Social
and Economic Development page at The
Bahá'í World, the official site of the Bahá'í
International Community. Click on "Social Action" to see its
associated topics: Social and Economic Development; Moral Development;
Human Rights; and Advancement of Women. The site is available in English,
Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
"This
Website is devoted to AGENDA
21 ('the agenda for sustainable development into the 21st century')
and to the Agenda 21 - Sustainable Development project being carried
out by the Bahá'ís of the United Kingdom." Includes
a variety of statements, documents, and links on related issues.
Associacao Monte Carmelo (Mount Carmel Association), Brazil amcarmel@zaz.com.br
The Bayán Association
in La Ceiba, Honduras - Bayan is an NGO promoting education, health,
and the environment in Honduras. It focuses on promoting the SAT, middle/high
school, program (Tutorial Learning System, developed by FUNDAEC, Colombia)
to thousands of youth in rural villages. Site in English and Spanish
- La Asociación Bayán.
Escritorio de Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento (Office for Environment
& Development), Brazil emad@bahai.org.br
Generation of Hope - is bringing
together youth from diverse backgrounds, in a joint effort with the
Baháí communities in various countries, with the
goal of addressing pressing social issues through the visual and performing
arts and multi-media presentations.
Intillajta - promotes the
equality of women and men, the elimination of destructive prejudice,
whether it is racial, religious, national or economic, and economic
problems linked to spiritual problems. SED Project, a Non-Profit Corporation.
The Marriage Transformation
Project - The Marriage Transformation Project strives to educate
and empower
people to create happy, lasting, spiritually-based marriages. As a social
and economic development project, we believe learning in action through
reading, practicing, and educational courses is an important and vital
step to having a lasting marriage.
Noble
Creation - 'The Bahá'í Development Forum' is an Email
discussion group, open to all. Its purpose is to share social and economic
development issues, ideas, and projects in the context of the Bahá'í
Writings.
The
Mona Foundation - Supports Grassroots Social-Economic Development
Projects
Mottahedeh Development Services - applying "Universal Spiritual
Principles as a guiding force for sustainable social change" -
established by the National Spiritual Assembly of the USA
Eco Ag
Service - knowledge resources and opportunities in ecological agriculture
focussed on community based agriculture
The Rabbani Charitable Trust
- a nonprofit, tax exempt entity, raising and disbursing funds for charitable,
religious, literary and educational purposes, to promote the spiritual
and social well being of the entire human race.
Tahirih
Justice Center - "The mission of the Tahirih Justice Center
is to bring justice to the lives of women facing human rights abuses,
with a special emphasis on immigrant and refugee women. The Center takes
and holistic approach to the serving its clients through the provision
of legal representation and auxiliary medical, educational and other
social services."
Wildfire Dance Theatre -
is a social and economic development project that uses the arts to explore
issues and circumstances relevant to our world. Wildfires moral
development curriculum furthers the messages shown on stage, using interactive
discussion and activities in classrooms and communities by challenging,
educating and motivating students to strive for solutions to these pressing
issues.