This Week at the International Development Network
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Good day!
This past week the IDN welcomed Visitor Number 6,100 since our launch
in late February. We thank all of you who have made comments and sug-
gestions to help improve the IDN site. The site received a minor re-
engineering which reduces the download time for those with a 28.8 modem
by 30-40%. We plan more changes in the future to further speed up the
download time to help our colleagues in countries with slower connec-
tions.
New or updated items this week on the IDN Web Site:
http://www.idn.org/
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Quick Link of the Week: 1997 Facts and Figures from the World Food Pro-
gramme
II International Multidisciplinary Congress: Women, Science And Tech-
nology
Women's Lives and Family Planning: International Perspectives
New Links:
AFRICA News on the World Wide Web - the one-stop source for up-to-date
information on all of Africa, with reports from Africa's leading news-
papers, magazines and news agencies.
Childreach - U.S. Based PLAN Organization.
DEG (German Investment and Development Company) - Germany's finance and
consultancy institution to promote the private sector in Africa, Asia
and Latin America as well as in Central and Eastern Europe as part of
German development cooperation.
The European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO) - the biggest donor
of humanitarian aid in the world, has recently seen a heavy demand for
such resources with crises of immense proportions in the Great Lakes
region, former Yugoslavia and the former Soviet Union.
European Development Finance Institution (EDFI) - Members are all pub-
lic or semi-public financial institutions in the European Union coun-
tries, specializing in funding private sector enterprises in developing
and emerging market economies through equity participations and long
term loans.
Khula Enterprise Finance Limited - Stimulating South Africa's Independ-
ent spirit to grow and prosper.
International Save the Children Alliance - works for a world which re-
spects and values each child; a world which listens to children and
learns; and a world where all children have hope and opportunity.
Maputo Development Corridor Home Page - a facilitating entity in sup-
port of the different elements of the Maputo Development Corridor.
Millennium Project - a place for in-depth, thoughtful discussions about
the evolving role of technology in learning.
Ntsika Enterprise Promotion Agency - render an efficient and effective
promotion and support service to SMMEs through a broad range of inter-
mediaries to contribute towards equitable economic growth in South Af-
rica.
PEOPLink - Internet for Global Trade and Democracy. South Africa De-
partment of Trade and Industry - Information on trade, exports and
other issues in South Africa.
United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) - The mis-
sion of UNDCP is to work with the nations and the people of the world
to tackle the global drug problem and its consequences.
Worldwide Women-in-Development (WorldWID) Fellows Program - a one-year
international development fellowship for mid-career professionals who
can apply their technical skills to U.S. foreign assistance programs.
Christopher L. Byrne
mailto:info@idn.org
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