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Partners for Prosperity Resources
Social Development : Information
| Bah?'? Communications International (BCI) (United States) |
Bah?'? Communications International (BCI), based in Danville, California, U.S., provides free web space, email, and support services to institutions worldwide. They provide member institutions with a place to host websites. BCI also provides various forms of technical support, such as answering questions about website development and assisting with graphics. They also provide free POP3 electronic mailboxes and mail forwarding. This gives the institutions an 'official' addresses that can be used instead of personal addresses, just as post office boxes are often used for postal mail.
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| Baha'i Announce (United States) |
The primary purpose of this organization is to rapidly disseminate Baha'i news and information throughout the world. It is used for announcements, press releases, important news and short questions. Currently it has over 1300 subscribers. All with email are encouraged to join, because it is used to tie all BCCA discussion groups together, and it is often the quickest way to distribute news. The group is moderated to ensure that messages are kept to a length and frequency acceptable to all. Messages posted must be of global interest, or be of interest to a targeted country or continent.
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| Baha'i Business Forum for the Americas (BBFA) (United States) |
BBFA (Baha'i Business Forum for the Americas) is a forum for those interested in applying spiritual principles in business, economics & management. Some of their objectives include providing support seminars, ideas on management practices, different spiritual principals to management and economics, as well as vehicles for sharing business opportunities. There are three main parts to this forum. The first is the Internet forum that provides an opportunity for discussion among those interested in this topic. The second is the development of Local Enterprise Advisory Boards that will serve as support networks. The third is the development of an educational/training process that will include the development of a curriculum.
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| ONE COUNTRY (United States) |
ONE COUNTRY, a Newsletter, is a publication of the Office of Public Information of the Bah?'? International Community, which is an international non-governmental organization. In its printed format, ONE COUNTRY is published quarterly. Each issue contains in-depth feature stories on the United Nations, noteworthy social and economic development projects, environmental efforts or educational programs, along with an editorial that addresses world problems. It is published in English, French, Chinese, Russian, German and Spanish, and is currently mailed to more than 30,000 readers in more than 170 countries.
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| VIDEA (Victoria International Development Education Association (Canada) |
In addition to the events posted, VIDEA has excellent interactive learning resources for classroom use. These may be ordered by fax, phone or online at our website.
Classroom workshops on Appropriate Technology, Global Citizenship and Media Literacy are still avilable until the end of December.
Teacher workshops are also available for Pro-D days and may be booked with our Education Outreach Assistant, Elizabeth Wallace.
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