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A Multimedia show of different stages in making African pottery.

This illustrated "Pilgrimage to Abydos", tries to retrace for the user the very perception and emotions of the pilgrimage undertaken by Seti I himself and his people some 3300 years ago, and which is at the origin of the temple of Abydos, a grandiose ex-voto open once and then closed for ever.

Audio-Visual Resources

DSR Inc. produces and distributes dramatic social-message films made in Africa on issues such as AIDS, womens rights, teenage pregnancy, etc., as well as links to similar databases.

The project "World Art Treasures" is a collaboration between the J. E. Berger Foundation and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne. Its principal purpose is to promulgate the discovery and love of art.

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This illustrated "Pilgrimage to Abydos", tries to retrace for the user the very perception and emotions of the pilgrimage undertaken by Seti I himself and his people some 3300 years ago, and which is at the origin of the temple of Abydos, a grandiose ex-voto open once and then closed for ever.

Information related to Ogoni people of Nigeria.

A book about the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) is a revolutionary political force currently fighting the Sudan government.

Environment

Images of volcanoes from different African countries.

Development

IICD offers solidarity work and travel programs to countries in Africa and Latin America. The programs are 6 to 18 months long and include preparation and follow-up periods at the Institute in Massachusetts. After returning to the U.S. participants spent time creating educational materials.

Human Rights

This human rights resource center contains a collection of international human rights materials with a particular focus on Africa as well as a collection of global International Human Rights Instruments -- treaties, declarations, and other materials -- together with authoritative citations.

Information related to Ogoni people of Nigeria.

K-12 Education

A Multimedia show of different stages in making African pottery.

Maps & Satellites

These images are provided by the Department of Meteorology at The University of Edinburgh, Scotland. These images are updated five times per day at 3am, 9am, 1pm, 6pm and 11pm Eastern Time.

Population Studies

Status of Demographic and Health Surveys as of September 1995: Sub Saharan Africa. Provided by the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program is one of the world's largest primary sources of information on women and their families in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Information about fertility from different African countries.

Publications

Prepared by the U.S.A. Department of State Foreign Affairs Network.

Technology & Networking

HealthNet is a system of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, simple ground stations, and radio- and telephone-based computer networks. This seamless system functions reliably and inexpensively even in areas with little or no telecommunications infrastructure. HealthNet is also a system of people. There are nearly twenty HealthNet non-governmental organizations in operation around the world today.

On-line services in different African countries.

This is a system of clickable maps which will enable you to obtain further information about E- mail and Internet access in a country of your choice.

IICD offers solidarity work and travel programs to countries in Africa and Latin America. The programs are 6 to 18 months long and include preparation and follow-up periods at the Institute in Massachusetts. After returning to the U.S. participants spent time creating educational materials.

Universities

IICD offers solidarity work and travel programs to countries in Africa and Latin America. The programs are 6 to 18 months long and include preparation and follow-up periods at the Institute in Massachusetts. After returning to the U.S. participants spent time creating educational materials.

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