Association of Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA) Senegal Expand view BP 5270 Dakar-Fann AHILA is a professional association founded in 1984 with now 46 country members and many partners and collaborators worldwide. It aims to improve the provision of up-to-date and relevant information to health and medical workers in Africa; encourage the professional development of librarianship; promote the development of resource-sharing and exchange of experiences and information among African health information professionals; and promote the development, standardisation, and exchange of national databases of medical and health literature produced in the African countries in the form of an African Index Medicus http://www.ahila.org
AIDS Education Research Trust (AVERT) UK Expand view 4 Brighton Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 5BA Organisation runs a large educational HIV & AIDS website including information booklets and posters that can be downloaded. Funds HIV & AIDS projects in resource-poor communities http://www.avert.org
Danish Centre for Technical Aids for Rehabilitation and Education Denmark Expand view Gregersensvej 38 DK - 2630 Taastrup Aims to contribute to the creation of equal opportunities for disabled people within the areas of rehabilitation, assistive technology, special education and infomation communication technology accessibility. It operates on both a national and international level, in co-operation with disability organisations, government authorities, institutions, research centres and clearing houses, local contacts in the field of rehabilitation and education, and manufacturers and suppliers http://www.hmi.dk
NAM Publications UK Expand view 77a Tradescant Road, London, SW8 1XJ NAM exists to support the fight against AIDS with independent, accurate, accessible and comprehensive information. It produces extensive information on treatments,directories of contacts and organisations working in the HIV field, as well as international resources database which is searchable in 6 languages. There is also a searchable database of HIV clinics available in the UK. NAM is the UK's leading specialist HIV / AIDS information provider with international publications including the European AIDS Directory and AIDS organisations worldwide - accessible online at http://www.aidsmap.com. Now NAM works with the International HIV / AIDS Alliance to provide additional international support http://www.aidsmap.com
AbilityNet UK Expand view PO Box 94 Warwick CV34 5WS Aims to make the benefits of using computers available to disabled children and adults. Through its network of national offices and regional partners it offers specialist help to people with disabilities in order to enable them to use a computer at home, in education or in employment. Its resource centre is not open to the public http://www.abilitynet.co.uk
Midwives Information and Resource Service (MIDIRS) UK Expand view 9 Elmdale Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1SL MIDIRS aims to be the central source of information relating to childbirth. It disseminates this information to midwives and others, both nationally and internationally thereby assisting them in improving maternity care MIDIRS disseminates information relating to childbirth to its members through Midwifery Digest and its Enquiry Service. Information is drawn from a database of over 83,000 articles, with about 500 new references being added each month. The database can be searched through MIDIRS website if you are a member. Membership costs £11.25/quarter (students), £14.25/quarter (UK-based individuals), £16.50/quarter (European-based individuals), and £18.25/quarter (for individuals from the rest of the world) http://www.midirs.org
African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) Kenya Expand view AMREF Book Distribution Unit Langata Road PO Box 30125 Nairobi AMREF aims to improve the health of disadvantaged people in Africa, improve the quality of their lives and reduce poverty. It focuses on six priority intervention areas: HIV/AIDS, TB and Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Malaria; Safe Water and Basic Sanitation; Family Health; Clinical Services, Disaster Management and Emergency Response; and Training and Health Learning Materials. AMREF’s activities include: developing, testing and promoting the adoption of models for improving health and reducing poverty; training and capacity building at all levels; and contributing to the development of an environment that enables health and wealth improvement. AMREF has developed e-centres or online databases, providing access to thousands health information resources, and accessible from AMREF website. It also runs a bookshop offering a wide range of low-cost health learning materials http://www.amref.org
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health|Center for Communications Programs USA Expand view Orders INFO project Center for Communication Programs John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 111 Market Place, Suite 310 Baltimore MD 21202 The Johns Hopkins University/Center for Communication Programs (CCP) develops strategic, research-based communications for behavior change and health promotion, and has greatly influenced the theory and practice of public health. JHU/CCP has been a leader in the development of projects based on systematic needs assessment and clear strategies for positioning and presenting the benefits of health interventions to appropriate audiences http://www.jhuccp.org
Working Group on Early Childhood Development|Association for the Development of Education in Africa Mozambique Expand view Royal Netherlands Embassy PO Box 1163 Maputo The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) is a partnership between African ministers of education and their international partners. It provides a platform for exchange and dialogue on issues that affect the development of education in Africa. Much of ADEA’s work is carried out through a number of working groups formed round these issues. The Working group on Early Childhood Development (WGECD) was set up in 1996 with the aim of encouraging and supporting national governments in Africa to commit to and invest in ECD. The WGECD organised the conference on early childhood development in Accra in Ghana in 2005, entitled ' to advance the development of early childhood in Africa'. The main goals were to (i) ensure effective caring practices within the family and the community, (ii) ensure access to quality basic services and (iii) ensure a supportive policy environment https://www.adeanet.org/en/working-groups/early-childhood-development
Early Learning Resource Unit (ELRU) South Africa Expand view 19 Flamingo Crescent Lansdowne 7780 Cape Town The Early Learning Resource Unit (ELRU) is an organisation based in South Africa working in the field of early childhood development. The aim of the website is to provide a virtual overview of the organisation and act as an online resource base of information regarding early childhood development. ELRU seeks to build on existing knowledge and skills, promote and provide access to knowledge and skills, affirm and harness the potential of diversity and support those working with young children. It does this through a series of programmes based around inclusion and diversity training, HIV/AIDS strategies, and leadership in early childhood development training. ELRU has had an incalculable influence on pre-school education in South Africa, with virtually all para-professional training either being based on ELRU materials and methods, or being heavily influenced by them. ELRU offers support to educators and others involved in post-apartheid transformation so that they are able to influence and promote change in practical ways. The anti-bias work challenges beliefs, attitudes, behaviours and social and institutional practices which are oppressive. ELRU addresses HIV/AIDS through providing training to parents and teachers, in both urban and rural settings, about the vulnerability of young children and the effects of HIV/AIDS on them and their families. They say that early childhood development (ECD) work provides a logical framework to strengthen and sustain families and projects http://www.elru.co.za
M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) India Expand view Third Cross Street Taraman Institutional Area Chennai 600 113 MSSRF is doing research in five areas, coastal systems; biodiversity and biotechnology; ecotechnology and sustainable agriculture; reaching the unreached; and education, communication, training and capacity building. The flagship project of the Informatics Group is the Information Village Research Project, which has now transferred to the National Virtual Academy for Food Security and Rural Prosperity. Apart from the headquarters at Chennai, the MSSRF has many field centres in Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. MSSRF works with underpriveleged groups including dalits and tribal populations. http://www.mssrf.org
Synergy Project USA Expand view 1101 Vermont Avenue NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20005 The Synergy Project is a five-year, performance-based project that provides technical assistance and services to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to design, evaluate, and coordinate HIV/AIDS programs and identify and disseminate lessons learned from these programs. It has an on-line resource centre on HIV project management and research. There are over 3700 resources on the database, some of which are available online (work is currently being done to make more available in pdf format). The database can be searched for any instance of a keyword in the title, author, publisher, publication year, abstract, target group, technical area, or country fields (see http://www.synergyaids.com/resources.asp) https://thesynergyproject.org/
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Switzerland Expand view 20 Avenue Appia CH-1211 Geneva 27 A leading advocate for worldwide action against AIDS. Its mission is to lead, strengthen and support an expanded response to the AIDS epidemic in a way that will prevent the spread of HIV, and provide care and support for those affected by the disease; reduce the vulnerability of individuals and communitites to HIV/AIDS; and alleviate the socio-economic and human impact of the epidemic https://www.unaids.org/en
Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) France Expand view 7-9 rue Eugène-Delacroix 75116 Paris ADEA is a network of partners promoting the development of effective education policies based on African leadership and ownership. ADEA is a network of African Ministries of Education, Development Agencies, education specialists and researchers, and NGOs active in education. Its mission is to: promote dialogue and partnerships; develop consensus on policy issues facing education in Africa; reinforce African Ministries' capacities to develop, manage, and implement education policies; promote the sharing of experiences and successful strategies; and promote nationally-driven education policies, projects, and programs http://www.adeanet.org
MandE News UK Expand view Cambridge A news service focusing on developments in monitoring and evaluation methods relevant to development projects and programmes with social development objectives. http://www.mande.co.uk/
