Organisations

The Manoff Group

USA

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2001 S Street, NW
Washington DC 20009

The Manoff Group specialises in behaviour-centred programming for health, nutrition, family planning and environmental programs. It works all over the world to develop integrated programs that bring about positive behaviour change. The Manoff Group designs and uses qualitative research to identify appropriate interventions - including media, materials and programs - that affect both the healthcare network and community environment for the benefit of the client. The resource centre is not open to the public

South India AIDS Action Programme (SIAAP)

India

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4 First Street
Kamaraj Avenue
Adyar
Chennai 600 020

SIAAP's aim is to help communities affected by HIV/AIDS to cope with the epidemic. Its objectives are to assist the development of community organisations as a complement to the NGO sector; improve the quality of service delivery through development and implementation of specific services; to influence policy towards better practice in HIV; to strengthen the community networks of people affected by HIV/AIDS; and to develop a centre of professional trainers for HIV in the region. The resource centre is open to the public

Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH)

Nigeria

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PO Box 30259, Secretariat
Ibadan, Oyo State

ARFH's vision is to ensure the improved reproductive health status of individuals in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa. Its mission is to initiate, promote, and implemetn quality community based reroductive health programmes that meet the needs of men, women and youth through training, technical assistance and programme support to individuals ans organisations in Nigeria and eleswhere in Africa. The ARFH resource centre is open to the public

Jimma University

Ethiopia

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P O Box 378
Jimma

University with five faculties: Medical Sciences; Public Health; Business; Technology; and Agriculture. Also runs a busy 250 bed rural hospital. Aims to support and educate staff to supply appropriate services. The Resource Centre is not open to the public

Ethiopian Public Health Association (EPHA)

Ethiopia

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PO Box 7117
Addis Ababa

Aims to advance public health measures for the promotion of health, prevention of diseases, treatment of the sick and rehabilitation of the disabled. It tries to do this through bringing together health professionals; making health policy recommendations; promoting professional standards, the advancement of research and networking; advancing research;and working with sister associations

Royal College of Nursing (RCN)

UK

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20 Cavendish Square
London W1G 0RN

The RCN is the voice of nursing in the UK. It is run by and for nurses. It campaigns on behalf of nurses and nursing and it is the leading player in the development of nursing practice and standards of care. It provides higher education, and promotes research, quality and practice development through the RCN institute. Its resource centre is not open to the public

International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC)

Netherlands

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Visiting address
Bezuidenhoutseweg 2
2594 AV The Hague
The Netherlands

Postal address
P.O. Box 82327
2508 EH The Hague
The Netherlands

IRC facilitates the creation, sharing and use of knowledge so that water and sanitation sector staff and organisations can better support poor men, women and children in developing countries to obtain water and sanitation services they will use and sustain. This is achieved by offering publications, training courses, advisory and education services, research and advocacy activities. IRC's library contains over 16,000 items, much of it is grey literature. The resources can be searched using the on-line database, which can be searched by subject, author, title, publisher, date and type of publication. It provides links to 1100 documents and Web pages on the Internet. Publications can be ordered online and some can be downloaded from the website.

International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO)

Canada

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65 Wellesley St.
E., Suite 403
Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1G7

Aims: Gathering and disseminating information; Analysis on key issues; coordination of the development of CBO/NGO's positions on these issues; Working as partners with key international agencies to ensure that the concerns and interests of CBO/NGO's are anticipated and represented; Strengthening the response in communities with fewer resources; Promote and support the work of CBO/NGOs around the worls in the prevention of AIDS and care and treatment for PWHAs

China Disabled Person's Social Service Advisory Center (CDPSSAC)

China

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PO Box 2619
Beijing

In charge of making and implementing the Work Programme for Disabled Persons During the Period of the 10th Five Year National Development Plan, 2001-2005. Disseminates rehabilitation information; offers all kinds of rehabilitation services; has set up a group of national experts to guide the functional training in families, communities and organisations all over China. Also runs various training workshops and conduct applied research projects and international cooperation projects

Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN)

Ireland

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Unit 2.5, The Tower
Trinity Enterprise Centre
199 Pearse Street
Dublin 2

ENN aims to improve emergency feeding and food aid policy, practices and strategy for NGOs, policy makers and donors; and increase awareness of issues related to food aid for practioners and non-practitioners working directly and indirectly in the food aid sector. The resource centre is open to the public

Gamos Ltd

UK

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Crown House
231 Kings Road
Reading RG1 4LS

Gamos is a small but influential company working with the social factors surrounding technology use and transfer. A group of professionals who seek to select their clients (Governments and Non Government Agencies) to make the optimum impact. Founded in 1989, Gamos is concerned to use its professional skills for the empowerment of individuals and communities in the poorer sections of society in developing countries. This mainly involves training and research, actively seeking to build capacity in the South.

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

UK

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14 Bedford Way
London WC1R 4ED

The UK professional body for physiotherapists, providing careers and legal advice for physiotherapists trained in the UK as well as those trained elsewhere but wanting to work in the UK. The CSP is also affiliated or linked to a number of organisations with an interest in international and European employment, human rights and campaigning issues.

Snowdrop child development consultants

UK

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PO Box 85
Cullompton
Devon
EX15 1WP

Snowdrop provides programmes of neuro-cognitive therapy for children who have suffered brain injury. Those problems may express themselves as more global difficulties such as cerebral palsy or autism, or more specific difficulties such as dyslexia or specific language impairment. Treatment is carried out by the family in the child's own home, with a strong emphasis on learning through play. Snowdrop believes that the best environment for development to have a chance of taking place is one where both child and family are happily motivated and jointly focussed on the same objectives

Disability, HIV and AIDS Trust (DHAT)

Botswana

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Private Bag 0029
Suite 197
Postnet Mogoditshane
Gaborone

DHAT's main objectives and strategies aim to address issues of HIV and AIDS relating to people with disabilities (PWDs), which tackle vulnerabilities and increase the empowerment of PWDs

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