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Building NGO capacity for pipeline monitoring and audit in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, BP and the Open Society Institute-Assistance Foundation are working together to support national NGOs' capacity development through facilitated monitoring and audit of the Baku-Ceyhan-Tbilisi and the South Caucasus Pipeline projects.
Walmart unveils eco-friendly products, mobilizes workforce in partnerships with NGOs
Walmart celebrated global Earth Month by demonstrating its commitment to a greener environment around the world. Walmart will unveil a number of earth friendly products, partner with local governments and NGOs, sponsor community activities and engage its 2.2 million associates worldwide to promote...
Corporate-NGO Partnerships for Sustainable Development
The purpose of this paper is to analyse a topic that represents a concrete illustration of how philosophy, politics, and economics are interconnected on a practical level. Partnerships between corporations and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) seeking to promote sustainable development draw on...
NGO to assist Nigerian government towards alleviation of poverty through micro-credit
The Growing Businesses Foundation (GBF, a Nigerian NGO), has announced its intention to contribute to the Federal Government's fight towards the alleviation of poverty in Nigeria by providing access to micro credit facilities at the grass roots and to small scale entrepreneurs.
The Veolia Foundation helps German NGO to change a holiday centre into a place for people with disabilities
The Veolia Foundation has made a grant to the German NGO, Kindererholungszentrum (Children’s Convalescent Center), to adapt former East German children’s holiday centre near the Polish border for the use of people with disabilities.
Indian NGO fights corruption with Zero rupee note
5th Pillar, an Indian NGO, came up with the idea of printing a zero rupee currency note as a tool to help Indians achieve the goal of zero corruption. The note is a way for people to say NO to corruption without the fear of facing an encounter with persons in authority.
Multinational Corporations fund Hathay Bunano Proshikshan Society (HBPS), an NGO trying to promote the emploment of women in Bangladesh
While many NGOs in Bangladesh try to generate employment for the poor through microcredit, Hathay Bunano Proshikhan Samity (HBPS) chose to provide direct employment opportunities for poor women in rural areas, with special preference given to disadvantaged groups. Since 2005, the company produces...
Kodak supported Bam Project in partnership with NGOs
On 26th December 2003, Bam City was devastated by an enormous earthquake. exhibition marking the first anniversary of the earthquake. Five months later, Picture People, a UK based Charitable Trust, went to Bam and began the 'Bam Project'.
Directory of Iranian NGOs
This document is a directory listing NGOs in Iran. Provided by UNODC, the directory includes the address, phone no., contact person, areas of activity and other information about individual NGOs.
Law restricting the work of NGOs
This web page provides information on Law 84 of 2002 (the NGO Law), passed by Egypt's Shura Council (People's Assembly) on the 3rd of June 2002. A direct affront to the right to freedom of association, the NGO Law invests the Egyptian Ministry of Social Affairs with wide powers over the operation...
Code of Conduct for NGOs in Ethiopia
Code of Conduct for NGOs in Ethiopia aims to ensure transparency and accountability in the operation of NGOs by voluntary self-regulation. The Code also seeks to improve the quality of services provided by NGOs by helping NGOs to adopt high standards of conduct and to devise efficient...
Botswana Council of NGOs (BOCONGO)
Code of Conduct - Botswana Council of NGOs (BOCONGO) aims to enable NGOs in Botswana to respond to the challenges of sustaining democratic and participatory institutions. The Code provides guidelines on establishing an enabling environment, values, transparency, governance, accountability,...
Business-NGO Relationships for Environmental Conservation in Hong Kong: Capacity Building for NGOs and the Roles of Government and Business-Related Organisations
This is an article published in the Asian Pacific Journal of Public Administration, vol 29, no 2, in December 2007. Drawing on stakeholders' views collected from 31 in-depth face-to-face interviewees, the article investigates business-NGO relationships for environmental conservation in Hong...
Malaysia NGO Directory
Malaysia NGO Directory, maintained by Mesara.net, provides ionline nformations and details about Malaysian NGOs.
Code of Conduct for NGOs engaged in Humanitarian Action, Reconstruction, and Development in Afghanistan
Code of Conduct for NGOs engaged in Humanitarian Action, Reconstruction, and Development in Afghanistan is aimed at promoting improved understanding of NGOs in Afghanistan, their purposes, and their accomplishments among the general public, government, donors and the media. The principles of...
Middle Eastern NGOs Gateway Project - Libya
The Middle Eastern NGO Gateway Project provides a database and information about NGOs operating in countries in the Middle East, together with information about technology, recent articles and press releases of interest to NGOs.
Business guide to partnering with NGOs and the United Nations: Executive Summary
Business guide to partnering with NGOs and the United Nations: Executive Summary, created in partnership between Dalberg, the UN Global Compact, and the Financial Times, provides an overview of the study of the partnership experiences of businesses with social actors - NGOs and UN agencies.
NGO Registry - Armenia
NGO Registry - Armenia, maintained by the NGO Centre, is a database of NGOs operating within Armenia.
Middle East NGOs Gateway Project (MENGOS)
MENGOS is an Internet gateway containing information about non-governmental organisations (NGOs), funding agencies, events, projects and other topics relevant to NGOs across the Arab Middle East.
Code of Ethics of the South African NGO Coalition
Code of Ethics of the South African NGO Coalition is written to focus NGOs in redressing inequality and improving the lives of all people in South Africa. This code has six sections covering values, governance, accountability, management and human resources, finance and resources.