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United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1985
This directory provides a listing of non-government organizations (NGOs) providing various kinds of development assistance. Entries are listed alphabetically by these countries: Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Denmark; Federal Republic of Germany; Finland; France; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Spain; Sweden;…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Nongovernmental Organizations
Download full textAcademy for Educational Development, Washington, DC. – 2001
The Academy for Educational Development (AED) has been in the social marketing, communication, and participation business for some 40 years. This book profiles 82 projects carried out in the 1960s and 1970s in countries around the world. These projects were researched and documented by AED under its Clearinghouse on Development Communication. It…
Descriptors: Community Action, Developing Nations, Development Communication, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedCampbell, L. F. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
This article describes organizations providing services for blind and visually impaired people, with special emphasis on programs for developing countries. Included are United Nations agencies, nongovernmental organizations concerned with blindness, governmental development agencies, professional associations, and international organizations…
Descriptors: Blindness, Developing Nations, International Organizations, Networks
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1992
This directory describes 241 non-governmental and governmental organizations, based in 40 sub-Saharan African countries, involved in early childhood care, development, and education. A useful information source for those working with and for children, the directory encourages and facilitates communication and information-sharing between…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Day Care, Developing Nations
Wong, Suk-Ying; And Others – 1992
This report is intended to serve as a general reference for people either new to the field or involved in planning and decision-making in the field of distance education, specifically in Asia and the Pacific region. Volume I contains data from eight countries: Australia, Bangladesh, the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Distance Education
Wong, Suk-Ying; And Others – 1992
This report is intended to serve as a general reference for people either new to the field or involved in planning and decision-making in the field of distance education, specifically in Asia and the Pacific region. Volume II contains data from 15 countries: the Republic of Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Distance Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1994
The INNOV database was created as part of a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) program to collect, analyze and promote successful basic education projects in the developing world, and this report lists innovations in the field. It is divided into sections of project reports in three major geographical…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
Doerfert, F., Ed.; And Others – 1989
This report contains short descriptions of about 200 selected distance education institutions throughout the world. Most of the descriptions are based on questionnaires completed by members of the institutions as well as on corrections of and comments on a preliminary version of the descriptions. Descriptions contain some or all of the following…
Descriptors: College Programs, Correspondence Schools, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Freedom from Hunger Campaign, Rome (Italy). – 1977
The FFHC/AD (Freedom From Hunger Campaign/Action for Development) is the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) link with peoples' organizations in the world's poor and rich countries. During its 18 years of activities, FFHC/AD has channelled additional funds collected by private financing agencies in the industrialized countries to rural…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Production, Change Agents, Communications
