Message-ID: <364F3463.A4311D8C@idn.org> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 15:06:59 -0500 From: Christopher Byrne <mailto:info@IDN.ORG> Subject: This Week at the International Development Network (November 15) To: mailto:INTDEV-L@uriacc.uri.edu
Greetings!This past week, the IDN (http://www.idn.org/) welcomed visitor number 15,000 and welcomed over 950 visitors for the week, a new high.
We also posted our first publicly available job listings from the Research Triangle Institute, which is a service we offer our organizational sponsoring members.
Here is what else is new this week:
AIDS in Zimbabwe: What Happens to the Children Surviving on the Farms?
On Thursday, 12 November, National Public Radio's (NPR's) Brenda Wilson reported on the problems that AIDS is causing on farms in the African nation of Zimbabwe. She visits a three-thousand acre commercial farm in the Mashonaland (muh-SHOH-nuh-land) region of northeastern Zimbabwe, where an estimated one in five persons is infected with H-I-V. One of the biggest problems is what to do with the orphans left behind by parents who die from the disease. There may be as many as 500-thousand children in Zimbabwe who have lost one or both parents because of AIDS.
The IDN provides a direct link to the audio file containing this story, instructions on how to locate the story and a link to download Real Audio software to hear the story on your computer. _______________________________________________________________________
TOOLS YOU CAN USE
Development Stories from National Public Radio
This week's tool is a link to the archive sites for National Public Radio's All Things Considered and Morning Edition. These programs often contain stories on development problems and initiatives around the world.
For example, last Thursday, the lead story was about scientists that don't believe the storm caused the most damage. They say a lack of environmental controls and widespread poverty brought much of the devastation to the region. NPR is working on a search engine for all of their programs, but this is not done as of yet. _______________________________________________________________________
QUICK LINK OF THE WEEK
This weeks IDN Quick Link is to the web site for the Bellanet initiative to define and implement an Internet markup language specific to the development community which will facilitate transparency, learning and coordination of action.
The IDN does not endorse this initiative in its current form (if you would like to know why, please write) but provides the link for informational purposes.
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NEW LINKS
*Advocates for Youth - The International Division of Advocates for Youth continues to lead in supporting innovative adolescent reproductive health programs in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa.
African Medical and Research Foundation - mission, in partnership with communities, governments and donors, is to improve health care for the underserved in Africa through service delivery, training and research.
CAUSE Canada - Supports work in geographical regions where there is an under representation of international aid organizations.
Catholic Institute for International Relations - Tackling the causes of poverty and injustice internationally through advocacy and skillsharing. We work with people of all faiths and none.
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - grants for programs in Civil Society, Environment, and Poverty.
Cottonwood Foundation - a charitable, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization, is dedicated to promoting empowerment of people, protection of the environment, and respect for cultural diversity.
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation - provides international grants to nonprofit organizations in the following broad program areas: Science, Children, Population, Conservation, Arts, Community and Special Areas that include Organizational Effectiveness and Philanthropy.
Horizons of Friendship - is a Canadian non-profit, international development agency committed to addressing the root causes of poverty and injustice through the cooperation of people from the South and North.
The Institute of International Finance - is the world’s only global association of financial institutions.
The International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) - is the international nongovernmental organization which deals with hydrology and water resources.
International Commission on Water Quality (ICWQ) - is responsible for promoting the advancement of water quality aspects of hydrological systems, including assessment and management.
International Vaccine Institute - works on the belief that health in developing countries can be dramatically improved by the development, introduction and use of new and improved vaccines and that these vaccines should be developed through a dynamic interaction among science, public health, and business.
The Microfinance Centre for Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States - mission is to support existing and future microfinance institutions in CEE and the NIS in their efforts to alleviate poverty, create employment, and privatize the economy through the development of microenterprises and self-employment.
The Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC) - is a coalition of more than sixty members and forty associates involved in international development and global education in Ontario.
Project Harmony - is a not-for-profit cultural organization founded on the belief that active citizenship and community involvement strengthen the international community.
Links with an (*) are modified links or link descriptions. _______________________________________________________________________
THE DEVELOPMENT FRONT - Selected Sample Headlines From Nov 8-14
The following is a sample of the headline links provided to sponsoring members of the IDN last week:
Dark Side of Mongolia
Bosnia union critical of Daimler-Benz supply deal
Bush Tours Honduras, Urges Aid
Storm Weary Hondurans rush for vaccinations
British Navy Maps Plan For Nicaragua Rescue
Haiti Nominee Accused in Report
American aid worker expelled by Nicaragua
Drug smugglers turning to Haiti
Frisby Technologies to Support President's Council on Sustainable Development
SGI-Sponsored Environmental Exhibition Opens In the Amazon City of Belem, Brazil
Poor Countries Make Pitch For Global Warming Aid
Have Your say in How South Africa Cashes in on its Coast
India Environment Ministry Forms Panel on East Coast Road
Nonprofit Groups Make Big Push - Story on Strength of NGO Community
Int’l Communications Organization Approves Country Code for Palestinian Authority
Give battered countries a break on debt, coalition says
APEC Subgroup Proposes Guarantees On Capital
UK denies U-turn on disaster debt relief
On easing of sanctions, India says U.S. favors Pakistan
China Introduces Regulations for Sanctioned Private Social Groups
Vietnam to tighten grip on jobs at foreign firms
Afghanistan says nine agencies can resume aid work
ENVIRO-ACOPs Conference on the Seas Set in South Africa
U.S. to urge donors to combat Peru coca production
Joint Report Details Central America's Environmental Decline
EDUVERSE Enters Into Cooperative Initiatives to Extend Product Distribution Into Malaysia and Thailand, (CIDA Project)
Irish MEP decries falling Irish aid to Third World
TransAlta Receives Worldwide Recognition for Sustainable Development Initiatives
Stofile Roadshow reaches out to Rural People (Sustainable Development in SA)
Government Commitment on Overseas Aid Sought in Ireland
FOCUS-Europeans urge debt relief for Mitch nations
U.N. Disappoints Tanzania Official
Pfizer joins forces with charity to fight blindness
Diana fund blocks mine war aid
Book Review - Compassion fatigue: How the Media Sell Disease, famine, war and Death _______________________________________________________________________
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