New Delhi: The third National Family Health Survey (NFHS-III) shows that significant proportions of all married women have experienced physical and sexual violence perpetrated by their husbands. But as a recent study shows, many of the young men, who could be termed as `marital rapists’, are in need of basic information about sexuality.
But how can [...]
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Violence against women is one of society’s universally decried ills. However, to move from platitudes to action and improvement, a clear understanding of the problem is required. It is important that the extent, nature and root causes of such violence are well-documented. By analysing such information, concrete steps can be taken, both legal and charitable, [...]
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The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) and the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team (SLCERT) jointly hosted the 2nd Lanka Government Network Information Security Awareness Programme recently. Officials from District Secretariats, Divisional Secretariats and the Chief Secretariat of Western Province also attended the event.
Mr. Wasantha Deshapriya, Program Director, Re-engineering Government, ICTA, [...]
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Posted in Press Release on September 7, 2007 | No Comments »
Communication must become central to development thinking and practice, otherwise national and international initiatives to improve the lives of the world’s poorest people will not succeed, says international development organisation Panos London.
In a new report, At the heart of change: The role of communication in sustainable development, Panos London argues that senior decision-makers in governments [...]
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“e-Champions” is an innovative programme created to equip a core group of thirty [30] Chief Innovation Officers (CIO) with the knowledge and skills necessary to drive the implementation of an effective e-government in Sri Lanka. This key initiative is being undertaken by the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), in a strategic [...]
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The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) today established its 400th Nenasala (Tele-centre) at the Colombo District Secretariat. The Chief Guest at the event is Hon. Minister Karu Jayasuriya.
The setting up of this Nenasala is aimed at providing visitors with services such as Internet access, computer access, telephone calls, scanning and photo [...]
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More than 142,000 households in Nepal will get long-awaited access to electricity thanks to the implementation of the Nepal Micro Hydro Project for which an emission reductions purchase agreement (ERPA) was signed on Friday, June 29. This is the second greenhouse gas emission reduction project in Nepal, executed by the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC), [...]
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Posted in Press Release on July 2, 2007 | No Comments »
The Shidulai Swarnivar Sangstha of Bangladesh wins the Equator Prize in recognition of outstanding community efforts for poverty reduction and biodiversity conservation. The Shidulai Swarnivar Sangstha uses riverboat-based educational resource centers throughout Bangladesh’s Ganges river delta to deliver information on sustainable agricultural practices and current market prices. Summary:
1. Initiative Description and Innovations
The organization uses the [...]
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Posted in Press Release on June 26, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Hyderabad : India will host the Fourth Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights in Hyderabad from October 29. The three-day conference being organised by the India Consortium on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights would be on the theme of ”Exploring New Frontiers in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.”The conference [...]
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Posted in Press Release on June 13, 2007 | 15 Comments »
June 12, 2007: International citizen journalism website GroundReport announced today the winner of June’s Off-the-Radar Contest, a news competition with a $1,000 USD grand prize. The winner was Arafatul Islam, whose article garnered the highest traffic on GroundReport.com for the month of June. Underscoring GroundReport’s participatory format, the contest was judged by the “wisdom of [...]
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