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.
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#1 Notes from the Field: The Slum Dwellers of Chennai: Indigenous Health Practices
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Health
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#2 Notes from the Field: Sustainable Development: Solutions from Kalimantan
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Community Development
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.
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.
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#3 Notes from the Field: Human Rights Education Program in Karnataka
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Education
Notes from the Field #3
The Human Rights Program trains new teachers in human rights education.
The Human Rights Program trains new teachers in human rights education.
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#4 Notes du Terrain: La condition féminine dans la région de Kingantoko
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Health
Notes from the Field 4 : Gender Study in Kingantoko and Surrounding Area. In French.
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Download PDF version: French | English
#4 Notes from the Field: Gender Study in Kingantoko and Surrounding Area
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Health
Notes from the Field #4:
Charlotte Ndona and the Susila Dharma DR Congo team studied the forces that shape the lives of women in seven villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo. These included the constraints put on them by a lack of education, early and frequent pregnancy and the long distance each one has to walk to to carry water, food and firewood back to their families every day. They studied the social pressures on, the cultural economic situation and legal status of, and the choices available to these women.
Download PDF version: French | English
Charlotte Ndona and the Susila Dharma DR Congo team studied the forces that shape the lives of women in seven villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo. These included the constraints put on them by a lack of education, early and frequent pregnancy and the long distance each one has to walk to to carry water, food and firewood back to their families every day. They studied the social pressures on, the cultural economic situation and legal status of, and the choices available to these women.
Download PDF version: French | English
Download attachment(s): [ SDIA-Notes4_gender.study_2008-02-fr.pdf ] [ SDIA-Notes4_gender-study_2008-02.pdf ]
2007 ICDP in Argentina by Paloma de la Viña
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Paloma de la Viña’s report on Projects and Schools in Argentina that use the methods of the International Child Development Programme (ICDP).
Download attachment(s): [ ICDP_Argentina-2008-01.pdf ]
2007 Lewes Conference -- Summary
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Conference Reports
A summary of the Susila Dharma meeting at Pelham House in Lewes from January 25 to January 28, 2007. For the full report, see Widening Our Footprint.
Download attachment(s): [ sdia_lewesConf_sdGermany-2007.pdf ] [ sdia_lewesConf_sGratiet-2007.pdf ] [ sdia_LewesConf_sGardiner-2007.pdf ] [ sdia_lewesConf_Kennedy-2007.pdf ] [ sdia_lewesConfSummary-2007.pdf ]
2007 SDIA Annual General Meeting Minutes
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Members' Meetings
Minutes of the SDIA annual general meeting held on August 25th, 2007 in Ascot, England.
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2007 SDIA Lewes Conference—Widening Our Footprint
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The report from SDIA’s members meeting in Lewes, England, January 2007 was attended primarily by SD National organizations from Europe and North America.
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2007 UN - Meeting on Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue
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United Nations
Professor Patrice Brodeur (University of Montreal) attended the UN Meeting on Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogues October 2007 in New York.
Download attachment(s): [ un_interrel_intercult_Panels.pdf ] [ un_interrel_intercult_provisionalProgramme.pdf ] [ un_interrel_intercult_ConceptNote.pdf ]
2007 UN - Report on the Human Rights Council
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By Katherine Carré, 11 April 2007
As representative of SDIA/WSA to the UN Geneva, Kathrine Carré attended some of the meetings of the Fourth Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), and has produced a summary of events and meetings.
As representative of SDIA/WSA to the UN Geneva, Kathrine Carré attended some of the meetings of the Fourth Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), and has produced a summary of events and meetings.
2007 UN - Report on the Human Rights Council
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United Nations
by Katherine Carré, June 20, 2007
The UN Human Rights Council held its fifth session in Geneva from 11th to 18th June 2007 and has successfully survived its year of transformation and institution building, but not without pains. Only a few thematic reports were presented, amongst which the Right to Food. The UN Special Rapporteur on Food will be one of the speakers at the Forum in Geneva later this month which two SD people will attend.
The UN Human Rights Council held its fifth session in Geneva from 11th to 18th June 2007 and has successfully survived its year of transformation and institution building, but not without pains. Only a few thematic reports were presented, amongst which the Right to Food. The UN Special Rapporteur on Food will be one of the speakers at the Forum in Geneva later this month which two SD people will attend.
2007- Working with Community—Report on visit to SD projects in Colombia
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In March 2007 SDIA’s Executive Director, Virginia Thomas made a visit to Susila Dharma projects and SD Colombia.
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2008 Despite the Hardship: Susila Dharma in DR Congo
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SDIA Report of the SDIA-WSC Joint Visit to the Democratic Republic Of Congo, June 21 – July 5, 2008.
"As we travelled to the SD projects and met with Subud members in different centres, we became aware that life here is very hard, illness and death very present, and food and goods too expensive. People are unemployed or underpaid, if they are paid at all; and they need to be very entrepreneurial to survive."
"As we travelled to the SD projects and met with Subud members in different centres, we became aware that life here is very hard, illness and death very present, and food and goods too expensive. People are unemployed or underpaid, if they are paid at all; and they need to be very entrepreneurial to survive."
Download attachment(s): [ sdDRC_visit_2008-6.pdf ]
2008 Gathering of the Americas Report
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Conference Reports
From July 21–August 3, SDIA members — project leaders, SD national
representatives and interested Subud members — met at the Gathering of
the Americas in Colombia, to share their SD experiences, learn together
and from each other, and share with the Subud community stories about
the education, health, social and psychological projects that are
helping to transform lives of individuals and families across the
Americas
2008 Governance and Development Project Report
To make progress towards poverty reduction and sustainable
development we must understand how local, regional and
international decision-making serve the people. The Governance and Development project explored grassroots
development initiatives and how they can generate more inclusive and
participatory decision-making processes as well as governance structures and
mechanisms.
2008 Report on Visit to Mithra Foundation
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In April 2008, on behalf of SD Germany, Lawrence Fryer, who is also on the board of SDIA, paid a visit to Mithra Foundation which is a long-term partner with SD Germany and an associate member of SDIA.
2008 SD Education Workshop Report, Colombia
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Conference Reports,
Education
At the Pan-American Gathering in Amanecer, Colombia, a Subud Educators' Workshop was held on July 27 and 28, 2008.
2008 SDIA Annual General Meeting Minutes
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Conference Reports,
Members' Meetings
2008 Minutes from the Annual General Meeting of SDIA members in Colombia.
2008 UN - Reaffirming Human Rights for All
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United Nations
Raphael Bate, chair of SD France, attended the Human Rights Conference in Paris in September, 2008.
2008 UN - World Food Security — Fact Sheet
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United Nations,
Environment
High level conference, sponsored by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO). A fact-sheet created by Myra Margolin and Solen Gratiet.
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2008 UN Human Rights Council
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United Nations
Katherine Carré's report on the Ninth Session of the Human Rights Council meeting in September 2008.
2009-03 NGO Committee on UNICEF
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United Nations
Alexandra Woodward recently attended a meeting of the UNICEF NGO Committee in New York. She had a chance to present Susila Dharma work with children — in particular ICDP — and to make contacts with other organisations and working groups active on specific issues, such as children without parents.
2009-03 UN Commission on Social Development
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United Nations
In her article on the 47th UN Session of the Commission on Social Development in New York, Myra Margolin deftly pulls together definitions to clarify our understanding of social integration, what she learned from this meeting, her observations of the UN processes and her experience as a Subud member.
2009-04 : Navigating the UN in Geneva
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Human Rights,
United Nations
Between the 16th and 27th March 2009, Solen Lees Gratiet attended the
Advanced Geneva Training Course in Human Rights Law and Advocacy at the
International Service for Human Rights. Here is her report of that experience.
2009-04 : UN-HRC Freedom of Religion or Belief
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United Nations,
Human Rights
Amalia Rasheed of Spain, reports on the UN-HRC session in Geneva on Freedom of Religion or Belief, held March 12, 2009.
2009-04 : UN-HRC The Right to Food
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United Nations,
Human Rights
Amalia Rasheed of Spain reports on the UN-HRC session held in Geneva on the Right to Food.
2009-04 : UN-HRC The rights of the Child
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United Nations,
Human Rights
Amalia Rasheed of Spain reports on the UN Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva on The Rights of the Child, March 2009.
2009-04 — UN Durban Review Conference
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United Nations,
Human Rights
Katherine Carré reports on a UN review of progress in combating racism since the UN Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance held in Durban, South Africa, in 2001.