DanChurchAid: Advocacy

Advocates of the poor in former Soviet Republic

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:53:54 GMT

Small seeds for an active civil society are starting to grow in the poor Central Asian Republic Kyrgyzstan where children have to work to get an income to the family

Husband and wife team up in Kyrgyzstan self help group

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:49:49 GMT

In Central Asian countries the fight for women to strengthen their rights and move closer to full partnership with men is well documented by international organizations. One example of such partnership in Kyrgzstan is Avazbek Balthabaev and his wife Paiza Bathaeva, who work as a team in both business and in self-help groups in their community.

Where have all the young men gone? Gone to Russia everyone

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:58:13 GMT

Where have all the young men gone, gone to Russia everyone," might be the modified refrain of a folk song in many a rural village in Tajikistan, at least for the women left behind. This is the 4th part in the series on self help groups in Central Asia, written by Peter Kenny.

DanChurchAid at Roskilde Festival

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:57:00 GMT

DanChurchAid played host to a number of activities at this year�s Roskilde, related to both the volunteer refund work and the humantohuman campaign focus on the DR Congo: �Fair Phone � Fair Future.� These activities were symbolic of the often-unfair mining practices that are behind the production of the many mobile phones we buy and use every day.

DanChurchAid volunteers at Roskilde Festival

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:03:47 GMT

Roskilde Festival could not exist without the help of its many volunteers. Around 23.000 out of Roskildes maximum of 105.000 guests are volunteering as security, chefs, parking guards, sanitation workers and last but not least; refund collectors. While the volunteer refund collectors of DanChurchAid are an equal part of this essential festival element, the work they do and the information they share will travel far beyond the borders of Denmark � and Europe.

Children also have rights

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:13:27 GMT

DanChurchAid and the local partners LICADHO and Legal Aid Cambodia have worked together since 2004 to improve the rights of children in Cambodia.

Children in prison: No place to grow up

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:28:37 GMT

Nearly 500 children are currently detained in Cambodia�s prisons. For these children, the prisons they call �home� are overcrowded, unhygienic and lacking in basic facilities. Many are detained with adults, they are regularly held in pre-trial detention that exceeds the legal time limit, and many are sentenced to prison time without any regard to their age. A coalition of local and international groups has called on the government to pass legislation to protect the children.

Accountability

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:33:36 GMT

DanChurchAid advocates for increased and equitable access to the whole spectrum of HIV and AIDS response including treatment.

Is there blood on your mobile phone?

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:51:06 GMT

DanChurchAid and 20 other Danish NGOs call on the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs Per Stig M�ller to place conflicts, which are based on trade with natural resources such as coltan used in mobile phones, on the agenda of the Security Council.

Advocacy in Central America

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 09:22:57 GMT

Sustainable development in Central America will only be achieved through overcoming the structural barriers obstructing the rights of poor, marginalised and oppressed people to assert their basic rights to food, health, education and a life in dignity.