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Cornell University Library

Archive-It Partner Since: Mar, 2011

Organization Type: Colleges & Universities

Organization URL: http://www.library.cornell.edu/   

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Based on the number of volumes in its collections, Cornell University Library (CUL) is one of the ten largest academic research libraries in the United States. Within its 20 unit libraries, holdings number more than 8 million volumes and 7 million microforms. CUL subscribes to nearly 65,000 journals and serial publications, and provides access to more than 100,000 networked databases and other electronic resources. CUL collects web sites produced by affiliates of Cornell University, web sites from organizations or individuals whose records or papers are held in Cornell’s archives, and web sites in subject areas corresponding to existing collection strengths.

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Title: DidiBahini - working for gender equality and social justice in Nepal

URL: http://www.didibahini.org/

Collection: NGOs in Nepal

Description: "DidiBahini (Elder Sister/Younger Sister) are two commonly used terms of relationships in Nepal which also means ‘sisters.’ A Nepali non-profit non-government organisation established with the goal of supporting empowerment of women and facilitating gender mainstreaming into the development process. With a multidisciplinary team of professionals, DidiBahini is committed to achieving gender equality through a participatory learning approach. It works with men and women to achieve a positive change in behaviour and attitudes, thus considers itself as unique. It also practices a process-orientated approach to gender education. Its participatory research method attempts to bring change through informed choices of existing problems that Nepali men and women face." - from website, 2018.10.24 Established in 1992.

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Subject:   Sustainable development ,  Women in sustainable development Rural development projects Rural development projects -- Social aspects,  Sex discrimination ,  Social justice

Title: South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication, SAAPE

URL: http://www.saape.org/

Collection: NGOs in Nepal

Description: Organization founded in 2001 "SAAPE's mission is to intervene on the issues of poverty and exclusion thereby contributing for eradicating poverty and injustices, rejecting the neo-liberal development models and striving for sustainable alternatives that are pro-poor people of South Asia." - from website, 2018.10.24 "SAAPE’s main focus is poverty eradication through policy research, advocacy, lobbying and campaign work on five key themes, which are priority concerns for civil society in all countries of the region. Since SAAPE’s inception, it is continuously working in five major thematic areas, which are: Food sovereignty, livelihoods, climate change and employment; Peace, justice and demilitarization; Gender justice; Labour rights and economic/financial crisis; Democracy and just governance." - from website, 2018.10.24

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Subject:   Poverty,  Sustainable development ,  Food sovereignty,  Sex discrimination ,  Social justice Social advocacy

Title: COPPADES, Committee for the Promotion of Public Awareness and Development Studies

URL: https://coppades.org.np/

Collection: NGOs in Nepal

Description: COPPADES was established in 1990. "COPPADES’ focus has been on eliminating gender disparity, caste discrimination, and other areas that continue the trend of providing development results to only those that have access to things already. COPPADES tried to eliminate all forms of discrimination through good governance, improvement of rural environment through forestry and other energy saving tools and techniques such as improved cooking stoves, micro hydro and so on and improving the lives of the people through teaching them to become more money profiting by using new irrigation, farming techniques and other marketing and profit making strategies. COPPADES has always been careful about gender disparity, caste discrimination and bad governance practices." - from website, 2018.10.24

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Subject:   Rural development projects Rural development projects -- Social aspects,  Sustainable development ,  Sustainable development -- Social aspects,  Sex discrimination ,  Caste-based discrimination

Title: Beyond Beijing Committee

URL: https://www.beyondbeijing.org/

Collection: NGOs in Nepal

Description: The Beyond Beijing Committee (BBC) is a human rights feminist network organization committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women’s human rights. It has grown from small seeds planted during the preparation for pre-Beijing conference in 1994 by the then women rights activists and professionals of Nepal. -- From the website, 2019.07.01 Organization founded in 1997

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Subject:   Non-governmental organizations--Nepal Equality Women in sustainable development,  Sustainable development ,  Sex discrimination

Title: CECI-Nepal

URL: https://www.ceci.ca/en/country/nepal/

Collection: NGOs in Nepal

Description: Organization founded in 1987 Since established in 1987, CECI-Nepal has been on the ground in 40 districts within in five priority regions. It is the most active Canadian international development organization working in the field of economic and social development. CECI cultivates long-term partnerships with numerous NGOs, cooperatives, private businesses, local councils, and central government agencies and departments in support of rural economic development, governance and democracy, gender equality, and improved access to services for different castes. - From the website 2021.06.01

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Subject:   Non-governmental organizations--Nepal International relations,  Sustainable development ,  Caste-based discrimination Rural development projects,  Sex discrimination

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