Collective for Research and Training on
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Development
e
-Brief
July
12, 2004: Issue 9
IN THIS ISSUE:
EVENTS
1. Disability
NEWS
1. NGOs
2.
ICT
REPORTS
& BOOKS & ARTICLES
1. Trade/Economics/Microfinance
2. Youth
3. NGOs
4.
ICT
5. Gender
6. Poverty
EVENTS
1. DISABILITY:
Disability in
Developing Countries -Sep 20-24 2004. Melbourne, Australia. In this course
the aim is to introduce students to some of the major issues surrounding
disability in resource-poor settings. Different constructs of disability,
disease and wellness within different cultures will be defined to generate a
greater understanding for students.
http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2004/2663-event.html
1. NGOs:
Egyptian Human
Rights NGOs Study New Government Council. On June 26-27 approximately 170
participants met to discuss how non-governmental human rights organizations
could relate to the National Council for Human Rights established by the
Egyptian government. Certain Egyptian human rights activists have questioned
whether this government-created group could be considered as "an attempt to
constrict civil society and human rights organizations" which operates
independently of the government.
http://www.hrinfo.net/en/reports/2004/pro4207.shtml
2. ICT:
Grameen
Bank-Village Phone Wins Petersberg Prize - The Grameen Bank-Village Phone
has won the 100,000 euro Prize. It was chosen from a field of more than 200
nominees for the Development Gateway Foundation’s Petersberg Prize. The Prize
recognizes Grameen's significant achievement in the use of information and
communication technologies (ICT) to improve people's lives. The “Village Phone”
program enables Women entrepreneurs to start providing a wireless payphone
service in rural areas of Bangladesh.
http://www.developmentgateway.org/prize
1.
TRADE/ECONOMICS/MICROFINANCE:
G8 Commits to
Microfinance Action Plan. Lead: “On June 9, the G8 countries approved an
action plan that seeks to enable private sector growth in developing countries”http://topics.developmentgateway.org/microfinance/rc/ItemDetail.%20do~1005233~intcmp=00001
Paper Urges Easing
of Israeli Measures and Stepped-Up Palestinian Reform at the Request of the
Palestinian Authority. The Bank has released a paper called “Disengagement,
the Palestinian Economy and the Settlements”, which takes a look at the
potential impact of Israel’s disengagement plan on the Palestinian economy.
According to the paper poverty and alienation will increase if Israel’s
restrictive policy does not improve.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,conten%20tMDK:20217834~menuPK:34464~pagePK:64003015~piPK:6400203012~theSitePK:4607,00.html
2. YOUTH:
Youth at Risk,
Social Exclusion, and Intergenerational Poverty Dynamics: A New Survey
Instrument with Application to Brazil. The authors address the problems and
risks faced by poor and excluded youth between the ages of 10-24. They develop a
survey instrument that addresses poverty in a broad sense, including hunger,
early pregnancy, fatherhood, and violence.
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/youth/rc/ItemDetail.do~100%205830~intcmp=00001
UNICEF: What Young
People Think. Prior to the Glocal Youth Parliament, UNICEF conducted a
survey called “What Young People Think”. Its aim was to “identify the priority
problems that young people face today, promoting their participation in
decision-making, and enlightening children on their rights and freedoms”http://topics.developmentgateway.org/youth/rc/ItemDetail.do~100%206201~intcmp=00001
Young People We
Care! A Book of Ideas to Help Young People Supporting Each Other in Their
Communities. This book was designed to “encourage/ help groups of young
people support either young children or their peers who are living in
communities and households that are affected by AIDS”. Additionally, it can also
be used by home-based care organisations who want to engage youth in their
home-based care.
http://www.comminit.com/ma2004/sld-10220.html
A Modest Proposal -
On Street Children. In this documentary the focus is on young members of the
“Argentine People's Children National Movement” ("Movimiento de los Chicos del
Pueblo"). This Movement integrates former street and homeless children, children
living in risky situations, teachers, and a variety of social and cultural
workers.
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-6058.html
3. NGOs:
New
International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law Published by the International
Center for Not-for-Profit Law, the new IJNL features a special section on
accountability & transparency, with articles by Kumi Naidoo, David Kennedy, H.
Peter Karoff, and others, as well as features on anti-terrorism legislation.
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ngo/rc/ItemDetail.do~10064%2026~intcmp=00001
4. ICT:
E-Library
Increases Access to Research. According to this article; “ the breadth of
information offered by the Bank e-Library has more than doubled, providing a
wider array of key economic and social research users around the world”. In
addition the article states that “over 1,900 Policy Research Working Papers were
recently added to the 1,300 publications”.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,conten
tMDK:20218519~menuPK:34463~pagePK:64003015~piPK:6400 3012~theSitePK:4607,00.html
5. GENDER:
Women and Men in
Rural Finance in the Syrian Arab Republic: State owned banking vs. self-managed
microfinance.
This document states that “there is a serious concern about social equality,
equal opportunities and the effectiveness of financial institutions to provide
service outreach”.
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/microfinance/rc/ItemDetail.
do~1005233~intcmp=00001
The Impact of Social
Institutions on the Economic Role of Women in Developing Countries.
Produced by: OECD Development Centre, 2004. In this paper the authors dispute
the view that the “socioeconomic role of women in developing countries will be
substantially improved through increased access to education, health, credit,
formal legal rights and employment opportunities, in conjunction with economic
growth”.
http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/rdr.cfm?doc=DOC15046
6. POVERTY:
Addressing
Economic Disparities. Produced by: Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (2003).
“Rising income inequality in the Pacific region has increasingly become a matter
of concern for policymakers. This paper examines the issues relating to income
disparities in the region and makes recommendations for addressing these
issues”.
http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/rdr.cfm?doc=DOC15019
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www.freedomhouse.org
, Development Gateway:
www.developmentgatway.org
, Dignity:
www.dignity.org , e-Civicus:
www.civicus.org, Eldis:
www.eldis.org
, ESCWA:
www.escwa.org.lb , GDB,
IGTN:
www.IGTN.org
, ILO:
www.ilo.org One
World:
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, Siyanda:
www.siyanda.org , The
Daily Star:
www.dailystar.com.lb
, The Drum Beat:
www.comminit.com , The
Soul Beat:
www.comminit.com
,The
World Bank:
www.worldbank.org, , UNDP:
www.undp.org
, Wicejilist:
www.wicej.addr.com
, WLP:
www.learningpartnership.org
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