Initiative for a UN Decade of Interreligious Cooperation for Peace » Fighting Poverty and Hunger

Building Social Safety Nets by Means of Theater to Prevent Human Trafficking.

reymi — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:47:42 +0000

UNIFEM provides funds for a project in India which uses the theater as a means of preventing human trafficking covering all across Goa, Sikkim and vulnerable districts of North Bengal. Sex tourism and trafficking is proliferating in that area. Youths and children are also trafficked for exploitative labour. West Bengal is a source, transit and destination. Various other institutions, as well as NGOs and FBOs, are working in this project.

http://geotourism.changemakers.com/en-us/node/8022

Fighting Poverty Affecting Rural Women

reymi — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:38:21 +0000

The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), under the Sudan Work Plan 2009 (Humanitarian/Early Recovery Component) has initiated the project “Support Livelihoods and Food Security Initiatives for Women”. The objective of this project is to promote simple and appropriate agricultural technologies among women groups, to strengthen women’s livelihoods through capacity building on entrepreneurial skills and to facilitate the availability of market information and access to credit facilities. Five hundred women will benefit from this project in Southern Sudan that will end on December 2009. The implementing partners are Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), UNIFEM, CBOs, FBOs, NGOs, International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGO), the State Ministry of Agriculture (SMoA) and the Ministries of Social Development.

http://ocha.unog.ch/CAPprojectsPDF/Reports/projectsheets/CAPProjectSheet_832_22922_2009113.pdf

World Bank and Faith-Based Organizations: Experiences of Partnership for Development

Gerardo — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:51:08 +0000

The Development Dialogue on Values and Ethics (DDVE) is a small unit at the World Bank whose purpose is to contribute to analytical work, capacity development and dialogue on issues related to values and ethics. DDVE, founded in 2000, is working with FBOs for reducing poverty in developing countries. Action oriented research is being carried out in various fields such as: protecting vulnerable groups, improving access of the poor to health and education services, and better using the resources generated by migrants in benefit of their families in their countries of origin.

MIGRATIONS, REMITTANCES AND POVERTY IN AFRICA

DDVE is finalizing a research project for the Africa Region´s Poverty, Reduction and Economic Management Department of the World Bank. The project provides case studies on migration, remittances and poverty in West Africa to contribute to a balanced view on the potential gains and costs of migration. It refers to the contribution of the International Movement ATD Fourth World, a faith-inspired grass-root NGO.

http://go.worldbank.org/4NXXBHU2J0

SERVICE DELIVERY

In education: DDVE is working in Latin America with “Fe y Alegría” (Faith and Joy) movement, a Jesuit-inspired network, in 17 countries of the region. In Bangladesh DDVE has supported research on the role of religious organizations: the case of Maddrassa (Islamic) schools is highlighted.

In health: In Africa, a number of case studies are under way on the analysis of the performance of various health services, among them FBOs providers in Rwanda and Ghana.

http://go.worldbank.org/1GCI2U5SJ0

VULNERABLE GROUPS

Children living in the streets: DDVE conduced a survey of street children and organizations (many of which are faith based) providing services to children in Kinshasa.

People with disabilities: DDVE’s study on handicapped peoples are conducted with a focus on West and Central Africa. A small pilot survey was carried out in Cote d’Ivoire with NGOs providing services to these people (approximately 3 out of 4 of these NGOs are faith-based).

At risk youth: In partnership with the World Bank´s Children and Youth Unit, DDVE held a video-conference dialogue with religious leaders in Latin America on at-risk youth.

http://go.worldbank.org/W883DK5SV0

Fighting Poverty: The Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme (KENSUP)

Gerardo — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:41:19 +0000

This is a key core poverty Programme addressing the challenge of housing problems affecting the majority of the population who live in slums and informal settlements in Kenya. The Ministry of Housing of Kenya has a wide range of stakeholders in the execution of this project, among them are UN Habitat, other international organizations, NGOs, CBO and also FBOs ( i.e. the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi).

http://www.housing.go.Ke/kensup.html

Fighting Poverty: Kenyan Youth Trained In Low Cost Building Technology and Other Areas.

Eugenio Errázuriz — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:15:07 +0000

The project on Hydraform building technology, a low cost method, trained youth from informal settlements in Kenya. The youth involved will also be trained in conflict management, business development, peace building skills, and in forming cooperatives. This is a project between UN-HABITAT’s Youth Empowerment Programme and the Nyumbani Village Training Centre in Kitui District. The Centre is supported, among others, by USAID, the Rotary Club, and the Catholic Diocese of Nairobi.

http://www.unhabitat.org/content.asp?cid=7230&catid=5&typeid=6&subMenuld=0&All…