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Les inondations a Ghardaïa, Alger

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:56:53 PST

Le jour de la fête de l'Aïd el Fitr (Idul Fitri), de très fortes inondations ont eu lieu dans toutes les villes de la vallée de l'oued Mzab, dont la capitale est Ghardaïa, à environ 600 km au sud d'Alger.

Flood in desert devastates Ghardaïa, Algeria

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:37:38 PST

On the day of the celebration of the Aïd el Fitr (Idul Fitri), very strong flooding took place in all the towns of the valley of the oued (river) Mzab, of which Ghardaïa is the capital city, at around 600 km south of Algiers in the middle of the Sahara desert.

UN: Human Rights Council, September 2008

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:34:00 PST

Despite the Hardship: Susila Dharma in DR Congo

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:30:25 PST

Photographs and images for email and the web

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:46:01 PST

How to take effective Photographs

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:11:18 PST

#3 Notes from the Field: Human Rights Education Program in Karnataka

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:51:37 PST

Notes from the Field #3
The Human Rights Program trains new teachers in human rights education.

2008 SDIA Annual General Meeting Minutes

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:07:02 PST

2008 Minutes from the Annual General Meeting of SDIA members in Colombia.

UN: Reaffirming Human Rights for All

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:35:11 PST

Raphael Bate, chair of SD France, attended the Human Rights Conference in Paris in September, 2008.

UN Meeting on Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:50:37 PST

Article: Participatory Rural Analysis (PRA) how to become a True Believer

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:58:56 PST

This article by Bardolf Paul (Yayasan Tambuhak Sinta in Indonesia) was originally prepared for a book called Pathways to Participation: Reflections on PRA edited by Andrea Cornwall and Garett Pratt for the Institute of Development Stuides 2003.

Participatory Rural Analysis (PRA) is a method for empowering rural or other low tech communities by giving them the tools to analyze their own communities. Such analysis is often much more accurate and insightful than that done by outside professionals from the academic world. The process of analysis also provides local villages and other communities with the basis they need to interact effectively with government and other outside business and institutional organisations.

#2 Notes from the Field: Sustainable Development: Solutions from Kalimantan

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:12:45 PST

Notes from the Field #2
Our main focus is on supporting the government bottom-up participatory planning mechanism and process. With this approach we think we can achieve meaningful and lasting development solutions.

#1 Notes from the Field: The Slum Dwellers of Chennai: Indigenous Health Practices

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:07:53 PST

Notes from the Field #1:
An initial study of the medical lore and practices of extremely poor people in Chennai, India. In spite of the fact that they live in a modern country where the highest level of medical care is available, these people cannot access it.

2007- Working with Community—Report on visit to SD projects in Colombia

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:46:57 PST

In March 2007 SDIA’s Executive Director, Virginia Thomas made a visit to Susila Dharma projects and SD Colombia.

2007 SDIA Lewes Conference—Widening Our Footprint

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:57:50 PST

The report from SDIA’s members meeting in Lewes, England, January 2007 was attended primarily by SD National organizations from Europe and North America.

Project: Center for Culture and Development, Construction Report 2007

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:40:51 PST

The Centre for Culture and Development received 1350 GDP from SD Britain for the construction of the building of multi-purpose hall for a supplementary coaching centre Children at Kaligrammam.

Project: Center for Culture and Development , Summer Camp Report 2007

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:26:06 PST

Supported by SD Norway, this one week program in a village near Madurai, India, was designed so that children had an opportunity to express themselves freely and genuinely. Here is the report of the camp.

2007 SDIA Lewes Conference, by Ridwan Kennedy

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:21:47 PST

Director from SD Britain reports on the Lewes Conference:
From Thursday 25 January until Sunday 28 January forty members representing SD International and SD National bodies from various European countries, Norway and North America met in Lewes. All SD (Britain) Board members attended and Ridwan Kennedy gives his recollection of the meeting below.

2007 SDIA Lewes Conference— Lewes is worth a visit!

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:18:08 PST

Members from SD Germany report on the conference in Lewes, January 2007.

2007 SDIA Lewes Conference— An Invitation to Transform the World

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:13:54 PST

Solen Lees Gratiet from SD France reports on her impressions of the SDIA Conference in Lewes, England, January 2007.