http://www.oneworld.net/article/archive/83 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/164003/1/83 Excessive City pay culture is seeping into the remuneration packages of charity bosses and should be curbed, according to the country's largest union. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85904 All those funding proposals written by aid agencies rarely deliver what they promise because they are written by people far away from the action. We need grassroots business plans. Well, maybe... Aid Watch http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85857 Duncan Green of Oxfam discusses whether radical ideas of the non-governmental sector should be held in check by a sense of political realism. From Poverty to Power http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85788 The future of food and farming, the hidden costs of economic growth, civil liberties and climate change, local economics and how inequality leaves us all worse off: some of the topics of the Festival of Interdependence. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85569 Suppression of human rights groups, which became fashionable in Putin's Russia, is catching on elsewhere as countries introduce laws which make life difficult for civil society. Guardian http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163149/1/83 While the world watches the stand-off between the Iranian government and protesters, the end-game begins in Nigeria between its own angry mob of citizens railing against the establishment. Nicholas Benequista reports. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85428 Oxfam traces the lessons learned from a rare success in progressing legislative action against domestic violence in Africa. From Poverty to Power http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160421/1/83 NEW YORK, May 6 (OneWorld) - Women's rights advocates in the United States have launched a novel global initiative aiming to help millions of women across the world who face violence at the hands of men. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160403/1/83 Open Access to Knowledge and Information: Scholarly Literature and Digital Library Initiatives – the South Asian Scenario released by UNESCO, New Delhi illustrates South Asian initiatives to bridge knowledge gaps in the region. The book is a useful source for building up necessary information infrastructure for development. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160332/1/83 South Asian Fund Raising Group (SAFRG), a Delhi based trust, is organising its 19th International South Asian Fundraising Workshop from August 23-26, 2008 in Agra, India. The workshop aims to build the capacity of the voluntary sector through training, knowledge sharing and networking activities in the area of resource mobilisation. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160214/1/83 Praxis India, a research and consultancy body is organising its annual workshop on participatory development from August 19, 2008 in Kerala, India. The ten-day programme will focus on training people to use varied approaches to address community-based issues. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160105/1/83 IBM is toying with the idea of providing information to rural users on toll-free numbers. Its pilot project in southern India will provide information on healthcare services, small businesses and micro-finance. Once successful, it will be taken to international markets. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160093/1/83 Radio Bubusa started by a rural women’s organisation in Democratic Republic of Congo aims to empower village women and young girls through the exchange of information and experiences. The idea is to help them improve lives in their communities through new knowledge and practices. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160063/1/83 In the recently concluded elections of the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP), OneWorld South Asia became its new regional coordinator. The Delhi-based civil society network will promote GKP’s objective of building multi-sectoral partnerships for promoting knowledge and ICT for development in South Asia. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160017/1/83 In the recently concluded elections of the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP), OneWorld South Asia became its new regional coordinator. The Delhi-based civil society network will promote GKP’s objective of building multi-sectoral partnerships for development in South Asia.