Global Networks

GLOBAL NETWORKS ActionAid "We are an international development agency whose aim is to fight poverty worldwide." Activ fuer Kinder [in German] "Portal für eine kinderfreundliche Zukunft." Africare "Africare has become a leader among private, charitable U.S. organizations assisting Africa. It is the oldest and largest African-American organization in the field." AIDS Action "This website was created to bring a wider audience to the different newsletters and publications produced by Healthlink Worldwide and our partners. Originally aimed at health workers, educators and community workers in different local regions in developing countries, these resources provide practical information on a wide range of care, support and prevention issues concerning HIV, AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs)." AIDS Orphans Assistance Database "The AOAD is a joint effort of AFXB and the ECD Team, Education Sector of the World Bank. The purpose of the AOAD is to facilitate cooperation among organizations and individuals assisting children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS and their caregivers. The AOAD allows users to find, learn about and contact each other. The database also aims to help donors identify potential project partners directly, thus eliminating costly intermediaries." APPEAL - Asia and Pacific Program of Education for All "UNESCO's Asia and Pacific Program of Education for All (APPEAL) is a regional co-operative program designed to promote basic education for all of Asia and the Pacific." Asian Harm Reduction Network "The Asian Harm Reduction Network (AHRN) is the first project of its kind. A global information and support network, created to link and support the courageous people and programs working throughout Asia to stop HIV among injecting drug users. Hundreds of individuals and organizations participate in the network and AHRN is endorsed by UNAIDS, the World Health Organization (WHO) and many governments who see harm reduction and networking as key approaches in the fight against HIV/AIDS." BASICS - Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival "The BASICS Project is a USAID contract to fight needless childhood deaths in the developing world. It supports activities to increase the use of child health and nutrition interventions by families, communities and health systems." Better Care Network "The site enables people working on issues related to children who lack adequate family care to share documents and news, or raise questions with colleagues and peers. It contains useful information for anyone working in the field of vulnerable children - including policy planners, technical experts, community-based organizations, government social welfare and social protection agencies." 1

CADRE - Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation [South Africa] "The Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation (CADRE) is a South African nonprofit organization working in the area of HIV/AIDS social research, program development and communication. CADRE is committed to fast-tracking appropriate and effective response to HIV/AIDS through informing policy and developing coherent strategic models for interventions." Campaign for Education "The Global Campaign for Education promotes education as a basic human right, and mobilizes public pressure on governments and the international community to fulfill their promises to provide free, compulsory public basic education for all people; in particular for children, women and all disadvantaged, deprived sections of society." Canadian HIV/AIDS Information Centre "The mandate of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Information Centre is to provide information on HIV prevention, care, and treatment to community-based organizations, health and education professionals, resource centers and others with HIV and AIDS information needs in Canada. At the Information Centre, we have a specific focus to support Canadian activities in the area of HIV prevention." Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) "The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is the federal agency charged with planning and implementing most of Canada's development cooperation program in order to reduce poverty and to contribute to a more secure, equitable and prosperous world." Care International "CARE works with poor communities in more than 70 countries around the world to find lasting solutions to poverty." The Carolina Abecedarian project "The Abecedarian project was a carefully controlled scientific study of the potential benefits of early childhood education for poor children." Casa Alianza [Latin America] "Casa Alianza is an independent, non profit organization dedicated to the rehabilitation and defense of street children in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. Casa Alianza is the Latin American branch of the New York-based Covenant House." Casa Alianza [UK] "Casa Alianza UK helps to raise funds for overseas programs, has an important role in advocacy and, a member of the Consortium for Street Children, seeks to highlight issues facing street children everywhere and the overall enormity of the problem." Celebrating Children "The Celebrating Children course is designed to equip people to work more effectively with children living in difficult circumstances of loss, trauma and abuse around the world. This website provides an introduction to the course and makes available for download extensive resources to help organizations run the course." CEDPA - Centre for Development and Population Activities "CEDPA is an international nonprofit organization committed to improving the lives of women and girls worldwide."

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Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development (CEECD) "The mission of the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development (CEECD) is to improve our knowledge of the social and emotional development of young children." CSA - Centre for the Study of AIDS (South Africa) "The University of Pretoria (UP) established the Centre for the Study of AIDS (CSA) in 1999 to "mainstream" HIV/AIDS through all aspects of University's core business activities. Since that time, the CSA has continued to develop and expand its innovative training, educational, counseling and research programs, as well as providing intellectual leadership and consultancy services off campus to government and the private and non-governmental organization (NGO) sectors." Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH) "The Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH) has been at the forefront of Australian research into early childhood development and behavior for over two decades. CCCH conducts research into the many conditions and common problems faced by children, such as obesity, language and literacy delay, and behavioral concerns, that are either preventable or can be improved if recognized and managed early. A particular focus of CCCH's work is supporting and strengthening community-based professionals and organizations in their work with families to bring about the best outcomes for children." Center for World Indigenous Studies "The Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) is an independent, non-profit research and education organization dedicated to wider understanding and appreciation of the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political realities of indigenous nations." Child and Family WebGuide "A resource for parents provided by Tufts University which describes and evaluates sites that contain research-based information about infants, children and teens." ChildCareExchange.com "For 27 years, Exchange has promoted the exchange of ideas among leaders in early childhood programs worldwide through its magazine, books, training products, training seminars, and international conferences." Child Info "On this website you will find UNICEF's key statistics databases with detailed country-specific information that was used for the end-decade assessment, as reported in "Progress since the World Summit for Children - a statistical review". Global and regional summary analyses and graphic presentations of key results of progress over the decade are incorporated on the website, as are new or revised data that have become available since the printing of the review." Children as Partners "Children as Partners (CAP) is a place where young people and adults from around the world who support child participation can share what they think, what they know and helpful information. We invite you to sign up and participate!" Children's House "Children's House is an interactive resource center - a meeting place for the exchange of information that serves the well being of children. Dedicated to supporting the generation and dissemination of knowledge about children’s issues, Children’s House facilitates the translation of the benefits of research and programming into policy and practice." 3

CRIN - ChildRights Information Network "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 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, inter-governmental organization (IGOs), educational institutions, and other child rights experts." Child-to-Child Trust "The Child-to-Child Trust acts as the central core of a worldwide movement of health and education workers and programs." Childwatch International "Childwatch International is a nonprofit, nongovernmental network of institutions engaged in research for children. The Network seeks to strengthen child-centered research to contribute towards real improvement in children's well-being" Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting "The Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting (CEEP) is part of the the Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. CEEP provides publications and information to the worldwide early childhood and parenting communities." Coalition on Children Affected by AIDS (CCABA) "On August 13 - 18, 2006, Toronto will host the 16th International AIDS Conference. The Coalition on Children Affected by AIDS has been organizing to use this conference in order to highlight issues facing children orphaned or made vulnerable by AIDS. Use this site to learn more about the Coalition, the Conference, and the issues." Communiation Initiative "The Communication Initiative is a partnership of development organizations seeking to support advances in the effectiveness and scale of communication interventions for positive international development." Communities and Families Clearinghouse Australia (CAFCA) "The Communities and Families Clearinghouse Australia (CAFCA) aims to improve access to current information and resources to assist those working in the field of early childhood and community development. CAFCA will support initiatives that develop and promote improved services and practices toward child friendly communities." The David and Lucile Packard Foundation "The Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the following program areas: Conservation and Science; Population; and Children, Families, and Communities." Concerned for Working Children [India] "CWC’S VISION: A sustainable and ecologically balanced world where all children are respected citizens and able protagonists, who realize, experience and practice all their rights through their participation in equitable partnership with adults to establish and maintain together a secular, equitable, just, non- discriminatory world." Connect for Kids "Connect for Kids makes the best use of communications technologies, specifically the Internet, to give adults – parents, grandparents, guardians, educators, advocates, policymakers, elected officials and others – the tools and information they need to improve the lives of children, youth and families." 4

Consortium for Street Children [UK] "The Consortium for Street Children (CSC), consists of 39 UK based organizations dedicated to the welfare and rights of street living and working children and children at risk of taking to street life." Consultative Group on ECCD "The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development is a diverse consortium of agencies, donors, NGOs and foundations that links with regional-based Early Childhood Care and Development networks comprising individuals and organizations involved in programming, research, policy-advocacy, monitoring and evaluation for young children (0-8) at risk in the Majority World. The term Majority World refers to those countries that are often referred to as South countries, developing or third world countries and serves to remind us that the majority of the world' s children are at risk of delayed or debilitated development." DCI - Defense for Children International "DCI is an independent non-governmental organization set up during the International Year of the Child (1979) to ensure on-going, practical, systematic and concerted international action specially directed towards promoting and protecting the rights of the child." Demographic and Health Surveys "This website highlights DHS findings about youth and features in-depth profiles of young adults ages 15-24 from more than 30 countries worldwide. The data comes from surveys conducted in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe since 2000. MEASURE DHS has interviewed thousands of young people and gathered valuable information about their education, employment, media exposure, nutrition, sexual activity, fertility, unions, and general reproductive health, including HIV prevalence." Early Childhood Unit "...a website from the Early Childhood Unit (ECU) at the National Children's Bureau in England. This site contains capsules of information on specific topics within early years care and education. They are being developed from ECU projects and readers will be able to contribute their own suggestions and comments on existing listings." ECAP Collaborative "The Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative at the University of Illinois is home to more than a dozen projects focused on the education, care, and parenting of young children. Located at the Children's Research Center in a setting conducive to interdisciplinary research, teaching, and public service, these projects share their expertise and experience, a library, and common meeting spaces." Education for All - UNESCO "The Education for All movement took off at the World Conference on Education for All in 1990. Since then, governments, non-governmental organizations, civil society, bilateral and multilateral donor agencies and the media have taken up the cause of providing basic education for all children, youth and adults." Eldis/HRC HIV/AIDS Resource Guide "The Eldis HIV/AIDS Resource Guide is a collaboration between Eldis and the DFID Health Resource Centre (HRC). The HRC provides access to technical assistance, knowledge and information support on all aspects of international public health for the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and its partners. The HRC provides support to DFID and its partners on work relating to public health and communicable disease control. Focal areas of expertise include HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB, sexual and reproductive health, maternal health and child health." 5

ERIC - Education Resources Information Center "The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature." ENCIPLOPEDIA ON-LINE PARA MAESTROS DE EDUCACIÓN INFANTIL Con el objetivo de mejorar la formación e información de los maestros, hemos elaborado, gracias a la generosa contribución de la Fundación Bernard van Leer, una Enciclopedia on-line que pretendemos que se convierta en una herramienta de permanente consulta para los maestros. La estructura de la Enciclopedia es muy ambiciosa. Para ello, hemos desarrollado 25 capítulos (cada capítulo es un auténtico libro monográfico) tras los cuales hemos realizado una revisión de nuestra propia BiblioWeb y hemos puesto, a modo de anexos, la amplia colección de los dosieres que nosotros manejamos, tanto desde el punto de vista teórico (un número importante son conferencias de nuestros Congresos) como eminentemente prácticos, de manera que le sirvan de ayuda en el trabajo diario al maestro, ya sea en educación formal como no formal. Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development "The main dissemination product of the CEECD is the Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development. The Encyclopedia was developed for the use of policy makers, planners and service providers. It is a compendium of texts written by leading experts on topics related to the social and emotional development of young children, from conception to five years of age." ESAN - European Social Action Network "ESAN promotes fundamental rights, access to rights, expression and participation of all citizens, the development of partnerships and civil dialogue, the development of a more human and caring Europe." EURONET - The European children's Network "EURONET - The European children's Network - is a coalition of networks and organizations campaigning for the interests and rights of children (defined in the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as all persons under 18 years of age). They share a common concern that children as a group are 'invisible' within the European Union and that the EU develops legislation, policy, and programs without taking sufficient - or in many cases any - account of children's rights or interests. As a result of intensive campaigning by Euronet, the 1997 Amsterdam treaty includes for the first time in EU history a specific reference to children, together with other provisions which may be used to promote children's interests." Family Health International "Formed in 1971, FHI is among the largest and most established nonprofit international public health organizations, managing research and field activities in more than 70 countries to meet the public health needs of some of the world's most vulnerable people." Fundación Paniamor [Costa Rica] "The Foundation’s purpose is to attain compliance of the rights of people under the age of 18 in Costa Rica. By providing information and training services, by engaging in policy advocacy, and by offering preventive attention to adolescents in social disadvantage, Paniamor promotes social mobilization towards the achievement of its institutional purpose." Google Literacy Project "A resource for teachers, literacy organizations and anyone interested in reading and education, created in collaboration with LitCam, Google, and UNESCO's Institute for Lifelong Learning."

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Foundation for Child Development "The Foundation for Child Development (FCD) is a national, private philanthropy dedicated to the principle that all families should have the social and material resources to raise their children to be healthy, educated and productive members of their communities. The Foundation seeks to understand children, particularly the disadvantaged, and to promote their well-being. We believe that families, schools, nonprofit organizations, businesses and government at all levels share complementary responsibilities in the critical task of raising new generations." Gender and HIV/AIDS "UNIFEM, in collaboration with UNAIDS, has developed this comprehensive gender and HIV/AIDS web portal to provide up-to-date information on the gender dimensions of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The site aims to promote understanding, knowledge sharing, and action on HIV/AIDS as a gender and human rights issue." Global Child Health Society "A non-profit child health and rights advocacy organization. Home of Global ChildNet, an organisation which uses the Internet to offer a range of easily accessible, child health related, online services. These services include databases and other information on issues related to the well-being of the world's children." Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) "The Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) is a worldwide network committed to harnessing the potential of information and communication technologies for sustainable and equitable development." Global Movement for Children "The Global Movement for Children is the world-wide movement of organizations and people including children - uniting efforts to build a world fit for children." HandsOnScotland "HandsOnScotland is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. The website provides practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behavior, build up their self-esteem and promote their positive mental wellbeing." HealthLink Worldwide "Healthlink Worldwide works to improve the health and well-being of disadvantaged and vulnerable communities in developing countries." Health Policy Initiative (USAID) "Youth-policy.com is an online resource for improving youth reproductive health (YRH) and HIV/AIDS policy worldwide. This site features a searchable database containing more than 100 full-text policies addressing YRH from over 40 countries." HIV/AIDS Impact on Education Clearinghouse "...a platform for sharing knowledge and information on the impact of HIV/AIDS on education. This site is designed as a tool for you to disseminate your research and learn from the research of others. If you have experience of what works and why, the Clearinghouse is an ideal forum to share your ideas." HIV InSite "Comprehensive, up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and policy from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine." 7

Human Rights Internet (HRI) "HRI is a leader in the exchange of information within the worldwide human rights community." Human Rights Watch: Children's Rights Division "Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world."

Idealist.org "In this site you will find: Over 45,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 165 countries, which you can search or browse by name, location or mission... Thousands of volunteer opportunities... The best Nonprofit Career Center on the Web." Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development "ICAD is a network of 145 Canadian international development non-governmental organizations (NGOs), AIDS service organizations and individuals who are concerned about global HIV/AIDS issues. ICAD helps Canadians contribute to international HIV/AIDS work and to ensure that lessons learned from the global response to AIDS are utilized by Canadian organizations to improve prevention, care, treatment and support work in Canada." Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development - Best Practices for Care of HIV Orphans (pdf) "This paper provides background information on issues around programming with orphans and other HIV/AIDS affected children and provides suggestions for best practices, which were discussed and adopted at the ICAD Annual General Meeting and skills building workshop, September 8 to 9, 2001. The best practices for care of AIDS orphans discussed in this paper are based on the rights of the child as stipulated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)." Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG) "The Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG) seeks to provide global technical leadership to advance the reproductive health and HIV/AIDS outcomes of young people aged 10-24 in developing countries. The IYWG is a network of nongovernmental agencies, donors, and cooperating agencies. IYWG partner organizations are funded by USAID through the Global Leadership Priority (GLP) for Youth." IPEC - International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor "IPEC's aim is to work towards the progressive elimination of child labor by strengthening national capacities to address child labor problems, and by creating a worldwide movement to combat it." Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV/AIDS "The Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV/AIDS (JLICA) engages practitioners, policymakers, and scholars in collaborative problem-solving, research, and analysis to address the needs of children living in the context of HIV/AIDS. Its goal is to protect and fulfill the rights of children affected by HIV/AIDS by mobilizing the scientific evidence base and producing actionable recommendations for policy and practice." KidSafeDirectory.com "We provide listings focusing on children's health issues, including immunizations, nutrition, safety, child psychology, childhood diseases, pediatrics and kid's health related information." London for Kids "LondonforKids.net is singularly focused on helping mums, dads and children by bringing the latest information on what’s on in London and exposing the vast array of choices they have in shopping, parties, entertainment, health, child care and more." 8

Kinderstem [in Dutch] "Méér dan ooit is het tijd om kinderen in sloppenwijken te helpen. Zonder hulp neemt het aantal kinderen dat opgroeit in een sloppenwijk alleen maar toe. Voor een kind in een sloppenwijk is dít de realiteit: Niet naar school kunnen. Smerig werk in een fabriek of op de vuilnisbelt. Geen fatsoenlijk dak boven je hoofd. Elke dag vechten om te overleven. Een uitzichtloos bestaan. Kinderstem concentreert zich volledig op structurele hulp aan kinderen in sloppenwijken over de hele wereld." National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) [USA] "The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8." National Child Protection Clearing House [Australia] "An information, advisory and research unit focused on the prevention of child abuse and neglect and associated family violence. The National Child Protection Clearinghouse is funded by the Australian Government's Department of Family and Community Services under the auspices of the Australian Council for Children and Parenting as part of the government's response to the problem of child abuse." NativeWeb "NativeWeb is an international, nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to using telecommunications including computer technology and the Internet to disseminate information from and about indigenous nations, peoples, and organizations around the world; to foster communication between native and non-native peoples; to conduct research involving indigenous peoples' usage of technology and the Internet; and to provide resources, mentoring, and services to facilitate indigenous peoples' use of this technology." OXFAM International "Oxfam International is a confederation of 12 organizations working together with over 3000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice." Netbaz - NGO Net Portal on Women's and Children's Human Rights [Pakistan] "...dedicated to the promotion and strengthening of the human rights of children and women in Pakistan. The main aim of Netbaz is to facilitate networking and cooperation among the Pakistani NGOs and provide them with useful information on a variety of human rights issues, as these relate to women and children." OneWorld.net "We bring together the latest news and views from over 1,600 organizations promoting human rights awareness and fighting poverty worldwide." Orphans and Vulnerable Children Working Group [Netherlands] "The Orphans and Vulnerable Children Working Group (OVC-WG) was formed in March 2004. It compromises 9 Netherlands-based children and AIDS focused organizations, knowledge institutes, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Working Group aims to contribute to the development of a collective, coherent and multifaceted response to the OVC crisis." PactWorld "Pact is a networked global organization that builds the capacity of local leaders and organizations to meet pressing social needs in dozens of countries around the world. Our work is firmly rooted in the belief that local communities must be the driving force in ending poverty and injustice." 9

Pan American Health Organization "The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an international public health agency with 100 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas." Parents as Teachers "Parents as Teachers is an international parent education and family support program serving parents throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten, usually age 5. The program is designed to enhance child development and school achievement through parent education accessible to all families. It is a universal access model benefiting families from all socioeconomic levels, and rural, urban and suburban communities." Participation - Plan International "Sustainable development is about enabling people to work together to create long-lasting improvements to living standards in their communities. Children's participation is essential to this process. They are the future, and can often provide adults with a different, valuable perspective on a range of issues. Providing opportunities for them to access information and articulate their views in their own way is integral to our work." Partnership for Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health "Expanding the scope of the global Safe Motherhood Initiative and building on the work of the Safe Motherhood Inter-Agency Group, the Partnership aims to strengthen global, regional, and national maternal and newborn health efforts, in the context of equity, poverty reduction, and human rights." Population Council "The Population Council is an international, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that conducts biomedical, social science, and public health research." Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep - The Foundation of Learning [Africa] "The Foundation of Learning is a collaboration between the Bernard van Leer Foundation and Radio Netherlands. It presents in text, picture, audio and video, a range of experiences in Early Childhood Development in three African countries. The selected projects and stories from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa highlight the importance of the early years." ReliefWeb "ReliefWeb is the global hub for time-critical humanitarian information on Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters." ResilienceNet "ResilienceNet provides the single most comprehensive world-wide source of current, reviewed information about human resilience." Save the Children "Save the Children fights for children's rights. It delivers immediate and lasting improvements to children’s lives worldwide. 26 Save the Children organizations make up the International Save the Children Alliance, the world’s largest independent movement for children, making improvements for children in over 111 countries." International Development Research Centre (IDRC) "IDRC is a Canadian public 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." 10

Society for Research on Child Development "The Society is a multidisciplinary, not-for-profit, professional association with a membership of approximately 5,500 researchers, practitioners, and human development professionals from over 50 countries. The purposes of the Society are to promote multidisciplinary research in the field of human development, to foster the exchange of information among scientists and other professionals of various disciplines, and to encourage applications of research findings." Source "Source is an international information support centre designed to strengthen the management, use and impact of information on health and disability." South Indian NGOs "A website to provide an opportunity to the NGOs to get free web presence, to propagate their activities, to enable the NGOs to get to know other NGOs which will help them for resource sharing, networking/solidarity support and to assist other NGOs." Special Link "Special Link puts researchers, policy makers, parents, early childhood educators and directors in touch with the best inclusive practices on the frontlines of Canadian child care. SpeciaLink's goal is to expand the quality and quantity of opportunities for inclusion in child care, recreation, education, and other community settings, to young children with special needs and their families. Our findings are available to EVERYONE." SynergyAIDS The Synergy Project provides technical assistance and services to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to design, evaluate, and coordinate HIV/AIDS programs and identify and disseminate lessons learned from these programs. TALC - Teaching Aids At Low Cost "TALC’s main objective is to promote the health of children and advance medical knowledge and teaching in the UK and throughout the world by providing and developing educational material." Third World Network "The Third World Network is an independent non-profit international network of organizations and individuals involved in issues relating to development, the Third World and North- South issues." UNAIDS "The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, is the main advocate for accelerated, comprehensive and coordinated global action on the epidemic. UNAIDS' mission is to lead, strengthen and support an expanded response to HIV and AIDS that includes preventing transmission of HIV, providing care and support to those already living with the virus, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV and alleviating the impact of the epidemic." UNDP - United Nations Development Program "UNDP is the UN’s global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life." UNDP - Study paper no 7 "From single parents to child-headed households: the case of children orphaned by AIDS in Kisumu and Siaya districts. A research project report by Ayieko, M A, PHD." 11

UNICEF - United Nations' Children's Fund "The United Nations' Children's Fund. UNICEF is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. UNICEF works in 157 countries around the world." UNICEF - Convention on the rights of the Child "The human rights of children and the standards to which all governments must aspire in realizing these rights for all children, are most concisely and fully articulated in one international human rights treaty: the Convention on the Rights of the Child." UNICEF Innocent Research Centre "UNICEF Innocent Research Centre (IRC) works to strengthen the capacity of UNICEF and its cooperating institutions to respond to the evolving needs of children and to develop a new global ethic for children. It promotes the effective implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in both developing and industrialized countries, thereby reaffirming the universality of children’s rights and of UNICEF’s mandate." United Nations System of Organizations "This site serves as a portal to web sites of the United Nations, its funds and programs, and specialized agencies. It also includes links to key projects and initiatives, and to various joint programs of the UN system." VBJK [Belgium] "Expertiescentrum voor Opvoeding & Kinderopvang." Women, Children and HIV "Resources on the prevention and treatment of HIV infection in women and children targeted at health workers, program managers, and policy makers in resource-poor settings." Working Groups on Girls "A special NGO website dedicated to the truth that all girls everywhere have the right to develop to their full potential." Work of Women (WOW) "WOW! (Work of Women) is a global membership organization within World Neighbors, a notfor-profit community development organization working in partnership with the rural poor in hundreds of villages in Asia, Africa and Latin America." World Bank ABC of ECD "This site is a knowledge source designed to assist policy makers, program managers, and practitioners in their efforts to promote the healthy growth and integral development of young children." World Bank AIDS Economics "World Bank AIDS Economics is part of the International AIDS Economics Network (IAEN). The IAEN offers data, tools, and analysis for compassionate, cost-effective responses to the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. New information is added here regularly." World Health Organization The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. Benton Foundation "The mission of the Benton Foundation is to articulate a public interest vision for the digital age and to demonstrate the value of communications for solving social problems." 12

World Organization of Early Childhood Education "OMEP is an international, non-government organization, founded in 1948 to advocate for the education of children under the age of eight years throughout the world. OMEP is currently established in over 70 countries and is represented at worldwide meetings of UNESCO, UNICEF, and other international organizations with similar aims." Zero to Three [USA] "ZERO TO THREE's mission is to promote the healthy development of our nation's infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families, communities, and those who work on their behalf." Council on Foundations "The Council on Foundations is a membership organization of more than 2,000 grant making foundations and giving programs worldwide. We provide leadership expertise, legal services and networking opportunities - among other services - to our members and to the general public." EFC - European Foundation Centre "As an independent international association, the European Foundation Centre (EFC) is the gathering point for independent funders active in and with Europe. Foundations and corporate citizens from all over Europe and the world are members and partners of the EFC, which promotes and underpins their work." Ford Foundation "Strengthen democratic values, Reduce poverty and injustice, Promote international cooperation... We work mainly by making grants or loans that build knowledge and strengthen organizations and networks." The Foundation Center "The Foundation Center's mission is to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about U.S. philanthropy." Idealist.org help for fund seekers "I need funding for a project. Where do I start? Unfortunately, we are not a grant making organization, so we can't help you directly. But here are some useful starting points..." Worldwide Initiatives for Grant maker Support (WINGS) "Worldwide Initiatives for Grant maker Support (WINGS) is a global network of more than 100 membership associations and support organizations serving grant makers." AEGEE - European Students' Forum AEGEE is a student organization that promotes the idea of a unified Europe. Its main field of action covers peace and stability, higher education, active citizenship and cultural exchange. AEGEE is a non-governmental, politically independent and non-profit organization open to students of all faculties. ECYC European Confederation of Youth Clubs The aims of ECYC are to promote co-operation between youth organizations in Europe. To promote programs of youth exchanges, joint training and seminars on topics of general concern. ECYC member organizations is working on a balance of social education and enjoyment, and the objectives are about: speaking up on issues, decision making, confidence building, taking responsibility, having opinions, etc. The ECYC secretariat is communicating regularly with youth groups or their national member organizations in order to arrange links and exchanges.

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ERYICA - European Youth Information and Counseling Agency ERYICA is the umbrella organization of national bodies, non-governmental or governmental in the area of youth information. They promote European co-ordination and have developed a network of youth information. ESN Erasmus Student Network ESN is a non-for-profit international student organization. Their mission is to foster student mobility in higher education under the principle of students helping students. ESN is operating on three levels: local, national and international. The main focus of ESN is placed on current exchange students, who often face problems (and feel abandoned) in their new environments. But they also support homecoming students by offering them the possibility to keep in contact with an international environment. EUFED - European Union Federation of Youth Hostels Associations The federation aims to create an organization capable of representing the youth hostel associations of the EU within the institutions of the Union. It helps to promote international exchange among young people and helps them to participate, at a personal level, in the construction of the new Europe. European Peer Training Organization (EPTO) It is a European network of young trainers involved in combating all types of discrimination, focusing on racism and xenophobia. The aim of this organization is to provide young people and especially youth leaders with training tools enabling them to lead workshops on respecting multicultural diversity. The EPTO network is active in 10 European countries. European Youth Forum The European Youth Forum was established in 1996 as the merger between the Coordination Bureau (ECB), the Council of European National Youth Committees (CENYC) and the Youth Forum of the European Union. It is the political platform of youth organizations towards the European Union and aims to promote the interests of young people and their organizations. EYCA European Youth Cards Association EYCA promotes and develops the Euro<26 ideal, supporting member organizations and promoting pan-European activities. EYCA encourages all youth cards to give young people improved access to transport, accommodation, leisure activities, culture, sports - indeed, any benefits and services which encourage their development, their mobility, and improve the quality of their lives. Infojeunesse / Infoyouth The Infoyouth network was created to provide as complete a picture as possible of youth policies throughout the world via its portal site. Designed as a network of networks, it provides users with a tool for more local-based collection, selection and dissemination of data. The Infoyouth network operates in conjunction with National UNESCO commissions and other youth organizations, governmental and non-governmental institutions and data research agencies. YONET - Youth Opportunities Network YONET aims promote the participation of young people in the development of civil society through European cooperation. Their objectives are: - To facilitate European partnerships in order to establish and develop common activities. - To promote democratic principles for young people trough education, participation and understanding in civil society. - To support youth initiatives on both local and European level. - To collect and pass on information throughout organizations in Europe working for/ or with young people.

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