National Children's Bureau (NCB) UK Expand view NCB Book Sales 8 Wakley Street London EC1V 7QE The National Children Bureau (NCB) is a charitable organisation that acts as an umbrella body for oraganisations working for children in England and Northern Ireland. NCB offers a range of services to both members and non-members, including: library and information service; conference facilities; event management; consultancy. NCB is also a publisher in the field of children's services and children's studies. Titles can be browsed and ordered via the online bookshop. http://www.ncb.org.ukhttp://www.ncb-books.org.uk (online bookshop)
Practical Action [formerly Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG)] UK Expand view The Schumacher Centre for Technology & Development Bourton Hall, Bourton-on-Dunsmore, Rugby Warwickshire CV23 9QZ ITDG specialises in helping people to use technology for practical answers to poverty. With ITDG, poor women and men can develop technology which puts people first. The resource centre is open to the public http://www.itdgpublishing.org.ukhttp://www.practicalaction.org
Returned Volunteer Action (RVA) UK Expand view 1 Amwell Street London EC1R 1VL RVA attempts to work critically at the role of working or volunteering and the concept of development. It is comitted to ensuring that the experiences of overseas workers are put to effective use on their return, through feedback to potential volunteers and through woking with NGOs. The RVA resource centre is open to the public by arrangement
University of Wales College of Medicine UK Expand view MPH Office University of Wales College of Medicine Health Park Cardiff CF14 4XN The aim of the Centre is to train and undertake research in public health. its resource centre is not open to the public http://www.uwcm.ac.uk/study/medicine/ http://www.cf.ac.uk/university/quartet/uwcm.html
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) UK Expand view Keppel Street London WC1E 7HT The LSHTM mission is to contribute to the improvement of health worldwide through the pursuit of excellence in research, postgraduate training, advanced training and consultancy in international public health and tropical medicine. To achieve this the school will enhance it's role as: Britain's national school of public health; a leading institution in Europe for research and postgraduate education education in public health and tropical medicine; and an internatinoal centre of excellence in public health and medicine in developing countries. The LSHTM resource centre is open to the public http://www.lshtm.ac.uk
Development Education Association (DEA) UK Expand view 29-31 Cowper Street London EC2A 4AT Works as an international umbrella organisation for over 200 member organisations working to raise the awareness and understanding of global and development issues in the UK. The Association offers training, advice, information and networking to members who work with schools, youth groups, adult education institutions, higher education and community organisations. Also aims to influence policy that impacts on development education at the local and international level http://www.dea.org.uk
Minority Rights Group (MRG) UK Expand view 54 Commercial Street London E1 6LT The Minority Rights Group works to secure the rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide and to promote co-operation and understanding between communities. It does this through publishing reports and training manuals, working with partners on training events and maintaining a presence at international forums. It promotes the active participation of minorities and indigenous peoples in decisions affecting their lives, promotes the implementation of international standards, develops conflict resolution and reconciliation initiatives and advocates the needs for mainstreaming minority rights in development policies. Minority Rights Group International is a significant organisation in the field of cultural diversity. It also places a strong emphasis on gender issues, and some of the publications give a brief reference to issues that impact early childhood development, such as lack of access to health services for certain indigenous groups (though there is no specific programme on early childhood development). The resource centre is not open to the public http://www.minorityrights.org
International Family Health (IFH) UK Expand view 40 Adler Street London E1 1EE IFH aims to improve the sexual and reproductive health of disadvantaged people in resource-poor settings, based on the principles of empowering women and men to make informed choices about their sexual and reproductive health; meeting unmet needs; increasing access to integrated and high quality services; gender equity; and diversity of families http://www.ifh.org
Britain Zimbabwe Society (BZS) UK Expand view 16 Longland Salisbury SP2 7ET BZS aims to respect understanding and friendship between the peoples of Zimbabwe and the UK. It is a membership organisation and a network of friends of Zimbabwe, undertaking awareness raising, education and information exchange as well as supporting groups involved in linking and twinning activities http://www.britain-zimbabwe.org.uk
AIDS Counselling and Education Trust (ACET) UK Expand view PO Box 3693 London SW15 2BS UK Aims to provide unconditional support to those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS. Equips and enables young people to make healthy and informed choices about their sexual behaviour http://www.acetuk.org
International Foundation for Dermatology (IFD) UK Expand view 44 London Road Oxford OX3 7PD Principal aims: to inprove dermatologic care (skin care) in rural areas of developing countries; Toteach auxiliary health care workers. They have two models: a two-year university diploma & training over a few days for health care workers. They assist in the establishment of Regional Dermatological Training Centers, all purpose basic facilities which serve large rural populations. The agenda includes the management of skin diseases. STDs, HIV/AIDS, leprosy, skin wounds, burns, ulcerations and disfigurement due to skin failure. The resource centre is open to the public upon demand http://www.ifd.org
IMPACT UK Expand view 151 Western Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3LH Impact's aim is that no-one should become disabled through disease, lack of knowledge or shortage of medical services. With effective delivery of today's know-how, it believes that, given the will and resources, it should be possible to reduce by one third the incidence of avoidable disability in developing countries, while at the same time helping to break the link between ageing and disability in industrialised countries like their own http://www.impact.org
European Forum on HIV, Children, Young People and Families UK Expand view 111-117 Lancaster Road London This is a multi disciplinary network of 13 collaborating centres in Europe. It includes NGOs, professionals, oung people and government agencies. It promotes the rights and needs and views of children and families. It operates within the UNCRC framework. It provides information, newsletters (5 languages) and bulletins. It conducts inter-country studies and projects on good practice,training and consultancy. It also organises seminars and conferences. Resource centre available on request. http://www.euskida.demon.co.uk/
Central Africa's Rights & AIDS Society (CARA) UK Expand view 18 Ashwin Street Dalston Hackney London E8 3DL Promoting justice, health, education and social development of all its members and the public http://www.cara-online.org/
World University Service (UK) (WUS(UK)) UK Expand view 14 Dufferin Street London EC1Y 8PD WUS promotes education for development. It supports educational projects overseas, scholarship programmes and provides advice to refugees, involving students and educationalists in the UK in information and action campaigns http://www.wusuk.org