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African Child Policy Forum
The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) is a leading pan-African policy and advocacy centre on child rights. The ACPF was established with the conviction that putting children first on the public and political agenda and investing in their well-being are fundamental for bringing about lasting social and economic progress in Africa and its integration into the world economy. The work of the Forum is rights-based, inspired by universal values and informed by global experiences and knowledge. The Forum aims to provide a platform for dialogue; contribute to improved knowledge about the problems facing children in Africa; identify policy options; and strengthen the capacity of NGOs and governments to develop and implement effective pro-child policies and programmes.http://www.africanchildforum.org/index.asp
Better Care Network
The Better Care Network brings together organisations and individuals concerned about children without adequate family care. The Better Care Network facilitates active information exchange and collaboration on these issues and advocates for technically sound policy and programmatic action on global, regional, and national levels. The Better Care Network is guided by the UNCRC and the Stockholm Declaration.http://www.crin.org/bcn/about.asp
CIF
The Council of International Fellowship (C.I.F) is a private voluntary and non profit organization founded in 1960. Its goal is to promote human understanding through exchange programmes for professionals in human services. CIF provides professional human services developement and training through intercultural exchange.www.cifinternational.com
COHRED
COHRED provides resources, publications and advice for countries and development partners who are active in strengthening national systems for health research.http://www.cohred.org/main/index.php?pageid=1
CRIN
The Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) is a global network that disseminates information about the Convention on the Rights of the Child and child rights amongst non-governmental organisations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, inter-governmental organisation (IGOs), educational institutions, and other child rights experts. The Coordinating Unit is based in London, UK.www.crin.org
CRIN CRC News
This webpage features resources and news updates on the work of the Committee on the Rights of the Child as well as information on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.www.crin.org/CRCnews/
CSDH
The Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) supports countries and global health partners to address the social factors leading to ill health and inequities. It draws the attention of society to the social determinants of health that are known to be among the worst causes of poor health and inequalities between and within countries. The determinants include unemployment, unsafe workplaces, urban slums, globalization and lack of access to health systems. The CSDH's secretariat is based at the Department of Equity, Poverty and Social Determinants of Health in the World Health Organisation and at University College, London.http://www.who.int/social_determinants/en
GSCC
General Social Care Council (GSCC) - United KingdomInformation for people who want to work in the UK as a social worker and want to find out the status of their social work qualification gained outside the UK
http://www.gscc.org.uk/
Gift From Within
An International Nonprofit Organization for Survivors of Trauma and Victimizationwww.giftfromwithin.org
Global Alliance for a Deep Ecologial Social Work
A Partnership of Social Workers for Environmental Concernswww.ecosocialwork.org
Global Humanitarian Forum Geneva
Under the leadership of Kofi A. Annan, the Global Humanitarian Forum Geneva fosters dialogue, brokers partnerships and builds political will in order to strengthen the international community’s ability to address and overcome current and future humanitarian challenges.www.ghf-geneva.org
HelpAge International
HelpAge International is a global network of not-for-profit organisations with a mission to work with, and for, disadvantaged older people worldwide to achieve a lasting improvement in the quality of their lives.www.helpage.org
INTERCAMHS
International Alliance for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Schools - USAwww.intercamhs.org
IUCISD
Inter-University Consortium for International Social Development (IUCISD) - USAwww.iucisd.org
Inter-Agency Standard Committee
The Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) has as mandate to coordinate humanitarian action around the world and establish and advocate for best practice in humanitarian assistance. Members include United Nations agencies, the Red Cross and many international and national NGOs.www.humanitarianinfo.org/iasc
International Association for Community Development
An international not-for-profit, non government organisation committed to building a global network of people and organisations working toward social justice through community development.www.iacdglobal.org/Index.htm
International Social Security Association
The International Social Security Association (ISSA) was founded in 1927. Social security is everybody's business. It affects our daily life: it protects health, the family, old age and employment. Universally recognised as a basic human need, it makes a decisive contribution to establishing greater social justice, without which no lasting peace would be possible. The ISSA has become a universal institution whose essential role is to promote networks concerned with social security. It is a forum for social security institutions throughout the world and an acknowledged partner with everyone interested in the appropriate development of social protection adapted to the genuine needs of populations.http://www.issa.int
Make Poverty History
www.makepovertyhistory.org
New York University School of Social Work
Information for Practice is a new, free, resource for social service professionals, updated daily. The focus is on: Professionally relevant stories in the world’s news outlets; New articles in scholarly journals; and New resources appearing. The goal of this service is to provide social service professionals with easier access to high quality information that can be used to improve their practice.www.nyu.edu/socialwork/ip
Non-Governmental Public Action Programme
The UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Non-Governmental Public Action research programme is a unique opportunity to further understand the impact of non-governmental public action in reducing poverty and exclusion, and in social transformation, from an international comparative and multi-disciplinary perspective. Public action by and for disadvantaged people, undertaken by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other actors, is increasingly significant at local and international levels. The focus of the programme is not just on NGOs, but on a broader range of formal and informal non-governmental actors concerned with poverty reduction and social transformation. These might include advocacy networks, campaigns and coalitions, trades unions, peace groups, social forums, rights-based groups, social movements and business in the community initiatives. Building systematically on research to date, this programme will develop theory, generate new empirical theory, and foster beneficial linkages between researchers and users.Introduction
All research projects
www.lse.ac.uk/collections/NGPA/Default.htm
ODI
ODI is an independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues based in London. Our mission is to inspire and inform policy and practice which lead to the reduction of poverty, the alleviation of suffering and the achievement of sustainable livelihoods in developing countries. We do this by locking together high quality applied research, practical policy advice, and policy-focused dissemination and debate. We work with partners in the public and private sectors, in both developing and developed countries. ODI’s work centres on its research and policy groups and programmes.www.odi.org.uk
People's Health Movement
The People´s Health Movement (PHM) has its roots deep in the grassroots people's movement and owes its genesis to many health networks and activists who have been concerned by the growing inequities in health over the last 25 years.www.phmovement.org/en
SACSSP
South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP) - South Africawww.sacssp.org.za
Social Work Education Network
User-generated information for advancing social work educationsocialworkeducation.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
Social Work and Society
Online Journal for Social Work and Social Policy, University of Bielefeld, Germanywww.socwork.de
The Social Work Podcast
Provides information on all things Social Work, including direct practice (both clinical and community organizing), research, policy, education...and everything in betweenhttp://socialworkpodcast.com
WHO Chronology Public Health
The chronology tells the story of WHO and public health achievements over the last 60 yearswww.who.int/features/history/WHO_60th_anniversary_chronology.pdf
id21
id21 focus reports on research from institutes, programmes or projects (particularly in developing countries) who want to disseminate their research findings to a wider audience with support from id21. An occasional series, each issue examines one topic with four or five articles on different policy-related areas. id21 can help you produce a short (up to 6 pages), easy-to-ready, accessible summary of the key policy issues arising from your work.id21 is enabled by the UK Government Department for International Development and hosted by the Institute of Development Studies, at the University of Sussex, UK.
www.id21.org
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