Organisations

Aims to promote human rights for children and women; andreduce infant mortality maternal mortality, low birth weight and child labour. The resource centre is not open to the public

Aims to develop STD/HIV/AIDS primary prevention strategies; to improve the quality of life of people living with AIDS by providing them with integral health care program; and to promote and protect the human rights of people living with AIDS and their families; and to train health personnel in STDs/HIV/AIDS. The resource centre is open to the public

Enterprise Works Worldwide generates economic growth and fights poverty in Afirca, Asia and Latin America through market-based development programmes that promote profitablity, environmentally sustainable microenterprises. By systematically improving production, processing and marketing, EnterpriseWorks helps small-scale farmers and manufacturers increase productivity, expand operations, form new regional and international business links, and ultimately capture more of the value of their products EnterpriseWorks focuses on five progrsmme areas: Coffee and tree crops, Energy, Farming & Food Processing, Livestock, and Natural Products

GAPA Bahia aims to contribute to the reduction in the level of HIV; to offer psychosocial support to people living with HIV; to press for the respect of human rights in social policies and to respond to AIDS within their public health programmes. They run a telephone hotline; distribute free condoms to low income communities; produce publications; have a resource library that is open to the public; run publicity campaigns; and train school teachers in AIDS education. Specific education campaigns are with low-income sectors, trade unions, men who have sex with men, sex workers and NGO training. They provide pre- and post-test counselling, occupational therapy for PWAs and a legal advice service for PWAs

The DNCW aim to: empower women and families with the knowledge of their rights to enable them to realise their full potential; provide daily counselling and accomodation to persons in crisis; and to assist in the improvement of the socio-economic situation of families through advocacy and practical means. The DNCW resource centre is open to the public

PROFAMILIA aim to promote and defend the human right to family planning in Colombia and work towards achieving better sexual and reproductive health by providing informaiton and other services. To improve maternal and child health through longer spacing between pregnancies. To increase awareness of the possible effects of the demongraphic situation on the socioeconomic development in the country and in the world. To train personnel at all levels who can facilitate the organisation of family planning programs in Colombia and throughout the developing world. Resource centre open to the public.

IPADIC is a development NGO that aims to support integrated community development in the context of respect for life and nature. It works on agricultural work with respect for the environment, community health including traditional medicines and adult literacy. It works in urban, peri-urban and rural areas of Cajamarca Region. IPADIC operates in Spanish