Comite de Coordination des Actions des ONG (CCA-ONG) Mali Expand view BPE 3216 Bamako Its objectives are to contribute to the socio-economic development of Mali through the coordination of NGO activities; to increase the capacity of NGO members: to create a favourable environment of NGO activities; to develop relations between NGOs and other partners working for development; and encourage local developmnet initiatives. The resource centre is open to the public http://www.cca-ong.mailme.org
Atelier Material Audio-Visual (AMA) Cameroon Expand view BP 267 Yaounde The objective of the organisation is to have new equipment in order to produce and distribute beter educational materials. The resource centre is open to the public
The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Uganda Expand view PO Box 10443 Kampala TASO aims to contribute to the reduction of HIV incidence and promote the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda..Its objectives are to offer counselling to PLAs and their families; to train counsellors for TASO and other organisations; to build and supprot community-based efforts to respond ot the HIV epidemic; to complement government medical services in the treatment of opportunistic infections; to minimise illnesses associated HIV infection; and to promote positive attitudes toards PLAs. Their resource centre is open to the public
Alliance Nationale Contre le SIDA (ANCS) Senegal Expand view BP 10297 Dakar ANCS aims to support and strengthen community response to HIV/AIDS in Senegal. Linking Organisation for International HIV/AIDS Alliance
Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors (KAPC) Kenya Expand view P O Box 55472 Nairobi KAPC's main areas of activity are training counsellors; advocacy for counselling; publication of an adolescent newspaper about adolescent sexuality; research; HIV/AIDS, and voluntary counselling and testing for HIV. The resource centre is open to the public http://www.kapc.or.ke
AIDS Foundation of South Africa South Africa Expand view PO Box 50582 Musgrave A non-profit and non-governmental organisation which raises funds for various projects and community-based organisations in Kwa-Zulu Natal, Mdumalanga, and the Free State. In addition it provides workshops covering training in various subjects such as capacity building, skills building, basic book-keeping and administration skills. It visits these projects at least four times a year in order to monitor their progress http://www.aids.org.za
Family Health International (FHI) Kenya Expand view PO Box 38835 Nairobi Works to improve reproductive and family health around the world through bio-meical and social science research, innovative health service delivery interventions, and training and information programmes. It works in partnership with universities, ministries of health and NGOs, conducting on-going projects in the USA and more than 40 developing countries. The resource centre is open to the public http://www.fhi.org.ke
Wits Tintswalo Community Rehabilitation Research and Education Programme (CORRE) South Africa Expand view P O Box 558 Acornhoek 1360 CORRE's mission is to develop and run a training programme for community rehabilitation workers together with people with disabilities and rehabilitation professionals; to promote the concept and implementation of CBR by influencing policy and attitudes at all levels of social and political organisation; and to provide rigorously researched evidence of CBR effectiveness and models of implementation. The Resource centre is not open to the public
Centre pour la Promotion de la Sante Democratic Republic of the Congo Expand view BP 1800 Kangu-Mayumbe BC The aim of the centre is the promotion of health by means of the participation of the concerned populations and their elites. Its objectives are the study and testing of locally adapted and developed educational material using local artisans and the participation of the local community; distribution of this material at locally available prices; and in-house training to dvelopment workers and health animators. The resource centre is oen tot he public
Arab Council for Childhood and Development (ACCD) Egypt Expand view PO Box 15 Orman 5 Bahaa El- Din Karakosh Zamalek Cairo ACCD works towards supporting and coordinating governmental and non-governmental efforts and encouraging ideas, studies and projects planned for Arab chilcare and development, and towards integrating them into the plans and projects for national development. The resource centre is open to the public http://www.accd.org.eg
Institute of Cultural Affairs- Middle East and North Africa (ICA-MENA) Egypt Expand view P O Box 23 Maadi Cairo ICA's mission as a development organisation is to improve the quality of life of community groups through the mobilisation of their potential in order to build a dynamic society that is aware of its assets and opportunities and capable of interacting with and affecting change. Their resource centre is open to the public
Health for All Bureau Iraq Expand view PO Box 18110 Jamilah Baghdad The organisation promotes health education, primary health care, the prevention of visual impairment and the control of diabetes. It also produces and provides literature and books for research support and participates in health surveys. Their library is open to the public
Benevolence Society for the Deaf (BSD) Palestine Expand view PO Box 1027 West Bank The society offers training courses to the deaf according to their individual abilities. It raises the awareness of the public to this group in order to treat them as ordinary people. The society offers sign language courses to the newly deaf and to their carers
Population Concern UK Expand view Studio 325, Highgate Studios 53-79 Highgate Road London NW5 1TL Works for the improvement of the quality of life worldwide by advancing the right of all people (with an emphasis on women and young people) to exercise free and informed reproductive health choices, and to have access to confidential family planning and sexual and reproductive health services http://www.populationconcern.org.uk