Full coverage: Knowledge

30.11.2007 Small salt producers in the Indian western state of Rajasthan are partnering NGOs and the government in the campaign against iodine deficiency disorders. According to the WFP, Nawa now produces iodised salt as per the national standard.

26.11.2007 Even while 3,000 and more people were killed by the deadly storm, local volunteers shouting warnings about the impending cyclone on loudspeakers saved thousands of lives in Bangladesh. This simple, inexpensive and effective warning model is now inspiring policymakers in developing countries.

26.11.2007 The fatal cyclone of November 15 has seriously affected seven out of the nine working districts of the Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC), while completely destroying one of its Rural Knowledge Centres.

22.11.2007 Ten vans will travel to the remote interiors of Tamil Nadu, India’s southern state, to help people test for HIV/AIDS in a programme supported by the Red Cross Societies. According to National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), India has 2.5 million people infected by the virus.

21.11.2007 Registrations are now open for the 8th 2008 CIVICUS World Assembly, taking place from June 18-21 in Glasgow, Scotland. The World Assembly is a global convening point for civil society and its stakeholders to exchange ideas and experiences, and build new strategies for a just world. This year’s theme is ‘People, Participation and Power’.

21.11.2007 In September 2007, over 600 people assembled in Indian capital New Delhi to put the World Bank on trial through an independent people’s tribunal. Neil Tangri in his incisive article describes the tribunal as an attempt to renew a silenced debate over neoliberlaism and a direct challenge to the Bank’s monopoly on knowledge.

20.11.2007 Women in Nepal – widows, the elderly and the very poor – are facing torture and abuse at the hands of their own families and communities, who accuse them of being witches. Human rights and gender activists say there is a need for stronger laws to protect such women and sensitise the public.

19.11.2007 Seven NGOs have been approved by the Ministry for Information & Broadcasting to set up community radio stations in India. This follows the Ministry’s year old decision to broadbase its policy to include non-governmental organizations apart from educational institutes and agricultural groups.

16.11.2007 Learn how cities can do more with better management of water waste that gets generated everyday. Delhi based Centre of Science and Environment is conducting a course on waste water management from January 14-17, 2008 at its New Delhi premises. Registrations are now open.

13.11.2007 Delhi based Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) in partnership with GKP will host the second i4d Film Festival at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 9-10, 2007, before the start of the third global knowledge event, GK3.

13.11.2007 The Winneba Open Digital Village and Rescue Mission Ghana are organising a three day training workshop on Web 2.0 tools for development from December 10-13, 2007. The training will focus on emerging web based social, business and technology developments and define future web trends.

13.11.2007 Microsoft and Zurich based DAISY, the digital talking books consortium, will work together to develop a free, downloadable plug-in that would translate documents into a digital audio standard for the blind.

12.11.2007 The performance of the South Asian countries is offset by persisting gender inequality with the significant exception of Sri Lanka, reveals the recent Global Gender Gap Report 2007 released by the World Economic Forum. The report advocates a multi-stakeholder community approach to tackle its various challenges and opportunities while being a benchmark tool for policy makers to define national priorities.

08.11.2007 An international conference is being organised by Deshkal Society in the Indian capital New Delhi from 14-16 December. The conference will discuss new frameworks through comparative study of teaching and learning experiences in plural societies in the context of school education.

05.11.2007 New Delhi based NGO Development Alternatives and PricewaterhouseCoopers will host a conference on ‘What it takes to eradicate poverty’ at the Indian capital New Delhi, on December 4-6. This conference will explore interventions that have the highest potential for eradicating poverty.

03.11.2007 After changing the lives of one billion of its customers, Microsoft will reach out to the five billion and more for whom the opportunity to connect, create and succeed has remained elusive. Microsoft's Unlimited Potential program, in partnership with governments, NGOs, partners and academics, will make technologies affordable and accessible for creating new avenues for social and economic empowerment.