In the third quarter of 2009, the Australian Agency for International Development (AUSAID) announced the Human Rights Small Grant Scheme 2009-2010 for NGOs from Asia, the Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean and accepted proposals from them till 2 October 2009. On the … [Read more...] about NGOs and Projects that received funding under AUSAID’s Human Rights Small Grant Scheme 2009-2010
Social Innovation Honours for Indian NGOs
The EdelGive Foundation, which is an initiative of the Edelweiss Capital Limited, one of the leading financial services firms in India has announced the EdelGive Social Innovation Honours 2010 which recognizes and honours NGOs undertaking innovations to empower women in India. In 2008, the award was … [Read more...] about Social Innovation Honours for Indian NGOs
OSI Call for Proposals for NGO Advocacy Projects
The Open Society Institute (OSI) has announced the “Call for Proposals: Prison as a Last Resort – Advocacy Projects” for NGOs in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union under the Human Rights and Governance Grants Program (HRGGP). Proposals can be submitted on projects related to the … [Read more...] about OSI Call for Proposals for NGO Advocacy Projects
AUSAID Call for Applications under the Community-based Adaptation Activity Grants
The Australian Agency for International Development (AUSAID) is call for applications from Australian and international NGOs “”to work with local organisations to scale up current successful community-based adaptation activities or to build an adaptation component onto existing community-based … [Read more...] about AUSAID Call for Applications under the Community-based Adaptation Activity Grants
Human Rights First: The Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty Award
Nominations are invited from organizations and individuals/activists outside of the United States working for the promotion and protection of human rights for the 2010 Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty. The award, established in 1989 in honor of the principal founder of the American Civil Liberties … [Read more...] about Human Rights First: The Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty Award
Nominations invited for the 2010-2011 Communication for Sustainable Social Change Award
The prestigious Communication for Sustainable Social Change Award is given annually to organizations and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the “theory and practice of Communication for Sustainable Social Change (CSSC).” Nominations for this award are invited from NGOs, … [Read more...] about Nominations invited for the 2010-2011 Communication for Sustainable Social Change Award
Developing Countries
The term, “developing countries” is often used in international development and many of us think that we are clear in what it means. But the fact is that despite the World Bank’s profound classification, there is considerable contradiction in accepting and analyzing what actually developing … [Read more...] about Developing Countries
Sustainable Development
The Concise Oxford English Dictionary defines the term, “sustainability” as (the ability to) “keep (something) going over time or continuously.” In context of a community-based service delivery program, it can mean to be the ability of the program to provide the services continuously or for over a … [Read more...] about Sustainable Development
Poverty
A condition of life where people are unable to afford basic human needs such as food, clothing and shelter is referred to poverty. But poverty can also be relative when compared to other existing standards of living or incomes. When economies produce little, then poverty conditions are high. It has … [Read more...] about Poverty
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Although the term, NGO or non-governmental organization means any organization that is not controlled or managed by a government, it has been increasingly used and understood to large and small agencies or groups that work towards some sort of development for a community. The term is mostly applied … [Read more...] about Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
