Greetings!

This past week, the IDN (http://www.idn.org/) welcomed visitor number
15,000 and welcomed over 950 visitors for the week, a new high.

We also posted our first publicly available job listings from the
Research Triangle Institute, which is a service we offer our
organizational sponsoring members.

Here is what else is new this week:

AIDS in Zimbabwe: What Happens to the Children Surviving on the Farms?

On Thursday, 12 November, National Public Radio's (NPR's) Brenda Wilson
reported on the problems that AIDS is causing on farms in the African
nation of Zimbabwe. She visits a three-thousand acre commercial farm in
the Mashonaland (muh-SHOH-nuh-land) region of northeastern Zimbabwe,
where an estimated one in five persons is infected  with H-I-V. One of
the biggest problems is what to do with the orphans left behind by
parents who die from the disease. There may be as many as 500-thousand
children in Zimbabwe who have lost one or both parents because of AIDS.

The IDN provides a direct link to the audio file containing this story,
instructions on how to locate the story and a link to download Real
Audio software to hear the story on your computer.
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TOOLS YOU CAN USE

Development Stories from National Public Radio

This week's tool is a link to the archive sites for National Public
Radio's All Things Considered and Morning Edition. These programs often
contain stories on development problems and initiatives around the
world.

For example, last Thursday, the lead story was about scientists that
don't believe the storm caused the most damage. They say a lack of
environmental controls and widespread poverty brought much of the
devastation to the region. NPR is working on a search engine for all of
their programs, but this is not done as of yet.
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QUICK LINK OF THE WEEK

This weeks IDN Quick Link is to the web site for the Bellanet initiative
to define and implement an Internet markup language specific to the
development community which will facilitate transparency, learning and
coordination of action.

The IDN does not endorse this initiative in its current form (if you
would like to know why, please write) but provides the link for
informational purposes.

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NEW LINKS

*Advocates for Youth - The International Division of Advocates for Youth
continues to lead in supporting innovative adolescent reproductive
health programs in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa.

African Medical and Research Foundation - mission, in partnership with
communities, governments and donors, is to improve health care for the
underserved in Africa through service delivery, training and research.

CAUSE Canada - Supports work in geographical regions where there is an
under representation of international aid organizations.

Catholic Institute for International Relations - Tackling the causes of
poverty and injustice internationally through advocacy and skillsharing.
We work with people of all faiths and none.

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - grants for programs in Civil Society,
Environment, and Poverty.

Cottonwood Foundation - a charitable, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3)
organization, is dedicated to promoting empowerment of people,
protection of the environment, and respect for cultural diversity.

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation - provides international grants
to nonprofit organizations in the following broad program areas:
Science, Children, Population, Conservation, Arts, Community and Special
Areas that include Organizational Effectiveness and Philanthropy.

Horizons of Friendship - is a Canadian non-profit, international
development agency committed to addressing the root causes of poverty
and injustice through the cooperation of people from the South and
North.

The Institute of International Finance - is the world’s only global
association of financial institutions.

The International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) -  is the
international nongovernmental organization which deals with hydrology
and water resources.

International Commission on Water Quality (ICWQ) - is responsible for
promoting the advancement of water quality aspects of hydrological
systems, including assessment and management.

International Vaccine Institute - works on the belief that health in
developing countries can be dramatically improved by the development,
introduction and use of new and improved vaccines and that these
vaccines should be developed through a dynamic interaction among
science, public health, and business.

The Microfinance Centre for Central and Eastern Europe and the New
Independent States - mission is to support existing and future
microfinance institutions in CEE and the NIS in their efforts to
alleviate poverty, create employment, and privatize the economy through
the development of microenterprises and self-employment.

The Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC) - is a
coalition of more than sixty members and forty associates involved in
international development and global education in Ontario.

Project Harmony - is a not-for-profit cultural organization founded on
the belief that active citizenship and community involvement strengthen
the international community.

Links with an (*) are modified links or link descriptions.
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THE DEVELOPMENT FRONT - Selected Sample Headlines From Nov 8-14

The following is a sample of the headline links provided to sponsoring
members of the IDN last week:

Dark Side of Mongolia

Bosnia union critical of Daimler-Benz supply deal

Bush Tours Honduras, Urges Aid

Storm Weary Hondurans rush for vaccinations

British Navy Maps Plan For Nicaragua Rescue

Haiti Nominee Accused in Report

American aid worker expelled by Nicaragua

Drug smugglers turning to Haiti

Frisby Technologies to Support President's Council on Sustainable
Development

SGI-Sponsored Environmental Exhibition Opens In the Amazon City of
Belem, Brazil

Poor Countries Make Pitch For Global Warming Aid

Have Your say in How South Africa Cashes in on its Coast

India Environment Ministry Forms Panel on East Coast Road

Nonprofit Groups Make Big Push - Story on Strength of NGO Community

Int’l Communications Organization Approves Country Code for Palestinian
Authority

Give battered countries a break on debt, coalition says

APEC Subgroup Proposes Guarantees On Capital

UK denies U-turn on disaster debt relief

On easing of sanctions, India says U.S. favors Pakistan

China Introduces Regulations for Sanctioned Private Social Groups

Vietnam to tighten grip on jobs at foreign firms

Afghanistan says nine agencies can resume aid work

ENVIRO-ACOPs Conference on the Seas Set in South Africa

U.S. to urge donors to combat Peru coca production

Joint Report Details Central America's Environmental Decline

EDUVERSE Enters Into Cooperative Initiatives to Extend Product
Distribution Into Malaysia and Thailand, (CIDA Project)

Irish MEP decries falling Irish aid to Third World

TransAlta Receives Worldwide Recognition for Sustainable Development
Initiatives

Stofile Roadshow reaches out to Rural People (Sustainable Development in
SA)

Government Commitment on Overseas Aid Sought in Ireland

FOCUS-Europeans urge debt relief for Mitch nations

U.N. Disappoints Tanzania Official

Pfizer joins forces with charity to fight blindness

Diana fund blocks mine war aid

Book Review - Compassion fatigue:  How the Media Sell Disease, famine,
war and Death
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of our information services.  If you have not yet thought about a
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