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roselyn New Collaborator Registered: Dec 2004 Post Number: 3 Dec 28, 2004 - 05:12    you know what guys..im wondering, why is philippines still not one of the developing countries? it was the richest but why? is it because of the president or what? of it's because of over populated?

Chad Nance New Collaborator Registered: Mar 2005 Post Number: 4 Mar 28, 2005 - 19:10    Just wanted to pitch a new website, called Farmer Ted’s Almanac & Mercantile. It is a literary journalism site that includes in depth stories about politics, in particular the anti-war movement, as well as has satire, a blog, and political poetry. Please give us a look if you have the time. As we grow we will be added many interactive features. The flagship issue includes a story about Jeremy Hinzman, an Army Prvt. who has fled with his family top Canada. Coming up is an interview with Michael Berg, Father of Nick Berg who was murdered either by Iraqi resisters or members of America’s military/intelligence forces. http://www.farmer-ted.com

Perspectives-Inc. New Collaborator Registered: Feb 2006 Post Number: 2 Feb 04, 2006 - 08:15    We still have some places available for Spring / Summer 2006 internships and volunteer work in India, Sri Lanka, Mongolia and China as well as Singapore. We work with major multinational companies as well as global NGO's. Last year we were happily sending out over 300 volunteers on short and long term projects as well as placing 200 interns in Asia. For more information kindly visit our website: www.perspectives-inc.com or e-mail at www.info@perspectives-inc.com

ambu New Collaborator Registered: May 2006 Post Number: 2 May 22, 2006 - 11:09    VOLUNTEERISM in NEPAL: HOPE 'n HOME HOPE 'n HOME makes a positive difference in the lives of the deprived society of NEPAL by providing volunteering opportunities to international volunteers. We provide support to committed volunteers who have an understanding and respect of all races, religions and cultures. Our programs are intended to be flexible and we aim to accommodate all interests, needs and budgets. We send volunteers to orphanages, centers for disabled children, health posts, hospitals, and to schools and communities to generate awareness regarding environment,sanitation and teaching english. The ultimate goal of this Volunteer Program is to give the Nepalese the necessary tools to help themselves. Your time, talent and contribution can help us do that. Through our resources and your involvement, together we can better the lives of the Nepalese. Check our WEBSITE:{www.hopenhome.org info@hopenhome.org

madhusudhan naidu New Collaborator Registered: Nov 2006 Post Number: 2 Nov 13, 2006 - 08:40    dear forum members- please check oursite &getmore information on funding agencies for n.g.o's- u.m.naidu. www.inprojects.info www.ngosdirectory.com www.medicinalplantsdirectory.com mail-contact@inprojects.info mobile-092132-58039.

Volunteer In Cambodia New Collaborator Registered: Jan 2007 Post Number: 1 Jan 18, 2007 - 10:45    Experience life in Cambodia while volunteering your time to teach conversational English in Phnom Penh. Living as part of a group of international volunteers in Phnom Penh, you'll be part of a new centre providing affordable conversational English courses for local students to raise money for a local organisation working to improve livelihoods with rural communities. Join us for an invaluable learning experience! http://www.volunteerincambodia.org

krishna Visitor May 17, 2007 - 16:50    Teaching as Volunteer in Nepal Teaching English in Nepal. In this program volunteers mainly support formal education and will teach English for 3 to 4 hours each day for 5 days a week in Pokhara and around Pokhara. Besides formal teaching, they will be involved in encouraging students to take initiation and organize extracurricular learning activities for life skills and personal development. Government school children will be 5 to 16 years of age and the number of students per class can range from 20 to 60, however, volunteers will focus a great deal of their teaching groups before and after school. ACDF can also provide opportunities for volunteers who are interested to teach after subjects like maths environment art, music sports and other vocational subjects.For more details see www.acdfnepal.org.np

sadashivan New Collaborator Registered: Nov 2007 Post Number: 1 Nov 21, 2007 - 14:07    What is child labour: Any child under the age specified by law worldwide works full time, mentally or physically to earn for own survival or adding to family income, that interrupts child’s social development and education is called “child labour”. http://www.sadashivan.com/ Any child under the age of 15 engaged in activity to feed family or self is “child labour”. ILO Convention 138 (C. 138) obligates countries to fix a minimum age for employment that should not be less than the age for completing compulsory schooling and, in any event, should not be less than 15 years. Developing countries may set the minimum age at 14. C-138 provides flexibility for countries to establish a younger minimum age of 12 or 13 for children to partake in “light work.” Children’s participation in economic activity - that does not negatively affect their health and development or interfere with education, can be positive. Work that does not interfere with education (light work) is permitted from the age of 12 years under the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 138. So child engaged in part time work to learn practical skill linked to social or inherited custom or crafts is not child labor. It becomes “child labour” only when child weaves carpet in a factory; earns money to support family without schooling, social development. On the other hand if child works for 3-4 hours to learn or earn for self or parents after schooling, would not be known as child labour as is additional education and practical skill that a child learns. Definition of elements of worst forms of child labour- all types of slavery, forceful hiring of children, commercial and sexual exploitation of children, hard working condition. http://www.sadashivan.com/factsandfigures/ With the change of world order future education system would be more practical than present system of theory from books and notebooks. Each child would be encouraged to involve in practical education that gives skill to survive in competitive world. So, defining “education” becomes important to define “child labour”. Thus any child works for pleasure, leisure, pocket money, helping parents, hobby, aspiration, non hazardous part time work is not “child labour”. “Child labour” purely accounts when child is forced to work under slavery, poverty, parentless or social or parent’s boycott. Types of child labour- Self employed and employed with others are two categories of child labour: • Self employed- street sellers, rag or scrap pickers, street entertainers, child prostitution or pornography (but mostly they are hired by notorious gangs), begging, and other odd jobs. These types of children are mainly street children and rural migrants. Most these children are parentless, abandoned by parents, riot or war misery. The situation changes; in poor countries they are helping hand to the parents. • Employed with others- factory or mine workers, domestic servants, child prostitution or pornography. Conducting work in other’s premises or in other’s custody. Such children work with parents consent or are parentless. Some are sold or some work to help parents to meet livelihood.

u.m.naidu Visitor Nov 25, 2007 - 12:53    Dear Sir/Medam I take this opportunity to introduce our organization, Society for Services, having its office in New Delhi. We are involved in sharing important information’s and current policy initiatives in the development sector for strengthening the efforts of all such organizations and NGO’s who are involved in developmental activities. Foreign Funding Agencies (FFA) CD ROM-1 Currently we have prepared database of international Funding agencies that promotes and funds projects for the third world countries. This C.D. covers o Name of the organization… o Contact person… o Address & Telephone numbers… o Web site & email address… o Issues… Along with these, relevant funding agencies contact numbers are available for U.K and Europe. This C.D. also contains contact addresses of Embassies located in all major cities. Central Government Scheme CD ROM-2 o Ministry wise NGO Schemes… o Issue wise NGO Schemes… o Government Policies… This C.D. covers Ministry wise schemes in all the sectors including the policies and more Then 3000 schemes of Government of India. These databases are available for : CD - 1 Rs.500/- (Rupees five hundred only) CD -2 Rs.500/- (Rupees five hundred only) Postal charges: Out station: Rs.100/- (Rupees hundred only) Within Delhi: Rs.50/- (Rupees fifty only) Our services: We provide the following services : 1) Project reports: We prepare the project reports for Central govt. Schemes, Foreign Funding Agencies, Medicinal plants & Industries. project reports. 2) Consultancy: We provide consultancy services to N.G.O’s and industries as per your needs & requirements. 3) Database: We provide entire data regarding N.G.O’s schemes in central govt. schemes in central govt. ministries ¢ral govt. departments. 4) Liasioning: We provide liasioning services to N.G.O’s and industries as per your needs & requirements. 5) Registration: We deal all registrations like society, Trust, 12 a,80 g , F.C.R.A ,35 ac 1&2 etc. 6) Service charges: We provide Total service to N.G.O’s like information providing, projects follow up, project reports preparing etc. 7) Member ship: 3,000.00 per year. :: Project Cost Structure :; N.G.O’s Projects Up to 10 Lacs 2,500.00 INR Up to 50 Lacs 4,000.00 INR Up to 1 Crore 5,000.00 INR Above 1 Crore 10,000.00 INR Technical projects (DST, DBT etc.) 10,000.00 INR Annual Reports (One year) 500.00 INR Audit Reports (One year with out CA attested ) 500.00 INR Society & Trust Registration documentation 1,000.00 INR F.C.R.A, online Registration documentation 500.00 INR 12A, 80G Registration documentation 1,000.00 INR 35AC, 35 AC 1 & 2 Registration documentation 10,000.00 INR Slide show presentation as per projects 5,000.00 INR (Minimum) Sample Projects (each projects) 1,000.00 INR Industrial Projects Up to 10 Lacs 2,500.00 INR Up to 50 Lacs 4,000.00 INR Up to 1 Crore 5,000.00 INR Above 1 Crore 10,000.00 INR Medicinal Plants Projects All Medicinal Plants Projects 5,000.00 INR Foreign Funding Projects (for NGO’s) Foreign Funding Projects 10,000.00 INR Note : 1. In case of NGO’s or Medicinal Plants Projects 50% payment should be advance. 2. In case of Industrial Projects 100% payment should be advance. 3. In case of Foreign Funding Projects 100% payment should be advance. www.ngosamachar.com Mr. U. M. Naidu Society for services Head Office : 1/28, Lalita Park, Vikas Marg, Laxmi Nagar New Delhi -110092. Phone : 11-22542786 Mobile : 092132-58039 092369-01801 www.ngosamachar.com, www.ngosdirectory.com www.medicinalplantsdirecotry.com e-mail: inprojects@gmail.com, societyforservices@gmail.com societyforservices@hotmail.com, ngosamachar@gmail.com ***************** ******

M.Saeed Khan Abbasi New Collaborator Registered: Jan 2008 Post Number: 4 Jan 22, 2008 - 07:53    This correspondent is a television journalist engaged with a local private satellite television channel at “News & Current Affairs Desk”. Since the United Nations is a symbol of hope, trust and sense of safety for global community around the world. Being part of this civilized and literate global community circle of journalists I would extend my appreciation to all mover endeavors by the UNO for the prosperity, peace, development and security of world. Keeping this important role of the UNO in the world community particularly in the information arena, I am willing to present a unique and positive television broadcast on the daily UNO affairs. The said kind of program will be made on air in English and our local national language Urdu. The said broadcast will comprise of news, stories, statements and events of the UNO. As this proposed program will enable a wide viewer ship for the UNO particularly foreign diplomatic and business circles, local business, political, governmental and public circles will have an in-depth insight of the UNO activities, which in a normal course of broadcast is not much possible. In this connection I would like to have your kind cooperation to get this proposed broadcast on air and successful. I would be waiting to have your positive and immediate response in this connection at your earliest possible. Thanking you a lot. Sincerely yours, (M.SAEED KHAN ABBASI) Television Journalist/Current Affairs & News expert Karachi. Pakistan Contact Cell No: 0092-333-2124418 saeedabasi@yahoo.com and saeedabasi@hotmail.com

Nicole K New Collaborator Registered: Mar 2008 Post Number: 1 Mar 14, 2008 - 13:07    hello everyone! My name is Nicole. I am a high school student in America. I am interested in speaking about education in developing countries. If anybody is interested please contact me by email. nkalinowski227@gmail.com

jamie fidler New Collaborator Registered: Mar 2008 Post Number: 1 Mar 14, 2008 - 16:04    hi, i am looking for someone to talk to about different issues that are going on in developing countries.

Brian Visitor Mar 25, 2008 - 16:44    Hello everyone, I'm looking for someone to touch base with on the issues of hunger and the homeless in developing countries. If there is anyone interested, please get back to me. thanks.

skrai Visitor Mar 27, 2008 - 16:43    FREE NGO-TRUST HELP DESK Dear Sir/ Madam It is happy to know that you have chosen the field of the Social work through the Non Government Organization (NGO). As you have a registered Society/Trust to work For the benefit of your people, I would like to introduce myself as a man who is in the field of NGO activity for More than 15 years. The Central Government and the State Government has various schemes to extend grant In Aid to the various NGOs. Moreover there are many International/Foreign Funding agencies and donors who generously donate for the NGO activity in the field of Education, Economic, Social, Culture, Health And Religious. To achieve the aims and objectives of your NGO we offer free consultancy service for the following Matters: 1. To get Registration under the various Acts of the Country like FCRA (Foreign Contribution), 12A, 80G, 35, 1&2, 35 1&3, 10(23) C, 35 AC of the IT Act 1961 And with National and International Mother NGOs. 2. How to register a society and Trust under the various Acts of the Societies registration Acts of the state and Central Government. 3. How to prepare and to make available various Project profile in the field of education, Health, Socio-economic, etc, etc. 4. The funds and donation for the NGO could be arranged from: I) From Central and state Government as grant in Aid, Government of India Undertaking, Government of India Enterprises etc. II) Foreign Donations/foreign funding through FCRA. III) The Government of India is seriously Emphasizing on the corporate houses to keep Funds in the Corporate Social responsibility (CSR). We can arrange fund from the CSR also. IV) Donations from Domestic and International corporate houses and individual donors also. V) Funding from the foreign embassy in India. You can contact us in the following address on any matter related with the NGO activity and how to mobilize donations from the various sources as stated above. APLY PROJECT PROPOSAL TOTALLY FREE WITH ME- 1- GOVERNMENT 2- FOREIGN [F.C.R.A.] 3- C.S.R. 4- MICRO FINANCE 5- SOFT LONE 6- INHERITANCE FUND 7- INDUSUAL, ETC APLY REGISTRATION TOTALLY FREE WITH ME- 1- 35AC 2- 35 I&II 3- 35 I&III 4- F.C.R.A. 5- 10[23]C 6- 12 A[AA] 7- 80G, AND ETC Contact Us S.K.RAI 16/10,First Floor, New Rohtak Road. Near Faze Road Crossing, Karol Bagh. New Delhi-110005 TELIFAX- +91 - 11 - 23539563 +91 - 11 - 23539547 MO.NO.- +91 - 9990710026 +91 - 9350388348 E-MAIL- skrai4@gmail.com s_krai@yahoo.com skraidelhi@sify.com WEB SITE www.skrai.net www.ngodonor.wetpaint.com

sadashivan New Collaborator Registered: Nov 2007 Post Number: 2 Jun 12, 2008 - 10:20    Food grain shortage may have many reasons but two main reasons we are not taking into consideration. They are excessive urban growth and pruning agricultural lands and agriculture as non profitable business any more. Similar situation is now with entire world, demand is more and production is less due to imbalanced economic policies. More attention is given to urban economic growth than the rural research and development. A day will come when a slogan or will find ad “Buy one kg of rice and get a laptops free” as computers and other electronic products will be much cheaper. Economic growth has to be balanced considering social condition of the country. Banning exports of essential items is only temporary solution to overcome present situation but for future food grain shortage will further aggravate as • Global warming - Nature earth’s own modifications and adjustments is the natural. Excessive human population, Excessive concrete buildings – industries (even excessive urbanization has role to warm our globe), carbon fuel based transportations heat up environment to reduce moisture in land results shortage and uncertain rain, river shrinkage, draught, shortage of water and so on. • 25 years back there was more agricultural land than of today many of them converted to more and more housing and industrial lands; whereas population growing fast, feeding will become challenge to most countries even developed countries will not escape. Nature’s priority is water, food and then shelter. Economic and scientific growth need to be first based on human needs. • Urban related economic growth thrusts agricultural land conversion to cities and building to accommodate urban population and industries. Over 20% of farm lands of developing countries have been converted to cities and buildings for the past decades and Over 50% of farmlands of villages (close to cities) got merged with cities. • Non profitable food grain production (international organization and appropriate governments shall have to reconsider bring back agricultural subsidies). Also make agriculture more profitable by linking customer and farmers by way of direct procurement by large stores, and other agencies so mediators and brokers are kept away. There are many reasons for high cost of production of food grain but as food comes in highest priority WTO and the Governments need to reconsider bringing back subsidies or other incentives to farmers as is the only solution to make agriculture more profitable to farmers. Present situation is such that farmers get more profit selling their land to builders than farming. • Escalation of essential food prices by “futures” trading (without add on value to product) helps hording so less and less mediators between producer and final customer. Present system of trading agricultural goods only helps middlemen from wholesalers to brokers. Their financial power helps them hold back stock to create artificial shortage. • Irrigation and water shortage (In fact water crisis is there but in some states and countries water is excessive causing disaster or consumed by sea. If scientists of missiles or warplanes work on how river water reaches sea after consumed by entire world, would convert desert land to fertile land). • Bio fuel is not alone the reason for food crisis as one day world will have to switch over to alternate source for fuel usage and bio fuel will be one of the substitutes. However, using human food as fuel is unjustified as food is the first priority than the fuel. Need to source other plants such as river or sea plants or from land plants not used for growing food grain. • http://www.sadashivan.com/distressingfacts/id7.html

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