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This week the IDN offers you a glimpse behind the scenes of the USAID
Web Site at http://www.idn.org/#Transparency: By the Numbers
Often times, one may wonder what discussion or thought takes place
behind the scenes of a development agency web site. Here you will find a
sampling of e-mail discussions from USAID and some of the thoughts from
the people responsible for that site. After reading those messages,
which were retrieved from the USAID site, offer your comments in the
USAID Web Site Discussion Forum.
You will also find that USAID finally eliminated their goose egg (zero)
in the transparency watch.
The IDN is pleased to welcome our latest sponsoring members: The
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton
University and Mr. Francisco Incerpi. You can find out more about these
new members at http://www.idn.org/members/index.htm
As an Organizational member, the Woodrow Wilson School is included as a
Banner Sponsor of the Academic Programs and University Offices Links
page at http://www.idn.org/academ.htm For information on how to become a
member of the IDN, please visit http://www.idn.org/membership/
We now post members' news to the main site (see below)
The IDN is also pleased to announce support for the newly released Lotus
Notes/Domino R5 product. You can find out more about how this product
can transform how you do business and share knowledge at
http://www.idn.org/idnnotes.htm This product truly is
"super.human.software for super.human.development" and the IDN can help
non-profit organizations seek donations of the software.
Here is what else is new at the IDN web site located at
http://www.idn.org
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TOOLS YOU CAN USE - http://www.idn.org/#Tools You Can Use
This week's "Tool You Can Use" from the International Development
Network (IDN) is a link to the USAID Development Partner Resources
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IDN MEMBERS' NEWS - http://www.idn.org/#IDN Members' News
RTI Supports Kenyan AIDS NGO's Consortium Under USAID Project
Social Theater Promotes Postabortion Treatment in Zimbabwe
RTI Receives New Contracts from USAID and the Asian Development Bank
RTI Offers Course in Applied Education Economics in South Africa
RTI Helps Make the USAID Leland Initiative's ExecNet Web Site a Reality
RTI Assists Bulgaria in Changing Its Health Finance System
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QUICK LINK OF THE WEEK - http://www.idn.org/#Quick Link Of The Week
This weeks IDN Quick Link is to the web site for the International Y2K
Cooperation Center.
The mission of this center is to promote increased strategic cooperation
and action among governments, peoples, and the private sector to
minimize adverse Y2K effects on the global society and economy.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS - http://www.idn.org/#New Publications
UK Department for International Development’s (DFID) 1999 Report
This report not only serves as a comprehensive review of DFID’s work
over the last year, highlighting progress made since the publication of
the International Development White Paper in 1997*, but also contains
details of all current and future spending plans for the next three
years. You can access this report from the IDN Web Site.
World Bank Proposal for a Comprehensive Development Framework
The purpose of this paper is to provoke discussion, experimentation and
action. Over the next eighteen months, the World Bank wants to elicit
input and guidance from all its partners, critics and from skeptics on
the concept and on its operational feasibility. With a number of our
client countries and partners, the World bank will also be embarking on
pilots to apply the Comprehensive Development Framework approach. You
can access this multilingual document from the IDN Web Site.
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NGO/Project Profiles - http://www.idn.org/#NGO/Project Profiles
This week we feature "Getting the word out about people in peril"
The dedicated doctors of Médecins Sans Frontières have helped thousands
of refugees and children around the world -- and Lotus Development
Corporation is supporting their efforts. Read details about this
initiative.
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NEW LINKS - http://www.idn.org/#New Links
American Association for World Health (AAWH) - dedicated to funneling a
broad spectrum of critical national and international health information
to Americans at the grassroots level by developing and distributing
practical, easy-to-use health education and promotional materials to
those community leaders who can most effectively reach our U.S. citizens
at the local level.
Anti-Corruption Network - a forum where all parties interested in
reducing public sector corruption can exchange information about
anti-corruption programs as well as collaborate on regional, national,
and sub-national initiatives. Ideas and information are exchanged across
the Network to allow all constituencies to participate in the design,
implementation, and monitoring of effective anti-corruption activities.
CDR Council of Development and Reconstruction - Lebanon - The CDR is a
public authority established in early 1977 by DL no. 5, the end of the
2-years conflict, partially in replacement of the Ministry of Planning,
to be the government unit responsible of reconstruction and development.
Empowerment for African Sustainable Development - seeks to promote the
empowerment of Africans in the area of sustainable development, focusing
on the development of people, the design and management of appropriate
African sustainable development institutions and the strategic use of
information technology and knowledge management in sustainable
development.
Environmental and Development Agency Trust - is committed to redressing
the imbalances of poverty and equality in our society, and to working to
improve the quality of life in rural areas.
FANTA - USAID's only comprehensive food security and nutrition activity
aimed at maximizing the impact of food security and nutrition programs
of USAID, private voluntary organizations and host governments in
developing countries.
Food Aid Management - created in 1989 by five U.S. private voluntary
organizations (PVOs) to "promote the efficient and effective use of food
aid resources to help alleviate hunger and contribute to food security".
Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium - established in 1990 with the goal of
strengthening the HIV/AIDS prevention and care initiatives of its
members. This is accomplished through networking, co-ordination,
improved collaboration, and avoiding duplication of efforts.
Institute for Democracy in South Africa - an independent public interest
organisation committed to promoting a sustainable democracy in South
Africa by building democratic institutions, educating citizens and
advocating social justice.
MEASURE Gateway - Funded in 1997 by the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), MEASURE includes five
projects--dedicated to providing accurate and timely information on
population, health, and nutrition in developing countries.
President's Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD) - advises the
President on sustainable development and develops bold, new approaches
to achieve economic, environmental, and equity goals. We are committed
to the achievement of a dignified, peaceful, and equitable existence.
UNIFEM Pacific - Pacific Region Office of UNIFEM
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of our information services. If you have not yet thought about a
membership/sponsorship in the IDN, we encourage you to consider becoming
a sponsor/member of the fastest growing, most comprehensive and current
International Development Web Site on the Internet! Information is
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