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Food Aid Management (FAM)
http://www.foodaid.org/
Food Aid Management
(FAM) was created in 1989 by five U.S. private voluntary organizations to
"promote the efficient and effective use of food aid resources to help
alleviate hunger and contribute to food security". The FAM membership
has grown to 17 U.S. PVOs and FAM enjoys observer status with the World
Food Programme and EuronAid.
Website includes
information about association, member organizations, information and
reports on workshops, calendar of upcoming trainings with locations, and
access to USAID documents.
 http://www.foodaid.org/fsrc.htm
Food Security Resource Center provides information for the food aid
community through an extensive library of books, journals, training
materials, policy and concept papers, and other food aid and food security
documents.
http://www.foodaid.org/ff.htmFood
Forum is a quarterly newsletter providing a forum for the exchange of
technical information, field experience, and recent happenings. Available
free in electronic (e-mail) or hard copy subscription.
http://www.foodaid.org/cmgmt.htm
Commodity Management provides access to documents and links
pertaining to food management including logistics, storage, and
distribution.
The Global Development Research Center
http://www.gdrc.org/
GDRC is a virtual
organization that carries out initiatives in education, research and
practices, in the environment, urban, community and information spheres.
Website contains access
to information about various programs in environment, development, urban,
information, and technology transfers.
http://www.gdrc.org/icm/index.html
(English, French, Japanese, and Spanish) The Virtual Library on
Micro-credit include information on topics such as Ideas and general
practices, Improving Credit access for Women, Capacity Building for
Micro-Finance, and Finances for Micro-enterprises. On the left, find
links to bibliography, documents,
links to libraries,
and Internet
resources. At the top find “quick links” to country profiles,
micro-credit news from different organizations and upcoming events, as well
as all of the above.
InterAction (American Council for
Voluntary International Action)
http://www.interaction.org/
InterAction, a
coalition of 160 U.S. private and voluntary organizations is engaged in
international humanitarian efforts including emergency relief, refugee
protection, assistance, and resettlement, development, public policy and federal
relations, and development education.
Website offers
information on agreed standards of member organizations, current activities
of all member organizations, advocacy campaigns, and the following:
http://www.multidb.com/interactiontraining/
Programs and courses for disaster response professionals.
http://www.interaction.org/pub/index.html
Publications available on line or for purchase.
http://www.interaction.pair.com/disaster/director.html Links
page to Disaster response news and resources.
http://www.ourdays.com/security/
NGO security training document
Intermediate Technology Development Group
http://www.itdg.org/home.html
ITDG specializes in
helping people to use technology for practical answers to poverty.
http://www.itdgpublishing.org.uk/
Search the Intermediate Technology publishing site (to order books and publications)
for different subjects including: water, health, education, development
general, and disasters and emergencies.
http://www.alternative-finance.org.uk/
Alternative Finance offers on-line access to articles on micro-credit and
other development financial activities. Search by title, country,
keyword or call up the full list of articles by title and browse for what
you want.
International Council of Voluntary
Agencies
http://www.icva.ch/
ICVA’s objectives are to
act as a catalyst and tool for the accurate, timely, and effective exchange
of information, to strengthen the networks among NGOs and to function as a
platform to strengthen working relationships with agencies and bodies, and
to facilitate, promote, and support NGO advocacy capacity-building efforts.
Website provides information about council and its members, as well
as mission and activities. Publications http://www.icva.ch/cgi-bin/browse.pl?doc=information
include online newsletter “TalkBack” documents, and annual reports.
Most documents are available only to members. Links are provided to both Member Agency sites and other interagency
websites.
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