Report on the Survey-Questionnaire AICESIS NGO Universities

Report on the Survey-Questionnaire

AICESIS NGO UniversitiesAICESIS NGO Universities

Study on the development of Study on the development of new academic programmes, new academic programmes, pedagogical tools and pedagogical tools and educational software, for educational software, for promoting the advancement promoting the advancement and achievement of the and achievement of the Millennium Development Millennium Development GoalsGoals in conjunction with in conjunction with civil civil society organisationssociety organisations, the , the National Economic and Social National Economic and Social CouncilsCouncils and and institutions of institutions of higher educationhigher education..

Project AICESIS NGO Project AICESIS NGO Universities for the Universities for the

implementation of the implementation of the Millennium Development Millennium Development

GoalsGoals

Questionnaire for Non-Questionnaire for Non-Governmental OrganizationsGovernmental Organizations

Questionnaire for the National Questionnaire for the National Economic and Social CouncilsEconomic and Social Councils

Questionnaire for the UniversitiesQuestionnaire for the Universities

Project AICESIS NGO Project AICESIS NGO Universities for the Universities for the

implementation of the implementation of the Millennium Development Millennium Development

GoalsGoals

Questionnaire for NGOsQuestionnaire for NGOs

1.1. To what extent the September 2000 To what extent the September 2000 United Nations Millennium Declaration, United Nations Millennium Declaration, the 2015 Millennium Development Goals the 2015 Millennium Development Goals and the recent UN reports on these topics and the recent UN reports on these topics have been have been promoted and discussedpromoted and discussed within within your NGO? Can you provide copy of the your NGO? Can you provide copy of the papers or reports resulting from such papers or reports resulting from such discussions and meetings?discussions and meetings?

2. 2. Did you government or Ministry of Did you government or Ministry of Education Education informinform your country’s NGOs of your country’s NGOs of the above UNMD, MDG, national reports, the above UNMD, MDG, national reports, etc? (examples)etc? (examples)

Questionnaire for NGOsQuestionnaire for NGOs3. Has your NGO (or others) been invited 3. Has your NGO (or others) been invited

by Universities or by your government to by Universities or by your government to review and revise existing review and revise existing teaching/training programmes, in view of teaching/training programmes, in view of making them more responsive to the 8 making them more responsive to the 8 most important MDGs? (examples)most important MDGs? (examples)

4. If you have not been invited, would you 4. If you have not been invited, would you accept such invitation to improve existing accept such invitation to improve existing programmes, in order to better train programmes, in order to better train students and NGOs involved in the students and NGOs involved in the MDGs?MDGs?

5. Which of your countries universities’ 5. Which of your countries universities’ teaching, training courses, diplomas and teaching, training courses, diplomas and departments are currently most relevant departments are currently most relevant to the eight major development goals? to the eight major development goals? (please provide a list)(please provide a list)


6. Do any of your country’s universities’ 6. Do any of your country’s universities’ teaching and training courses and teaching and training courses and diplomas already include components or diplomas already include components or modules related to the eight Millennium modules related to the eight Millennium Development Goals? (provide list)Development Goals? (provide list)

7. Do these diplomas lead to careers or 7. Do these diplomas lead to careers or professions related to the implementation professions related to the implementation of the MDGs? (provide list)of the MDGs? (provide list)

8. Is your NGO involved with the 8. Is your NGO involved with the government in the implementation and government in the implementation and insertion of MDG’s in teaching and insertion of MDG’s in teaching and training programmes?training programmes?


9. Is there a National Plan or strategy by 9. Is there a National Plan or strategy by your government to implement MDGs in your government to implement MDGs in its activities or to promote them in the its activities or to promote them in the public and private sectors or your public and private sectors or your country, or in any of its regions?country, or in any of its regions?

10. What are your suggestions and 10. What are your suggestions and recommendations for a strategic recommendations for a strategic approach incorporate more closely MDGs approach incorporate more closely MDGs in training and teaching programmes, at in training and teaching programmes, at the national level? At the international the national level? At the international level?level?

The Eight The Eight Millennium Development Millennium Development

GoalsGoals Eradicate Extreme Poverty And HungerEradicate Extreme Poverty And Hunger Achieve Universal Primary EducationAchieve Universal Primary Education Promote Gender Equality And Empower Promote Gender Equality And Empower

WomenWomen Reduce Child MortalityReduce Child Mortality Improve Maternal HealthImprove Maternal Health Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria And Other DiseasesCombat HIV/AIDS, Malaria And Other Diseases Ensure Environmental SustainabilityEnsure Environmental Sustainability Develop A Global Partnership For DevelopmentDevelop A Global Partnership For Development

Millennium Development Millennium Development GoalsGoals

Road Map (A/56/326 – 6 September Road Map (A/56/326 – 6 September 2001) 2001)

Poverty and Poverty and HungerHunger

Primary Primary EducationEducation

Child Child Mortality Mortality

Maternal Maternal HealthHealth

Partnership for Partnership for DevelopmentDevelopment

HIV/AIDS and HIV/AIDS and other Diseasesother Diseases

Empower Empower WomenWomen

Environmental Environmental SustainabilitySustainability

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Member Member StatesStates

The 66 NGOs which The 66 NGOs which responded to the responded to the

QuestionnaireQuestionnaire Association Mauritanienne pour le Bien-Association Mauritanienne pour le Bien-

Être et le Secours de l'Enfant et de la MèreÊtre et le Secours de l'Enfant et de la Mère All India Women's Education Fund All India Women's Education Fund

AssociationAssociation All China’s Women’s FederationAll China’s Women’s Federation AlvarAlice Foundation AlvarAlice Foundation Armenian relief societyArmenian relief society Associations Points Coeur Associations Points Coeur Association mondiale pour l'Ecole Association mondiale pour l'Ecole

instrument de paixinstrument de paix Association Tunisiennes des MèresAssociation Tunisiennes des Mères ATD quart mondeATD quart monde Association Association TunisienneTunisienne de la de la

CommunicationCommunication Black Sea University FoundationBlack Sea University Foundation Bunyad Literacy Community CouncilBunyad Literacy Community Council Business Association for the World Social Business Association for the World Social

SummitSummit China Association of Women EntrepreneursChina Association of Women Entrepreneurs

Confederation of European Forest OwnersConfederation of European Forest Owners Chinese Association for International Chinese Association for International

UnderstandingUnderstanding China Association for NGO CooperationChina Association for NGO Cooperation China Care and Compassion SocietyChina Care and Compassion Society

China Law Society China Law Society China Society for Promotion of China Society for Promotion of

Guangcai ProgramGuangcai Program Chinese People's Association for Chinese People's Association for

Peace and Disarmament Peace and Disarmament Chinese People's Poltical Chinese People's Poltical

Consultative conference Feng CuiConsultative conference Feng Cui Community of Sant’EgidioCommunity of Sant’Egidio Coordination SudCoordination Sud Development Network of Development Network of

Indigenous Voluntary AssociationsIndigenous Voluntary Associations Education InternationalEducation International Fédération Internationale Terre Fédération Internationale Terre

des Hommesdes Hommes Federation for Women and Family Federation for Women and Family

PlanningPlanning Fédération Internationale des Fédération Internationale des

Associations de Personnes AgéesAssociations de Personnes Agées Fondation Internationale Fondation Internationale

CarrefourCarrefour Fondation Vertue NourFondation Vertue Nour Fondation haïtienne pour l'habitat Fondation haïtienne pour l'habitat

et l'intégration des sans-abriset l'intégration des sans-abris Franciscans InternationalFranciscans International

The 66 NGOs which The 66 NGOs which responded to the responded to the

QuestionnaireQuestionnaire Fund of Aid for YouthFund of Aid for Youth Global Policy ForumGlobal Policy Forum Hope For The NationsHope For The Nations International Baccalaureate International Baccalaureate

OrganizationOrganization Istanbul International Brotherhood Istanbul International Brotherhood

and Solidarity Associationand Solidarity Association Institute for the Development of Institute for the Development of

Education, Arts & Leisure Education, Arts & Leisure Institute of International Social Institute of International Social

DevelopmentDevelopment International Association “ZNANIE”International Association “ZNANIE” International Institute for Education International Institute for Education

InternationalInternational Initiative of Change International Initiative of Change International International Chamber of International Chamber of

CommerceCommerce International Ontopsychology International Ontopsychology

AssociationAssociation International Society Military LawInternational Society Military Law Japanese Confederation of Trade Japanese Confederation of Trade

UnionsUnions Korea Freedom LeagueKorea Freedom League

MIAMSIMIAMSI Organisation for Industrial, Organisation for Industrial,

Spiritual and Cultural Spiritual and Cultural AdvancementAdvancement

Peace Boat Peace Boat Peter Hesse FoundationPeter Hesse Foundation Rotary InternationalRotary International Sawiris FoundationSawiris Foundation Shumei Shumei The International Shinto The International Shinto

FoundationFoundation United Nations Association of United Nations Association of

ChinaChina World Alliance of YMCAWorld Alliance of YMCA World Family OrganisationWorld Family Organisation World Federation of Trade World Federation of Trade

UnionsUnions World Information Transfer, Inc.World Information Transfer, Inc. World Movement of MothersWorld Movement of Mothers World Scout Bureau World Scout Bureau World for World OrganizationWorld for World Organization Zayed International Prize for the Zayed International Prize for the

EnvironmentEnvironment

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The 66 NGOs which The 66 NGOs which replied to the replied to the QuestionnaireQuestionnaire

Asia and the pacific(19)

Africa (4)

North America (7)

Europe and CIS (21)

Latin America andthe Caribbean (3)

Arab States (3)

International (9)

Country ReportsCountry ReportsCountry ReportsCountry Reports

191 countries have committed to 191 countries have committed to issuing a National Country Report issuing a National Country Report every yearevery year

However, to this date only 71 countries However, to this date only 71 countries have produced and published National have produced and published National Country Reports:Country Reports:

www.undp.org/mdg/countryreports.htmlwww.undp.org/mdg/countryreports.html

Country Reports (71)Country Reports (71)Country Reports (71)Country Reports (71)

Afghanistan | Albania | Argentina | Armenia | Afghanistan | Albania | Argentina | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Benin | Bolivia Azerbaijan | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Benin | Bolivia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bhutan | Brazil | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bhutan | Brazil | Bulgaria | Burkina Faso | Cambodia | Cameroon | Bulgaria | Burkina Faso | Cambodia | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | China | Congo Central African Republic | Chad | China | Congo (Democratic Republic) | Croatia | Czech Republic | (Democratic Republic) | Croatia | Czech Republic | Dominican Republic | Egypt | El Salvador | Gabon | Dominican Republic | Egypt | El Salvador | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guatemala | Haiti | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guatemala | Haiti | Honduras | Hungary | Iran Ivory Coast | Jamaica | Honduras | Hungary | Iran Ivory Coast | Jamaica | Kazakhstan | Kenya | Kyrgyzstan | Lebanon | Kazakhstan | Kenya | Kyrgyzstan | Lebanon | Lithuania | Madagascar | Mali | Mauritania | Lithuania | Madagascar | Mali | Mauritania | Mauritius| Malaysia | Mongolia | Morocco | Mauritius| Malaysia | Mongolia | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia | Nepal | Nigeria | Mozambique | Namibia | Nepal | Nigeria | Occupied Palestinian Territory | Panama | Occupied Palestinian Territory | Panama | Paraguay | Philippines | Peru | Poland | Rwanda | Paraguay | Philippines | Peru | Poland | Rwanda | Sao Tome & Principe | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Sao Tome & Principe | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Slovakia | Slovenia | Swaziland | Tajikistan | Slovakia | Slovenia | Swaziland | Tajikistan | Tanzania | Thailand | Tunisia | Ukraine | Uruguay | Tanzania | Thailand | Tunisia | Ukraine | Uruguay | Viet NamViet Nam

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The Global Distribution of The Global Distribution of application of the MDGs application of the MDGs

according to country reportsaccording to country reports

The Global Distribution of The Global Distribution of application of the MDGs application of the MDGs

according to country reportsaccording to country reports

The The Millennium Millennium

Development Development GoalsGoals

The The Millennium Millennium

Development Development GoalsGoals

Millennium Development Millennium Development Goal: 1Goal: 1

Eradicate Extreme Poverty And Hunger


Reduce by half the proportion of people Reduce by half the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a dayliving on less than a dollar a day

Reduce by half the proportion of people Reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hungerwho suffer from hunger


The Virtue Foundation held a panel meeting on eradicating poverty

The Virtue foundation sent a medical mission to Cambodia to perform oculoplastic surgery on victims of acid burns and made a documentary which addressed the interconnection between poverty, security and injustice and the need for legal reform in developing countries to secure the rights of its most vulnerable citizens.

Peter Hesse Foundation organizes campaigns at the national level in Germany: entitled voices against poverty

Deniva published a report on the eradication of poverty

Alvaralice Foundation is involved in the eradication of poverty through the development of social development projects with the government




Achieve Universal Primary Education

Ensure that all boys and girls complete Ensure that all boys and girls complete a full course of primary educationa full course of primary education



The Virtue Foundation has hosted a panel discussion on education in the The Virtue Foundation has hosted a panel discussion on education in the 21st century 21st century

Peace Boat created its own university with modules dedicated to education Peace Boat created its own university with modules dedicated to education as outlined in Goal two of the MDGsas outlined in Goal two of the MDGs

AIWEFA wants to give all girls the means to complete a full cycle of AIWEFA wants to give all girls the means to complete a full cycle of primary education.primary education.

BUNYAD attended several conferences promoting education for allBUNYAD attended several conferences promoting education for all




Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

Eliminate gender disparity in primary and Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education preferably by 2005, secondary education preferably by 2005, and at all levels by 2015and at all levels by 2015



AIWEFAAIWEFA attended the 49 attended the 49thth session of the Committee on the Status of Women session of the Committee on the Status of Women AIWEFAAIWEFA attended the international conference ‘Gender mainstreaming and attended the international conference ‘Gender mainstreaming and

the MDGs’ 28the MDGs’ 28thth-30-30thth March 2005 in Islamabad, Pakistan March 2005 in Islamabad, Pakistan The The Armenian Relief SocietyArmenian Relief Society organized a workshop in 2004 entitled; an organized a workshop in 2004 entitled; an

empathies on engaging boys and men as full partners of women and childrenempathies on engaging boys and men as full partners of women and children CAWECAWE attended a special forum on macro-management from gender attended a special forum on macro-management from gender

perspectiveperspective Alvaralice FoundationAlvaralice Foundation promotes gender equality by supporting programs that promotes gender equality by supporting programs that

offer social assistance and vocational training to low-income or displaced offer social assistance and vocational training to low-income or displaced women in Columbiawomen in Columbia




Reduce Child Mortality

Reduce by two thirds the mortality Reduce by two thirds the mortality rate among children under five.rate among children under five.



In November 2003 In November 2003 I.D.E.A.L. I.D.E.A.L. organised a conference entitled ‘Prenatal Education organised a conference entitled ‘Prenatal Education and hope for the future’and hope for the future’

BUNYAD published a research paper on infant mortality entitled “Knowledge and BUNYAD published a research paper on infant mortality entitled “Knowledge and Practice of Reproductive Health Indicators: Safe Motherhood, Child Survival, Practice of Reproductive Health Indicators: Safe Motherhood, Child Survival, Infertility 2000” in collaboration with SPFInfertility 2000” in collaboration with SPF




Improve Maternal Health



Reduce by three quarters the Reduce by three quarters the maternal mortality ratiomaternal mortality ratio

The Virtue foundation held a panel discussion on ‘Healthcare in the 21st The Virtue foundation held a panel discussion on ‘Healthcare in the 21st century’ century’

In November 2003 In November 2003 I.D.E.A.L. I.D.E.A.L. organised a conference entitled ‘Prenatal organised a conference entitled ‘Prenatal Education and hope for the future’Education and hope for the future’

BUNYAD created medical colleges which operate in the field of BUNYAD created medical colleges which operate in the field of Reproductive Health.Reproductive Health.

BUNYAD published a research paper on ‘Maternal Health’BUNYAD published a research paper on ‘Maternal Health’




Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases

Halt and begin to reverse the spread of Halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS

Halt and begin to reverse the incidence of Halt and begin to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseasesmalaria and other major diseases



The The Armenian Relief SocietyArmenian Relief Society organised a workshop in 2004 entitled: organised a workshop in 2004 entitled: ‘HIV/AIDS Education, Prevention and Care’‘HIV/AIDS Education, Prevention and Care’

AIWEFAAIWEFA organised a seminar related to the MDGs with the research and organised a seminar related to the MDGs with the research and advisory centre for HIV/AIDS as a key speaker.advisory centre for HIV/AIDS as a key speaker.

Alvaralice FoundationAlvaralice Foundation deals with projects concerning HIV/AIDS and deals with projects concerning HIV/AIDS and health of various segments of the population that are particularly health of various segments of the population that are particularly vulnerable.vulnerable.




Ensure Environmental Sustainability

Integrate the principles of sustainable Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and development into country policies and programmes; reverse loss of environmental programmes; reverse loss of environmental resourcesresources

Reduce by half the proportion of people without Reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking watersustainable access to safe drinking water

Achieve significant improvement in the lives of at Achieve significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020



OISCAOISCA contributed to environmental sustainability through a contributed to environmental sustainability through a holistic approach basing themselves on the interconnectivity of holistic approach basing themselves on the interconnectivity of agriculture, ecological integrity and human spirit.agriculture, ecological integrity and human spirit.

AIWEFAAIWEFA introduced a committee of experts to create an introduced a committee of experts to create an obligatory module: a 6 month environmental studies module in all obligatory module: a 6 month environmental studies module in all branches of higher education branches of higher education

Global Policy ForumGlobal Policy Forum attended the Commission on Sustainable attended the Commission on Sustainable Development as well as the Johannesburg SummitDevelopment as well as the Johannesburg Summit




Develop a Global Partnership for Development

The The Armenian Relief SocietyArmenian Relief Society organised a workshop in 2002 entitled organised a workshop in 2002 entitled ‘From less than zero: Opportunities in rebuilding economies’‘From less than zero: Opportunities in rebuilding economies’

Peace Boat Peace Boat is an important partner in the global partnership for the is an important partner in the global partnership for the prevention of armed conflict. prevention of armed conflict.

Global Policy ForumGlobal Policy Forum organised an NGO work group, which deals organised an NGO work group, which deals with Security Council issues.with Security Council issues.

BUNYADBUNYAD worked on a number of projects in partnership with the worked on a number of projects in partnership with the World Bank, the ILO and the Punjab government in IndiaWorld Bank, the ILO and the Punjab government in India. .


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The Goals that the 66 NGOs The Goals that the 66 NGOs have targeted have targeted

The Goals that the 66 NGOs The Goals that the 66 NGOs have targeted have targeted

Examples of two Examples of two NGOs NGOs

North/SouthNorth/South1.1. Institute for the Development of Institute for the Development of

Education, Arts and Leisure (I.D.E.A.L.) Education, Arts and Leisure (I.D.E.A.L.) (Canada)(Canada)

2.2. Institute of International Social Institute of International Social Development (India)Development (India)

Institute for the Development Institute for the Development of Education, Arts & Leisure of Education, Arts & Leisure

(I.D.E.A.L.) (I.D.E.A.L.) (Canada)(Canada)

Natacha Kolesar,

Founder & President

Amy Kraft, Director

MDG: Goal 1,7MDG: Goal 1,7

1 - Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger7 - Ensure Environmental Sustainability

Model eco-village based on socio-economic sustainability and community living. Improving the use of natural resources, protecting complex ecosystems, preventing land degradation and assuring sustainable biodiversity through permaculture and organic farming by:

• Creating non-transgenic seed banks• Promoting healthy nutrition through organic agriculture and permaculture

Sharing material possessions, living space and food production prevents “sleeping capital” and considerably increases the efficiency of resources. This model offers a key to eradicate poverty and hunger. (Statistics available).

• The I.D.E.A.L. community has 75 permanent residents who have supported and participated daily in the above project.

MDG: Goals 2,3MDG: Goals 2,32 - Achieve Universal Primary Education3 - Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

Mothers hold the key for humanity’s future and they need to be given the conditions to work consciously for their children and future generations. The first educator is the mother. Why? The mother, with her power of thoughts, with the power of her beauty and clarity of goal, with her desires, can prepare the space, the soil, the feelings of her child with unconditional love, especially during pregnancy.

• Establishing an international network of education, health, and healing centers.•Student Scholarship Programme Initiative.•Seminars, lectures and workshops on education given by Dr. Natacha Kolesar in Canada, France, the U.S, Switzerland, Russia, Costa Rica, Italy, Togo, Ivory Coast, Germany, India, Mexico, Honduras, France and North America.•Promotion of equality in education of both sexes

MDG: Goals 4,5,6MDG: Goals 4,5,64 - Reduce Child Mortality5 - Improve Maternal Health6 - Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseasesBuilding prenatal education centers and birth and health centers

worldwide, where specialists in various fields will assist, instruct and prepare future parents, and work with pregnant women from local and international communities.

• Organized the 3rd International Conference on Perinatal Health in Montreal, Canada• 27 month programme for mothers before and after birth• Lectures at the U.N. and worldwide: “Prenatal Education and the Future of Mankind”, “Education and Non-Violence”, “The Role of Women in the New Millenium”, “Health and Nutrition”, “Youth and Creativity in the Future”, “Preconception Work”, “The New Educational System”• Alternative therapies and Health Centers offer services such as Midwifery, Music therapy, Bio-psychology, Bioanalogy (the psychology of illness and its effect on biology), Sophro-analysis (the discovery of our hidden feelings), Osteopathy, etc.

Core social values underlying I.D.E.A.L. activities and programmes: the Core social values underlying I.D.E.A.L. activities and programmes: the creation of a new vision of humanity as one family. Directors, creation of a new vision of humanity as one family. Directors, professionals, contributors, students, and participants represent diverse professionals, contributors, students, and participants represent diverse racial, ethnic, national, religious, and linguistic backgrounds. Their racial, ethnic, national, religious, and linguistic backgrounds. Their collective expertise and growing international network of educators and collective expertise and growing international network of educators and supporters will allow them to:supporters will allow them to:

1) Advise on issues that relate to social progress and policies that promote that 1) Advise on issues that relate to social progress and policies that promote that progress, progress, 2) Suggest practical ways of educating the public about social development 2) Suggest practical ways of educating the public about social development issues, and issues, and 3) Help improve international understanding of those issues through the 3) Help improve international understanding of those issues through the exchange of information and experience/develop a global partnership for exchange of information and experience/develop a global partnership for development.development.

Examples:Examples:• Creation of I.D.E.A.L. Bangladesh, I.D.E.A.L. France and I.D.E.AL. U.S.A.Creation of I.D.E.A.L. Bangladesh, I.D.E.A.L. France and I.D.E.AL. U.S.A.• Student exchange and lectures with the UN University of Peace, Costa RicaStudent exchange and lectures with the UN University of Peace, Costa Rica• Financial assistance to orphanages in India, Rumania and RussiaFinancial assistance to orphanages in India, Rumania and Russia

MDG: Goal 8MDG: Goal 88- Develop a Global Partnership for Development

Institute of International Institute of International Social Development (India)Social Development (India)


Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger Project Shramdaan - Income Generation Program for

jobless youths through recommendations to the Institute’s Corporate Benefactors

Self Help Groups for Adult Rural Women - Imparting training to use grinding machines to grind raw spices and sell the ground spices to earn a living.

Joint Base-Line Survey of Tribal Families with the Government of India, Tribal Affairs Ministry on ‘Tribal Artisans below Poverty-line’

Self Help groups for 300 poverty-stricken Tribal Artisans to improve their living conditions and become bankable by exposing them to new income-generating schemes including tribal handicrafts and handloom-making

Submission of Recommendation on Sustainable Self Help Group Module which has been accepted as official UN Document by the ECOSOC for Self Reliance for Least Developed Nations

Millennium Development Millennium Development Goals: 2,3Goals: 2,3

Achieve Universal Primary Education; Promote Gender

Equality and Empower Women

Project Sushiksha: Literacy Program for Rural and Urban Slum Women to give basic education to themselves and ensure appropriate education of their children in the long run The Institute represented the Government of West Bengal, Ministry of Social Welfare in the Central Advisory Committee of the Women and Child Welfare Ministry, Government of India, and gave views on preventing illicit cross border trafficking of women and children from the neighbouring Nations or from remote rural areas

Millennium Development Millennium Development Goals: 4,5Goals: 4,5

Prevent Child Mortality; Improve Maternal Health

Pursuance of Condom Legislation to stop the birth of unhealthy or unwanted children through Mass Signatures submitted to the State Health Minister-in-Charge, Government of West Bengal, Hon’ble Dr. Surjya Kanta Mishra, in June 2003

Conduct regular Health Check-up camps and Nutrition awareness programmes for pregnant or lactating mothers

Regular observances of the UN Days on related issues



Project HOPE - HIV Prevention Programs campaigned through the Institute’s Free Clinic at Sonagachhi Red Light Zone, Kolkata - Conducting of Free Blood Testing for 500 willing Sex-workers and their Children to find their HIV status-Promotion of Condom usage amongst clients of Sexworkers Celebration of World AIDS Day at Raj Bhavan, the official residence of the Governor of West Bengal, in December 2002 Implementation of ‘Kamasutra’ based Safe Sex Entertainment Module amongst Sex workers and their clients to diminish the risk of HIV/AIDS infection. Acknowledged and reported in BBC, Los Angeles Times, AFC and numerous other international media. Conducted a 12-day International 2-Wheeler-Rally on HIV/AIDS from India to Nepal which touched the route in which trans-border flesh trade is prevalent Conducted an Origami Workshop by Miss Chiho Miyake, a Japanese Intern of IISD, for bringing Self Reliance amongst HIV Patients of West Bengal. Confederation of Indian Industry ensured afterwards the sales of the Handicrafts



Observation of the annual World Environment Week by way of distributing Green Plants and helping school children with their Anti-Pollution Rallies

Distribution of Green Plants, in red-light zone by Dr. P.K. Agrawal, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal

Anti-Pollution Walk, supported by Ms Reshmi Ghosh (Miss India 2001)


Develop Global Partnership for Development

Organization of an UN-NGO –IRENE Meet on the Role of Women Empowerment in Poverty Alleviation Ms. Najet Karaboni, Senior Interregional Advisor and Project Coordinator UN-NGO-IRENE in Kolkata, with our tribal artisans and their handicrafts We organized the United Nations Procurement Conference on “How to do Business with the United Nations and become its supplier”. Eight High-level UN Procurement Officials from UNPS, ILO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UN Oversight, WFP, WIPO, FAO as well as 131 Heads of Indian Companies for a productive Buyer-Seller-Meet with a sustainable outcome for Indo-UN-Business! Institute appointed ‘Institutional Ambassador’ Institute appointed ‘Institutional Ambassador’ to the to the UN system for Indian Handicrafts, by the Office of the UN system for Indian Handicrafts, by the Office of the Development Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, Development Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, Government of IndiaGovernment of India

The NGOs need be better informed The NGOs need be better informed and involved in the preparation of and involved in the preparation of their Country Reporttheir Country Report The Country Reports are a reference tool The Country Reports are a reference tool

for the NGOs to address the MDGsfor the NGOs to address the MDGs These reports will benefit from NGO These reports will benefit from NGO

contributioncontribution Partnership between the NGOs, Partnership between the NGOs,

with governments and the with governments and the education sector is essentialeducation sector is essential More cooperation and coordination More cooperation and coordination

amongst the aforementioned is needed for amongst the aforementioned is needed for the successful achievement of the MDGsthe successful achievement of the MDGs

Outcomes of the NGO Outcomes of the NGO QuestionnaireQuestionnaire

Outcomes of the NGO Outcomes of the NGO QuestionnaireQuestionnaire

Strengthen or establish Strengthen or establish capacity building capacity building programmes programmes such as human resources, socio-such as human resources, socio-economic and physical infrastructure.economic and physical infrastructure.

Cross-fertilisation,Cross-fertilisation, networking and networking and partnerships partnerships at national, regional and at national, regional and international levels.international levels.

Work withWork with universities universities to promote the to promote the inclusion ofinclusion of MDGs MDGs into their curriculum, into their curriculum, enriched byenriched by field work experiences. field work experiences.

Integrate a Integrate a youth perspective and youth perspective and participationparticipation and develop and develop youth centres of youth centres of excellenceexcellence in the evaluation and solution- in the evaluation and solution-seeking for all MDGs.seeking for all MDGs.

Select aSelect a MDG Youth Ambassador MDG Youth Ambassador to increase to increase awareness of the MDGs amongst youth and awareness of the MDGs amongst youth and raise their participation worldwide.raise their participation worldwide.

Suggestions of NGOs in the Suggestions of NGOs in the QuestionnaireQuestionnaire


Increase the number of Increase the number of international international conferencesconferences involving students, academia involving students, academia and professionals to promote awareness and professionals to promote awareness and information sharing.and information sharing.

Test Test the efficiencythe efficiency ofof MDGMDG teaching teaching programmes in a controlled manner in programmes in a controlled manner in order to measure their impact.order to measure their impact.

Understand the Understand the causes for dehumanising causes for dehumanising conditions.conditions.

Establish a Communication and Establish a Communication and Information service in every school in order Information service in every school in order to publicise the progress of the MDGs.to publicise the progress of the MDGs.



Train NGOs (Training of Trainers “ToT”) Train NGOs (Training of Trainers “ToT”) involved in MDG implementation, in order involved in MDG implementation, in order for these NGOs to train other NGOs and for these NGOs to train other NGOs and people in the country and region.people in the country and region.

Engage educators worldwide to MDGs and Engage educators worldwide to MDGs and commit more resources commit more resources to train teachers to train teachers effectively and include MDGs as part of their effectively and include MDGs as part of their training program in partnership with local training program in partnership with local authorities.authorities.

Assess MDG awarenessAssess MDG awareness to draw up a need- to draw up a need-based program; help local leaders to work based program; help local leaders to work within the framework of the government within the framework of the government plan; encourage partnership between NGOs, plan; encourage partnership between NGOs, civil society, private sector and local leaders.civil society, private sector and local leaders.



Prevent the “brain drain” Prevent the “brain drain” by having the government by having the government and the corporate sector offer attractive and the corporate sector offer attractive alternatives.alternatives.

Organise Organise symposiums, conferences and workshopssymposiums, conferences and workshops aimed at both aimed at both educating communitieseducating communities, particularly , particularly social development sector professionals, and social development sector professionals, and working with local structuresworking with local structures to access human and to access human and financial resources.financial resources.

Design a communication campaignDesign a communication campaign directly directly involving and targeting specific media segments involving and targeting specific media segments (written press, radio, television, internet, etc.) in (written press, radio, television, internet, etc.) in order to obtain their commitment in the design and order to obtain their commitment in the design and promotion of a promotion of a MDGMDG awareness campaignawareness campaign..

Utilize organizations to Utilize organizations to produce public service produce public service announcementsannouncements encouraging broadcast media to encouraging broadcast media to develop shows on MDGs, approaching production develop shows on MDGs, approaching production companies and documentary filmmakers to address companies and documentary filmmakers to address MDGs, encouraging publishers and editors of print MDGs, encouraging publishers and editors of print media to incorporate stories about MDG issue.media to incorporate stories about MDG issue.



Broadcast Broadcast Internet courses on Information Internet courses on Information Communication Technology (ICT)Communication Technology (ICT) as an as an essential tool for the MDG implementation.essential tool for the MDG implementation.

Have the UN Have the UN developdevelop school curriculumsschool curriculums to to be taught at the elementary and high be taught at the elementary and high school levels.school levels.

Encourage Encourage local NGOslocal NGOs to make themselves to make themselves available as available as guest speakersguest speakers. .

Mobilise Mobilise communitiescommunities, , municipalities municipalities andand local authoritieslocal authorities as key actors for an as key actors for an enlightenedenlightened day-to-day implementation of day-to-day implementation of the MDGs.the MDGs.



NGOs have been active in increasing NGOs have been active in increasing the awareness of the Millennium the awareness of the Millennium Development Goals. The NGO survey Development Goals. The NGO survey indicates that communication and indicates that communication and coordination among governments, coordination among governments, academia and civil society are academia and civil society are lagging. Cross-fertilisation amongst lagging. Cross-fertilisation amongst them will enhance the them will enhance the implementation of the MDGs.implementation of the MDGs.

A more interactive grassroots A more interactive grassroots approach along with a fine-tuned approach along with a fine-tuned psycho-pedagogical tools are psycho-pedagogical tools are requested in order to engage and requested in order to engage and enroll the educators and their enroll the educators and their students in the achievement of the students in the achievement of the MDGs by 2015.MDGs by 2015.

Thank You!Thank You!

Hanifa MEZOUI, Chief,

NGO Section DESA/ECOSOC

Tel 1 212 963 1183 - Fax 1 212 963 9248 –

Email : [email protected]

Documents

Report on the Survey-Questionnaire AICESIS NGO Universities