The YWCA of Palestine and the East Jerusalem YMCA’s deep-rooted involvement in advocacy and their commitment to act as a reliable source of information to their partners and friends resulted in the formation of the Joint Advocacy Initiative project in 2001. This joint project, which was the first in the history of the two organizations in their current structures, was received positively within the NGO community in Palestine and abroad since both organizations enjoy a very good reputation on more...
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The World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO) is an international organization uniting NGOs worldwide in the cause of advancing peace and global well being. WANGO helps to provide the mechanism and support needed for NGOs to connect, partner, share, inspire, and multiply their contributions to solve humanity’s basic problems.
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This article in the last edition of FRAMEgram, by Thomas Erdmann of USAID's Eco-Regional Initiative (ERI) Program, Madagasca, talks about the success of Community Based Forest Management (CBFM).
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'Uniting Voices, Telling the Story
How do those who are persuaded by the potential, utility and justice of CBFM convince the naysayers? Several paths have recently been suggested. First of all, advocates should endeavor to mount a continuous, forceful and unrelenting communication camp more...
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The July edition of the GuideStar International newsletter is now available. It gives some information on what GuideStar has been up to and features some interviews and information on what has been going on in the civil society realm
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Save the Children has worked in Central Asia since 1994, when it entered Tajikistan to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of the country's civil war. In 2003, programs began in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to assist these countries in their transitions to democracy and reform. To better serve the great needs of children and best use the vital resources of our donors, Save the Children recently merged programs and activities with other members of the International Save the Children Alliance more...
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The current events in Lebanon underscore the importance of Save the Children's work with children, adolescents, youth and families in Lebanon where Save the Children has been responding to emergency and development needs since 1953. At a time of instability and uncertainty, Save the Children's network of partners in Lebanon is implementing the approaches developed during past emergencies to create effective safe spaces for children, adolescents, youth and families in need.
Throughout the sout more...
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More than 70 percent of the population in Jordan is under age 30. We engage youth while fostering a culture of hope through positive alternatives, affirmative civic action and civil society efforts:Reaching more than 50,000 Jordanian students age 12–24 each year, INJAZ ('Achievement' in Arabic) seeks to enhance youths' knowledge and awareness of the world of work and build their skills to enter and succeed in the labor market.
The NAJAH ('Success' in Arabic) program increases the employab more...
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