NGO Fields

Explore thematic areas in which NGOs and change agents work, including health, gender, human rights, environment and emergencies.

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    Disability: Introduction

    Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in 2000: “We know that persons with disabilities frequently live in deplorable conditions, and face physical and social barriers, which prevent their integration and full participation in the community. As a result, millions of adults and children throughout the world are segregated, deprived of virtually all…

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    Gender issues

    Disability BRIDGE is a specialised gender and development research and information service, with various publications on disability. Education Oxfam’s Gender Equality in Schools (11pp PDF) discusses the content and delivery of education – curriculum, teaching and learning, and the dynamics of the classroom and school – and how these reflect and reproduce gender inequalities. It…

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    Primary Health Care: The Basics

    To consider activities at different levels of care, see our manual The Principles & Practice of Primary Health Care (Section 5.2). A good starting point is Eldis, with links to over 5,000 documents and organisations related to health. Hesperian Health Guides provide essential information, with illustrations. Key publications: “Where There is No Doctor” – The most…