Poverty Networks
IPC-IG is organizing an online catalogue of Poverty Networks, which are web-based platforms that share development-related information. The aim of this directory is to facilitate the access to development knowledge across our network in 189 countries and help foster dialogue between researchers, policymakers, civil society and multilateral organizations. Below you will find information on IPC-IG collaborating networks. They were sorted into 14 different categories according to their focus area.
The content of these websites do not necessarily represent the views of the IPC-IG, IPEA or the United Nations Development Programme (or its Administrators, Directors, or the countries they represent). If you would like to join this web portal, please click here. If you would like to link this website to yours, please click here.
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AFRICAVIEWPOINT is published monthly and serves to highlight current policy concerns in the Africa region. Drawing on UNDP's focus areas, the brief defines and details an urgent policy issue; outlines the policy research framework in which the issue can be addressed and provides policy recommendations to promote lasting solutions. Contact:africa.viewpoint@undp.org |
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CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is a membership-based international alliance established in 1993 representing an influential network of civil society organisations to nurture the foundation, growth and protection of citizen action throughout the world, especially in areas where participatory democracy and citizens' freedom of association are threatened. CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation moved the headquarters to Johannesburg in 2002 to better represent our primary constituency in the global South. CIVICUS three main objectives are:
• Promote Civic Existence, by defending people’s fundamental rights to organise and act collectively towards the public good;
• Promote Civic Expression, by strengthening the capacities of civil society organisations to freely amplify the voices of ordinary people; and
• Promote Civic Engagement, by fostering interaction between citizens, their associations and other institutions to ensure that public institutions reflect the will of the people and are accountable to them.
Contact:membership@civicus.org |
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Make Poverty History is part of a global call to action against poverty. The campaign was launched in Canada in 2005 with the support of a wide cross-section of public interest and faith groups, trade unions, students, academics, literary, artistic and sports leaders. National campaigns are now active in over 100 countries. Contact:info@makepovertyhistory.ca |
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Main work areas and activities: Networking for Development is a social networking group developed to create a platform for the development professionals and organisations from across the world to connect, share and learn from each other. Its all about sharing of information, news, events, discussions and resources in development worldwide. Contact:narendran31@gmail.com |
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Panos London promotes the participation of poor and marginalised people in national and international development debates through media and communication projects. We are part of the worldwide Panos Network of independent institutes working to ensure that information is used more effectively to foster debate, pluralism and democracy.
For Panos London’s analysis of the vital role of the media, see Making poverty the story: time to involve the media in poverty reduction Contact:info@panos.org.uk |
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A monthly Asian Development Bank's Newsletter on Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth features knowledge products, operational work, tools and partnership, and Poverty insights of ADB work. Contact:abauer@adb.org |
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Practical Action was founded in 1966, as ITDG (the Intermediate Technology Development Group), by the radical economist Dr EF Schumacher to prove that his philosophy of “Small is Beautiful†could bring real and sustainable improvements to people?s lives. Contact:enquiries@practicalaction.org.uk |
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The Resource Development Centre (RDC) aims to conserve, foster and develop resources for sustainability, productivity, equity, empowerment, effective utilization and management, capacity building human capability formation and enrichment of information resource base for enterprise and community development. Contact:asutosh.satpathy@gmail.com |
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Rethinking Development Economics is a blog that aims to publicise alternative research and thinking on development coming from economics and other social sciences. It builds on a momentum initiated in 2001 by Ha-Joon Chang in Cambridge (CAPORDE) with economists from all generations and which is now spreading around the globe with the African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE), held yearly in South Africa as well as through other initiatives, such as the Annual Conference on Development and Change (ACDC). Contact:ashwini.desh@gmail.com |
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The Third World Network (TWN) was established in 1984 as an international think-tank and research centre on issues relating to development. It specialises in issues relating to the global economy as well as to the environment. TWN closely monitors and analyses global negotiations in various venues, including the WTO, UNCTAD, the Commission on Sustainable Development, the Biodiversity Convention and the Climate Change Convention. Its main activities are publishing (including the daily SUNS (South-North Development Monitor) Bulletin from Geneva, Switzerland; the fortnightly Third World Economics and the monthly Third World Resurgence magazines, many books and papers), organising of workshops and seminars, monitoring of negotiations in the WTO and the UN, and participation in many processes and conferences. As an international NGO, TWN has accreditation status with ECOSOC and UNCTAD.
Contact:twnet@po.jaring.my |
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The Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) is a growing alliance of trade unions, community groups, faith groups, women and youth organisations, NGOs and other campaigners working together across more than 100 national platforms.The white band is our symbol and expression of solidarity against poverty. Contact:info@whiteband.org |
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The project conducted by the Centro Boliviano de Estudios Multidisciplinarios (CEBEM) and University of British Columbia's (UBC) Centre for Intercultural Communication (CIC) seeks primarily to build knowledge partnerships between North and South, specifically between Canadian and Latin American research and training institutions. Contact:http://ccd-ckd.cebem.org/who/index_eng.php |
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The Special Unit for South-South Cooperation (SU/SSC) was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1978. Hosted in UNDP, the primary mandate is to promote, coordinate and support South-South and triangular cooperation on a Global and United Nations system-wide basis. The Special Unit receives policy directives and guidance from the General Assembly High-Level Committee on South-South Cooperation (HLC) which is a committee of the whole and a subsidiary body of the General Assembly that reviews world wide progress in South-South Cooperation. The Special Unit serves as the HLC's full Secretariat, preparing all substantive reports, including the report to the Secretary General on the state of South-South Cooperation. Contact:ssc.info@undp.org |
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The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), established in 1988 is a public not-for-profit organization devoted to the advancement of economic policy research and training. AERC's mission is to strengthen local capacity for conducting independent, rigorous inquiry into the problems facing the management of economies in sub-Saharan Africa. Contact:exec.dir@aercafrica.org |
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The Center for the Implementation of Public Policies Promoting Equity and Growth (CIPPEC) is a private, non-profit organization that strives to create a more just, democratic, and efficient State in Argentina to improve the quality of life for all Argentine citizens. To improve the quality of public policies in Argentina, CIPPEC has diverse strategies of action: it carries out analysis, advising and implementation, promotion and impact, monitoring and evaluation. Contact:cricci@cippec.org |
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EconPapers provides access to RePEc, the world's largest collection of on-line Economics working papers, journal articles and software. Contact:econpapers@esi.oru.se |
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The Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) specialises in the production and analysis of longitudinal data - evidence which tracks changes in the lives of the same individuals over time. ISER is a department of the University of Essex and is core-funded by the University and the UK's Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Contact:iser@essex.ac.uk |
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The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association or Asociación de Economía de América Latina y el Caribe (LACEA) is an international association of economists with common research interests in Latin America. It was formed in 1992 to facilitate the exchange of ideas among economists and policymakers. Contact:LACEA@fedesarrollo.org.co |
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The ZBW - German National Library of Economics - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics is the world?s largest specialist library for economics, with more than four million publications in printed or electronic format and subscriptions to 25,000 journals. The depositary library for the World Trade Organisation WTO collects economics literature and subject-specific information from all over the world as well as books, journals and digital media from management practice. ZBW's online catalogue ECONIS contains over 3 million references, not only to books, but also to journal articles, book chapters, working papers, and electronic publications. Contact:info@zbw.eu |
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The UNDP-FAO Hunger Portal serves as a tool for development practitioners, policy makers and media to access the latest information on Hunger. It includes the latest news and resources on hunger as well as hunger facts, maps and a hunger Quiz. Contact:http://hunger.undprcc.lk/insideap/pages/contact_us.html |
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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty. IFPRI is one of 15 centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, an alliance of 64 governments, private foundations, and international and regional organizations. Contact:ifpri@cgiar.org |
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The Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative (PPLPI) of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations facilitates and supports the formulation and implementation of livestock-related policies and institutional changes that have positive impacts on the world’s poor. This is achieved by combining stakeholder engagement with research and analysis, information dissemination, and capacity strengthening. Contact:joachim.otte@fao.org |
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Siyanda is an on-line database of gender and development materials from around the world. It is also an interactive space where gender practitioners can share ideas, experiences and resources. Contact:Siyanda@ids.ac.uk |
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UN-INSTRAW is a United Nations entity mandated to develop research and training programmes that contribute to the empowerment of women and the achievement of gender equality worldwide.
Through alliance building with UN Member States, international organizations, academia, civil society, the private sector and other actors, UN-INSTRAW:
Undertakes action-oriented research from a gender perspective that has a concrete impact on policies, programmes and projects;
Creates synergies for knowledge management and information exchange;
Strengthens the capacities of key stakeholders to integrate gender perspectives in policies, programmes and projects; and
Builds a sustainable, transparent and efficient institution
Contact:http://www.un-instraw.org/en/contact-us/general/media.html |
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Wikigender is your online platform to find and exchange information related to gender equality. Users are invited to comment on or improve existing articles, and to create or upload new documents. Contact:Contact@wikigender.org |
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AIDSPortal is an internet platform which provides tools to support global collaboration and knowledge sharing among new and existing networks of people responding to the AIDS epidemic. Contact:info@aidsportal.org |
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Established in 1993, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance (the Alliance) is a global partnership of nationally-based organisations working to support community action on AIDS in developing countries. Contact:mail@aidsalliance.org |
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Reuters AlertNet is a humanitarian news network based around a popular website. It aims to keep relief professionals and the wider public up-to-date on humanitarian crises around the globe. Contact:alertnet@reuters.com |
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AfDevInfo is a research facility and software house working at the interface between cutting edge data capture, processing and distribution technologies and pragmatic politico-economic research. Contact:info@afdevinfo.org |
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Development Crossing is a fast-growing network of professionals engaged in corporate social responsibility and sustainable development. The site enables users to create profiles, manage blogs and discussions, create groups and events, and directly network with several thousand professionals around the world. Contact:info@developmentcrossing.com |
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The directory of development organizations, listing 53,750 development organizations, has been prepared to facilitate international cooperation and knowledge sharing in development work, both among civil society organizations, research institutions, governments and the private sector. Contact:info@devdir.org |
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In an effort to integrate and strengthen the United Nations system in Brazil, reforms in 2005 set up the Interagency Working Group for Communication. The group participates in the strategic planning of the UN System in Brazil to develop and implement annual communication strategies that coordinate events related to interagency communication, the sharing of information between agencies, identifying resources and capabilities of the system in the area of communication, and facilitating dialogue with national and international partners for cooperation. Contact: |
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Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) is the world's first multi-stakeholder network in the area of ICT for development. Established in 1997 with a mission to share knowledge and build partnerships, GKP connects Public and Private sectors, Civil Society groups and International Institutions. Contact:gkp@gkps.org.my |
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iConnect promotes the effective exchange of experiences and knowledge on the use of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D). iConnect draws content from its partners, links resources and expertise and encourages collaboration. Contact:editor@iconnect-online.org |
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"Ideas for Development" is an international Blog meant to stimulate debate on development issues. It brings together a set of senior professionals engaged in this sphere through their careers and personal convictions. This Blog aims at offering a new forum for open discussion and interaction between scholars, students, professionals of various backgrounds and the public at large. Together, they can share information, viewpoints and visions for the future with the common goal of advancing the cause of development. Contact:http://www.ideas4development.org/stay-in-touch/en/#RCadm |
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International FORUM on Development Service is a network of organisations engaged in international volunteering and personnel exchange. FORUM aims to share information, develop best practice and enhance co-operation between its members. Contact:http://www.forum-ids.org/contact.html |
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The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) is a non-profit foundation that specialises in information and communication technologies (ICT) as a tool for development. It creates practical and sustainable solutions to connect people, improve their livelihoods and to strengthen and improve sectors education, health, (agricultural) livelihoods and governance. Contact:info@iicd.org |
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INASP's Mission is to enable a sustainable network of stakeholders that owns and drives access, use, dissemination and communication of research information. Contact:inasp@inasp.info |
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Intute: Social Sciences is the subject group of Intute that provides Web resources for education and research for the social sciences Contact:http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/Contact.html |
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La Fundación Centro de Educación a Distancia para el Desarrollo Económico y Tecnológico (Fundación CEDDET) es una organización sin ánimo de lucro dedicada a la cooperación al desarrollo que fue creada a iniciativa del Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda de España y el Banco Mundial. Contact:cbalari@ceddet.org |
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The Communication Initiative network is an online space for sharing the experiences of, and building bridges between, the people and organisations engaged in or supporting communication as a fundamental strategy for economic and social development and change. It does this through a process of initiating dialogue and debate and giving the network a stronger, more representative and informed voice with which to advance the use and improve the impact of communication for development. This process is supported by web-based resources of summarised information and several electronic publications, as well as online research, review, and discussion platforms providing insight into communication for development experiences. Contact:http://www.comminit.com/en/node/263606/36 |
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The Development CAFÉ is a virtual and global network of social science professionals started in 2001. It is a platform for solution and resource exchange. The aim of the CAFÉ is to bring together opinions and resources from across the globe that could be mutually beneficial to social science professionals. The cafe membership is free and on invitation and certain cases by request too. Contact: |
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The United Nations cannot reach its purposes if the peoples of the world are not fully informed of its aims and activities. Located in over 60 countries, these field offices of the Department of Public Information help local communities obtain up-to-date information on the Organization and its activities. UNICs help people everywhere to be heard and to understand better what the United Nations is doing to make a difference in their lives. UNIC Rio was the first center to open its doors in Latin America and has existed since 1947, in Rio de Janeiro. Contact:http://rio.unic.org/index.php?option=com_contact&task=view&contact_id=1&Itemid=89 |
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The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Based in Bonn, Germany, UNV is in charge of the Online Volunteering service that connects organizations working for sustainable human development with online volunteers that commit their time and skills over the Internet, freely and without financial considerations, for the benefit of society. Volunteers write project proposals, design logos, research information on development topics, and much more. Contact:info@onlinevolunteering.org |
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Voluntários em Ação is a center for volunteers and those searching for volunteers. Peoples’ lives are changing with the emergence of new technologies, and voluntary work is not immune to such trends. Recently, volunteers are young, active people, with high levels of skills and access to the internet for information. This is very different from previous years, when most volunteers where people with free time from a reduced work load or from retirement. The portal was launched on July 15, 2008 and since then has facilitated the process and accessibility of voluntarism in Brazil. Contact:queroservoluntario@voluntariosemacao.org.br |
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The Forum on the Future of Aid is an online community dedicated to research and opinions about how the international aid system currently works and where it should go next Contact:s.burall@odi.org.uk |
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BOND is the UK 's broadest network of voluntary organisations working in international development. Our aim is to improve the UK's contribution to international development by promoting the exchange of experience, ideas and information. Contact:bond@bond.org.uk |
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CODESRIA was established in 1973 as an independent Pan-African research organization with a primary focus on the social sciences, broadly defined.It is recognised not only as the pioneer African social research organisation but also as the apex non-governmental centre of social knowledge production on the continent. Contact:codesria@codesria.sn |
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Dev-Zone is an independent Aotearoa New Zealand based resource centre on international development and global issues. Contact:info@dev-zone.org |
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The Development Centre conducts comparative analysis and promotes informal policy dialogue on development issues of mutual interest for OECD Member countries and the emerging and developing economies. Contact:Dev.Contact@oecd.org |
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dgCommunities is a collaborative space for professionals working to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development worldwide. Share knowledge, tools, contacts, and more with members in 200 countries. Each online community is centered on specific themes and guided by experts in the field. Contact:dgcommunities@dgfoundation.org |
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The East Asian Development Network (EADN) is a network of research institutions in the developing countries of East Asia under the Global Development Network (GDN). Contact:chalongp@tdri.or.th |
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Eldis aims to share the best in development, policy, practice and research. Eldis is based at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) in Brighton, United Kingdom. Contact:eldis@ids.ac.uk |
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The Evidence-Based Policy in Development Network (ebpdn.org) is a website aimed at building a world-wide community of those committed to building more evidence-based,pro-poor development policies. The site includes discussion forums, details of projects and partner organisations, and a resource section that covers reports, toolkits, presentations and other useful materials. Contact:admin@ebpdn.org |
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id21 communicates the latest UK-sourced international development research to policymakers & practitioners worldwide. Contact:id21@ids.ac.uk |
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The primary objective of the ODN is to provide a platform for researchers in the region to interact with each other, share knowledge and skills to foster team research, and build and update regional databases. Contact:http://www.gdn-oceania.org/ContactUs/tabid/2302/language/en-US/Default.aspx |
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The Population Council, an international, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world and to help achieve a humane, equitable, and sustainable balance between people and resources. Contact:http://www.popcouncil.org/about/ Contact.html |
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La Revista Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Humano tiene como misión respaldar la realización de los Informes Nacionales de Desarrollo Humano (INDH), al mismo tiempo procura ser una fuente de pensamiento sobre el desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe. La coordinación de la revista está a cargo de la Dirección Regional para América Latina y el Caribe del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) en conjunto con los profesionales que trabajan en la elaboración de los INDH en la región Contact:carolina.moreno@undp.org |
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The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) is an autonomous UN agency engaging in multidisciplinary research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development. Contact:info@unrisd.org |
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Part of UNU-WIDER's mandate is to undertake multidisciplinary research and policy analysis on structural changes affecting the living conditions of the world's poorest people. Contact:wider@wider.unu.edu |
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AfriMAP, the Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, is an initiative of the Soros Foundation Network’s four African foundations, and works with national civil society organizations to conduct systematic audits of government performance in three areas: the justice sector and the rule of law; political participation and democracy; and effective delivery of public services. Contact:info@afrimap.org |
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The Global Water Partnership is a global action network with a mission to support countries with sustainable management of their water resources worldwide. Created in 1996, the network spans over 65 countries in 13 regions, with its secretariat located in Stockholm, Sweden.The mission of the Global Water Partnership is to "support countries in the sustainable management and development of their water resources. Contact:helene.komlosgrill@gwpforum.org |
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The Democratic Platform is an initiative devoted to strengthening Latin American democratic institutions and culture by fostering pluralistic debate on the social and political transformations of the region and the world. Contact:contato@plataformademocratica.org |
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Established in January 1998 as a non-profit autonomous institution by a group of senior social scientists and policy analysts under the aegis of the Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), IHD has become an important centre for study in human development and related issues. The underlying philosophy of IHD is to create an enabling environment for people to develop their full potential, lead productive lives, exercise their choices and participate in the decision-making process. Contact:ihd@vsnl.com |
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The MDG Monitor is designed as a one-stop-shop for information on how countries are doing in meeting the Millennium Development Goals, with regular updates on data, feature stories and factoids. Contact:mdgmonitor@undp.org |
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The Network for Interchanging and Disseminating Excellent Experiences for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals, or Net IDEEA-MDGs aims to increase the knowledge of public officials and development practitioners in general, about effective and efficient ways of contributing to the achievement of the MDGs, and to foster an active exchange of experiences among them. Contact:IDEEA@eclac.org |
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The United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) is an inter-agency programme of the United Nations mandated to promote and develop constructive relations between the United Nations and civil society organizations. Contact:ngls@un.org |
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The African Parliamentary Poverty Reduction Network (APRN) engages parliamentary comittees, parliamentary staff, and community-based civil society groups in the design, implementation and oversight of poverty reduction policies by promoting dialogue, building capacity, and improving local level community monitoring skills. Contact:info_accra@aprnetwork.org |
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This blog gathers analysis, ideas and news on the reforms necessary to seize the opportunity created by growth, and end South Asian poverty in a generation. Contact:mbuitano@worldbank.org |
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Economic, social and political processes often make efforts ineffective and block off pathways out of poverty. To eliminate global poverty we need a better understanding of how and why people are poor and the conversion of that knowledge into policies and actions that achieve the goal of poverty reduction. This is the mission of the Brooks World Poverty Institute. Contact:bwpi@manchester.ac.uk |
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CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. Non-political and non-sectarian, we operate each year in more than 65 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, reaching more than 50 million people in poor communities Contact:Ponpon@careinternational.org |
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The Chronic Poverty Research Centre is an international partnership of universities, research institutes and NGOs which exists: - to focus attention on chronic poverty - to stimulate national and international debate - to deepen understanding of the causes of chronic poverty - to provide research, analysis and policy guidance that will contribute to its reduction. Contact:cprc@manchester.ac.uk |
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CROP - the Comparative Research Programme on Poverty - is an international NGO initiated by the International Social Science Council (ISSC). The CROP Secretariat is localised at the University of Bergen, Norway. Dr. Tom Skauge is the Scientific Director of CROP. Contact:crop@uib.no |
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The Development Assistance Committee (DAC) is a key forum of major bilateral donors. They work together to increase the effectiveness of their common efforts to support sustainable development. The work of the DAC is supported by the Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD), one of the OECD's dozen substantive directorates. Contact:dac.contact@oecd.org |
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Development Initiatives is an independent organisation that provides research and consultancy services on aid, development and poverty reduction. Contact:di@devinit.org |
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The Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty was established in June 2003. It examines migration flows in which poor people themselves are most represented and how migration impacts variously on their livelihoods, rights and levels of social protection Contact:migration@sussex.ac.uk |
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The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Non-Governmental Public Action research programme's objective is to study the impact of non-governmental public action in reducing poverty and exclusion, and in social transformation, from an international comparative and multi-disciplinary perspective. Contact:i.j.schiemann@lse.ac.uk |
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Ethical Events is a not-for-profit entity whose mission is "learning to manage a small planet". This is done through a series of events and projects that have the cause of world poverty at their core. Contact:director@global-development-forum.org |
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Funded by the UK Department for International Development, the GSDRC aims to help reduce poverty by informing policymaking and enhancing professional knowledge and competencies. Contact:enquiries@gsdrc.org |
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The International Poverty Reduction Center in China (IPRCC) was jointly initiated and established by the Government of China,United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) and other international organizations in May 2005.Based in Beijing,the Center is aimed at exchanging experience in poverty reduction,advancing progress of poverty reduction,organizing practical research ,optimizing poverty reduction policies,strengthening international exchanges on poverty reduction and facilitating international collaboration on poverty reduction,IT was established to enhance the capacity of the international community in the design and implementation of poverty reduction policies,to revie,study and disseminate the good practices and to facilitate international exchanges and collaboration in the area.
Contact:huidong.z@gmail.com |
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Rimisp – Latin American Center for Rural Development - is a regional non-profit organisation that was set up in 1986. Rimisp contributes knowledge to support processes of institutional change, production innovation and the strengthening of social actors, so revitalising and transforming Latin American rural societies, as well as making them more just and equitable Contact:vsotoaguilar@rimisp.org |
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The Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) is a new economic research centre within the Department of International Development at Oxford University. Led by Sabina Alkire, OPHI advances the human development approach to poverty reduction by fundamental, sustained, and multidisciplinary research that is effectively disseminated. Contact:OPHI@qeh.ox.ac.uk |
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The Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) Research Network brings together and provides scientific and financial support to teams of developing country researchers working to reduce poverty. Contact:pep@ecn.ulaval.ca |
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A monthly Asian Development Bank's Newsletter on Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth features knowledge products, operational work, tools and partnership, and Poverty insights of ADB work. Contact:abauer@adb.org |
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PEGNet brings together researchers with an interest in issues revolving around the poverty-inequality-growth nexus in developing countries, and links them to the German development policy bodies Contact:pegnet@ifw-kiel.de |
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Created in 2002, Réseau IMPACT or « IMPACT Network » is a network based in France with an international dimension devoted to the analysis of policies on poverty alleviation, looking more specifically at the structural foundations of inequalities in developing countries. The Network works as a think tank in collaboration with the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. Contact:huyghebaert@gret.org |
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The Global Poverty Mapping Project seeks to enhance current understanding of the global distribution of poverty and the geographic and biophysical conditions of where the poor live. Additionally, the project aims to assist policy makers, development agencies, and the poor themselves in designing interventions to reduce poverty. Contact:ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu |
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The Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research was launched on 1st July 1999 at the University of Bristol. It is dedicated to multidisciplinary research on poverty in both the industrialised and developing world. Contact:Contact: dave.gordon@bristol.ac.uk |
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WAHENGA supports policy-makers and practitioners concerned with food security, social protection and vulnerability in southern Africa. In doing so, it has a specific focus on social protection and, more particularly, social transfers (cash, inputs, food, agricultural subsidies). Contact:Contact: rhvp@rhvp.org |
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O Centro de Informação em Proteção Social (CIPS) é um website que oferece informações sobre a proteção social em língua portuguesa. O seu principal objetivo é responder às necessidades de informação, conhecimento e intercâmbio de experiências de todas/os aquelas e aqueles que trabalham ou se interessam pelas questões da proteção social. O CIPS é uma iniciativa conjunta do Secretariado Executivo da Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP), do Escritório da OIT em Lisboa e do Projeto STEP/Portugal. Contact:delimavieira@ilo.org |
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CIARIS is a network of people and friends committed to combating social exclusion. The community gathers people from more than 20 countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia and East and Western Europe. CIARIS has a history of knowledge development on social inclusion issues, people, information and communication technologies. CIARIS aims to strengthen practicioners' capacity to design, plan, manage and evaluate projects and policies to fight social exclusion and hence promote decent work. To do this, CIARIS collects information and knowledge, connects people working in the field of social inclusion and poverty reduction, provides training and technical assistance. CIARIS also provides a resources database from experiences and practices to fight exclusion compiled from all over the world. Contact:http://www.ciaris.org/community/workspace |
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Social Protection in Asia is a pioneering programme in research, advocacy and network building that aims to create a regional voice and develop a research base for advocating innovative and informed policy on Social Protection issues. It targets overcoming barriers to the extension of Social Protection to poor and marginalized groups in Asia and at identifying and promoting innovative forms of social protection which contribute to sustainable poverty reduction and development. Contact:info@socialprotectionasia.org |
