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Leadership development for women with disabilities : key issues and strategies in leadership training and successful participation in microcredit programs

SIKAND, Meenu
1998

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This report is based on research conducted at the International Symposium on Micro-credit for Women with Disabilities. The report addresses the effectiveness of women's leadership training strategies. In addition, it documents the key issues and strategies for the successful participation of disabled women into micro-credit programmes. It is targeted at disabled women, DPOs and activists

Culturally or contextually appropriate?

SMALE, Jim
Ed
1998

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This edition of Early Childhood Matters is centred on an analysis of culturally relevant approaches in early childhood development undertaken by the Bernard Van Leer Foundation. The objective was to learn from the accumulated experiences of 11 projects. One aim was to explore how projects that work in culturally appropriate ways can pay special attention in their work with children and parents to factors such as language, cultural norms, childrearing practices and family relationships. The second aim was to highlight the ways in which projects working in different contexts handle relationships between cultures. The geographic spread covered Australia, Botswana, Malaysia, The Netherlands, USA, Colombia, Israel and the Palestinian Autonomous region. The chosen projects worked with indigenous peoples in their traditional settings, with migrants and in multi-ethnic environments

Report VI (1) child labour : targeting the intolerable, sixth item on the agenda

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE (ILO)
1998

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This report chronicles the exploitation and abuse of working children; surveys international and national law and practice; and points the way toward effective practical action to remove children from debt bondage, prostitution and hazardous occupations and activities. It is accompanied by a questionnaire which seeks the views of governments, in consultation with employers' and workers' organisations, on the possible scope and content of proposed international legal instruments to combat the worst forms of child labour

Inclusive ECCD : a fair start for all children

EVANS, Judith L
1998

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"The basic thesis we will explore in this article is that quality ECCD programmes provide a model that can be used for the development of inclusive programmes for children of all ages. It is particularly important that these programmes be developed for children from birth onwards, as many of the biological and environmental conditions that result in children having special needs can be ameliorated through early attention. In our discussion on inclusive ECCD programmes, we offer a brief description of the history of attention to those who are differently-abled for the purposes of understanding how we have arrived at the concept of inclusion. Then we define principles of programming for inclusive ECCD programmes, and we identify some of the issues related to creating inclusive early childhood programmes, and, finally, we determine what we need to be working toward"
The Coordinators' Notebook, No 22

Disabled women : disability awareness in action resource kit

DISABILITY AWARENESS IN ACTION (DAA)
1997

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Disabled women are excluded from society and restricted from participating in many activities. This book describes and addresses the obstacles that disabled women face, in order to facilitate equal opportunities. It is targeted at disabled women, activists and organisations working on gender and disability

Children and violence [whole issue]

1997

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This resource examines..."violence by and to children, using the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as its framework. The focus is on interpersonal violence, both intrafamilial and extrafamilial. Sexual abuse and exploitation are included because, although they do not necessarily involve violence or coercion, the vast majority of evidence indicates their generally harmful physical and psychological effects. Children’s involvement in armed conflict is also discussed, as are the prevalence of violence involving children and the reasons why children become violent"

Management of self-help organisations of people with disabilities

UNITED NATIONS
1997

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This publication is based on the discussions, information and experiences shared by the participants of a series of workshops on the management of self-help organisations of people with disabilities organized by ESCAP. The publication outlines common management issues affecting self-help organisations in Asia and the Pacific. It presents a range of approaches that can serve as a useful reference for strengthening self-help organisations of people with disabilities

Violence against women

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
1997

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Contents: General -- Definition and scope of the problem -- Violence against women in families -- Rape and sexual assault -- Violence against women in situations of armed conflict and displacement -- The girl child -- Health consequences -- What health workers can do -- What WHO's doing -- What non-governmental organizations can do -- Selected human rights documents, United Nations declarations and treaties -- Selected readings -- World Health Assembly Resolution 49.25

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