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Training of trainers – DATA BASE

SOME USEFUL REFERENCE MATERIAL (BOOKS AND WEB SITES)

  • http://www.training-youth.net/site/publications/tkits/tkits.htm/
    (The training kits are thematic publications written by experienced youth trainers on the following topics: Funding and Financial management; Social Inclusion; Under construction – Citizenship, Youth and Europe; Training Essentials; International Voluntary Service; Intercultural Learning; Project Management; Methodology in Language Learning; Organisational Management. They are easy to use in training and study sessions.)
  • http://www.fpdl.ro/int_reg_training_manuals.html
    (NGO Partners for Local Development Foundadtion – Romania / Training Manuals – Regional Program ToTs)

Academic programmes:

Other useful links

  • http://www.comir.net
    (More info about human rights)

  • http://www.iefa.org/ 
    (International Education Financial Aid center college scholarship search with awards,     student loans and grants for studding abroad)

  • http://www.eurobrussels.com/ 
    (Jobs in Brussels, EU institutions and other international organizations/institutions)

  • http://www.eurobrussels.com/ (BRAIN TRUCK - University Index)

  • http://www.goethe.de/ (education & culture)

  • http://improving.cordis.lu/mc/
    (Cordis database for fellowships sponsored by the European Commission)
  • http://www.ploteus.org/ploteus/portal/home.jsp
    (For information on study opportunities in the EU, use Ploteus, the Portal on Learning Opportunities throughout the European Space that will help you find out about education and training available throughout Europe)
  • http://sfeuropa.swiss-science.ch/
    (At the above link you may find the Swiss database for Postgraduate Degrees in European integration)
  • http://www.salto-youth.net/see
    Newsletter of the SALTO-YOUTH South East Europe Resource Centre - useful information on Youth programmes in the EU)
  • http://www.see-future.org
    (Internet Forum on South East Europe)
  • http://seerc.info
    (South-East European Research Centre's quarterly newsletter, the SEERC Bulletin)
  • http://www.TryETS.com
    (American Institute for carrier advancement - information on more than 4000 universities and schools in the World)
  • http://www.training-youth.net
    (Useful manuals for various types of trainings)
  • http://www.see-database.org
    Southeast European NGO Database
  • http://www.jobs-brussels.com /
    (Daily updated Web site with links to jobs in Brussels ; also with list of international jobs and recruitment positions in Brussels . Specialized in listing of jobs with law firms, ngos, lobbies, and EU Institutions offering jobs.)
  • http://www.ceeol.com/
    (The Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL) is the sole online database providing electronic access to articles and eBooks on Central and Eastern European topics. The library has been constantly developing and in the last six months we added 22 new titles, offering now more than 100 journals. You can choose articles from the journals in Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian language - as of June 2004).
  • http://pdc.ceu.hu/
    (Public Policy database - produced by the Center for Policy Studies at the Central European University, Hungary. The Policy Documentation Center is a free on-line collection of policy proposals, analyses and background reports produced by think thanks and research institutes from Central and Eastern Europe and countries of the former Soviet Union . Fully searchable, the database contains hundreds of documents that cover topics from security policy to education reform.)
  • http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/govdatasets/
    (On-line Inventory of Governance Datasets and Indicators – Word Bank Institute's Governance and Anti-Corruption Newsletter)
  • http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/pubs.html/
    (Anti-Corruption and Governance Library publication page developed and maintained by the Internet Strategy & Applications Team)
  • http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/govdata2002/
    (Updated aggregate governance research indicators for almost 200 countries for 1996-2002, for six dimensions of governance. These are: Vote and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law and Control of Corruption.)
  • http://www.maecenata.de/
    (New handbook: The Future of Civil Society - Making Central European Nonprofit-Organisations Work – from Civicus. This handbook is geared towards the needs of CSOs in Central Europe . It provides an overview of civil society traditions in the region as well as practical knowledge available to the civil society organisations. More than 50 leading experts in non-profit research have contributed to this project. The handbook, which comes together with the CD-ROM, is particularly useful for the everyday operations of non-profit organisations.)
  • http://www.zamirzine.net/
    (ZaMirZine is electronic newspaper for civil society and urban culture covering mostly civil society in Croatia but encourages NGOs from the region to send news, articles and announcements.)
  • http://www.ecmi.de/emap/ro.html/
    (ECMI-Ethnopolitical Map of Europe - background, statistics, an array of documents on current situation and international response, including OSCE HCNM recommendations, State and Parallel CoE FCNM Reports, as well as CoE Parliamentary Assembly resolutions and CoE Venice Commission documents can be found here, as well as EU Enlargement Regular Reports. Extracts of relevant bilateral treaties are also included. Sections on National Legislation, Bibliographz and links round out of entry.)
  • http://www.developmentgoals.org/
    ( The Millennium Development Goals commit the international community to an expanded vision of development, one that vigorously promotes human development as the key to sustaining social and economic progress in all countries, and recognizes the importance of creating a global partnership for development. The goals have been commonly accepted as a framework for measuring development progress.)
  • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/
    (Balkan Human Rights List is a distribution list with 1300 scholars, activists, government officials, students and others interested in human and minority rights in Southeastern Europe - Balkans. The list is strictly moderated and lays emphasis on reliable human rights news, documents and reports on and from Southeastern Europe . Southeastern Europe is defined here as including countries of the former Yugoslavia , Romania , Bulgaria , Albania , Greece , Turkey and Cyprus .)
  • http://www.romawomensinitiatives.org/
    (Interactive and informative web site concerning Roma women's activism in Central and East Europe )
  • http://bcsia.ksg.harvard.edu/publication.cfm/
    ( The United Nations Millennium Project's Task Force on Science, Technology and Innovation released its final report - Innovation: Applying Knowledge in Development)
  • http://rezensionen.oei-berlin.de/
    ( The Institute of Eastern European Studies at the FU Berlin hosts a site with online reviews - in German - of new books on Southeastern Europe)
  • http://www.choike.org/
    ( Portal on Southern civil societies)
  • http://www.sristi.org/cpr/index.php3/
    ( Unique database consisting 87 cases of indigenous resource Institutions from across the world.)
  • http://home.developmentgateway.org/
    ( The Development Gateway Foundation is an enabler of development. We help improve people's lives in developing countries by building partnerships and information systems that provide access to knowledge for development.)
  • http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/
    (DLC is a gateway to the international literature on the commons. This site contains a Working Paper Archive of author-submitted papers, a full-text Digital Library, and links to relevant reference sources on the study of the commons.)
  • http://www.devdir.org/
    ( Guide to International Organizations, Governments, Private Sector Institutions, Development Agencies, Universities, Research and Training Institutes, NGOs/PDOs, Grantmakers, Banks, Microfinance Institutions and Development Consulting Firms )
  • http://www.eldis.org/
    ( ELDIS is a gateway to information on development issues, providing free and easy access to wide range of high quality online resources, summaries and links to online documents. ELDIS offers a directory of websites, databases, library catalogues and email discussion lists.)
  • http://www.yorku.ca/hdrnet/library.asp/
    ( Information on human development and international co-operation ).
  • http://srdis.ciesin.org/
    (A specialised on-line library of internet-based resources most useful for rural issues of global, national and local importance.)
  • http://www.serd.ait.ac.th/teenet/land.htm/
    (14 databases on land and agriculture )
  • http://www.un.org/partners/civil_society/ngo/n-food.htm/
    (Links to Civil Society, Key UN Offices)
  • http://w3.acdi-cida.gc.ca/virtual.nsf/pages/index_e.htm/
    (Collection of links to international development resources on the internet.)
  • http://www.wisard.org/wisard/home.asp/
    (Web based Information System for Agricultural Development)
  • http://www.wri.org/
    (World Resources Institute is an independent nonprofit organization with a staff of more than 100 scientists, economists, policy experts, business analysts, statistical analysts, mapmakers, and communicators working to protect the Earth and improve people's lives.)
  • http://www.entereurope.hr
    (EnterEurope is a project managed by the European Documentation Centre of the Institute for International Relations from Zagreb , Croatia . It is financially backed by the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ) and the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports. Information available at the portal is in Croatian language only, although a wide range of information sources and documents are provided in English through links to external sites and to particular documents. The content is updated on a daily basis)
  • http://www.nispa.sk
    (Students & practitioners interested in public administration and correlated issues - to visit the official site of The Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe )
  • http://ihlresearch.org/ihl/portalhome.php/
    (International Humanitarian Law Research Initiative is a portal comprising of news articles, reports, judicial decisions, working papers and events information on humanitarian law, updated on a daily basis. It is an initiative of the Swiss government in collaboration with Harvard University 's Program on Conflict Resolution. There are also more specific portals, dealing with current events in Iraq : http://www.ihlresearch.org/iraq/ and the Occupied Palestinian Territories :http://www.ihlresearch.org/opt/ ).
  • http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Serbian+for+foreigners&btnG=Google+Search/
    (Serbian for foreigners)
  • http://www.serbia-tourism.org/srpski/info2/tekst.php?podaci=info_e.txt&gde=tof /
    (Directory of tourist agencies in Serbia )
  • http://www.regiofolyoirat.hu/index.php?lang=hun&page=arch&slang=eng#home/
    (The English language issue of REGIO – Review on Minorities, Politics, Society 2004 may be accessed on the internet. You may find in the archieves also the issues 2003, 2002, 2001.)
  • http://www.universiadeizmir.org/gonulluyum/e_ff.asp/
    http://www.universiadeizmir.org/
    ( Izmir will host 23rd UNIVERSIADE Summer Games 2005 between 10 th and 21 st of August. The word "UNIVERSIADE" comes from "University" and "Olympiad", and means: Olympic Games for students. UNIVERSIADE is an international sporting and cultural festival which is staged every two years in a different city. Last one was held in Daegu ( South Korea ) in summer of 2003.)
  • www.paxchristinl-balkans.org / ( Information about Pax Christi activities – dialogue and reconciliation, European integration and regional cooperation, democracy and human rights, lobby and advocacy, capacity building and small arms and light weapons. The web-site is organised in 4 languages, at the moment the versions in English and Serbian language are available, from Monday 28th April the web-site will be available also in Macedonian and in April 2005 Pax Christi will launch also the version in Albanian language.)
  • http://seecult.org/
    (Web portal for culture of South-East Europe )
  • www.groups.yahoo.com/group/yda_international
    ( e-Group of International Youth Development Agency / IYDA - international NGO whose aim is to extend and increase the active role of the youth in the society. IYDA has special youth exchange programs, and actively engaged in organizing seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings and other youth work. IYDA is also looking for partners who will work together towards the common goals; to empower youth work in the society.)


    Info on civil society sector in Serbia and NGO directories

Definitions of Human Rights on the Web:

Network organozations in Serbia and wider
EU NETWORKS
  • http://www.egnetwork.info/
    ( As a result of a project cofinanced from European Commission a new European Network is born. The name of this network is: EGN - European Governance Network. At the moment we have 32 partners in 14 countries ( Bulgaria , Germany , Georgia , F.Y.R.O.Macedonia , Greece , Hungary , Italy , Lithuania , Poland ,  Portugal , Romania , Spain , Turkey and UK ). But our intention is to develop the net also at national levels and in other countries: so we would like to invite you to become partner in this net. At your disposition there is a very useful intranet that permit you to stay in contact with all partners.)
  • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/e-nass/
     (Network of Academia in Social Sciences - "Scientia est potentia". This e-network aims to deepen communication to prompt further inter/multi-disciplinary dialogue within academic community of social sciences, including professionals and students…)
  • http://www.eurostep.org./
    (Eurostep is a network of autonomous European non-governmental development organisations working towards peace, justice and equality in a world free of poverty. Eurostep is network of 15 mayor NGOs from 12 European countries that collectively work on development in around 100 countries. Eurostep's two principal aims are first to influence official development co-operation policies of multilateral institution and in particular those of the European Union; and secondly to improve the quality and effectiveness of initiatives taken by NGOs in support of people centred development. …)
  • http://www.concordeurope.org/
    (Concorde is European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development. Membership contains 19 national associations from the European Member States and 18 international networks. The work of the Confederation is carried out by its members, split into specific working groups depending on their experience. These groups feed the political debate and contribute towards improving the formulation of the European policies affecting development co-operation and humanitarian aid. In 2004 concord and its members were aiming at citizen's mobilisation and institutional dialogue…)
  • http://www.cidse.org/
    (CIDSE – International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity is a coalition of 15 Catholic development organisations in Western Europe and North America . The CIDSE coalition shares a common vision on poverty eradication and social justice and a common strategy on development programmes, development education and advocacy…)
  • http://www.caritas-europa.org/
    (Caritas Europa brings together 48 Caritas organisations that are working in 44 European countries. There are thematic commissions and working grouos on: European Social Policy, European cooperation – enlargement and capacity building, migration, communication, international cooperation – development and emergency aid…)
  • http://www.aprodev.org/
     (Aprodev is the association of European Protestant development organisations. Members are 17 protestant development and humanitarian organisations in Europe which work closely together with the World Council of Churches. Main objectives of the association are to: influence decision-making processesin the European Union institutions in order to promote justice and eradication of poverty; facilitate the access to the European Union institutions for Aprodev organisations and to share information and experience related to the EU; strengthen cooperation and joint work among Aprodev agencies.)
  • http://www.eurodad.org/
    (Eurodad – European Network on Debt and Development is a network of European development NGOs working for national economic and international financing policies that achieve poverty eradication and the empowerment of the poor. Eurodad's members are 48 development non-governmental organisations…)
  • http://euforic.org/
    (Euforic – Europe 's Forum on International Cooperation is the focal point on the Internet for communities involved in Europe 's international cooperation. It is an independent cooperative of organisations, legally established under Netherlands Law, committed to sustainable development, social justice, equity, respect for human rights. Membership is open to any organisation pursuing similar aims to the cooperative and willing to work together…)
  • http://www.e-alliance.ch/
    (Ecumenical Advocacy Aliance is a new broadly ecumenical network for international cooperation in advocacy on HIV/AIDS and global trade. Members are more than 85 Protestant churches and church-related development organisatiuons, regional ecumenical organisations and fellowships, church agencies, specialized networks…Area of work: HIV/AIDS campaigns, global trade campaign, peace and conflict.)
  • http://www.alliance2015.org/
    ( Alliance 2015 is a network of 6 non-governmental organisations working in the field of development cooperation. The purpose of Alliance is to fights poverty more effectively by cooperating in development countries as well as on campaigns to influence public and political opinion in Europe .)
  • http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/
     (Make Poverty History is a Millennium Development Goals Campaign focussing on 2005, where civil society groups have announced plans for a broad mobilisation in 2005, aiming to campaign for urgent and significant policy changes on the three linked areas of trade, debt and aid in order to combat world poverty…)
  • http://www.socialplatform.org/
    (Platform of European Social NGOs is an alliance of representative European federations and NGOs in the social sector. The Social Platform promotes social justice and participatory democracy. The members of Social Platform represent thousands of organisations, associations and other voluntary groups at local, regional, national and European level representing the interests of a wide range of the civil society. The platform organises joint campaigns on the following topics: Social Europe: proposals for a new social policy agenda 2006-2010 and Lisbon Strategy, Future of Europe, Civil dialogue: participatory democracy, EU enlargement, Fundamental human rights, EU Presidencies – Campaign for Social Agenda.)
  • http://www.solidar.org/
    (Solidar is an independent international alliance of non-governmental organisations involved in social service provision, international co-operation, humanitarian aid… Solidar is composed of 39 members. Solidar combines social affairs and international co-operation. The network is less explicitly involved in the MDG campaign.)
  • http://www.eapn.org/
    (European Anti-Poverty Network – EAPN is an independent network of non-governmental organisations and groups involved in the fight against poverty and social exclusion in the Member States of the European Union. Its membership includes: 16 national networks of voluntary organisations and grassroots groups active in the fight against poverty and 25 European organisations whose main activities are related to the fight against poverty and social exclusion. The network lobbies for integration of the fight against povert and social exclusion into all Community policies, ranging from structural funds and emplyment policies through to economic and monetary policies…)
  • http://www.cec.kek.org/
    (Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe – CCME is an organisation of churches and councils in Europe . CCME members are churches and associated organisations of the World Council of Churches – in Europe – as well as of the Conference of European Churches and other church organisations. CCME co-operates with EU authorities, international organisations, trade unions, employers associations and associations of migrants, refugees and minority ethnic people. CCME has made specific proposals for the adoption of a European immigration policy and for equal treatment of European citizens and third country nationals. The Commission also promotes awareness raising on issues of racism and xenophobia within the churches and society...)
  • http://www.eurosur.org/wide/
    (The network Women in Development Europe - WIDE is European network of development NGOs, gender specialist and human rights activists. WIDE monitors and influences international economic and development policy and practice from a feminist perspective. The network strives for the world based on gender equality and social justice that ensures equal rights for all as well as equal access to resources and opportunities in all spheres of political, social and economic life. The WIDE network is composed of: national platforms, full members, associate members and international partners.)
  • http://www.karat.org/
     (KARAT is regional coalition of organisations and individuals that works to ensure gender equality in the Central and Easter Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent State Countries . It monitors the implementation of international agreements and lobbies for the needs and concerns of women in the region at all levels of decision making fora. Members include NGOs from 20 countries.)
  • http://www.fse-esf.org/
    (European Social Forum is a giant gathering for everyone opposed to war, racism, corporate power, everyone who wants to see global justice, workers' rights and sustainable society. Focus of activities - themes: war and peace, democracy and fundamental rights, social justice and solidarity, women's rights, corporate globalisation and global justice, against racism and discrimination, equality, environmental crisis, sustainable society...)
  • http://www.ubuntu.org/
    (The World Forum of Networks is an initiative started in Spain a few years ago and aims at promoting the principles of democratic lifes and human development on the worlwide scale. The initiative is intended as a network of networks, as a organisation od development organisations working together with academic, artistic, professional and humanitarian institutions. The main activities are organising conferences to unite and federate efforts to build bridges of dialogue and communication among national and international institutions which are focused on promoting peace, development, human rights...The focus of activities is to create a global campaign on Reform of the International Institutions.)
CIVIL SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS
  • http://www.cpd.org.yu/
    (Child Rights Center)
  • http://www.cpd.org.yu/pprir_sad_pravadeteausrbiji_2003.htm/
    (Child Rights in Serbia 2003 – General Context / Child Rights Center)
  • http://www.wiiw.ac.at/balkan/
    (Publication of the fourth issue of the European Balkan Observer (EBO).This issue contains articles on "Rethinking the Balkans", the Europeanisation process in the region, remaining security concerns and the EU integration process in Bosnia. European Balkan Observer, published by the Belgrade Centre f
    or European Integrations (BeCEI) and the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW), focuses on the European Integration of the Western Balkans and seeks to provide timely critical commentary and analysis of the integration process.)
  • http://www.iss-eu.org/
    (Chaillot Paper no 70 October 2004 - The Western Balkans, latest publication of the EU Institute for Security Studies in Paris)
  • http://www.gradjanske.org/civilno/centar/mreza/index.htm/
    (Newsletter – Mreža – Civic Initiatives)
  • http://www.hhdn.org/bilteni/bilteni.htm/
    (Newsletters – Promotion of Pluralism by Strengthening NGOs and the Civil Society in Serbia – European Perspective)
  • http://becei.org/html/
    (Publication for european integration "European Forum" – Belgrade Center for European Integration - BeCEI)
  • www.upravusi.org/
    (A book for youth in Serbia – practical guide for rights and obligations of young based on legal regulations of the Republic of Serbia)
  • http://www.ecmi.de/doc/ombudsman/news/guide2good_paractice.html
    ("Ombudsman Institutions and Minority Issues - A Guide to Good Practice" - The European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) is proud to introduce its most recent publication)

 

 

 
 
 

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