Explore thematic areas in which NGOs and change agents work, including health, gender, human rights, environment and emergencies.
For activities at the different levels of care, see our manual Principles and Practice of PHC (Section 5.2) Major websites on HIV/AIDS are at WHO, Aids Alliance, UNAIDS and UNFPA AVERT has a comprehensive section on various kinds of HIV programming including prevention The Communication Initiative Network has a dedicated HIV/AIDS Network Useful for carers is our…
For an outline of actvities plus a discussion, see our manual Principles and Practice of PHC (Sections 1.3. & 2.2). If you want to know more about FGM, see our manual Facts about Female Genital Mutilation (13pp PDF), also in Arabic and Somali. “A Book for Midwives ” – Care for pregnancy, birth, and women’s health. This…
Om woorden in daden te vertalen en de verandering te zijn die we willen zien, is Networklearning een eigen milieuproject aan huis gestart op de grond rondom het woonpand, het voormalige Gemeentelijk Gym Lokaal, Smeerlaan 1 in Schoorl. Zo houden we de ontwikkelingen goed in de gaten!
by Abdikadir Ismail, Maeve Moynihan , Elmubarak Eldaw & Miriam Winkel
Silicosis – a Hidden, Lethal Weapon Targeting Mine Workers Silicosis is a disease found in workers in industry – in factories and mines with a lot of dust. Such facilities are found in many pre-industrial countries, and are often tucked away out of sight. Silicosis is caused by dust-sized particles of silicon getting into the…
Networklearning invites all its friends and colleagues to take a little time to think about their country and its children under the age of five. Why? Because these little kids are the future of the nation. If they are not reaching their full potential, the whole country loses out.
Bees have huge value for communities but are sensitive to environmental stress and in decline worldwide. » Bees Without Borders has a global mission to educate and train impoverished individuals and communities in beekeeping skills. » African Honey Bee enables families from severely disadvantaged rural communities to build sustainable micro-beekeeping businesses – producing raw honey…
Food sovereignty refers to the right to produce food on one’s own territory. The protection of local biodiversity is key to building natural resistance to turbulent climates and market forces.
» Activism with inspirational leadership has succeeded in fighting corruption and resource predators. For example, in the face of powerful – and violent – vested interests, Nohra Padilla organized Colombia’s marginalized urban waste pickers until they got decent wages and working conditions and made recycling a legitimate part of waste management. Aleta Baun, of West Timor,…