PART 3: Organisations with some specific programme responsibility for production, access and/or dissemination of information and knowledgeAfrican Studies Association (ASA)African Studies Association [Updated May 2004] Contact: Carol L. Martin, PhD. Executive Director Agence de la Francophonie (ACCT)Agence de la Francophonie [Updated May
2004] Contact: Tel: +33 1 4437 3300 Fax: +33 1 4579 1498 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://agence.francophonie.org/ A unique inter-governmental agency for French-speaking countries, the Agence de la Francophonie, which acts within the context of the International Organisation of La Francophonie, consists of 50 states and governments of countries spread out in the five continents and using French as a common language. These 50 states and governments, along with six other countries which take part in the Sommets de la Francophonie (summits which bring together the heads of state and governments using French as a common language), make up the Francophone community, representing one country out of four in the world and more than half a billion people. Among these, 170 million people use French more or less intensely in their daily life. Created in 1970 as the Agence de coopération culturelle et technique (ACCT), with `Equality, Complementarity, Solidarity' as its motto, the Agence de la Francophonie as it is now known, carries out multilateral co-operation in many areas: education and training, culture and multimedia, legal and judicial co-operation, economic development and solidarity, energy and environment. The Agency has three mandates:
The Agency conducts its activities in close collaboration with other Francophone organisations and international organisations. It is also responsible for relations between Francophone countries and NGOs. As principal organiser in Francophone countries, the Agency is at the centre of a network of specialists and development workers. The Agency's work in the area of education and training are trusted to its Directorate General of education and training at the École Internationale de la Francophonie in Bordeaux. They principally involve basic education, literacy, technical and professional training and distance learning. The coordination of its varied programmes (for example living arts, public lectures, information sources, heritage, literary competitions, publishing, audio visual production) is the responsibility of the Director of Culture and Media. Centre Africain de Formation à l'Édition et à la Diffusion (CAFED) carries out programmes on behalf of the Agency which are designed to promote the rapid development of books in Africa by training and updating managerial and technical staff involved in the book trade. Regional Offices: FRANCE: Institut Francophone des Nouvelles Technologies de l'Information et de la Formation, 15-16, quai Louis XV111, 33000 Bordeaux, France. Tel: +33 5 5601 5900 Fax: +33 5 5651 7820 WEST AFRICA: Western Africa Regional Office (BRAO), PO Box 7223, Lomé, Togo. Tel: +228 216350 Fax: +228 218116 CENTRAL AFRICA: Central Africa Office (BRAC), PO Box 8075, Libreville, Gabon, Congo. Tel: +241 739561 Fax: +241 739558 CANADA: Institut de l'Energie et de l'Environment des Pays ayant le Français en partage (IEPF), 56 rue St-Pierre, Québec, G1K 4A1, Canada. Tel: +1 418 692 5727; Fax: +1 418 692 5644 ASIA PACIFIC: Asia-Pacific Regional Office (BRAP), 2B Van Phuc (quartier diplomatique), Hanoi, VIETNAM. Tel: + 84 4 823 1836; Fax: +84 4 8231843 American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS)American Academy of Arts and Sciences [Updated May
2004] Contact: Martin Malin, Director, Program on Science, Technology and Global Security Tel: +1 617 576 5000 Fax: +1 617 576 5050 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.amacad.org Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) is an international learned society composed of the world's leading scientists, scholars, artists, business people, and public leaders. With a current membership of 4000 American fellows and 600 foreign honorary members, the Academy has four major goals:
One of its main programmes, Science and Global Security, explores how the international community can devise new cooperative structures to improve global security and employ science and technology to enhance the human condition. Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU)Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO [updated June
2004] Contact: Misako Ohnuki, Deputy Director Tel: +813 3269 4435 Fax: +813 3269 4510 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.accu.or.jp The Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU) is a non-profit organisation working for mutual understanding and cultural cooperation in Asia and the Pacific, in the fields of culture, book development and literacy-non-formal education promotion. In line with the principles of UNESCO, ACCU has been working for the promotion of mutual understanding and cultural co-operation among peoples in Asia and the Pacific, by implementing various programmes in the fields of culture, book development and literacy. To date, it has concentrated on joint programmes with 33 UNESCO Member States in Asia and the Pacific. Activities within ACCU's key areas of operation include:
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)Asian Institute of Technology Contact: Francis J Devadason, Director, Library Tel: +66 2 524 5853/54 Fax: +66 2 524 5870 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.clair.ait.ac.th The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), through its library, is able to offer a number of services to libraries in developing countries.The library is able to offer materials which duplicate its holdings. The library also provides training to librarians and information professionals in the application of information technology. Details of the training programmes are given on the website at: AIT produces a large number of publications for sale, some of which can be made available to appropriate institutions in other countries for a nominal membership fee. Contact the library at the above address. In particular, the newsletters produced by the Regional Energy Resources Information Center (RERIC), the International Ferrocement Information Center (IFIC) and the Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management Library can be made available. Websites for the relevant information centres within AIT can be found at: http://www.serd.ait.ac.th/reric http://www.library.ait.ac.th/ific-biblio Association for Progressive Communications (APC)APC Secretariat [updated June 2004] Contact: Project Coordinator: Online Resource Centre Tel +27 12 998 2064 | Fax: +27 12 993 4980 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.apc.org/ The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, development and protection of the environment, through the strategic use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), including the Internet. Founded in 1990, APC is an international membership-based organisation open to groups anywhere in the world that share its mission: to empower and support civil society through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). APC pioneers relevant and practical uses of ICTs for civil society, especially in developing countries, and is an international facilitator of civil society's engagement with ICTs and related concerns, in both policy and practice: Communications and Information Policy Strategic Uses and Capacity
Building APC is building communities of practice that promote the strategic use of ICTs by civil society APC Women's Networking Support APC membership is open to organisations anywhere in the world that share the same mission as APC: to empower and support civil society organisations (CSOs) through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). The majority of APC's members are located in the developing world and have common experiences in striving for effective access to the Internet. APC facilitates Southern-initiated ICT activities and is a place where Southern-initiated activities take place. APC Members provide several services to the development and social justice community, such as running portals and writing reports, hosting and designing database-backed websites, or training human rights NGOs in strategic and secure use of technology. APC initiatives include:
Ausstellungs und Messe GmbH des Börsenveriens des Deutschen BuchhandelsAusstellungs- und Messe GmbH des Börsenvereins des
Deutschen Buchhandels [updated April 2004] Bertelsmann StiftungBertelsmann Stiftung [updated June 2004] E-mail: [email protected] The Bertelsmann Foundation sees itself as a concept-oriented organisation, which continues the traditional socio-political, cultural and social commitment of the owner families of the Bertelsmann company. As such, it applies itself to societal problems, through projects which it supports with funds and management. As a rule, the Foundation initiates and implements projects by itself or participates actively in projects from the initial idea to its creative realisation and management. Funding is provided for practical and application-related projects that can serve as models. Support is limited to preserve flexibility and spontaneity. To ensure efficient programme development and sufficient funding, the Foundation has chosen to focus its support on five areas, namely sociopolitics, media, international understanding, culture and education, and health and medicine. In the field of support to publishing, the Bertelsmann Foundation provides a range of professional seminars to communicate practical skills required for both management and operational activities. Seminars address either book or journal production; they run from three days to four weeks, and as yet are available only in German-speaking regions. Seminars are provided for nominal fees or, in some cases, are provided free of charge. Topics include management issues, publishing business administration, book/journal design and production, editing, financial planning, publishing contracts, cooperation between firms and distribution, and sales and marketing. From this year, seminars in new media, business journalism and public relations will be added to the programme. The Foundation also provides work experience to young booksellers and publishers. It annually gives grants to 26 people (10 from Germany, 16 from other countries), enabling each to undertake a three-month secondment working with a booksellers or publishing house in Europe. Books AbroadBooks Abroad [New Entry] British CouncilBritish Council [updated March 2004] Contact: Julie Wright Calouste Gulbenkian FoundationCalouste Gulbenkian Foundation [updated July 2004]
In the scope of these objectives, human capacity building is the underlying driving force. In all the projects the Foundation presents grants, but always expects the host institution to provide some funding for the core local costs. In information and publishing projects, the Foundation can offer equipment, and funding for meetings, seminars and colloquia. Writers, artists, musicians and university faculty staff can all be supported. Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)Canadian International Development Agency [updated
March 2004] Tel: +1 819 9944267 Fax: +1 819 9539453 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/index.htm The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is the lead player in delivering Canada's official development assistance programme. The cornerstone of the development assistance programme is to support sustainable development in order to reduce poverty and to contribute to a more secure, equitable and prosperous world. Working with partners in the private and public sectors in Canada and in developing countries, and with international organisations and agencies, CIDA supports foreign aid projects in more than 100 of the poorest countries in the world. The objective is to work with developing countries and countries in transition to develop the tools to eventually meet their own needs. To do this, efforts are concentrated on six priority areas: • basic human needs • women in development • infrastructure services • human rights, democracy, good governance • private-sector development • the environment. The priorities of Africa and Middle East Branch are to reduce poverty and promote peace and security. The Branch aims to help meet basic human needs, and to respond to emergency situations, through effective humanitarian assistance or food aid. In addition, Africa and Middle East Branch: • promotes participation of women in political, economic and social decision making; • supports good governance, respect for human rights and democratisation efforts; • provides extensive support to girl-child education, primary education, both formal and non-formal, and is a supporter of the African Virtual University project. Many of the projects have elements that support the provision of books and other teaching materials. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkCarnegie Corporation of New York [updated March 2004] Contacts: Dr. Narciso Matos, Chair, International Development Program Dag Hammarskjöld FoundationDag Hammarskjöld Foundation [updated April 2004] Contact: Olle Nordberg, Executive Director Tel: +46 18 127272 Fax: +46 18 122072 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.dhf.uu.se The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation was established in 1962 in memory of the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. The purpose of the Foundation is to organise seminars, conferences and workshops on political, social, economic and cultural issues facing the third world. The Foundation is an operating and not a grant-making foundation and its work programmes are carried out under its own auspices. The Foundation held seminars on the development and future of indigenous publishing in Africa in 1984 and 1996, and an African Writers-Publishers Seminar, organised in co-operation with the African Books Collective (ABC), in 1998. A fourth seminar, on Scholarly Publishing in Africa, also in co-operation with ABC, was held on Zanzibar 2002. These seminars are often referred to as Arusha I, II, II and IV, since they were held in Arusha, Tanzania (except the last one). The Foundation has also been involved in a number of follow-up seminars and workshops related to the Arusha seminars. Task force studies of the publishing situation in Kenya and Tanzania (1985) and in South Africa and Tanzania (1991) have been supported. A selection of the papers discussed at the 1984 seminar was published in the Foundation's journal Development Dialogue (1984:1-2). Similarly, a report by Wendy Davies, the Summary Conclusions and four papers from the 1996 Arusha Seminar on 'The Future of Indigenous Publishing in Africa' were published in Development Dialogue 1997:1-2. Wendy Davies has also written reports on the African Writers-Publishers Seminar and the Scholarly Publishing Seminar. The publications are available on request. A major Foundation activity was a loan guarantee programme for the development of autonomous publishing in Kenya. The aim of the programme was to make available financial resources to Kenyan indigenous publishers by providing ordinary bank loans, which in turn was guaranteed by the Foundation. The Ford Foundation provided the loan capital, and the scheme was administered by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation. In 1998, the responsibility for the programme was transferred to the Indigenous Publishing Development Trust (INPUDE-Trust). This trust was given a wider mandate than the original programme. The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation is represented on the Board of Trustees. There is more information on the old scheme in pages A-11/12 of the Review that precedes this directory and it is also described in Appendix 2 of Publishing and Development in the Third World edited by Philip Altbach. A major study on book marketing and distribution was carried out in 1994 under the auspices of the programme. The results are published in book form in Publishing and Book Trade in Kenya by Ruth L. Makotsi and Lily K. Nyariki, East African Educational Publishers Ltd., Nairobi, 1997. The Foundation also collaborated with ABC on its major project The African Writers' Handbook (1999). The two institutions, in co-operation with INASP, are also preparing a book, entitled
The African Scholarly Publishers' Handbook, scheduled to be published in 2004. DFID (Department for International Development)DFID (Department for International Development)
[updated July 2004] Contact: Claudine Ferguson E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/ The UK Department for International Development (DFID), which until May 1997 was known as the Overseas Development Administration (ODA) supports a range of books and information activities via specific country projects under bilateral aid programmes. DFID has also been a major funder of Book Aid International for many years, and has led the ADEA Working Group on Books and Learning Materials. Every year DFID produces a unique range of publications covering many aspects of international development. Some specialist and technical, others of more general interest, these publications offer singular insights into the work of DFID, as well as compelling insights on many development issues. Details of the Publications Scheme, which every UK Government Department has to produce to meet the Freedom of Information Act, can be found on the DFID website (www.dfid.gov.uk) from where its publications can either be accessed electronically or ordered. All publications are free except the Annual Departmental Report and the full version White Papers from 1997 to 2000. Additionally DFID supports or jointly funds the following ICT based resources (in alpha order): AGFAX - AGFAX radio resource packs are distributed free to developing country radio stations and broadcasters, providing scientific information in an easy to understand format. AGORA: Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture improves the quality and effectiveness of agricultural research and training in developing countries, resulting in improved food security. It provides global Internet access to key research journals in agriculture and related biological, environmental and social sciences. FAO leads on the AGORA initiative, working with major commercial publishers, Cornell University, Rockefeller Foundation, WHO and DFID. ALNAP: the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action is an international, interagency forum working to improve learning, accountability and quality across the Humanitarian Sector. BRIDGE supports the mainstreaming of gender, by bridging the gaps between theory, policy and practice, through accessible gender information. Based at Institute of Development Studies (IDS), it provides a specialist gender and development information service and links to external gender development networks. BLDS: the British Library for Development Studies is a high quality library resource used by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, and the development community, to promote research, teaching and capacity building. It has an international reputation because of the quality and coverage of the collection on South Asia, East & Southern Africa, and China. BLDS is recognised for collecting developing country research material and not easily accessible literature. Centre for the Future State was established at IDS in August 2000, under a five-year grant from the UK Department for International Development (DFID), to provide critical and practical understanding of these issues - principally for policymakers, politicians, political parties, scholars and civil society organizations within developing countries, and for aid agencies, development NGOs and applied researchers in the 'North'. Centre for Population Studies Sexual & Reproductive Health Research Programme works to strengthen research capacity in developing countries and conduct collaborative research that will contribute to improved reproductive health policies and programmes. Also see: list of DFID-funded work programmes at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. CIMRC is a consortium led by CAB International to promote the communication and dissemination activities of DFID's Central Research Department. CIMRC.info supports this through the dissemination of information about our work and by providing links to DFID supported websites relevant to research. Dgroups is an online home for groups and communities interested in international development. One can find the online tools and services needed to support the activities of a team, a group, a network, a partnership or a community. It is also a place to find groups who are interested in the same topics in international development as you. The people leading Dgroups have formed the Dgroups Partnership. Current partners include Bellanet, DFID, Hivos, ICA, IICD, OneWorld, UNAIDS and WorldBank. EDIAIS has been commissioned by DFID's Enterprise Development Department. It is a service provided for DFID Enterprise Development Advisors and for those in INGOs, NGOs or other organisations involved in enterprise development. EDIAIS has been developed jointly by Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM), of Manchester University, and Women In Sustainable Enterprise Development Ltd (WISE Development). ELAND provides a single search to 9 catalogues of development information. It has multilingual support to retrieve articles in resources catalogued throughout Europe. ELDIS is a gateway to information on development issues, providing free and easy access to wide range of high quality online resources. ELDIS provides summaries and links to online documents. ELDIS offers a directory of websites, databases, library, catalogues and email discussion lists. EngKaR: the focus of the Engineering Knowledge & Research Programme is to identify and foster the key policies, technologies and skills that will help poor people to escape from poverty on a sustainable basis. The KaR programme contributes to this by providing Engineering knowledge that contributes to encouraging economic growth as well as meeting the needs of poor people. GAP Research is a three-year programme of research exploring the linkages between globalisation processes and poverty. This site brings together findings from the research with the best materials on globalisation and poverty from around the world. GHEN: the Gender and Health Equity Network is a partnership of national and international institutions concerned with developing and implementing policies to improve gender and health equity, particularly in resource constrained environments. GDNet: the Global Development Network aims to promote the communication of research knowledge from developing and transitional countries and its application to policy. Links developing country institutes/researchers into a global network, showcases their work, improves resource access of researchers and builds the dissemination capacity of research institutes through training and professional support including through internet-based services. Global Dimension: Working with formal and development education bodies, DFID produces guidance that helps educationalists understand what the global dimension in education means and how it can be readily incorporated into their work. Global School Partnerships promotes partnerships between schools in the UK and schools in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. The programme is a consortium initiative of the British Council, Cambridge Education Foundation, UK One World Linking Association (UKOWLA) and Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), funded by the Department for International Development (DFID). Governance and Development Review aims to provide people with a broad policy interest in the field of governance and development with efficient, contextualised information about significant new research findings and ideas. It provides summaries of, and critical commentary on, significant new research output: the kind of material that changes our understanding of the issues. GRC Exchange shares the latest information about governance in development. Hosted by the Governance Resource Centre (GRC) of the UK Department for International Development (DFID), and compiled by leading international experts, the GRC Exchange provides a focal point for sharing ideas in governance. GRIPP: Getting Research into Policy and Practice Programme of the Global Health Council aims to promote better understanding of evidence-based approaches to health-care through interactive workshops targeted at healthcare decision makers, and to facilitate dialogue between researchers, policymakers and practitioners. HSRC – Health Systems Resource Centre - manages and provides technical assistance (TA), institutional development programmes and knowledge and information management services for the UK Department For International Development (DFID) in support of health policies that promote and respond to the health needs of the poorest communities in the developing world. i-Connect: developed in association with the 'building digital opportunities' programme funded by DFID, DGIS, and the SDC, it draws content from its partners. iConnect links resources and expertise and encourages collaboration. Most of the content and indeed the knowledge and expertise needed to make sense of ICTs is not physically on this site. But it can easily be found through the linked efforts of the partners. id21 is a fast-track research reporting service funded by DFID. It aims to bring UK-based development research findings and policy recommendations to policy-makers and development practitioners worldwide. id21 aims to be part of the process of putting policy into practice. Online, in print and through the southern media, id21 showcases recent research findings and policy lessons on major development issues. Infrastructure Connect provides information about the research engineering and infrastructure work of DFID, formerly under the direction of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department (IUDD) and now, following reorganisation, directed by the Central Research Department. There is particular focus on the subject areas of Energy, Geoscience, Disability, Transport, Urbanisation, and Water. Also see EngKaR above. IFRTD: the International Forum for Rural Transport and Development, or 'The Forum', is an international network with a mission to facilitate and promote the successful application of policies and practices that address access and mobility issues as a means to eradicating poverty in rural areas. Livelihoods Connect is DFID's learning platform, which aims to enable the practical implementation of the sustainable livelihoods approach as a means to eliminate poverty. It provides a suite of information sharing, learning and management tools for: all DFID advisers and programme officers; NGOs and consultants working with DFID; and international organisations such as the EC, World Bank, FAO and IFAD. NSSD: The National Strategies for Sustainable Development web site provides tools to assist in promoting dialogues on national strategies for sustainable development and providing necessary background information and reference material in support of these dialogues. NARSIS database provides information on all DFID-funded assignments with any Natural Resources (NR) and/or Environmental (green and brown) components. NARSIS provides an easy to read summary of the essential information on DFID NR/Environmental initiatives. New Agriculturalist provides multimedia support to broadcasting outputs on DFID’s agriculture-related central research programmes. New Agriculturalist an on-line magazine covers rural poverty issues faced by the poor. It is distributed free to developing country radio stations and broadcasters, providing scientific information in an easy to understand format. Oasis-info is a business information service for small enterprises in Kenya, which was developed by Intermediate Technology Consultants and Intermediate Technology Development Group of East Africa, with funding from the UK Department for International Development. OASIS is a Resource Centre sponsored by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) working in partnership with the Department, other donors, UN Agencies, developing country governments, NGO’s and other stakeholders to provide expertise in water resources issues. This expertise is drawn from the OASIS global network of premier organisations. OneWorld is the world's favourite and fastest-growing civil society network online, supporting people’s media to help build a more just global society. This network spans five continents and produces content in 11 different languages, published across its international site, regional editions, and thematic channels. Many of these are produced from the South to widen the participation of the world's poorest and most marginalised peoples in the global debate. PANOS Research Communication Programme disseminates and publicises UK funded research from the id21website and other UK sources. It reaches a large audience using developing country mass media (radio and print) and undertakes capacity building activities working with developing country journalists and organisations. Participation Group, through the work of this group the Institute of Development Studies serves as a global centre for research, innovation and learning in citizen participation and participatory approaches to development. PARC (Performance Assessment Resource Centre) supports international efforts to improve performance assessment in international development practice. In this way the PARC hopes to help develop the quality, effectiveness and sustainability of poverty-focused interventions. The PARC has been set up to support the evaluation work of development partners in both the South and the North. Intended beneficiaries include developing country governments, agencies providing and receiving international aid, project managers and consultants. PSP: the Plant Sciences Research Programme is one of 10 research programmes funded by the Rural Livelihoods Department for the UK Department for International Development (DFID). These programmes form DFID's Renewable Natural Resources (RNR) Research Strategy, directed towards priority problems in a wide range of developing countries. Also see: list of DFID’s other bilateral research programmes. PERI: Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information, an INASP programme to support capacity building in the research sector in developing and transitional countries by strengthening the production, access and dissemination of information & knowledge. PASS: the Programme of Advisory and Support Services provides support to DFID for policy development and lesson learning across a range of technical themes relating to poverty reduction. Poverty & Hunger e-Forum aims to encourage experience sharing, identify new ideas and rethink the future of the 'food security' agenda. PRLN: the goal of Poverty Reduction Learning Network is to create an effective and inclusive learning community, which will facilitate the acquisition of the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are required for the attainment of international development targets in Eastern & Southern Africa. The PRLN is being designed to support the learning needs of personnel in central and local government (including politicians), civil society (particularly service-oriented NGOs) and donor agencies, as well as anyone else who has an interest in eliminating global poverty. PPP-Bangladesh: Public Private Partnership for essential health services in Bangladesh website is presented by Northern Ireland health & social services (Nicare) and British Council - Bangladesh. The PPP aim is to empower people to take care of their own health... making better use of existing resources. SciDevNet aims to enhance the provision of reliable and authoritative information on science- and technology-related issues that impact on the economic and social development of developing countries. This is addressed through running a free-access website, but also by building regional networks of individuals and institutions, and by organising capacity-building workshops and other events in the developing world. Siyanda is an on-line database of gender and development materials. It is also an interactive space where gender practitioners can share ideas, experiences and resources. STREAM: Support to Regional Aquatic Resources Management is an initiative designed within the five-year Work Programme cycle of the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA). This initiative is based around partnerships, involving at the outset a coalition of founding partners (AusAID, DFID, FAO and VSO) supporting NACA. It has adopted an inclusive approach, reaching out to link stakeholders engaged in aquatic resources management and supporting them to influence the initiative's design, implementation and management. SDA: Sustainable Design Awards is supported by funding from the Department for International Development (DFID) and is seeking additional funding from The European Commission and the other organisations. SDA is a scheme to help students explore environmental, economic, social and moral issues in Design & Technology. It is an opportunity for students to work on genuine case studies and product studies within a variety of world wide contexts, all of which have sustainability issues at their heart. STEP: the Sustainable Technology Education Project aims to increase people's awareness of sustainable technology, enabling them to recognise the economic, environmental and social impacts of their own technology choices. Acting as a global network, the site contains a range of case studies drawn from around the world, focusing on practical, sustainable solutions to real problems. The project is ongoing, so more case studies will be added to the site at regular intervals. TECA: Technology for Agriculture initiative aims to contribute to food security, poverty alleviation and sustainable development through improved access to information on proven technologies. It involves networking agricultural technology databases and developing data standards, to promote better information exchange. TRC: the Transport Resource Centre is an advice and information centre for transport planners and researchers working towards poverty reduction in the developing world. Funded by UK-DFID, the scheme behind the resource centre is a worldwide consortium of groups and individuals with specialist knowledge in the field of transport. We provide impartial advice on transport issues with the benefit of over 60 years of expertise in over 90 countries. TVE: Television Trust for the Environment, Hands On – Communicating for Development and Changeuses television, broadcasting and multi-media to eliminate poverty through communicating empowering information and knowledge on DFID research projects to a global audience (through BBC World and others). WELL is a resource centre network providing services and resources in water, sanitation and environmental health for the Department for International Development (DFID) of the British government and partner agencies. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); German Research AssociationDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); German Research Association Contact: Dr Sigrun Eckelmann Tel: +49 228 885 2344 Fax: +49 228 885 2221 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.dfg.de The German Research Association (DFG) is the central organisation for the promotion of science in Germany. Its main functions are to finance research projects, to further cooperation between research workers and to support training of young scholars. The DFG supports scientific libraries in Germany under special programmes: its assistance concentrates on central library institutions, on joint activities of scientific libraries, on initiating new technical and organisational developments, and on coordinating and administering the exchange of books between German and foreign libraries. Linked to the support programme, the DFG has its own book donation programme. This aims to provide currently available books written by German authors to scientific institutions in foreign countries. Periodicals (which must be published in Germany) can be provided for about four years. The subscription is supposed to be maintained subsequently by the recipient. Scientific institutions can request books within the above limits. Applications should be supported by information about the university, faculty or institute as well as the quality of the library, which is supposed to be of a high standard and accessible to the public. Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE)Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung The Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE) or German Foundation for International Development was founded in 1959 and charged with the task of fostering relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and developing countries on the basis of mutual exchange of views and experiences in the field of development policy. The programme activities of the Foundation take the form of: • conferences, seminars and expert consultations promoting an exchange of experiences at national and international level; • short and medium-term training courses for specialists from developing countries; • workshops to produce materials and instruments for the implementation of education and development training programmes. Priority areas of the DSE are: • education, science and documentation; • social and economic development; • public administration; • vocational training; • food, agriculture and rural development; • promotion of public health. The DSE head office is based in Bonn since 1999, but it maintains specialist centres at various locations in Germany. The programmes organised by the Education, Science and Documentation Centre (ZED) of the DSE focus on basic education, higher education and information and documentation. Recent workshops have included the following topics/audiences: • development of manuals for participatory training in adult education (in cooperation with Rössing-Foundation, Namibia); • analysis and documentation of innovations in non-formal education; • promotion of national languages in primary schools (West and Southern Africa, Latin America); • developing `literate environments' in African languages; • training of writers for national language textbooks (Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso); • development of a handbook for environmental education for teachers and teacher trainers in primary education (in cooperation with the African Social and Environmental Studies Programme, Nairobi); • training in curriculum development techniques in Ethiopia and South Africa; • developing a manual for writing test items for science subjects in primary school examinations in Southern and Eastern Africa; • improving the quality of primary school instruction through systematic classroom observation methods; • training in the management of modern information resources and products. Finnish Ministry of Foreign AffairsFinnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs [updated July 2004] Contact: Heikki Kokkala, Education Adviser Tel: +358 9 1341 6435 Fax: +358 9 1341 6428 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://global.finland.fi/ The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the task of planning, managing and administering Finland's programmes of bilateral development co-operation with developing countries. The primary goal of Finnish development policy is to promote peace, co-operation and welfare and to combat threats to these values in a world of deepening interdependence between nations. In its Decision in Principle the government defined the principles and instruments to be applied in efforts to achieve the goals set for development co-operation. The main objectives of Finnish development co-operation are: • to reduce poverty; • to combat global environmental threats by assisting developing countries in solving their environmental problems; • to promote equality, democracy and human rights. Finland gives priority to sectors that promote its own development co-operation policy objectives, and stresses participatory planning methods. As a rule, Finland is involved in 3-4 major sectors in the partner countries. The most important project and programme sectors during the last few years have been water, forestry, health, agriculture, education and culture. The growing interest in good governance, democratisation, human rights, equality and environment is clearly reflected in new projects and programmes. The trend is away from pure investment projects towards integrated technical assistance and institution and capacity building. Their support to publishing has mainly been support to the education sector. The agency has had educational materials projects in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia. In its support of educational materials, Finland has put more efforts on development of the procurement system (Zambia) and on the training of library and materials units' staff (Zambia and Ethiopia). In the West Bank and Gaza (Palestine) support has been for instructional media departments and for local material production units. It is possible that in that field, the Ministry might also enter the book/educational materials policy development. The African Publishers' Network (APNET) has been supported through the ADEA Working Group on Books and Learning Materials. Earlier, in1996, support was given to it via UNESCO to the Science for Africa programme for development of national educational materials on environmental topics. The Ministry has supported the African Books Collective (ABC) in recent years. Ford FoundationFord Foundation
[updated April 2004]
The Trustees of the Foundation set policy and delegate authority to the president and senior staff for the Foundation's grant making and operations. Programme officers in the United States, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America explore opportunities to pursue the Foundation's goals, formulate strategies and recommend proposals for funding. A number of overseas field offices are maintained, which can consider grant proposals. Further information is available on the website. French Ministry of Co-operationFrench Ministry of Co-operation Contact: M. Yves Mabin Tel: +33 1 43 17 88 98 Fax: +33 1 43 17 88 83 E-mail: [email protected] The French Ministry of Co-operation, responsible for the whole of France's external relations, implements cultural development programmes, including a programme specific to books and book reading in Africa. This programme contains several components, including: • setting-up and development of numerous networks of libraries stocked with books likely to meet the needs of the public; • support to organisations specialising in the production of bibliographical tools for African publications that can be useful to booksellers, librarians and teachers: - the Club des Lecteurs d'Expression Française (CLEF) has, over the past 20 years, been producing a magazine called Notre Librairie (Our Bookshop) specialised in African literature (with special issues on national literatures). This review magazine, which lists all the African literary works, will be published on CD-ROM in 1999; - the APJL (Joie par les Livres) lists all the publications for young people x in the magazine called Takam Tikou. - organisation of specific training, in Africa and in France, covering all the trades within the book industry: librarians, publishers, booksellers, authors and illustrators. In 1998, a new programme specific to African national publishers was set up in the area of publishing and purchasing schoolbooks, books for young people and basic education documents. This programme is operated through a tendering process to which interested publishers take part. In 1999, an important support was given to books for African young people through the exhibition of African illustrators at the Bologna International Book Fair for Young People in April 1999. Global Development Network (GDN)Global Development Network Contact: Manal Omar Tel: +1 202-338-6350 Fax: +1 202-338-6826 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.gdnet.org The goal of the Global Development Network (GDN) is to support and link research and policy institutes involved in the field of development, and whose work is predicated on the notion that ideas matter. The initiative has proceeded on two fronts: knowledge generation and knowledge sharing. First, since early 1998, the regional networks have used World Bank funding to create or strengthen competitive peer-review grant mechanisms for generating research. Second, starting with an initial consultative meeting in June 1998, the regional networks and the World Bank have initiated several knowledge-sharing programmes, including training for researchers, a series of regional workshops focusing on building the capacity of research and policy institutes, and planning for future activities. The GDN will aim to support the generation and sharing of knowledge for development and to help bridge the gap between the development of ideas and their practical implementation. Achieving these goals involves strengthening the capacity of research and policy institutions to undertake high-quality, policy-relevant research and to move research results into the policy debates, at both national and global levels. The initiative recognises that policy and research institutions are rapidly becoming influential voices in policy circles. In the past decade, the number and activities of these institutions – many of which are independent – has increased dramatically, driven in part by democratisation, and in part by the sheer complexity of `second generation' (beyond adjustment) reform issues. Increasingly, they are playing a role in bridging the gap between development knowledge and policymaking, areas in which governments no longer have a monopoly or even a comparative advantage. During GDN's second annual conference in Tokyo a newly elected governing body was established, and an emphasis was placed on developing an independent GDN. On March 16, 2001, GDN was legally incorporated as a non-profit/non-governmental organisation; the secretariat began occupying offices at 2600 Virginia Avenue in Washington DC with effect from July 9, 2001. GDNet GDNet is the umbrella title for the series of ambitious online information initiatives being developed by the Global Development Network. It serves as the electronic voice of GDN and as a key tool in its capacity-building and communication efforts. GDNet has three primary objectives: • to enable institutes and researchers to communicate their knowledge and research more effectively to others by linking them into a global network and providing a showcase for their work; • to provide social science researchers in developing countries with access to resources that enable them to do their research better; • to help build capacity of research institutes by providing training, professional support and other services to upgrade skills in knowledge management and provision of new internet based services. Goethe-Institut Inter NationesGoethe-Institut Inter Nationes (Head Office Bonn) [updated
July 2004] Contact: Monika Heflin (Translation Programme) Tel: +49 228 880-0 Fax: +49 228 880-457 E-mail: [email protected]
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http://www.goethe.de Heinrich Böll FoundationHeinrich Böll Foundation Contact: Antonie Nord , Africa Desk Tel: +49 30 28534341 Fax: +49 30 285 34308 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.boell.de The Heinrich Böll Foundation, which is associated with the German Green
Party, is a legally autonomous and intellectually open political foundation. Humanist Institute for Co-operation with Developing Countries (HIVOS)Humanist Institute for Co-operation with Developing Countries Raamweg 16 Contact: Karel Chambrille, Head of Africa Bureau Tel: +31 70 3765500 Fax: +31 70 3624600 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.hivos.nl The Humanist Institute for Co-operation with Developing Countries (HIVOS) is a secular development organisation based on humanist principles, which stands for emancipation, democratisation and poverty alleviation in developing countries. For this purpose financial support is give to about 800 local private organisations in 30 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Priority is given to the following policy areas: economic self-reliance & credit; arts and culture; human rights; AIDS prevention; environment and development; gender, women and development. As an independent funding agency HIVOS prefers to provide support to local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and social organisations, especially those which enable disadvantaged and marginalised people to assert their rights and improve access to decision making. Of the overall HIVOS budget around 6% is allocated to programme activities in the field of arts and culture. Within Africa the actual share to the arts and culture has been 7% of the overall Africa budget. HIVOS provides support to organisations in two regions in Africa: Southern Africa (Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe) and East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda). In addition, a number of pan-African organisations are being supported. In order to be able to respond to innovative and ad hoc initiatives from civil society organisations and to enable once-off financial assistance in a flexible and speedy manner, HIVOS has established a microfund facility. Support to the book and publishing sector is also provided through the following organisations: • African Books Collective in Oxford: publishing support programme; • Zimbabwe International Bookfair in Harare: book fair, and support for production and distribution of African literature and other cultural events; • The Network of Technical Publications in Africa in Dar es Salaam: promotion, marketing, and distribution programme; • Femrite, Uganda Women Writers Association in Kampala: promotion of reading and writing culture. Besides the above partner organisations, HIVOS has provided support through its microfund to a number of incidental events such as poetry festivals, publications of poetry and oral literature. INTAS – International Association for the promotion of co-operation with scientists from the New Independent States of the former Soviet UnionINTAS [updated March 2004]
INTAS Members States: The European Community, the EU Member States, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Turkey. International Development Research Centre (IDRC)International Development Research Centre [Updated July 2004] Contact: Francine Bouchard, Information Officer Tel: +1 613 236 6163 Fax: +1 613 563 2476 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.idrc.ca The International Development Research Centre is a public 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. Support is directed toward developing an indigenous research capacity to sustain policies and technologies developing countries need to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies.
The International Development Research Centre Library acts as the gateway to the corporate memory and research information services of IDRC. This can be accessed through the Library databases: BIBLIO, the Library Catalogue; IDRIS, a database of project information, and IMAGES, the IDRC photo library. An increasing number of titles in the collection are available in electronic format. The primary clients of the Library's research information services are the Centre's staff and IDRC-funded researchers but other members of the international development research community are invited to use its website. Netherlands Ministry of Foreign AffairsNetherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Contact: Angelien Eijsink, Deputy Head, Cultural Relations and Communications Tel: +31 70 3484394 Fax: +31 70 3486471 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.minbuza.nl/english/homepage.asp The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has funded a number of activities in support of the development of indigenous publishing including the Bellagio meeting on the African Publishers Institute and APNET in Harare in 1992, and the Czerniewicz report on the African Publishing Institute. The MFA has continued to support APNET's existence and provided a major grant to the Children's Book Project to stimulate the publication of children's literature in Tanzania. The budget for cultural activities has been recently cut but the Ministry will continue to support projects and programmes where possible. Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation (NORAD)Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation [updated
Sept 2004] Contact: Ms Else Ishaug, Head Librarian Tel: +47 22242030 Fax: +47 22242016 The Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation (NORAD) is a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UD). Norad is responsible for the implementation of Norwegian bilateral development cooperation and is also involved in advising on multinational cooperation administered by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Norad's ultimate goal is to contribute to lasting improvements in political, economic and social conditions for the entire population in developing countries, with particular emphasis on ensuring that development aid benefits the poorest people.
Believing capacity-building in the fields of teaching and research is necessary in order to meet the challenges in important sectors of society, NORAD focuses on providing support for knowledge management, planning based on knowledge gained through research, increased South-South cooperation and capacity building at universities and colleges in partner countries in cooperation with Norwegian universities and research institutions. OxfamOxfam Contact: Rosalind Buck, Librarian Tel: +44 1865 311311 Fax: +44 1865 313770 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.oxfam.org/ Oxfam operates a Book Token Scheme (through ITDG Publishing) offering about forty books, manuals and journals on developmental subjects. Titles of the journals include Development in Practice and Gender in Development. All titles are available in English and some of the monographs are also available in other languages such as French and Spanish. Applications should be made in the first instance to the local Oxfam office in-country which will provide an order form and arrange for supply of the items. Panos LondonPanos London Tel: +44 20 7278 1111 Fax: +44 20 7278 0345 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.panos.org.uk Panos aims to stimulate informed and constructive public debate on key development issues. In particular, it works to amplify the voices of people living in poverty, many of whom are unable to participate in the debates and decisions on which their lives depend. They are often denied the information they need to make their voices count and access to the ears of the powerful. Panos produces a series of information outputs, including media briefings, news features, radio programmes and reports. All outputs are designed to be authoritative, accessible and to provide a balanced analysis of issues. The information can be reproduced freely. Panos was founded in 1986 and has kept `information for development' at the heart of its mission. Panos has regional offices in South Asia, Southern Africa and East Africa. Its strategy is to create a series of linked activities where priorities are set in the regions and not in the centre. The new network is designed to help Panos `think global and act local'. Thematic programmes focus on HIV/AIDS, reproductive health and gender, globalisation and environment, media pluralism and information communications technologies (ICTs). Other Panos programmes/projects include: Global Express, which brings news and features from the South to schoolchildren in the North; Oral Testimony programme, which hosts an online archive of interviews with mountain communities worldwide; Gemini news service; Interworld Radio and the Oneworld UK centre. Panos produces a range of resources on key global issues with a strong focus of views from developing countries. Prince Claus FundPrince Claus Fund Contact: Els van der Plas Tel: +31 70 427 4303 Fax: +31 70 427 4277 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.princeclausfund.nl/ The Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development was established to mark the 70th birthday of Prince Claus of the Netherlands on 6 September 1996. The Fund adopts a broad and dynamic approach to culture, based on the concept of constant change. The Fund's chief interest is in the development of ideas and ideals. The Fund stimulates and supports activities and the Caribbean in the field of culture and development in countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America by granting awards, funding and producing publications, and by financing and promoting networks and innovative cultural activities. It seeks to provide a global platform for intellectual debate concerning shared values within an intercultural framework. The Fund has four main programmes: • Awards – in order to support artistic and intellectual initiatives of high quality and strong social commitments, the Fund annual grants awards as an expression of an individual, a group or an organisation. Each year the Fund invites people active in the field of culture and development to propose candidates for an award. • Exchanges – with the aim of stimulating the world-wide cultural debate, the Fund encourages exchange on topics related to culture and development. The Fund supports intercultural networks and the organisation of conferences and meetings, primarily in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Initiatives will be taken by the Fund in this connection and requests for support will also be taken into consideration. • Publications – it is the policy of the Fund both to produce and to support publications, which address significant issues in the field of culture and development. • Activities – this includes support for activities and initiatives of individuals and organisations that are in line with the policy adhered to by the Fund, focussing on creative processes and cultural productions. Rockefeller FoundationRockefeller Foundation Contact: Dr Joyce Lewinger Moock Tel: +1 212 869 8500 Fax: +1 212 764 3468 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.rockfound.org/ The Rockefeller Foundation is a philanthropic organisation endowed by John D. Rockefeller and chartered in 1913 for the well-being of people throughout the world. It is one of America's oldest private foundations and one of the few with strong international interests. From its beginning, the Foundation has sought to identify, and address at their source, the causes of human suffering and need. Foundation programmes are organised around eight core strategies. Together, these strategies constitute the Foundation's commitment to help define and pursue a path toward environmentally sustainable development consistent with individual rights and a more equitable sharing of the world's resources The Foundation is administered by its president through a staff drawn from scholarly, scientific and professional disciplines. An independent board of trustees, which meets four times a year, sets programme guidelines and financial policy, and approves all appropriations. The Foundation's work is divided among the following programme areas: creativity and culture, food security, health equity, working communities, global inclusion, and special African initiatives. While concentrating its efforts in these areas, the Foundation adjusts its course to reflect needs as they arise. The Foundation maintains the Bellagio Study and Conference Centre in northern Italy for conferences of international scope and for residencies for artists, scholars and policymakers, and other professionals from around the world. It also maintains a limited number of regional offices. The most developed multithematic engagement is in Africa (offices in Nairobi and Harare), while offices in Asia (Bangkok), Latin America (Mexico City) and on the U.S. West Coast (San Francisco) service single programmes. The regional offices will support, promote and supplement global thematic programmes. African Initiatives The Rockefeller Foundation has been active in Africa for more than half a century and it has developed a diverse set of programmes in the arts and humanities, agriculture, health, education, population, the environment and other areas. Most of these programmes have been focused on strengthening the human resources and leadership required by a knowledge society. At the beginning of 2000, more than 20 such programmes were active in Africa. Then in April 2000, an initiative in support of higher education in Africa was launched in collaboration with the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Ford and MacArthur Foundations. The Partnership to Strengthen African Universities has contributed towards strategic planning and structuring as well as significant financing of the universities which have been involved. More information can be found at: http://www.carnegie.org/sub/program/partnership.html Important elements of the Rockefeller Foundation's strategy include facilitating good quality education in reading, mathematics, language and science for children. Support to indigenous publishing by the Rockefeller Foundation has included the African Books Collective (ABC) for the Intra African Book Support Scheme; the African Publishers' Network (APNET); the Friends-of the-Book Foundation, Kenya; The Bellagio Publishing Network Research and Documentation Centre, and the Southern African Book Development Trust (SABDET), UK. Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RDMFA)Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs [updated Sept 2004]
The administration of Danish development assistance to the programme countries was decentralised in 2003; Sida (Swedish International Development Agency)Sida: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency Contacts: Hannah O Akuffo (SAREC); Sigrid Halvarsson (DESO) Tel: +46 8 698 5000 Fax: +46 8 698 5651 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.sida.se/ Sida, the Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency, aims to help their co-operation partners in the South and East to create the requisite conditions for development. The type of development which Sida wants to facilitate should reduce poverty in developing countries and contribute to achieving peace, democracy and the sustainable use of natural resources. As far as possible the development process should actively involve the men and women who benefit from it in the work of implementing it. The decisions of the Swedish parliament and the bills of the Swedish government form the basis of Swedish development co-operation. In a wider context, Sida's support to textbooks, literature and publishing aims at supporting the development of a literate environment. While the Education Division mainly supports the publishing and provision of educational materials for primary schools, the Division for Culture and Media supports the development of domestic publishing. In addition, Sida's Department for Research Co-operation, SAREC, gives support to university libraries for the purchase of books and journals, and more recently for subscription to electronic journals. Division for Research Co-operation with Developing Countries The Division for Research Co-operation with Developing Countries (SAREC) was founded in 1975. In 1979 it became an independent government agency under the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and in 1995 it became a part of Sida. In Sida's bilateral research cooperation library support is often a component in a comprehensive university support programme. Allocated funds are used by the universities for subscriptions to scientific journals, training of staff and in recent years also for IT development. In addition, SAREC has provided subsidies to a number of projects in support of indigenous academic publishing. These included support for the publication of professional journals within Ethiopia (1985-present) and Southern African Political Economy Series, SAPES, (1987-present). Division for Culture and Media The Division for Culture and Media (DESO) has a limited fund for cultural support to any developing country. This support may be given direct to small recipient organisations (no governments involved) or via a Swedish organisation. Since early 1993 support has been directed at different sectors of the literary scene in an effort to promote a literate and reading society. Thus, funds have been granted to training within publishing and librarianship, networking in those fields and between writers' organisations, regional and international conferences, book fairs and distribution. Other examples are support to consultancy studies, supply of paper and minor contributions to translations, especially of children's books. Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research SocietySigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society [updated
July 2004] Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation (SDC)Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation [updated
July 2004] UNESCOUNESCO [updated March 2004] Contact: Minella Alarcon, Programme Specialist, Division of Basic and Engineering Sciences, Natural Science Sector The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations, with headquarters in Paris, and 73 field offices worldwide. UNESCO is involved in a broad range of activities, promoting international, intellectual and scientific co-operation in its fields of competence. The organisation has five broad operating divisions, covering: education, natural sciences, human and social sciences, communication and information, and culture. A site map for the UNESCO website helps to navigate the many fields of activity. A small selection of UNESCO's many programmes appear under separate entries. UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)UNICEF Contact: Librarian Tel: +1 212 326 7000 Fax: +1 212 887 7465 / 7454 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.unicef.org UNICEF, created in 1946 (as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) to meet the emergency needs of children in the aftermath of World War II, became a permanent part of the United Nations system in 1953, with the role of responding to the long term needs of children living in poverty in developing countries. Headquartered in New York, UNICEF operates in 160 countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East. It has 9 regional offices, based in Geneva (Switzerland), Nairobi (Kenya), Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire), Santafé de Bogotà (Colombia), Bangkok (Thailand), Amman (Jordan), Kathmandu (Nepal) and Tokyo (Japan). It has 34 national committees throughout the world. UNICEF works in close cooperation with national governments as well as non-governmental organisations and other UN agencies to identify the needs of children and to mobilise individuals, families, communities and governments to address those needs. Its activities may be described as: • advocacy, social mobilisation and fund raising; • programmes of action, eg, immunisation, salt iodisation, safe water and sanitation, safe motherhood, education for all, education for development, AIDS and emergency relief. A range of information resources are available through the UNICEF website. UNICEF publications are available – many are free or low cost, and some are in electronic format – as well as videos, executive speeches, statistics, games and exhibits. The information resources are found at: http://www.unicef.org/infores/index.html VLIR-secretariat for University Development Co-operation (VLIR-UDC-secretariat)Bolwerksquare 1A B-1050 Brussels BELGIUM Tel: +32 (2) 289 0550 Fax: +32 2 514 7277 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.vlir.be Founded in 1976, the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR – Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad) was established pursuant to a decree of the Flemish Parliament following an initiative taken by the rectors of the Flemish universities. VLIR promotes dialogue and co-operation between Flemish universities, advises ministers for education and science on university policy, and provides services to Flemish universities. VLIR encourages the Flemish universities to carve out a stronger international profile for themselves. To this end VLIR supports co-operation between the Flemish universities and universities in developing countries. Again to this end, VLIR strongly encourages the involvement of Flemish universities in European and international higher education and research programmes, and supports co-operation between Rectors' Conferences in the European Union. VLIR is funded through contributions by the member universities. Additional revenues come from additional activities the VLIR performs for the authorities as well as the universities. VLIR has concluded co-operation agreements with the Secretary of State for Development Co-operation on VLIR's support for university development co-operation. As of 1 January 1998 the activities of the VLIR in the field of university development co-operation have been structured in the following programmes: The Programme for Institutional University Co-operation This programme, begun in 1996, aims to provide substantial support to a limited number of carefully selected partner universities in the developing world. This support is geared towards the institutional development of the partner university, the improvement of the quality of local education, the development of local postgraduate education in the South, and the encouragement of South-South linkages. The basic principles underlying the programme are: long-term co-operation, a demand-driven approach to defining the programme, ownership of the co-operation programme by the partner universities, and sustainability of development. According to government regulations 50% of the annual budget must be spent on co-operation with universities located in sub-Sahara Africa. At present the following partner universities are involved in this programme: • Africa : University of Nairobi, Kenya; Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania; University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; University of Zambia; University of Harare, Zimbabwe • Latin America : University of Cochabamba, Bolivia; Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador • Asia : Can Tho University, Vietnam; Hanoi University of Technology, Vietnam; Network of the Saint Louis University and Benguet State University, the Philippines. The Own Initiatives' Programme This programme encompasses individual projects in the field of higher education and/or research initiated by Flemish professors. The projects are a mutual undertaking by at least one Flemish university and one university in the developing world. Projects can last no more than five years. The VLIR's involvement in organising these projects dates back to the early 1980s. The North Actions Programme This programme consists of: • research aimed at preparing policy in the area of development co-operation • international training programmes (ITPs) • international course programmes (ICPs) • international conferences • travel grants for students of Flemish universities. The VLIR has been involved in organising international training programmes and courses since the early 1980s, and in research into policy preparation since 1993. The Scholarships' Programme This programme is linked to the North Actions programme in the sense that every year it provides a maximum of 150 scholarships for first-year students on international courses and a maximum of 70 scholarships for participants in international training programmes, both organised by the VLIR in its North Actions programme. More information at: http://www.vlir.be/os/scholarship.htm The VLIR has a standing committee and secretarial support for university development co-operation. Each year by 1 October the VLIR must submit its annual programmes for the following year to the State Secretary for Development Co-operation. By 31 December the State Secretary for Development Co-operation informs the VLIR of his final decision regarding the programmes submitted to him by the VLIR Once official approval has been obtained, the VLIR is allowed to execute its programmes along the lines agreed upon by the VLIR and the Government. World BankWorld Bank [updated July 2004] Contact: Sectoral Help Desk Tel: +1 202 477 1234 Fax: +1 202 477 6391 E-mail: http://www.worldbank.org/ks/askus/ Web: http://www.worldbank.org/ Since the first World Bank project for education was approved in 1963, lending by the Bank to this sector has grown and changed dramatically. Specifically, Bank-financed education projects assist governments with programmes that include the reform of education policies, the streamlining and strengthening of sectoral institutions, the construction and/or maintenance of classrooms, teacher training, the revision of curricula and the provision of instructional materials, including textbooks.
Linked priorities include promotion of information networking (including public broadcasting), promotion of south-south cooperation, establishment of an electronic clearing-house on African development information, creation of cultures that are information-hungry and information-sharing, building capacities in Africa for computer networking. |
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