AFRO-NETS> This Week at the IDN - 15 March, 1999

[Christopher.Byrne.info@idn.org]

This Week at the International Development Network - 15 March, 1999
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This week the International Development Network at:
http://www.idn.org/ 
continues to track agencies efforts to tell their stories and USAID 
still lags far behind (hopefully they will turn this around). You can 
see this information at the "Transparency: By the Numbers" Section of 
the IDN Home Page.

Here is what else is new at the IDN Web Site this week:

NEW LINKS

American Jewish World Service - a non-profit organization dedicated to 
providing nonsectarian humanitarian assistance and emergency relief to 
disadvantaged people in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, 
Russia and Ukraine. 

Enterprise Development International - enabling the poor to free them-
selves from poverty through microenterprise -- small loans, business 
training and technical assistance provided to those with the ability 
and the desire to start or expand small income-producing businesses.

German Foundation for World Population - supports the capacity-building 
of NGOs working in the area of reproductive health including HIV/AIDS-
prevention and family planning work for adolescents and young women. 
(German/English)

International Law Institute - Washington, DC and Kampala, Uganda - The 
ILI is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding practical solu-
tions to developing county issues. Established in 1955, the ILI trains 
professionals from developing countries in issues of finance, manage-
ment and law.

Organizzazione di Volontariato Internazionale Cristiano/Organization of 
Christian International Voluntary Service - service in the spirit of 
Christian Doctrine (Italian)

Pan-African Civic Educators Network - 30 organisations from 12 coun-
tries involved in civic education in Africa who have formed a network 
as a necessary step towards enhancing their work in the continent.

WORKAID - UK-based charity that gives tools and equipment to people in 
need at home and abroad so they can become self supporting. Second hand 
items are refurbished and given to groups running training projects, 
mainly in Africa, where they are used to teach practical skills. 

These links were added on March 7:

Africa Policy Information Center - primary objective is to widen the 
policy debate in the United States around African issues and the U.S. 
role in Africa, by concentrating on providing accessible policy-
relevant information and analysis usable by a wide range of groups and 
individuals. 

Alliance for United Nations Sustainable Development Programs - a net-
work of U.S. organizations and individuals in support of United Nations 
programs that advance sustainable development globally. 

Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining - responsible for 
the development, introduction and maintenance of an Information Manage-
ment System for Mine Action, focused on the needs of the UN. 

JMU Humanitarian Demining Information Center - humanitarian demining 
information from James Madison University.

UNA-USA Council of Organizations - These organizations share the common 
goals of making the American public more knowledgeable about global is-
sues, for informing and educating the public about the United Nations, 
and for strengthening the U.N. system. 


NEW PUBLICATIONS

Improving the Quality of Reproductive Health and Family Planning Serv-
ices

Family Health International has made the Fall, 1998 Edition of Network, 
their quarterly health bulletin available on their web site. This edi-
tion contains stories on ways to improve the quality of family planning 
services include better staff training and client counseling, as well 
as offering clients a range of methods from which to choose. Also in 
this issue of Network, a contraceptive update reviews how different 
methods affect menstrual bleeding, an important consideration when se-
lecting a method.

Links to multi-language versions of this document are available at the 
IDN web site.


NGO/Project Profiles

This week we feature "Now Software To Quench Thirst of Parched Indian 
Villages".

In Rajasthan, voluntary agencies have worked out a new software program 
which will help villagers predict their drinking water supplies, and 
remind us of the receding dream of providing every human being with a 
reliable and safe source of water.

Find out more in the NGO/Project Profiles section of the IDN Home Page 
and feel free to send us information on your projects or NGO for post-
ing.


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 be-
coming 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/index.htm

Christopher Byrne 
Director, International Development Network 
mailto:info@idn.org 


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