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In an Indiana Jones meets Mother Teresa adventure, three eccentric middle-aged men - former soldiers and modern-day knights - travel the world delivering life-saving humanitarian aid directly into the hands of civilians and doctors.
The Refugee Council approached Wire to help them create a major publicity campaign to attract new members. As the UK's largest charitable organisation working with asylum seekers and refugees, The Refugee Council wanted to combat the lies and myths perpetuated by the media.
The backers of the One Laptop Per Child project are looking at the possibility of selling the machine to the public. One idea would be for customers to have to buy two laptops at once - with the second going to the developing world.
National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications, Havaria Emergency and Disaster Information Services Budapest Hungary
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ICVolunteers (International Conference Volunteers) is an international non-governmental organization that recruits, trains and coordinates volunteers for non-profit projects, events and conferences (conference support, cybervolunteerism and language services).
The rapid expansion of the New Technologies of Information and Communication in developing countries is creating conflicts and unbalances that can lead very soon to unsustainable situations, with negative effects on development.
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Quelques infos supplémentaire sur l'architecture en sacs de Nader Khalili de Calearth
Architecture & Développement (A&D) est une Organisation Non Gouvernementale fondée en 1997 à Paris. Son objectif est de renforcer les compétences des architectes comme acteurs du développement, en affirmant leur rôle social et citoyen en aide aux populations vulnérables et démunies, au Nord comme au Sud.
Créé en 1972, le PNUE est la plus haute autorité environnementale au sein du système des Nations Unies. Le Programme joue le rôle de catalyseur, de défenseur, d’instructeur et de facilitateur œuvrant à promouvoir l’utilisation avisée et le développement durable de l’environnement mondial. A cette fin, le PNUE collabore avec de nombreux partenaires, dont des organes des Nations Unies, des organisations internationales, des gouvernements nationaux, des organisations non gouvernementales, le secteur privé et la société civile.
Cal-Earth (The California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture) is at the cutting edge of Earth Art and Ceramic Architecture technologies today. Founded and directed by the internationally renowned architect and author Nader Khalili in 1986, it's scope spans technical innovations published by NASA for lunar base construction, to design and development of housing for the world's homeless for the United Nations
Quand le gouvernement américain préparait la deuxième guerre d'Irak, il a créé un jeu de cartes des dignitaires les plus recherchés du régime. Nous avons détourné cette idée pour vous présenter 54 héros de l'écologie.
"Though everyone knows that giving is infinitely more enriching than receiving, finding the right outlet for generosity can sometimes be hard. The Good Gifts Catalogue solves the conundrum brilliantly. I'm particularly taken with the 'Support a Fishwife' gift, which buys boats and equipment for impoverished communities in South India. This isn't something that you'll ever find in an Argos catalogue, but it does have the edge over a food blender."
Les Amis de la Terre : une association de protection de l'homme et de l'environnement, démocratique et solidaire