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| 2004 CTAUN Conference Poverty-Partnerships-Peace: The Role of Educators in the 21st Century Friday, January 30, 2004 |
| Info Fair Exhibitors |
| ATD Fourth World Movement – Diana Skelton (www.atd-fourthworld.org) Dedicated to overcoming extreme poverty. Sponsors Tapori Children’s Network. Franciscans International – Sister Florence Deacon (www.franciscansinternational.org) Non-governmental organization (NGO) serving the global community by bringing spiritual, ethical, and Franciscan values to United Nations’ forums and agendas. Fulbright Association Greater New York – Martin Haber (www.fulbright.org) Information on programs of the Fulbright Association. Heifer International – Heather Blackburn (www.heifer.org) Provides livestock to lift families from poverty. Helps each family become self reliant for their food, income and health. NetAid – Abby Falik/Nicole Pombier (www.netaid.org) Presents "NetAid World Class", the educational role-play game for children aged 8-12 and new educational materials. New Partnerships for African Development (NEPAD) – Yvette Stevens (www.nepad.org) Designed to address the current challenges facing the African continent such as poverty, underdevelopment and marginalization. Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – Yusuf Hassan (www.unhcr.org) Since 1951, leads and co-ordinates international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Safeguards the rights and well-being of refugees. Peace Corps World Wise Schools/New York Office – Timothy Torre (www.peacecorps.gov/wws) Links K-12 students with currently serving volunteers and provides classroom materials for cross-cultural understanding in partnership with National Geographic. Peace Tales – Sarah Malone (storyteller) (www.peacetales.org) Provides message of peace and non-violent conflict resolution. Forms for ordering CD "Holding Up the Sky: Peace Tales for Kids" (2003) with proceeds going to Women’s Commission and Peace Talks Radio. Right To Play – Chloe Flutter (www.righttoplay.com) Improves the lives of the most disadvantaged children and their communities through Sport for Development. Supported by wide network of Olympic and professional athletes who donate their time. Shared Interest – Donna Katzin (www.sharedinterest.org) Invests in community-based economic projects and builds partnerships for social change in South Africa. SOS Kinderdorf International – Children’s Villages – Elisabeth Shuman (www.sos-childrensvillages.org) Provides young people with long term relationships, support and training to achieve goal of self reliance. Teachers Without Borders – Judy Breck (www.teacherswithoutborders.org) Works to close the educational divide through professional teacher development and community education. Primarily, but not exclusively, in developing countries. Trickle Up – Jennifer Sullivan (www.trickleup.org) Helps the lowest income people globally by providing conditional seed capital and business training for launching a micro-enterprise. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – Judith Yemane (www.unicef.org) Partnerships for a world fit for children. Current information on programs worldwide. United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) – Nanette Braun (www.unifem.org) Works for financial and technical empowerment and gender equality. Provides fact sheet and book catalog. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Civil Society Organization Division — Katarina Kuai (www.undp.org) Supporting Millennium Development Goals. Uses its global network to help the UN system and its partners raise awareness and track progress. United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), Department of Economic and Social Affairs – Carolyn Hannan (www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/) UN Agency advocating peace agreements as a means for promoting gender equality and ensuring participation of women. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)Susan Byng-Clarke (www.unesco.org) Presents information on education programming relating to peace and prosperity. United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) – Linda Murray/Dominique Burgeon (www.fao.org) Founded in 1945, works to raise levels of nutrition and improve agricultural productivity of worldwide rural population. United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) –Angel Gomez (www.unhabitat.org) Promotes socially and environmentally sustainable settlements and adequate shelter for all in urban millennium. United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) – Rania Barrimo (www.reliefweb.int/ocha_ol/) Assists in emergency relief, assistance and intervention for refugees. United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) — Nina Wessel (www.unaids.org) Joint program of multiple UN Agencies advocating global action on the epidemic. World Bank – Eduardo Doryan (www.worldbank.org) Largest source of financing assistance to developing countries. World Food Program (WFP) – Maggie Carrington/ Noel Victorino (www.wfp.org) Set up in 1963. United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. |