The Open Society in South Africa is a grant-making organisation, and is a member of the International Soros Foundations Network. The OSF-SA is committed to promoting the values, institutions and practices of an open, non-racial and non-sexist, democratic, civil society. It works for a vigorous and autonomous civil society in which the rule of law and divergent opinions are respected. The Foundation's strategy is to support and engage in activities that focus on the delivery of a needed service. ... [according to site editor's information]
Africa Spectrum is the leading German journal exclusively devoted to Africa South of the Sahara. It is published by the GIGA Institute of African Affairs (IAA) and focuses on issues related to political, economic and socio-cultural problems and events in Africa as well as on Africa's role within the international system.
All texts are accessible online, full-text and free of charge. ... [editors ilissAfrica]
Le CIDR intervient dans des secteurs clés du développement en Afrique :
- développement local et décentralisation,
- développement d'entreprises en milieu rural et en milieu urbain,
- systèmes financiers décentralisés,
- assurance maladie et prévoyance sociale.
Il a pour objectif la construction et le renforcement d'institutions locales, régionales et nationales durables, au service des populations, participant à la réduction de la pauvreté et à l'amélioration des politiques publiques.
Il est actuellement présent dans une douzaine de pays africains : Bénin, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Comores, Ethiopie, Guinée, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Ouganda, Rwanda, Sénégal, Tanzanie, Tchad et Togo.
Parmis les principaux partenaires sont entre autres Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst, Ministère de la décentralisation (Bénin), Oxfam, Diakonia (Suède), Agence française de développement (AFD), Fonds International de développement agricole (FIDA), le PNUD et l'Union Européenne. ... [selon les informations de l'éditeur du site ; rédaction ilissAfrica]
The CCS was established at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in July 2001, with the mission of promoting the study of South African civil society as a legitimate, flourishing area of scholarly activity. A related goal was to develop partnershipswithin civil society aimed at capacity-building, knowledge sharing, andgenerating reflection and debate.
A number of publications is downloadable. ... [according to site editor's information]
"Eine gemeinsame Sonderausgabe von sul serio und Ouagadougou Sans Papiers anlässlich des Weltsozialforums 2007 in Nairobi." [gemäß den Informationen des Anbieters]
The website of the Ministry for Women Affairs and Social Action explains the government policy and gives access to a number of related documents. [editors ilissAfrica]
The purpose of TSED is to allow an overall, up-to-date view of the socio-economic situation in Tanzania and to facilitate use of data for analysis. TSED is a comprehensive and up-to-date socio-economic database system that:
* Facilitates the systematization, storage and analysis of performance indicators in different thematic areas that are defined by the users.
* Allows for user-friendly analysis of data through tables, graphs, reports and maps options. The system allows the creation of global, regional, national and local maps, with up to 10 geographic levels. ... [according to site editor's information]
The African Security Sector Network (ASSN) was created at Elmina, Ghana in November 2003, out of a recognition of the need to harmonise the activities of the various African organisations working in the area of security sector reform (or transformation) and governance. [...] the ASSN does not see itself as a ‘civil society organisation’ in the conventional sense, but rather as a multidisciplinary network spanning academics, think-tanks, civil society organisations (CSOs), security practitioners (active and retired), members of parliament, and so on. A principal objective is to bridge the often substantial gap between these stakeholders (in particular, between academics and practitioners, and between CSOs and state-based actors) while harnessing their collective expertise, and enabling experiences from different traditions of security organisation and practice (anglophone, francophone and lusophone) to be shared. ... [according to site editor's information]
Le Conseil Economique et Social constitue auprès des Pouvoirs Publics une assemblée consultative. Il assure la représentation des principales activités économiques et sociales, favorise la collaboration des différentes catégories professionnelles entre elles et contribue à l'élaboration de la politique économique et sociale du Gouvernement. ... [selon les informations de l'éditeur du site]
The Economy of Ghana Network (EGN) is a civil society organization embracing all persons with adequate training and interest in discussing issues relevant to the proper management of the economy of Ghana and to the country's socio-economic development. The network provides a platform for disseminating research findings and discussing their policy relevance. It seeks to make easily accessible to a wider audience the findings of all the research being carried out on the socio-economic development Ghana from the different parts of the globe. The network also seeks to engage all interested persons in policy debates and will provide additional material to public agencies to assist in enriching national policy making. It seeks to protect its independence from known political interest groups and therefore dies not align itself with such groups even as it discusses issues of political interest.
The Economy of Ghana Network is generally E-based. It uses this interactive website as the main platform for discussion among members. ... [according to site editor's information; editors ilissAfrica]