Message-ID: <3710EBA6.77BEFD7B@idn.org> Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 14:36:22 -0400 From: Christopher Byrne <mailto:info@IDN.ORG> Subject: IDN Offers a Peak behind the USAID Web Site To: mailto:INTDEV-L@pete.uri.edu
Greetings and apologies for any cross-postings!This week the IDN offers you a glimpse behind the scenes of the USAID Web Site at http://www.idn.org/#Transparency: By the Numbers
Often times, one may wonder what discussion or thought takes place behind the scenes of a development agency web site. Here you will find a sampling of e-mail discussions from USAID and some of the thoughts from the people responsible for that site. After reading those messages, which were retrieved from the USAID site, offer your comments in the USAID Web Site Discussion Forum.
You will also find that USAID finally eliminated their goose egg (zero) in the transparency watch.
The IDN is pleased to welcome our latest sponsoring members: The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and Mr. Francisco Incerpi. You can find out more about these new members at http://www.idn.org/members/index.htm
As an Organizational member, the Woodrow Wilson School is included as a Banner Sponsor of the Academic Programs and University Offices Links page at http://www.idn.org/academ.htm For information on how to become a member of the IDN, please visit http://www.idn.org/membership/
We now post members' news to the main site (see below)
The IDN is also pleased to announce support for the newly released Lotus Notes/Domino R5 product. You can find out more about how this product can transform how you do business and share knowledge at http://www.idn.org/idnnotes.htm This product truly is "super.human.software for super.human.development" and the IDN can help non-profit organizations seek donations of the software.
Here is what else is new at the IDN web site located at http://www.idn.org _______________________________________________________________________
TOOLS YOU CAN USE - http://www.idn.org/#Tools You Can Use
This week's "Tool You Can Use" from the International Development Network (IDN) is a link to the USAID Development Partner Resources _______________________________________________________________________
IDN MEMBERS' NEWS - http://www.idn.org/#IDN Members' News
RTI Supports Kenyan AIDS NGO's Consortium Under USAID Project
Social Theater Promotes Postabortion Treatment in Zimbabwe
RTI Receives New Contracts from USAID and the Asian Development Bank
RTI Offers Course in Applied Education Economics in South Africa
RTI Helps Make the USAID Leland Initiative's ExecNet Web Site a Reality
RTI Assists Bulgaria in Changing Its Health Finance System
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QUICK LINK OF THE WEEK - http://www.idn.org/#Quick Link Of The Week
This weeks IDN Quick Link is to the web site for the International Y2K Cooperation Center.
The mission of this center is to promote increased strategic cooperation and action among governments, peoples, and the private sector to minimize adverse Y2K effects on the global society and economy.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS - http://www.idn.org/#New Publications
UK Department for International Development’s (DFID) 1999 Report
This report not only serves as a comprehensive review of DFID’s work over the last year, highlighting progress made since the publication of the International Development White Paper in 1997*, but also contains details of all current and future spending plans for the next three years. You can access this report from the IDN Web Site.
World Bank Proposal for a Comprehensive Development Framework
The purpose of this paper is to provoke discussion, experimentation and action. Over the next eighteen months, the World Bank wants to elicit input and guidance from all its partners, critics and from skeptics on the concept and on its operational feasibility. With a number of our client countries and partners, the World bank will also be embarking on pilots to apply the Comprehensive Development Framework approach. You can access this multilingual document from the IDN Web Site. _______________________________________________________________________
NGO/Project Profiles - http://www.idn.org/#NGO/Project Profiles
This week we feature "Getting the word out about people in peril"
The dedicated doctors of Médecins Sans Frontières have helped thousands of refugees and children around the world -- and Lotus Development Corporation is supporting their efforts. Read details about this initiative. _______________________________________________________________________
NEW LINKS - http://www.idn.org/#New Links
American Association for World Health (AAWH) - dedicated to funneling a broad spectrum of critical national and international health information to Americans at the grassroots level by developing and distributing practical, easy-to-use health education and promotional materials to those community leaders who can most effectively reach our U.S. citizens at the local level.
Anti-Corruption Network - a forum where all parties interested in reducing public sector corruption can exchange information about anti-corruption programs as well as collaborate on regional, national, and sub-national initiatives. Ideas and information are exchanged across the Network to allow all constituencies to participate in the design, implementation, and monitoring of effective anti-corruption activities.
CDR Council of Development and Reconstruction - Lebanon - The CDR is a public authority established in early 1977 by DL no. 5, the end of the 2-years conflict, partially in replacement of the Ministry of Planning, to be the government unit responsible of reconstruction and development.
Empowerment for African Sustainable Development - seeks to promote the empowerment of Africans in the area of sustainable development, focusing on the development of people, the design and management of appropriate African sustainable development institutions and the strategic use of information technology and knowledge management in sustainable development.
Environmental and Development Agency Trust - is committed to redressing the imbalances of poverty and equality in our society, and to working to improve the quality of life in rural areas.
FANTA - USAID's only comprehensive food security and nutrition activity aimed at maximizing the impact of food security and nutrition programs of USAID, private voluntary organizations and host governments in developing countries.
Food Aid Management - created in 1989 by five U.S. private voluntary organizations (PVOs) to "promote the efficient and effective use of food aid resources to help alleviate hunger and contribute to food security".
Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium - established in 1990 with the goal of strengthening the HIV/AIDS prevention and care initiatives of its members. This is accomplished through networking, co-ordination, improved collaboration, and avoiding duplication of efforts.
Institute for Democracy in South Africa - an independent public interest organisation committed to promoting a sustainable democracy in South Africa by building democratic institutions, educating citizens and advocating social justice.
MEASURE Gateway - Funded in 1997 by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), MEASURE includes five projects--dedicated to providing accurate and timely information on population, health, and nutrition in developing countries.
President's Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD) - advises the President on sustainable development and develops bold, new approaches to achieve economic, environmental, and equity goals. We are committed to the achievement of a dignified, peaceful, and equitable existence.
UNIFEM Pacific - Pacific Region Office of UNIFEM _______________________________________________________________________
The IDN plans to continue our growth and to expand the depth and breadth of our information services. If you have not yet thought about a membership/sponsorship in the IDN, we encourage you to consider becoming a sponsor/member of the fastest growing, most comprehensive and current International Development Web Site on the Internet! Information is available at http://www.idn.org/membership/
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