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Essential
Web Sites
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ATTAC (Association for the Taxation of financial Transactions
for the Aid of Citizens)
International movement for democratic
control of financial markets and their institutions. It promotes
practical economic reforms meant to tame the devastating power
of the financial markets, and to favour democratic, transparent
economic structures that serve the needs of ordinary people.
It looks for alternatives to the dogmatic ideology of neoliberalism.
• Emergency
Emergency objectives are to bring medical and surgical assistance
to the victims of armed conflict, to enforce the respect of
human rights for those suffering the social consequences of
war, hunger, poverty and marginalisation, and to promote a
culture of peace and solidarity
•
European Monitoring Center on Racism and Xenophobia
The primary task of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism
and Xenophobia (EUMC) is to provide the Community and its
Member States with objective, reliable and comparable information
and data on racism, xenophobia, islamophobia and anti-Semitism
at the European level in order to help the EU and its Member
States to establish measures or formulate courses actions
against racism and xenophobia
• EUROSTEP
(European Solidarity Towards Equal Participation of People)
Eurostep is a network of 19 major NGDOs from 13 European countries.
Its two principal aims are first to influence official development
co-operation policies of multilateral institution, and in
particular those of the European Union; and secondly to improve
the quality and effectiveness of initiatives taken by NGOs
in support of people centred development
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Other Web
Sites
• Armenian
Women's Resource Center Kanayq Hayots
Kanayq Hayots' Center promotes diversity and is open to everyone
interested in women's studies. In particular, we aim to create
a safe environment for women with disabilities, from ethnic
minority communities, refugees and those with a different
sexual orientation - working towards the elimination of their
ostracism from other communities. Its location within the
academic setting of the University provides - but does not
limit - our commitment to the students.
• Bulgarian Gender Research
Foundation (BGRF)
The Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation is an independent
non-governmental organization that promotes social equality
and women's human rights in Bulgaria through research, education
and advocacy programs
• CEE Bankwatch Network
Organizzazione non governativa internazionale con sedi in
12 paesi. Ha per obiettivo il monitoraggio delle banche e
delle istituzioni finanziarie in Europa e nell'area della
CSI
• Centro Studi Immigrazione
(CESTIM)
CESTIM provides information to those interested in gaining
appropriate and in depth knowledge of the current migration
phenomena, with special focus on the Italian context
• Coopération
Internationale
pour le Développement et la Solidarité (CIDSE)
CIDSE is a network of 15 Catholic development organisations
from Europe and North America
• Comitato Internazionale
per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli (CISP)
European Non-Governmental Organization based in Italy. It
acts in the international cooperation field and in the fight
against social exclusion
• Development Trusts
Associations (DTA)
DTA promotes the work of community enterprises in the United
Kingdom. Its aims are to strenghten civil society and improve
social welfare. It conducts research, publish a quarterly
information bulletin, and a range of other publications
• Directory of Social
Change
An independent voice for social change to help voluntary and
community organisations become more effective. Provides practical,
challenging and affordable information and training
• Global Witness
Global Witness is one of few non-governmental investigative
organisations working to expose the link between natural resource
exploitation and human rights abuses. It operates in areas
where environmentally destructive trade is funding conflict
or human rights violations. The association's headquarters
are in London.
• Institute for
Public Policy Research
British non profit research center on welfare state and social
policies
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Institute for Social Capital. Strengthening civil society
and promoting social capital in Ukraine.
The Institute for Social Capital (ISC) is a non-governmental,
non-profit organization, founded by Serhiy KOSTYUK in April
2005. Its mission is to strengthen civil society and promote
social capital in Ukraine by disseminating end advocating
principles of mutual trust, expectation of cooperation, civic
activity, and volunteerism. The institute is legally registered
as a Ukrainian non-profit organization with its own Statute,
office, stamp, letterhead and bank account.
• International Center
for Migration and Health (ICMH)
ICMH is committed to improving the health of people in the
context of migration of all kinds. As a non-profit association
of institutions and people, it fills the need for research,
policy and training
•
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is one of the largest social
policy research and development charities in the UK. The Foundation
works in partnership with a large variety of academic and
other institutions to achieve its aims. It also engages in
practical housing and care work through the Joseph
Rowntree Housing Trust
• Kurdish
Human Rights Project
Non governative organization based in the United Kingdom.
It works to protect and promote the human rights of all persons
living throughout the Kurdish regions of Iran, Iraq, Syria,
Turkey and the former Soviet Union
•
Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion
This site monitors what is happening to poverty and social
exclusion in the UK and complements our annual monitoring
reports. The material is organised around 50 statistical indicators
covering all aspects of the subject, from income and work
to health and education
• National Council
for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)
NCVO works for the voluntary sector in England by providing
information, advice and support and by representing the views
of the sector to government and policy-makers
• New Policy Institute
A progressive think tank, founded in 1996, to advance the
cause of social justice in a market economy. Two major areas
of interest are modern society’s major services, from
health to finance and the tax and benefits system. Wholly
independent, they have neither financial backers nor political
patrons
• Observatorio de Multinacionales
en America Latina
Monitoring Center on corporate behaviour in Latin America,
edited by Spanish NGO Paz con Dignidad
• One World Netherlands
The European section of One World project,
which aims to foster the diffusion of informations on topics
related to human rights, democracy and peace, sustainable
development and environment protection
• One World South
East Europe
The European section of One World project,
which aims to foster the diffusion of informations on topics
related to human rights, democracy and peace, sustainable
development and environment protection
•
NGOs working for the restoration of democracy in Burma
A collection of links to NGOs working to protect human and
democratic rights in Burma, edited by Earth Rights International
• Policy Brief
Policybrief is a co-operative web project to provide a 'one-stop-shop'
for all public policy initiatives in the UK
• Policy Studies Institute
One of Britain's leading research institutes, aiming to promote
economic well-being and improve quality of life, particularly
through the evaluation of policy initiatives. Provides data
and analysis in support of policy-making, promotes the discussion
and exchange of relevant information and research findings
and organises workshops and other events at its central London
conference facilities
• Seattle to Bruxelles
Network
The Seattle to Brussels (S2B) Network is a pan-European NGO
network campaigning to promote a sustainable, democratic and
accountable system of trade that benefits all
• World Development
Movement (WDM)
WDM is a NGO located in Great Britain. Its campaigns tackle
the underlying causes of poverty
• World Economy,
Ecology & Development (WEED)
WEED was founded in 1990 to boost lobby and advocacy activities
in Germany on issues surrounding global poverty alleviation
and international environmental problems
• World Rainforest Movement
The World Rainforest Movement is an international network
of citizens' groups of North and South involved in efforts
to defend the world's rainforests. Its offices are located
in the United Kingdom and Uruguay
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