FrontlineSMS: sms power for NGOs
For today’s TechTuesday, I present you the impressive application called FrontlineSMS developed by the techies at kiwanja.net. Btw, did i tell that its FREE! i’m downloading it now and gonna test it soon. FrontlineSMS is the first text messaging system to be conceived, designed and written firmly with the needs of the non-profit sector in […]
REDD: A Threat to Our Rural Sustainable Development
By Ms. Tina Napitupulu Binadesa (or InDHRRA) www.binadesa.or.id Indonesia Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation or REDD is the hot topic in climate change talks. It was first introduced in 2005 and is believed to have a significant role in slowing the global warming process and will be benefiting all parties, developed as well as […]
Dr. Dyno Keatinge is new AVRDC Director General
February 20, 2008 – The World Vegetable Center has appointed Dr. Dyno Keatinge as AVRDC’s new Director General. The Center’s board members selected Dr. Keatinge by unanimous decision. He will assume his duties as Director General in mid-April. “There’s an exciting future ahead for the World Vegetable Center,” Dr. Keatinge said. “The Center is poised […]
Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and Lao PDR Ratify the ASEAN Charter
Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and Lao PDR have joined Singapore in ratifying the ASEAN Charter. Brunei Darussalam deposited its instrument of ratification on 15 February 2008; Malaysia and Lao PDR’s followed suit this afternoon, 20 February 2008. In a simple ceremony in Singapore on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat, Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General […]
API launches ICT for farmers
The Indonesian Peasant Alliance is currently implementing an ICT capability building training for its member farmers; Based on the endeavor to enhance farmers and their households’ capacity to access to information technology (IT), API in cooperation with Formasi Indonesia has been conducting Community Training Center (CTC) Program starting from August 2007. The objective of the […]
AFA 3rd General Assembly in Korea
Following the 21st AFA Execom meeting in Bangkok, Thailand last December 22, 2007, AFA announced that it will hold its third general assembly in Korea on February 28 to March 3, 2008, to be hosted by the Korean Advanced Farmers’ Federation (KAFF). February 28 will be the celebration of AFA Day with a field visit […]
FarmTech: Rice Seed Preservation Technique
Its TechTuesday once again and searching high and low, we found this interesting video made by the good people of IRRI on rice farming. The video blurb says ” Produced by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI, Philippines), CAB International (CABI, UK), and the Rural Development Academy (RDA, Bogra, Bangladesh), this is one of four […]
Farmers’ Field School helps Filipino couple increase farm yield
Couples get old, and so do their children. Soon they will marry, leave the house, and leave their parents in their solitary house. In much the same way, their parents get to appreciate plants, gardening, and everything that is green. Silveria and Danilo Rivero of Isabela City in Basilan are such parents. They spend their […]
LSFM PMT Meeting
LSFM is holding a Project Management Team Meeting on February 22-23, in Quezon City, Philippines to discuss plans and targets for the year 2008 and to clarify project management and finance reporting requirements. PhilDHRRA and CEDAC presented their revised plans and targets during the meeting.
Visit the DHRRA Malaysia website
DHRRA Malaysia’s website is now up and running. Learn how their community training centers are proving to be effective in empowering Indian communities in Malaysia.
