PUBLIC MARKS with tag humanitarian

Using the web to point help in the direction where it's most needed.

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

NorthSouthEastWest tells the story of these places; ice-caps, mega-cities, rice fields, townships, islands, forests and much more. It deals with the threats that millions face to their food supplies, fresh water, health, culture and even the existence of their countries. But it also details a range of solutions that may stave off the worst of the crisis. There are big and small ideas, some simple, others technically complex, but all part of the battle to stop climate change getting out of hand.

The revolutionary pump design converts rotational movement to reciprocating linear movement by a driving mechanism consisting of only two working parts. This makes the pump highly effective, easy to operate and very economical.

The MIT Media Lab has launched a new research initiative to develop a $100 laptop—a technology that could revolutionize how we educate the world's children. To achieve this goal, a new, non-profit association, One Laptop per Child (OLPC), has been created. The initiative was first announced by Nicholas Negroponte, Lab chairman and co-founder, at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland in January 2005.

It's time to Sell the Ranch : an open letter to President Bush

The guys from the ChoppingBlock in NYC found their own way of helping designers affected by hurricane Katrina get back on their feet.

The European Union as a whole (i.e., the 25 Member States and the Commission) is one of the world's main humanitarian aid donors; the Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) is the service of the European Commission responsible for this activity. The purpose of this website is to get across the message that people are our priority. Every month we have an eye-witness account from one of our operations in the field. We are also giving precedence to photos and multimedia documents; for instance, you can view here a video presenting ECHO.

Oxfam International est une confédération de 12 organisations qui, avec leurs 3000 partenaires répartis dans plus de 100 pays, élaborent des solutions durables à la pauvreté, à la douleur et à l'injustice.

Planète Urgence est une ONG de solidarité internationale. Son objectif est d'aider au développement des pays les plus pauvres et à la protection des écosystèmes les plus menacés, en faisant participer des citoyens ordinaires, non spécialistes, mais désireux d'agir.

ReliefWeb is the global hub for time-critical humanitarian information on Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters. For as long as a flood, famine, earthquake or war requires a coordinated international response, the ReliefWeb team publishes timely information around-the-clock. We partnered with user experience consultants Adaptive Path to undertake one of our most challenging and rewarding projects.

Cette campagne vise à interdire la production, l’utilisation et le transfert des bombes à sous-munitions /// merci ZNARF :)

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) a été fondé en 1971 par un petit groupe de médecins français qui avaient travaillé au Biafra. Il sont revenus déterminés à trouver un moyen de répondre rapidement et efficacement à des urgences de santé publique en maintenant une indépendance totale à l'égard de tous pouvoirs politiques, économiques et religieux.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE. Happy Cog Studios has redesigned the site of leading human rights organization Amnesty International USA. Amnesty performs research and takes actions to end or prevent abuses to human rights around the globe — from violence against women in the Middle East and North Africa to the execution of minors and mentally ill prisoners in the U.S.

Every day you click on this site, the European plastics industry will donate 10 cents to help WaterAid deliver clean, safe water and sanitation to people in Ethiopia.