[hr-education] Requests for information: 13 - 19 May 2002

Dear members,

Below is a compilation of requests for information sent to the Global
Human Rights Education listserv during the past week. At the bottom of
each request you will find an e-mail address, so that you can respond to
the request directly.

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LOOKING FOR SPONSORSHIP FOR PARTICIPATION TO THE WORLD CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM

Dear Civil Movement organizations,

On behalf of Women-Children and Development Initiatives (IFED-WCDI), I
would like to request Civil Society organizations and individuals to
kindly sponsor the participation of the youth and women to the World Civil
Society Forum to be held in Geneva (Switzerland) from 14-19 July 2002.

The main objective of the forum is to strengthen international cooperation
among the members of the civil society movement around the world and we
expect to gain a lot from our participation to the forum: exchange of
experience, networking with new partners and building new relationships
with those working to improve the status of women and children around the
world.

Women Children and Development Initiatives (IFED-WCDI) is an independent,
non-political, non-partisan and not-for-profit organization created in
1999 and registered under F.92/6240 by the Ministry of Justice as a
Charity NGO. It is a membership organization of farmers, teachers, nurses,
journalists, workers, lawyers, men women and children alike who feel
concerned with the poor social, economic and political status of women and
children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, particularly in the
Eastern Provinces of South Kivu, North Kivu and Maniema. IFED-WCD aims to
improve the lives of women and children and the welfare of community by
using international human rights standards to advocate for women and
children's rights and achieves its goals through research, documentation,
education, training and economic empowerment

IFED-WCDI would be pleased to receive positive response to its appeals in
the near future.

Looking forward to hear from you soon.

Sincerely Yours

Edouard Mukilwa Kabazimya
Chairman, IFED-WCDI
E-mail: ifed_wcdi@yahoo.fr

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REQUEST FOR SPONSORSHIP FOR LL.M PROGRAM

Dear all,

I am Samuel Obeng Manteaw from Ghana. I am currently at the Ghana School
of Law. I have been offered admission to the LL.M program at Columbia
University Law School.

Though this LL.M program in Human Rights is dear on my heart, especially
considering the public service goals that I have set for myself, pursuing
it now seems an almost impossible endeavour, considering the fact that I
cannot afford the fees being charged. This is due to the dire and
challenging financial constraints that I am facing.

I am therefore hereby earnestly appealing to you to come to my assistance
so that I can pursue this important course and be equipped with skills,
knowledge and training that would enable me contribute my quota to the
Ghanaian, African and global human rights scene.

Yours sincerely,

Samuel Obeng Manteaw
E-mail: samuelkom@hotmail.com

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LOOKING FOR SPONSORSHIP FOR SHORT-TERM COURSE ON ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Dear all,

We would greatly appreciate if any of you could kindly provide us with any
leads to organizations and individuals who might have an interest in
sponsoring a short term training course on Development Management for a
key staff member of an American-based humanitarian NGO working with
refugees in Iran.

This training course, at one point, will help build upon the developmental
skills base of the concerned organization's staff.  At another point it
will work out in a wider context of NGO community through a capacity
building programme to be held by International Consortium for Refugees
(ICRI) for charities and local NGOs.

As mentioned earlier, the trainee will be committed to relaying the
knowledge gained at this training course to the other humanitarian NGOs
and charities upon the completion of this course.

The corresponding proposal and course particulars are available upon
request. We can be contacted through the email address, which appears
below, and will be happy to provide any further info in this regard if
required.

Thank your for your help.

Babak Askarian
E-mail: babak_askarian@hotmail.com

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SEEKING UN DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE

The United Nations has international human rights documents on the rights
and protections of persons with disabilities and mental illness, but does
anyone know if there are similar documents pertaining to substance
abusers?  If so, where can I get these documents?  Does anyone have
copies?  Would anyone be interested on working on one, if none exist?

Thank you for your attention.

In solidarity,

Joseph Wronka
Professor of Social Work
Springfield College
263 Alden Street
Springfield, MA 01109
413-748-3067
413-748-3069 (fax)
e-mail:  joseph_wronka@spfldcol.edu

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SEEKING SPONSORSHIP/SCHOLARSHIP FOR LL.M PROGRAM

Dear list members,

My name is Nikodimos Alemayehu and I work as a human rights trainer for a
human rights organization called the Action Professionals Association for
the People (APAP) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. APAP is an indigenous
non-profit organization working for protection of human rights In
Ethiopia.

Lately I have been admitted to the LL.M program in intercultural human
rights at St. Thomas University. Unfortunately I am not capable of
covering tuition and accommodation expenses. Therefore I hereby kindly
request sponsors to help me by covering tuition and accommodation expenses
for my postgraduate program in human rights.

Should you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact
me.

Your Sincerely,

Nikodimos Alemayehu
Tel 251-1-62-38-51
Fax 251-1-61-42-22
P.O Box 8140 ,Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
E-mail nalamayahu@yahoo.com






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