NGOs – we & others

at the Danish Institute for International Studies DIIS / in DANSK HJEM – (Found on Weitzenegger’s Newsletter/websites of the moment, July 12, 2010)

Since the onset of the global financial crisis in late summer 2008 a widespread consensus has emerged that the previous two decades of de-regulation, and related institutional dismantling, bear a considerable part of the burden of responsibility for the crisis. Correspondingly, a large number of proposals to re-regulate not only the financial sector but also the global economy more generally have emerged  … (about GEARED 1/2).

GEARED: Homepage; Programmes, Projects; News; Events; Publications; Staff;
DIIS: Homepage; Global Economy Mondays; E-alerts online; Policy Briefs; Working Papers;News; About DIIS;
Address for both: GEARED resp. DIIS, Strandgade 56, 1401 Copenhagen, Denmark;
Contact online for both.

About GEARED: …  In relation to the financial sector, they have concerned banking institutions, hedge funds, credit rating agencies and offshore financial centres – as well as specific markets ranging from commodity exchanges to over-the-counter derivatives trading. Continue Reading…

(Found on Weitzenegger’s Newsletter/websites of the moment, June 2010)

IOCE is a loose alliance of regional and national evaluation organisations (associations, societies and networks) from around the world that collaborate to:

• build evaluation leadership and capacity in developing countries,
• foster the cross-fertilisation of evaluation theory and practice around the world,
• address international challenges in evaluation, and
• assist the evaluation profession to take a more global approach to contributing to the identification and solution of world problems … (Overview 1/2).

Homepage;
Members; News; Events; Resources; Jobs; Links;
Contacts.

Overview 2/2: … We invite all regional and national professional evaluation associations, societies and networks to join us!  We also invite everyone interested in evaluation to make use of our resources, to participate in our initiatives and to contribute to our goals through your evaluation organisation.   Continue Reading…

(Found on Weitzenegger’s Newsletter/websites).

• KM4Dev is a community of international development practitioners who are interested in knowledge management and knowledge sharing issues and approaches, and who seek to share ideas and experiences in this domain.
• The community traces its origins back to two face-to-face workshops held respectively in February and June 2000. Participants from the two workshops wanted to continue discussing among themselves and asked Bellanet/IDRC to create an electronic forum where this could take place. The KM4Dev mailing list and website came to be in the summer of 2000. To subscribe to KM4Dev, send a blank email to km4dev.org. mailto:join.km4dev-l@dgroups.org … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Events; Groups; Core Group; Members; Community Knowledge; Workshops; Resources; Docs, Links; We on wiki;
Contact.

About 2/2: … A volunteer Core Group was created in May 2004 to further support the community and help respond to its needs. Continue Reading…

a project of SMIP Electronic Resource Information & Learning Center at University of Wagening/NL

Found on Weitzenegger’s Newsletter/websites of the moment, June 2010.

… Managing for impact is a guiding framework that identifies and assists development workers to engage with multiple layers and factors that affect their work and the people they work with. The framework emphasizes the interdependence of these different layers while at the same time seeking to provide knowledge and practical information on each of them … (about SMI & MfI 1/2).

Homepage;
Strategic Guidance;  Operations; Monitoring & Evaluation; Learning;
(Contact) / Leave a Reply: scroll down on about.

About SMI & MfI 2/2 : … Managing for impact involves using appropriate methods, approaches and/or tools to undertake  four interlinking core areas of action:  Continue Reading…

on managing for development results – Francophones – (Found on Weitzenegger’s Newsletter/websites of the moment, June 2010).

Do you want to learn about new management approaches to achieve results on the ground in Africa? As members of the AfCoP, we strive to make our organizations more effective and accountable to ensure that they improve the lives of our fellow citizens. We are a bilingual virtual community of over 1,100 members from 87 countries, 40 of which are African. We work for African governments, civil society, and as independent results experts in the field. Our mission is to build African capacity to manage for development results through sharing experiences, networking and building strong learning relationships between practitioners in Africa and around the world. Our members bring this dialogue and knowledge-sharing to their countries through national AfCoP chapters across the continent … (full text about AfCoP).

english Homepage;
Members; Discussions; Resource Center; Blogs; Groups;
Contact.

National Chapters: The AfCoP is seeking to increase its impact at the national level through the launching of National Chapters – independent and member-driven bodies that aim at building national MfDR capacities and at advancing the MfDR agenda nationally. Continue Reading…

operational excellence for global impact, a trusted collaborative community for NGO operation’s staff – (Found on Weitzenegger’s Newsletter/websites of the moment,  June 2010).

InsideNGO builds upon 30 years of peer exchange, training and advocacy among NGO finance, grants and human resource staff and leaders in the international relief and development sector.

• Connect with peers
• Stay current with sector trends
• Gain practical resources and tools
• Grow your knowledge and leadership skills. (welcome /Homepage and Upcoming Events).

Workshops; Roundtables; Surveys; Advocacy; Members; Join; Jobs; Resources, Links;
Addresses: -Inside NGO, 19 South Compo Road, Westport, CT 06880, USA;
-Inside NGO, 1828 L St. NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036, USA;
Contacts: see down of each page.

About us: In 2008 The Association of PVO Financial Managers and The Personnel Co-op merged to become InsideNGO. Continue Reading…

Measurement for social change - (Found on Weitzenegger’s Newsletter/websites of the moment,  June 2010).

• Keystone helps organizations develop new ways of planning, measuring and reporting social change. Our methods include the voices of beneficiaries and other constituents at every stage.
• We work with organizations like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Institute of Development Studies, the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, the Grassroots Business Fund, Oxfam and many others.

Homepage;
Theory; Services; Analysis; Reports; Resources; Partners; Glossary;
Address: Keystone, 258 Belsize Road, London, NW6 4BT, UK;
Contact.

About us: Keystone’s mission is to improve the effectiveness of social purpose organizations. We work with them to develop better ways of planning, measuring and reporting social change. Continue Reading…

(Found on Weitzenegger’s Newsletter/websites of the moment, June 2010).

Too often, governance assessments end up being stand-alone exercises with little practical results, influence on reform or impact on democratization. In addition, capacity deficits, a lack of political commitment, poor coordination, low stakeholder engagement, poor institutionalization, unsustainable resources and little ownership represent pitfalls of conducting country-led governance assessments … (Evaluate country preparedness).

Homepage; Sitemap;
News; How to; Areas; Initiatives: global I.; Resources: GovTools; UNDP: global programme; Database;
no direct Contact link, go to UNDP’s Mainpage.

About: The Governance Assessment Portal aims to be a hub of information and a valuable entry-point on democratic governance assessments. It seeks to provide UNDP staff, national counterparts and the wider community of stakeholders with information on:  Continue Reading…

The Science Communication Network (SCN), a private non-profit foundation-supported educational organization, is dedicated to encouraging environmental public health scientists and medical practitioners to contribute to public discussions about their work through the media and thereby elevate the quality and quantity of environmental health reporting … (Homepage 1/2).

What’s New, links: right column; Press, Adversories; Today’s news: left column;
Address: Science Communication Network, 2000 P St. NW #740, Washington DC 20036, USA;
Contacts.

Homepage 2/2: … SCN was launched in response to what scientists themselves have told us would help: media training; tools for outreach that keep reporters, scientists and others informed of new research and other events in the field; and a network of scientists to whom they can turn for support and counsel on media-related issues. Continue Reading…

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. – (Found on Weitzenegger’s Newsletter/websites of the moment, June 2010).

MEASURE Evaluation provides technical leadership through collaboration at local, national, and global levels to build the sustainable capacity of individuals and organizations to identify data needs, collect and analyze technically sound data, and use that data for health decision-making … (full text Homepage).

Networks; Employment; Publications; Tools /(Topics); All tools; Training;
Physical Address: MEASURE Evaluation, 206 West Franklin Street, 2nd Floor, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA;
Mailing Address: MEASURE Evaluation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB 8120, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA;
Map and Contact.

Our Work: MEASURE Evaluation works to improve collection, analysis and presentation of data to promote better use of data in planning, policymaking, managing, monitoring and evaluating population, health and nutrition programs.  Continue Reading…

en français – The OECD hosted Global Project on ‘Measuring the Progress of Societies’ seeks to to measure, assess and foster societal progress – going beyond economic measures and investigating what really makes life better, for everyone (found on Weitzenegger’s Newsletter/websites of the moment, June 2010).

Is life getting better? Are our societies making progress? Indeed, what does “progress” mean to the world’s citizens? There can be few questions of greater importance in today’s rapidly changing world.  And yet how many of us have the evidence to answer these questions? … (full text Homepage).

Why; How; Future Events; Partners; Newsletters; FAQs; Network of Networks;
Contact.

What we are doing /Mission statement: Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies exists to foster the development of sets of key economic, social and environmental indicators to provide a comprehensive picture of how the well-being of a society is evolving.  Continue Reading…

(Found on Weitzenegger’s Newsletter/websites of the moment, June 2010).

The mission of the ILAC Initiative is to strengthen the capacity of collaborative programmes to promote pro-poor agricultural innovation and to ensure that research and development activities are managed more effectively to contribute to poverty reduction. The specific focus of ILAC is on those collaborative arrangements that target and actively engage poor farmers and other poor people. (Mission).

Homepage;
Activities; Resources; Studies, reports; Evaluating capacity; e-learning; Links; Blog;
Address: Institutional Learning and Change (ILAC) Initiative, c/o Bioversity International, Via dei Tre Denari 472a, 00057 Maccarese, Fiumicino RM, Italy;
Contact.

About us: The ILAC Initiative brings together a group of national and international partners who are committed to strengthening the contributions of collaborative applied R&D programs to pro-poor agricultural innovation. Continue Reading…

(Found on Weitzenegger’s Newsletter/websites of the moment, June 2010).

Our focus, editorially, is on communication initiatives and events, materials, reports, etc. that focus on the use and support of communication to impact development, as well as trends in communication worldwide, regionally and by specific country. We strive to keep the information on our site non-promotional (with the exception of our Classifieds sections). Our policy is to provide informational summaries, with as much contact information as possible for people who seek further details and connection with the implementers/originators/authors/publishers. Very occasionally we will post full documents to the site … (full text CI’s Editorial Policy).

Homepage, Global;
Networks; Classifieds; Policy blogs; Africa; Latin America;
Left column: knowledge sections, e-magazines, CI partners; Events; Training; Vacancies; CI stories;
Address: The Communication Initiative, 5148 Polson Terrace, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada  V8Y 2C4;
Contact.

About CI global: The Communication Initiative (The CI) network is an online space for sharing the experiences of, and building bridges between, the people and organisations engaged in or supporting communication. Continue Reading…

a program of the International Development Research Centre IDRC – also in french and spanish

Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International Development Cooperation and its Newsletters. – Linked on our blogs with the International Development Research Centre IDRC IDRC.

The Social and Economic Policy Program Area focuses on public policies that can help to reduce poverty and enhance social equity in developing countries.  It works to strengthen long-term research capacities, to support policy-relevant research on issues of immediate policy concern, and to facilitate public accountability by helping researchers and civil society organizations participate effectively in policy debates at the local, national, and international levels.

Main Webpage;
Contact.

The Program Area will focus on the following key themes for the 2005-2010 period:  Continue Reading…

also in french and spanish – Read also on our blogs: … and specially this publication.

Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International Development Cooperation, and its Newsletters.

EURODAD (European Network on Debt and Development) is a network of 59 non-governmental organisations NGOs from 18 European countries working on issues related to debt, development finance and poverty reduction. The Eurodad network offers a great platform for exploring issues, collecting intelligence and ideas, and undertaking collective advocacy … (about 1/2).

Homepage and News;
Dept overview; Multilateral dept; Billateral dept; Illegitimate dept; Aid overview; Poverty analysis and strategies; Members; Calendar; Addresse: eurodad, Rue d’Edimbourg, 18–26, 1050 Brussels, Belgium;
Contact. tel: +32 2 894 46 40, fax: +32 2 791 98 09

About 2/2: … The network focusses on debt cancellation, aid effectiveness, World Bank/IMF policy onditionality, and capital flight and financial regulation. Continue Reading…

the shocking truth about our money system and how we can break free

Linked on our blogs with The Model Economy Community.

Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International Development Cooperation, and its Newsletters.

… The fact that the Banker is allowed to extend credit several times his own capital base and that the Banking Cartels, the Central Banks, are licensed to issue fresh paper money in exchange for treasury paper, [has] provided them with free lunch for eternity … Through a network of anonymous financial spider webbing only a handful of global King Bankers own and control it all … Everybody, people, enterprise, State and foreign countries, all have become slaves chained to the Banker’s credit ropes … (Introduction to Captured by the Dept).

Homepage;
Author’s articles; Audios; Forums; Blog; Forum-FAQs; Links: Model Economy on wikispaces/home;
Contact.

(Instead of an about) – Excerpt Chapter 22 – The Tequila Trap: The Real Story Behind the Illegal Alien Invasion (20 Paragraphen):
Waves of immigrants are now pouring over the Mexican border into the United States in search of work, precipitating an illegal alien crisis for Americans. Continue Reading…

XING – the Global networking for professionals – in 6 languages

Linked with XING has a new live Twitter search, with Karsten Weitzenegger Consulting, and with Karsten Weitzenegger – Germany.

• Groups on XING, the business network for professionals, form the ideal online meeting place to combine know-how with know-who.
• With millions of members from more than 200 countries, you’re sure to find interesting synergies in and around this group.
• Join this group now and delve into lively discussions with experts and like-minded people. (Welcome page).

Homepage;
Terms and Conditions; Press; Downloads; Investor relations; Careers at XING; Karsten Weitzenegger;
XING the Movie; Corporate Blog; About the website; Advertising; Help and FAQ;
Main-Address: XING AG, Gaensemarkt 43, 20354 Hamburg, Germany (also in Spain, Turkey, China);
Contact via email, using our contact form; or direct Contact online.

About us: XING – The business network: Around the world every day, over 7 million business professionals use XING – the global business network – in 16 languages to do business and promote their career. XING makes networking and professional contact management simple, with made-to-measure networking functions and services. Even more, XING allows you to see how people are connected, which is an excellent tool in generating new contacts of your own.  Continue Reading…

turning knowledge into practice – Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International  Development Cooperation and its Newsletter.

Linked with Exploring the Linkages Between Economic Growth and Democratic Governance.

RTI International is one of the world’s leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. Our staff of more than 2,800 provides research and technical expertise to governments and businesses in more than 40 countries in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, international development, economic and social policy, energy and the environment, and laboratory and chemistry services. (About).

Homepage;
Sitemap;
Expertise; RTI newsroom; Published research; Careers; Working with RTI;
Contact.

Corporate Information … /History: At the Heart of the Research Triangle Park:

• View a timeline of RTI historyIn 1958, the idea of Research Triangle Park (RTP) was born with the guidance and support of government, education, and business in North Carolina. Located in the rolling hills of the Piedmont, the Research Triangle is defined by outstanding universities in the Triangle’s three cities: North Carolina State University in Raleigh, Duke University in Durham, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina Central University in Durham. Continue Reading…

(en français, en espanol)

Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International  Development Cooperation, and its Newsletter.

The Committee promotes enterprise development particularly for small enterprises, in developing countries. It provides a forum, in which member agencies can exchange information about their programmes, and the lessons learned through those programmes. Building on experience, the Committee publishes common guidelines for member agencies. (Homepage).

Publications; News; DCED blog; Library; Events; Newsletters; Some Useful Resources;
Inter-agency Databases; Executive Committee; Secretariat;
Contact.

About: The Donor Committee for Enterprise Development is a gathering of many of the funding and inter-governmental agencies working for sustainable poverty alleviation through development of “the private sector” – the businesses, small and large, that provide the bulk of employment and prosperity worldwide. It was established informally in 1979, when its first members met at a meeting convened by the World Bank. Until 2005, the Committee was known as the “Committee of Donor Agencies for Small Enterprise Development”.  Continue Reading…

Linked with Karsten Weitzenegger – Germany; with South East European Educational Cooperation Network SEE-ECN, and with Consultative Group to Assist the Poor CGAP.

A world without poverty, environmental damage and violent conflicts – development politics and international cooperation aim to make this ideal a reality. We are committed to making a contribution to the international community’s efforts to realise the Millennium Development Goals adopted at the 2000 UN General Assembly … (full text values).

Homepage;
Sitemap;
Fields of Expertise (8 items); AGEG Intranet; Experts; References; Clients and Partners;
Projects; Job Opportunities;
Address: AGEG Consultants eG, Jesinger Strasse 52, 73230 Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany;
Contact.

About: AGEG Consultants is an internationally recognised consulting company for development policy and international cooperation. We offer professional know-how and services for short and long term projects in diverse areas of activity in development aid. For over 20 years now, bilateral and multilateral organisations, NGOs, foundations, academic institutes and private clients have relied on AGEG’s expertise. Continue Reading…

ALREADY ON BLOG as Karsten Weitzenegger Consulting – (deutsch, english, français, espanol, portugues)

Linked with Karsten Weitzenegger – Germany, with The Global Financial Crisis: What does it mean for microfinance? and with Consultative Group to Assist the Poor CGAP.

Good Morning! Thanks for visiting Karsten Weitzenegger Consulting, member of AGEG Consultants eG. AGEG Consultants is a consulting company operating world-wide with over 20 years of experience in international development cooperation. In our work in the field, we draw from a well-established network of over 150 highly qualified experts. In collaboration with our clients and local partners, we develop strategies and carry out measures that effectively and sustainably strengthen the economy, health, and cohesion of societies with the goal to improve people’s lives … (english Homepage 1/2).

Frontpage and sign up our Newsletter;
Sitemap;
DOCON 2009: Directory of Consulting Firms active in International Development Cooperation; other Directories; Add a Company to the DOCON Directory; AGEG Consultants;
Clients in previous consulting assignments and training activities; Careers;
Internet Tools for International Cooperation; on the Web: database; Links;
Address: AGEG Consultants eG, Mr. Karsten Weitzenegger, J.-Mohr-Weg 27, D-22763 Hamburg, Germany;
Contact.

english Homepage 2/2: … Economic Development and Employment: Continue Reading…

Linked with Karsten Weitzenegger Consulting, with The Global Financial Crisis: What does it mean for microfinance? and with Consultative Group to Assist the Poor CGAP.

The South East Europe Education Cooperation Network (SEE-ECN) is a broad-based, low-cost regional initiative that supports the exchange of information, ideas, and know-how for the reform and quality improvement of education in 11 countries in South East Europe. It provides an example of capacity mobilization and of east-east cooperation achieved through virtual networking … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
A common URL for Welcome, Educational Events, Grants & Fellowships, Miscellaneous and Newsletter;
Another common URL for Governing Board, Nodes, Members, Funder, Addresses alias Contact;
A third common URL for   Regional Projects, Initiatives, Products, Roma Education, Seminars Conferences Workshops.

About 2/2: … SEE-ECN is a project within the framework of the Stability Pact for South East Europe (Task Force Education and Youth). The network is jointly run by Centre for Educational Policy Studies (CEPS) at the University of Ljubljana and KulturKontakt (Vienna). CEPS as the host institution is responsible for implementation of networks’ policy at the executive level and for coordinating its basic activities.

Continue Reading…

(in de, en, es, fr)

Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International  Development Cooperation and its Newsletter.

• It has been the historic role of trade unionism, and remains its mission, to better the conditions of work and life of working women and men and their families, and to strive for human rights, social justice, gender equality, peace, freedom and democracy.
• More than ever in its history, confronted by unbridled capitalist globalisation, effective internationalism is essential to the future strength of trade unionism and its capacity to realise that mission.
• The Confederation calls on the workers of the world to unite in its ranks, to make of it the instrument needed to call forth a better future for them and for all humanity. (About 1/2).

Homepage in english;
Sitemap;
Press and publications; campaigns; YouTubeChannel;
Equality; Human and Trade Union Rights; Economic an Social Policy;
Member’s section; young workers; jobs at ITUC;
Regional structures; Global Unions; Mailing list: down left column; Links;
Address: ITUC, 5 Boulevard du Roi Albert II, Bte 1, 1210 Brussels, Belgium;
Contacts.

About 2/2: … The ITUC adheres to the principles of trade union democracy and independence, as set out in its Constitution. It is governed by four-yearly world congresses, a General Council and an Executive Bureau. The chief executive of the ITUC is its General Secretary Guy Ryder, supported by Deputy General Secretaries Mamounata Cisse and Jaap Wienen.

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Institut International du développement durable

Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International  Development Cooperation, and its Newsletter.

IISD champions sustainable development around the world through innovation, partnerships, research and communications. (Homepage).

Site Index:
Sustaining Excellence: The 2007-2008 Annual Report of the International Institute for Sustainable Development, download it in english, 38 pdf pages, en français;
Access and benefit-sharing; Publications; Media; Earth Negotiations Bulletin; e-newsletter;
Economics and Sustainable Development SD; Indicators; Water;
Governance of networks; Influence of Networks;
Address: IISD’s Head Office, 161 Portage Avenue East, 6th Floor, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4;
Contacts.

About: The world is challenged by a changing climate, biodiversity loss, abject poverty and environmental degradation. What can make a difference? Good ideas. Creativity. Passion. Innovation. The achievement of change.

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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GTZ (also in german)

Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International  Development Cooperation, and its Newsletter.

The GTZ is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations.
GTZ promotes complex reforms and change processes, often working under difficult conditions. Its corporate objective is to improve people’s living conditions on a sustainable basis. (About).

Homepage;
Sitemap;
Jobs and careers;
Press; Publications; Newsletter;
GTZ worldwide;
Service;
Themes; Projects;
Web credits;
Address: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GTZ GmbH, Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1-5, 65760 Eschborn, Germany;
Postal address: GTZ GmbH, Postfach 5180, 65726 Eschborn, Germany;
Contact.

Corporate profile: As an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations, the federally owned Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its development-policy objectives.

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a resource center for business

Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International  Development Cooperation and its Newsletter.

This website was developed as an anti-corruption resource for business. It explores and details the constructive role that business can play in fighting corruption and how this can be done jointly with other companies and stakeholders – an approach called “collective action”. Organizations and individuals are already successfully using collective action today, working with business associations, civil society, media, government departments and other stakeholders … (full text wellcome page).

Business case;
Guide;
Resources;
Case summaries;
Events;
Contact.

About: the summer of 2007, WBI began a series of discussions with representatives of the business community, NGOs and other anti-corruption stakeholders focused on the proposition that business could and, in fact, wanted to do more to be an active force for constructive change in high risk geographies or sectors. It became clear in the discussions that business wanted to go beyond internal compliance programs to external operational activities which would improve market and project transparency and competitiveness.

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Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International  Development Cooperation and its Newsletter.

The Global Value Chains Initiative seeks to develop an industry-centric view of economic globalization that highlights the linkages between economic actors and across geographic space. It is a multi-year effort to test and develop the GVC framework with the aims of creating greater analytical precision, intellectual impact and policy relevance. Our efforts include a research agenda, a publishing thrust, the development and dissemination of industrial upgrading handbooks for practitioners, and a series of intensive workshops convened to test and broaden the framework through interactions among network participants and with the broader academic, policy-making and activist communities. (Homepage).

Concept and Tools;
Researchers;
Publications;
News and Events;
User Community;
Physical Address: Center on Globalization, Governance & Competetiveness CGGC, Bay B, Erwin Mill, 2024 W. Main St., Durham, NC 27705, USA;
Mailing Address: Attn: Mike Hensen, Sr. Program Coordinator, Box 90420, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0420, USA;
Contact.

About: The Global Value Chains (GVC) Initiative is a loose network of researchers, activists, and policymakers that seeks to consolidate and foster the GVC perspective, an industry-centric view of economic globalization that highlights the linkages between economic actors and across geographic space. It is an ongoing effort to test and develop the GVC perspective with the aims of creating greater analytical precision, intellectual impact and policy relevance.

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Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International Development Cooperation and its Newsletter:

• en français: Le Centre de recherche pour le développement international CRDI
• en espanol: Cenro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo CIID

IDRC is a Canadian Crown corporation that works in close collaboration with researchers from the developing world in their search for the means to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies.

Homepage;
Working with us;
Career Opportunities;
Where we work /Country profiles;
Canadian collaboration;
Accountability;
History of IDRC;
Newsletter /Bulletin;
Mailing address: PO Box 8500, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1G 3H9;
Street address: 150 Kent Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1P 0B2;
Contact.

About:
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is a Crown corporation created by the Parliament of Canada in 1970 to help developing countries use science and technology to find practical, long-term solutions to the social, economic, and environmental problems they face. Our support is directed toward creating a local research community whose work will build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies.

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Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International  Development Cooperation, and its Newsletter.

The Centre for International Competitiveness focuses on researching and exploring the competitiveness of economies and businesses. It is also the home of the influential World Knowledge Competitiveness Index, European Competitiveness Index, and the UK Competitiveness Index series of reports. (Homepage).

Sitemap;
News; Latest Publications;
Competing for Knowledge;
Competitiveness Index Reports;
Consultancy Services;
Innovation;
Downloads;
Directors;
Addresses: Professor Robert Huggins, Cardiff School of Management, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, Colchester Avenue, Cardiff, CF23 9XR, UK;
or: Dr Hiro Izushi, Aston Business School, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK;
Contact /Enquiry Form.

About: Founded in 2007, the Centre for International Competitiveness focuses on researching and exploring the competitiveness of economies and businesses.

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Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International  Development Cooperation, and its Newsletter.

• To provide down-to-earth training for 20,000 participants in agriculture, developmental topics and other income generating activities by year 2010.
• To build a community for the Canadians abroad called “Maple Village” in a centrally located area in Africa for African-Canadians by 2015.
• To be actively involved in, committed to and promote rural and community development projects in Canadian communities and in Africa.
• To collaborate with both national and international institutions, development and donor agencies with simillar aims and objectives like CEFARD.
• To establish one-stop intitutions and vocational training centres and render consultancy services and knowledge sharing and information bank on agriculture and developmental issues.
• To render consultancy services to individuals, organizations, government agencies and institutions. (Initiatives).

Homepage;
Publications; Photo Gallery;
Institutional Collaboration;
Partners; Membership;
Foundation;
Job Opportunities /Network of Consultants;
Address: Headquarter Office, 1850 Albion Road, Unit 3, Toronto, Ontario M9W 6J9, Canada;
Contact.

About: CEFARD is a not-for-profit, non-governmental, and humanitarian organisation. CEFARD’s mandate is to champion the course of global poverty alleviation through agricultural resources and developmental tools mostly in the developing nations of the world.

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Found on Weitzenegger.de, the International Development Cooperation.

The Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD) is an association of professionals and practitioners in international development with experience and intellectual and institutional capabilities to articulate and address broad-based as well as more focused development issues in agriculture and rural development … (about/mission 1/2).

Homepage;
Who is who;
Communications; Statements;
Meetings; Annual meeting 2009; Prior meetings;
Annual newsletters;
Address: The Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development AIARD, Business Office, Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University, Box 5187, Mississippi State, MS 3976, USA;
Contact: Phone 662-325-0549, Fax 662-325-8777, Email.

About/mission 2/2 … AIARD’s mission is to improve the quality of life for all people by improving and developing global capacities to respond to new challenges and opportunities in helping to eliminate poverty, improve food security, and conserve and protect the environment, in order to stimulate broad-based economic growth and sustainable development.

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Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International  Development Cooperation, and its Newsletter.

AfDevInfo is:

• a research facility and software house working at the interface between cutting edge data capture, processing and distribution technologies and pragmatic politico-economic research.
• Our sister site, afdevinfo.com tracks the mechanics of political and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• At the heart of AfDevInfo ’s development and delivery capability is a suite of integrated databases tracking and linking people, organisations and places; projects, meetings and disputes; financial transactions, documents, news and statistics.
• We develop technologies and practices that transform the high volume of unstructured, low quality electronic data now available into accessible, structured, high quality information.
• Our team encompasses a wide range of in-country development experience in Sub-Saharan Africa, with diverse academic and professional backgrounds.
• AfDevInfo is a commercial, not-for-profit enterprise committed to harnessing information to strengthen and improve government in Africa.

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Address: African Development Information Services Ltd, Unit 1, 30a Highgate Rd, London, NW5 1NS, United Kingdom;
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Welcome to the Enterprise Europe Network, your gateway to competitiveness and innovation. Wherever you are in Europe, you can get access to all the information you need to develop your business and find the right business partners. The network offers support and advice to businesses across Europe and helps them make the most of the opportunities in the European Union. Our services are specifically designed for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) but are also available to all businesses, research centres and Universities across Europe … (Homepage’s full text).

who does what;
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EU portal;
EU law;
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About the network: The Enterprise Europe Network is the largest network of contact points providing information and advice to EU companies on EU matters, in particular small and medium enterprises (SMEs). We provide practical answers to specific questions in your language.

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The MicroInsurance Focus Resource Center promotes sound practices in insurance provision to low-income persons through the exchange of knowledge and experience.

Microinsurance is an important risk management tool for low-income households, but as a sophisticated financial service, poses many new challenges to the microfinance industry and other stakeholders … (full text).

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microfinance discussion groups;
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library;
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address: The Microfinance Gateway Manager, CGAP Secretariat/World Bank, 1919 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20433, USA;
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About: 1. … The Microfinance Gateway (the Gateway) is the most comprehensive source of information for and about the microfinance industry. It includes research and publications, discussion groups, specialized resource centers, organization and consultant profiles, and the latest news, events, and job opportunities in microfinance. Its guiding vision is to enable microfinance industry participants to generate value, innovate and engage in the free flow of ideas by effectively utilizing the Gateway’s knowledge assets.

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Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International Development Cooperation. Read there many interesting news and articles, and its Newsletter.

Welcome to the Website of the Co-operative College’s International Development Programme. The college and the wider UK co-operative movement have been involved in international work for many years. From the earliest days of the original UK co-operators (the Rochdale Pioneers) the co-operative vision has not simply been about retailing but also about how, through self-help, people can improve their working and living conditions. This model of democratic, practical self-help is relevant both in the UK and in poor communities in developing countries. A growing number of national and international organizations are now in agreement that co-operatives are vitally important in the fight against global poverty. For example the United Nations estimates that the livelihood of over three billion people is made more secure by co-operatives. The Department for International Development DFID has a Strategic Grant Agreement SGA with the Cooperative College and has funded this website. To find out more about the SGA, the aims of the website, international co-operation and the resources available to you through this site, please select a link from the table on your right.

Contact: Jayne Ormrod, Tel uk: 0161 246 2944

This site is funded by the Department for International Development through the Strategic Grant Agreement SGA it has with the Co-operative College … it has a number of different purposes:

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Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website. Read there many interesting news and articles about International Development Cooperation. See also its Newsletter.

DevNet, the International Development Studies Network, exists to connect academics, students and development practitioners. Anyone involved or interested in international development is welcome to become a DevNet member. It’s free and easy, and members can find out about other members with similar interests as well as receive the monthly DevNet email update. On the DevNet website members and non-members alike will find useful information, including a Aotearoa New Zealand development research database, a calendar of development events and notices, discussion forums, and useful links.

DevNet nz-research.
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DevNet International Development Studies conferences have been held biennially since 1998. They are New Zealand’s largest, regular, conferences on international development, and provide a great opportunity for Aotearoa New Zealand and Pacific residents to learn from each other and international experts.

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• 2006-10-01: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom WILPF;
• 2006-10-02: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik SWP;
• 2006-10-03: undergraduate study of International Political Economy;
• 2006-10-04: Women Peacemakers Program WWP;
• 2006-10-05: Save Somali Women and Children SSWC;
• 2006-10-06: The Global African Congress GAC;
• 2006-10-07: International Alert;
• 2006-10-08: Gernika Gogoratuz;
• 2006-10-09: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions ICFTU;
• 2006-10-10: Women’s World Summit Foundation;
• 2006-10-11: Stand Up against poverty;
• 2006-10-12: human rights first;
• 2006-10-13: Global Development Network GDN;
• 2006-10-14: Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions ZCTU;
• 2006-10-15: allied against hunger;
• 2006-10-16: The World Wide Web Virtual Library;
• 2006-10-17: Karsten Weitzenegger Consulting;
• 2006-10-18: some Nativ American’s websites;
• 2006-10-19: Self Employed Women’s Association SEWA;
• 2006-10-20: Kwan Fook – Hong Kong;
• 2006-10-21: All-Russian Civil Congress;
• 2006-10-22: Human Rights Tools;
• 2006-10-23: Ceasefire Campaign – Talk to Iran;
• 2006-10-24: NGO Forum on Cambodia;
• 2006-10-25: renewal;
• 2006-10-26: DCA DanChurchAid Cambodia – the right to food;
• 2006-10-27: Center for Nonviolent Communication;
• 2006-10-28: WANGOs World Congress of NGOs;
• 2006-10-29: Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch;
• 2006-10-30: The Public Citizen;
• 2006-10-31: big-picture.tv BPTV.

Website, Services etc. in english, but also in deutsch, en français, en español e português.

It is a small and dynamic consulting firm handling a wide range of political and economic advisory services to governmental and private clients in developing and transitional countries. We combine our consultancy services with implementation and capacity building. Our business is part of the cooperative AGEG Consultants eG. We build on valuable experience and robust networks in the expert community. e-mail.

Newsletter in english.

Special Newsletter on Post-conflict economies: The Web version is available on http://www.weitzenegger.de/new/2006/1006.html, with new recommended books:

• The Impact of Crime on the Enterprise Sector, Transition Versus Non-Transition Countries, Academic Article;
• Transnational Organized Crime, Terrorism, and WMD, Academic Article;
• War as a Network Enterprise, The New Security Terrain and its Implications, Academic Article.

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To find Consulting Firms active in development cooperation, go to the coresponding directory on weitzenegger.de:

List of Companies in Industrialized Countries not Members of the EU;

List of Companies with Headquarters in the European Union;

African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states signatories of the Cotonou Agreement;

etc., see the rest on this weitzenegger index.

One exemple of a consulting firm: The Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development (CSEND) is an independent, project-financed, non-profit foundation, registered with the Geneva Chamber of Commerce (Switzerland). Specialising in organisational reform and institutional development worldwide, CSEND works to strengthen public administrations and public-sector enterprises through the use of an inter-disciplinary and socio-economic approach. Mandated primarily by governments and international organisations, CSEND designs and implements comprehensive institution development and capacity-building projects leading to the adoption of best managerial practices in the public sector. (See all on CSEND ff).