Links

This list is by no means complete, but it is a good place to start to find out information about Africa, the issues associated with extreme poverty and what some organisations are doing about it. This list is far from finished and will continue to develop.

International Organisations and Agencies

United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 

•  http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27234&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

United Nations Development Programme

• http://www.undp.org/

United Nations Millennium Development Goals

• http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/index.shtml

UNICEF

•  http://www.unicef.org/index.php

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations

• http://www.fao.org/index_en.htm

The World Bank Atlas on Millennium Development Goals

• http://devdata.worldbank.org/atlas-mdg/

Plan Australia

• http://www.plan.org.au/

ONE

• http://www.one.org/international/issues/

Maplecroft Maps – Here you can access interactive maps showing the major indicators of poverty and related issues

• http://maps.maplecroft.com/

About HIV/AIDS

• http://www.avert.org/origin-aids-hiv.htm

Edun Live – Supporting sustainable socio-economic development in Africa

• http://www.edun-live.com/

World Bicycle Relief 

• http://www.worldbicyclerelief.org/

ILEIA (Centre for Information on Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture) See article on Farm Managed Natural Regeneration in Niger 

• http://ileia.leisa.info/index.php?url=article-details.tpl&p[_id]=113390

Africa

BBC News – Africa 

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/default.stm

All Africa – For up to date news and issues in Africa

• http://allafrica.com/

Weather – Africa

• http://www.weather2travel.com/whentotravel/index.php?worldregion=africa&3=3&4=2&7=2&5=2&6=2&9=0&Submit=Search

Association of African Universities

• http://www.aau.org/index.htm

The Africa Guide

• http://www.africaguide.com/country.htm

African Travel and Bicycle Touring Guide

• http://www.ibike.org/africaguide/

Tidene – hosting Breaking the Cycle in Niger

• http://www.agencetidene-expeditions.com/Accueil.html

Education Specific Sites

Impossible2Possible

• http://www.impossible2possible.com/?v=about

Plan UK Learning Centre

• http://www.plan-ed.org/learningcentre/

Some other expeditions