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Women of Peace in the Middle East
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In early 2004, Women's Federation for World Peace (WFWP), USA focused its attention on issues related to the Middle East. More than 10 million signatures were gathered worldwide in support of a Declaration for Peace in the Middle East that was drafted by WFWP, USA.
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Business Practices Working Well in Dominican Republic NGO
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The Director of the ACJ-YMCA in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Mr. Andres Fortunato, recognizing that chronic unemployment, lack of skills, and diminished opportunities typically cause despair, increased crime, and deterioration of community institutions and infrastructure, initiates diverse programs to bring sustained community building, revitalization, economic growth, and human empowerment.
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White Rainbow Opening Night to Benefit the Guild of Service
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Opening Night of White Rainbow, a story of four women and their struggle to overcome the stigma, challenges and reality of being widows in present day India, will benefit the Guild of Service, a grassroots advocacy NGO empowering widows throughout India, and bringing attention to their situation.
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"Education for Peace from Infancy"
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"Education for Peace from Infancy" is the theme of the First World Congress, April 20-21, 2007, in Albacete, Spain, organized by World Association of Early Childhood Educators (AMEI-WAECE) in partnership and with sponsorship of many others.
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Citizen Peacemakers
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Hilde Rapp, Co Director of the Centre for International Peacebuilding in the United Kingdom, wrote the article, "Citizen Peacemakers," for the fall 2006 issue of the World & I Innovative Approaches to Peace magazine.
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Promoting the Development of a National Culture in Azerbaijan
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SIMURG Association of Culture of Azerbaijan, the first non-governmental organization of Azerbaijan, will convene the Fourth Congress in October 2006, culminating 15 years of its creative effort. The NGO was founded with the perspective that civil society assists in the construction a democratic society and a lawful state.
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WISCOMP Continues to Empower Women as Peace Builders
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The conflict transformation workshops organized by Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace (WISCOMP), a WANGO member, is a forum for civil society engagement between India and Pakistan, and meaningful dialogue and networking within South Asia.
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The World Association of Early Childhood Educators
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The World Association of Early Childhood Educators (WAECE), a WANGO member, has established a Chair of Peace Education for early childhood. This position will provide early childhood educators with additional training on the formation of a child's personality and useful educational activities.
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Young People and The Internet in Mauritius
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The first International Conference on Faith and Service, "Building Bridges Through Interreligious Dialogue and Youth Civic Engagement," was held March 22 in Washington, DC. United States Under Secretary of State Karen Hughes addressed the conference. Mr. Taj Hamad, WANGO's Secretary General, moderated the session, Faith Leaders and Communities of Hope. Internet Child Safety Foundation, a WANGO member, has launched a one year awareness campaign on the importance of safe use of the Internet by young people in Mauritius, with the first of the series of seminars held on the March 25th at Batimarais, a rural region of the country.
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"Africans for Africa"
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Mohammed Attah, Country Director of WANGO in Nigeria & Executive Director of NGO Guide 2000, wrote of the role being assumed by NGOs in Africa in the magazine article, "Africans for Africa."
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