USEFUL Links

Amarc Asia Pacific AMARC is an international non-governmental organization serving the community radio movement, with almost 3 000 members and associates in 110 countries.
ANDI The initial idea behind the News Agency for Children's Rights (ANDI) was to issue guidelines to journalists and media outlets instead of putting out press releases like a traditional news agency. It is responsible for promoting more comprehensive media coverage of issues related to children and youth in Brazil and Latin America.
Communication Initiative Excellent information about Communication Interventions for Sustainable Development in the world
Health Unlimited Gives longterm support to communities affected by war or conflict in their efforts to achieve better health and well-being.
ICRC The ICRC is an independent, neutral organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of war and armed violence.
IFRC The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the world's largest humanitarian organization, providing assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions.
IMS International Media Support, is a Danish organisation which aims to defend freedom of speech and to strengthen professional journalism in conflict zones.
Institut PANOS Paris Non-governmental organisation focusing on giving support to Media pluralism.
ItrainOnline Offers a selection of on line training resources for development and social change.
IWPR -Institute for War & Peace Reporting Strengthens local journalism in areas of conflict through training, information and dialogue.
National Mental Health Information Center Mental illness facts, mental health services, health tips.
OneWorld Radio Offers services and networking for broadcasters and civil society organisations that use radio for human rights and sustainable development.
Plan International One of the world's largest child-centered community development organizations now working in 60 countries.
Radio Peace Africa Africa aims to develop, spread and encourage the use of radio broadcasting techniques and content for peacebuilding
Search for Common Ground (SFCG) is an NGO working in the field of conflict transformation. Among other activities, SFCG creates innovative television, radio, and Internet programming for the reduction or prevention of conflict.
UNESCAP United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
UNICEF The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), works in various domains such as immunization, education, child protection and the promotion/application of children's rights.
Voices of Youth UNICEF website for the youth
World Radio Forum (WRF) Site of producers who make radio for, with, and by children and youth and work to make broadcasters aware that children need quality radio programmes and that they have the right to participate in radio productions.
World Space World Space is a corporation which provides digital satellite audio, data and multimedia services primarily to African and Asian markets.

OTHER links

International development

ActionAid: the ActionAid Alliance is a group of independent development organisations with a common international identity, working for the eradication of injustice and poverty in the world

Alertnet: reports on emergencies worldwide

Care: a humanitarian organisation fighting global poverty

Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP): a worldwide alliance of organisations and individuals campaigning to reduce poverty through trade justice, debt cancellation, increased and better quality aid, and national efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals

Oxfam: Oxfam International is a confederation of 12 organizations working together in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice

Save the Children: Save the Children alliance have fundraising offices across the world, and work in poor communities in 120 countries to fight for childrens rights and alleviate poverty

Netaid: is a growing network of people and organisations committed to ending extreme poverty around the world

Network women in development (WIDE): is a European network of gender specialists, women active in Non-Governmental Development Organisations (NGDOs), and human rights activists. It was formed in 1985 in response to the Forward-Looking Strategies developed at the Third UN World Conference on Women in Nairobi

Healthlink worldwide: works in partnership with organisations in developing countries to improve the health and well-being of poor and vulnerable communities by strengthening the provision, use and impact of information

Global movement for children: Established in 2001, the Global Movement for Children aims to put children’s rights on the public agenda. Founded by Plan in partnership with UNICEF, the International Save the Children Alliance, World Vision International, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) and Netaid.org Foundation, the Movement is a worldwide initiative uniting for the first time all those concerned with the welfare of children and the promotion of their rights

Communication for Social Change Consortium http://www.communicationforsocialchange.org/
The CFSC Consortium is dedicated to the belief that innovative communication processes are critical to development of poor and historically marginalized communities. The Consortium seeks to increase the capacity of communication specialists, development workers, aid agencies, non-profit organisations and communities to use communication for social change concepts in order to improve the lives of those who have been long excluded. Based on important experiences that are surfacing through participatory research, the Consortium is redefining how communication is practiced and taught to development organisations and practitioners working in excluded communities.

Community Media For Development (CMFD)/ CMFD Productions: http://www.cmfd.org
Community Media For Development (CMFD)/ CMFD Productions aims to provide assistance to communities, non-profit radio stations, NGOs, and media organisations to strengthen the use of communication and media for development. Using a wide variety of media, such as radio, print, community theatre and comic stories, CMFD focuses on participatory methods that create opportunities for communities that often do not have access to such media. Based in Johannesburg.

ENDA Third World
http://www.enda.sn/english/index.htm
Enda Third World – Environment Development Action in the Third World – is an international non profit organization based in Dakar (Senegal). Enda works to enhance the visibility and value, in practice as well as theory, of the knowledge and tools that exist in local development efforts.

Freeplay Foundation
http://www.freeplayfoundation.org/
Freeplay Foundation's mission is to facilitate cost-effective communication in the developing world. The Foundation is revolutionising access to information and education for people by using a unique radio that is powered by sustainable wind-up and solar technology.

International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and the Media http://www.nordicom.gu.se/clearinghouse.php
In 1997, The Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research, Nordicom Göteborg University Sweden, began establishment of The International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media (formerly the UNESCO International Clearinghouse on Children and Violence on the Screen), financed by the Swedish government and UNESCO. The Clearinghouse collects and documents research and other information on children, youth and media across the world.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs http://www.jhuccp.org/index.shtml
The Center for Communication Programs (CCP) envisions a world in which communication saves lives, improves health, and enhances well-being. Their mission is to design and implement strategic communication programs that influence political dialogue, collective action, and individual behaviour; Enhance access to information and the exchange of knowledge that improve health and health care; and conduct research to guide program design, evaluate impact, test theories, and advance knowledge in health communication.

"MAGIC - Media And Good Ideas by, with and for Children" www.unicef.org/magic
The Magic website is UNICEF's response to the Oslo Challenge of 1999, which calls on media professionals, educators, governments, organizations, parents, children and young people themselves to recognise the enormous potential of media to make the world a better place for children. All over the world, children and young people are contributing to a range of TV programmes, radio shows, newspapers, websites and other media projects.

OneWorld.net:
OneWorld is a community of over 1250 organisations working for social justice.

Radio Nederland Training Centre (RNTC) http://www.rntc
RNTC is a centre of excellence in media, education and development, attached to the international broadcaster Radio Netherlands. It focuses both on the development of the media sector, and on the use of media for development. RNTC works with media professionals all around the world, including broadcast journalists, programme-makers, managers of media organisations, trainers as well as professionals and NGO's seeking guidance on the most effective way of sharing a message with a diversity of audiences and target groups.

Rockefeller Foundation http://www.rockfound.org/
The Rockefeller Foundation is a knowledge-based global foundation with a commitment to enrich and sustain the lives and livelihoods of poor and excluded people throughout the world.