Akwaaba Sambros Development - Ghana is a Community based non-governmental organisation which is established with the commitment of enriching the lives of people through humanitarian services. The 2010 World Congress of NGOs, conducted by
WANGO, brought together presenters and participants from around the
globe. H.E. Dr. Ibrahim Gambari (Joint Special Represenative, UNAMID),
H.E. Dr. Abdel Aziz Hegazy (Former Prime Minister, Egypt), Bill Drayton
(Founder, Ashoka), Holly Ross (Executive Director, NTEN), and many other
prominent authorities joined in this interactive, online platform. (Read more...)
Networked Nonprofits: Using Social Media to Power Change
and Overcome NonprofitAllison Fine and Beth Kanter, authors of The
Networked Nonprofit, maintain that only networks – ecosystems of
individuals and organizations – can solve today's complex social
problems. But many nonprofits are smashing headfirst into nonprofit
fortresses. (Read more...) Sambros Registers With World Association of NGO's (WANGO)
Sambros Development - Ghana, a community based Non-Governmental Organisation on Monday 30th November, 2009 at 21:35GMT filed an online membership application to join the prestigious World Association of Non - Governmental Organisations(WANGO). Sambros Development - Ghana by this move is expected to be enlisted on the WANGO website. Meanwhile, the Organisation has endorsed the code of ethics adopted by the international body. Source: Public Relations Office ( 1/12/2009) 1:26GMT 04-12-2009(Source:wango.org) "Dance of the Four Veils," is a Tom Ahern article that articulates the essential skills of communicating the value of your NGO's work in terms of avoiding four common pitfalls. Among these four "interest-draining veils" to eschew are such as "avoiding conflict and controversy, the essence of drama," "tendency toward bland language rather than vivid words," and "faint appreciation of the emotional aspect of the human response." (Read more...) Spiraling food prices among other factors have resulted in a record-breaking 1 billion people going hungry and 30 countries in need of immediate emergency aid. Many families are unable to provide one healthy meal a day for their children, despite cutting down on such expenditures as schooling and medical care.(Read more...) These two events will be held this December in
Hanoi, Vietnam. A five-day training will be held from December 15-19 on
Governance and Management of Nonprofit Organizations, and from December
22-23 a two-day program will be held on NGO Accreditation: Global Best
Practices. (Read more...)
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NEWS SAMBROS PARTNER SRC OF KNUST-SUNYANI AND TROPENBOS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN20-2-2011(Webmaxta) Sambros Development - Ghana is partnering the Students' Representative Council of the Faculty of Forest Resources Techonology, KNUST - Sunyani Campus and the Tropenbos International - Ghana program to undertake an environmental advocacy campaign for over 7000 Senior High School in the Brong Ahafo and Western Regions.(more details) NGOs and UNCTAD 24-2-2010(Source:wango.org)
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development deals with trade, development, and investment issues, and aids developing countries in the world economy. This article briefly summarizes the relationship between UNCTAD and NGOs, as part of a more comprehensive paper on the relationship between NGOs and Intergovernmental Organizations, published in Beyond Boundaries and in the NGO Handbook. (Read more...)
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The second biennial WANGO Africa Conference will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from April 29 to May 2. Registration is now open. Attendees, who will be coming from throughout Africa, as well as other regions of the world, will gather on the theme of "Non-State Actors and Ethical Reorientation." (Read more...) SAMBROS President Travels to China  Executive President and founder of Sambros Development - Ghana, Mr. Jacob Yaw Somiah, has embarked on a three(3) week working visit to China. Mr. Somiah who left the Kotoka International Airport, Accra at 11:40GMT on Friday 18th December, 2009 is expected to visit Guanhzou, Beijing and other key cities in the PR China. He is scheduled to visit some key schools, business entrepreneurs, and friends where he is expected to discuss possible ways of soliciting support for the organisation to enable the organisation meet it target as it plans to fully take off its social responsibility towards rural communities especially those within and around the Bibiani-Ahwiaso-Bekwai District in the Western Region. Mr. Jacob Yaw Somiah noted before departure that it was prudent that the organisation tried to utilize all its networks so as to be able to meet the growing demands and expectations of the society. " Let me take this opportunity to wish all Ghanaians especially the deprived in our societies a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year in advance, as i am not going to be around for the celebration" He added. Mr. J Y Somiah is however expected back in the country after the first week in January next year. Source: Public Relations Office ( 19/12/2009) 00:56GMT Corruption rises worldwide 04-12-2009(Source:wango.org)
In its recently revealed 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index, Transparency International ranked 180 nations in terms of corruption. On a 0-to-10 scale, with 10 being the least corrupt, 129 of the 180 nations scored below five. New Zealand topped the list as least corrupt, followed by Denmark and Singapore, while Somalia sat at the bottom, followed by Afghanistan and Somalia. For full list of the nations, see http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2009/cpi_2009_table. (Read more...) Multi-billion dollar climate fund in the offing 30-11-2009( Source:Oneworld.net) At the Commonwealth summit last week, leaders of the grouping have decided to set up a climate fund to financially assist the developing countries in coping with the adverse effects of global warming..Read More |
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