have had the opportunity to help each other build capacity to campaign. Oxfam International’s book, ‘Building National Campaigns’ draws on it’s experience in supporting national labour-rights campaigning initiatives at local and national level.
This companion online resource provides you with inspiration for planning your own campaigns and feature photos and campaign materials from Colombia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Sri more...
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'“Beyond 2008” is a project of the Vienna NGO Committee on Narcotic Drugs (VNGOC) which was originally established in 1983 to provide a link between NGO’s, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). The objective of the Committee is to support the work of the UNODC, provide information on NGO activities and involve a wide sector of civil society in raising awareness of global drug policies.'
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The World Water Week in Stockholm promotes the exchange of views and experiences between the scientific, business, policy and civil society communities, thereby advancing the water, environment, health, livelihood and poverty reduction agendas.
As an open platform, the World Water Week gives individuals the ability to submit abstracts for presentation in peer-reviewed workshop and poster sessions, and offers organisations the ability to independently or in collaboration arrange seminars, side more...
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