SWEEP - Links to Information about Social Work Education and Related Issues in Ethiopia

Here are some sources of information about social work education and related issues in Ethiopia. . .

Stimulating Community Participation in Primary Schools -- BESO II Project in Bahir Dar.
http://www.gwu.edu/~oid/Capstone/Capstone%20papers/ethiopia.pdf

Collaborative Action Research Network.
http://research.edu.uea.ac.uk/links/care/collaborativeactionresearchnetworkuk

Teaching Tips Index from the University of Hawaii.
http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/teachtip.htm

Canadian International Development Agency. Environmental Assessment.
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/EMA-218131145-PHA

Navigating Gender: A Framework & Tool for Participatory Development. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland.
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/REN-218124832-P9F

Rand Corporation site features questionnaires and surveys on HIV/AIDS, homelessness, social support, elderly care, depression and more.
http://www.rand.org/health/surveys_tools.html

Social Impact Analysis Sourcebook - World Bank.
http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/ESSD/sdvext.nsf/61ByDocName/ToolsandMethodsAnalyticalandConsultationTools

A practical guide to building rural self-help groups from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/T1965E/t1965e00.HTM#Contents

Centre for Human Rights Education at Curtin University of Technology has many papers focusing on community development and human rights.
http://info.humanrights.curtin.edu.au/papers.cfm

Canadian International Development Agency. Handbook for Community Development Initiatives.
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/REN-218123433-NN4

Community & Economic Development papers presented at the First International Conference on the Ethiopian Economy
http://www.eeaecon.org/miscellaneous/newsfolder/1stConfPprsPrt.html

G8 African Action Plan
http://www.g8.gc.ca/2002Kananaskis/kananaskis/afraction-en.asp

The Panos Oral Testimony Programme. Oral testimonies offer a personal perspective on change and development from people who live in mountain and highland regions around the world, including the northern highlands of Ethiopia.
http://www.mountainvoices.org/

Ethics, Human Rights and Development in Africa
http://www.crvp.org/book/Series02/II-8/contents.htm

Council for Research and Values in Philosophy. Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change: 15 volumes from Africa: Ethics and Africa.
http://www.crvp.org/pubs.htm

CODESRIA, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa publishes 4 academic journals: Africa Development, African Sociological Review, African Journal of International Affairs, and Afrika Zamani. Most issues are available online.
http://www.codesria.org/index.htm

International Development Research Center. IDRC Books Online Free! IDRC Books publishes - both online and in print - the results of IDRC-supported research on global and regional issues related to sustainable and equitable development.
http://www.idrc.ca/in_focus_cities/ev-8958-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

Horn of Africa Journal of HIV/AIDS. Online.
http://www.peoplepeople.org/index.php?P=47

Social Work and Society is a peer-reviewed an online-only journal published three times a year free of charge. It consists of papers, research reports and book reviews, documents and announcements, critical essays, social reports and country reports and the online-forum SociaList for comments and discussion.
http://www.socwork.net/

IUC Journal of Social Work: Theory and Practice is a free, electronic journal with many lectures and articles on comparative research and social issues.
http://www.bemidjistate.edu/sw_journal/

Journal of International Cooperation in Education. Online. This resource has many articles higher education, international partnerships, evaluation and policy research related to Africa.
http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/cice/cice-e.html

NETWORKS: An On-Line Journal for Teacher Research.
http://people.ucsc.edu/~gwells/networks/index.html

Dahlstrom, L., & Mannberg, J. (2006). Critical Educational Visions and Practices - In Neo-Liberal Times. Global South Network Publishers. University of Umeå, Sweden in collaboration with IICBA. Download book on Ethiopian Teacher Education Overhaul (TESO).
http://www.unesco-iicba.org//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=94&Itemid=27&lang=en

Stanford University's annotated guide to internet resources on Ethiopia for students, faculty, librarians, teachers, journalists, businesspeople and others.
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/ethio.html

Links to resources about Ethiopia.
http://www.ethiopiaeritrearpcvs.org/pages/ethiopia/eth.html

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Faith & Order.
http://ethiopianorthodox.org/english/indexenglish.html

AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 125 African news organizations, plus 200 other sources.
http://allafrica.com/ethiopia/

Meet Ethiopia contains information about Ethiopia, including groups and organizations of the Ethiopian Diaspora around the world.
http://www.meetethiopia.com/

NGOs in Ethiopia -- phone and fax numbers
http://www.ethiopiabook.com/special-services/nongouvernemental-organization-ngo/

Accessible Information on Development Initiatives (AiDA) is the largest online directory of official development aid activities. It offers a quick overview of who is doing what in international development, where they are doing it, and with what funds. Information is provided by donors and may not reflect all activities or most recent activities.
http://aida.developmentgateway.org/

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to reduce inequities and improve lives around the world. In developing countries, it focuses on improving health, reducing extreme poverty, and increasing access to technology in public libraries
http://www.gatesfoundation.org

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation seeks to alleviate the suffering of the world's most disadvantaged, with a special emphasis on children and support for the work of the Roman Catholic Sisters.
http://www.hiltonfoundation.org/

The UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA), headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is committed to capacity building in educational institutions in Africa.
http://www.unesco-iicba.org/

Stanford's annotated guide to higher education in Africa
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/africaneducation/african-higher-education.html

Association of African Universities. Site contains important reports and resources.
http://www.aau.org/

David H. Shinn. Reversing the Brain Drain in Ethiopia.
http://chora.virtualave.net/brain-drain8.htm

Canadian International Development Agency. Publications on Gender Equality.
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/EMA-218123616-NN9

Ipas works globally to increase women's ability to exercise their sexual and reproductive rights and to reduce abortion-related deaths and injuries.
http://www.ipas.org/english/where_ipas_works/africa/ethiopia/default.asp

The Carter Center Ethiopia Public Health Training Initiative in partnership with Emory University.
http://www.cartercenter.org/health/ephti/index.html

HIV InSite. Features reports, data, and other resources on HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia.
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/global?page=cr09-et-00

Meeting The MDG Drinking Water And Sanitation Target: A Mid-Term Assessment of Progress
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/monitoring/en/jmp04.pdf

The Network of Ethiopian Professionals in the Diaspora (NEPID) is a non-partisan network that works to engage professional members of the Ethiopian Diaspora to create dialogue and facilitate actions to address HIV/AIDS.
http://www.NEPID.org

African Child Policy Forum is an independent, advocacy organization working on behalf of African children.
http://www.africanchildforum.org

CODESRIA, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa is headquartered in Dakar Senegal. It is an independent Pan-African research organization with a primary focus on the social sciences.
http://www.codesria.org/

The Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute (EEPRI) is established to enhance economic development policy research.
http://www.eeaecon.org/

The Forum for Social Studies (FSS) is an independent non-government organization engaged in policy-oriented research.
http://www.fssethiopia.org.et/

The Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA) is a research and capacity-building organization whose mission is to promote dialogue and interaction between researchers and policy-makers in Eastern and Southern Africa.
http://www.ossrea.net/

Brown University's Population Studies and Training Center has had an active program of training and research in Ethiopia with Addis Ababa University and Jimma University. The project features reports and publications on migration, health, etc.
http://www.pstc.brown.edu/ethiopia/

The Policy Project offers reports and data analysis to develop consensus and action around HIV/AIDS and Family Planning issues for the design and implementation of public health and social programs in Ethiopia.
http://www.policyproject.com/countries.cfm?country=Ethiopia

NUI Maynooth ePrints and eTheses Archive
http://eprints.nuim.ie

United Nations Development Programme -- About Ethiopia-- Travel, Housing, Currency, etc.
http://www.et.undp.org/ethiopia/intro.htm

An Internet Portal to Africa for business, travel and education.
http://us-africa.tripod.com/index.html

International news from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
http://www.irinnews.org/