Hello Theresa, Your posting is like a Godsend. Just a few minutes back I posted on the DDN asking for inputs in strengthening SARnet ( South Asia Regional Network ) The website is : www.wesouthasians.org
I would be happy to borrow ideas from you and to see if we could extend your work to our region. We could communicate off the list. Looking forward to your response. Tushar [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hello everyone! > > For awhile now I've been peeping in on the DDN list and realize it's > now about time I introduce myself and Catalytic Communities > (CatComm). CatComm is at the point now where we could really use input > from DDN members, and would love to see you using our website to > strengthen community organizing efforts around the world. Join us! > > Five years ago I founded Catalytic Communities, a nonprofit > non-governmental organization run out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, > that's working to create a global network of community > solutions. Today we work with over 500 community leaders from over 70 > Rio de Janeiro neighborhoods, supporting them in the formation of peer > networks with one another that facilitate knowledge transfers and > capacity-building, online and off. Through our online face -- at > www.catcomm.org -- these communities share their grassroots programs > with a global audience that can learn from their local efforts, > whether in building sewerage systems or housing, day care or HIV > prevention programs. And local efforts in other parts of the world can > use the site to share their grassroots innovations with peers > elsewhere, as well, since our Community Solutions Database welcomes all > grassroots regardless of location. > > We are working to develop the basic infrastructure necessary so that > grassroots community solutions can be shared across borders, worldwide: > > Physical infrastructure > The "Casa," our networking hub in Rio de Janeiro offers a space for > face-to-face events and Web access for community leaders across that > metro region. We are working with people in other cities that want to > set up a central "hub" for community organizers to get together and > share efforts & solutions & experiences & ideas... for more info about > the Casa community networking hub, click > <http://www.comcat.org/english/casa.htm>here. > > Web infrastructure > Our Community Solutions Database and other online tools at > www.catcomm.org make searchable, detailed, community-generated > solutions to everyday challenges available across languages and > borders. The site also features capacity-building tools and a new > discussion forum, as well as a community journal. This site is > currently available in English, Spanish and Portuguese and welcomes > over 11,000 unique visitors from 65 countries monthly. > > Here's more information: > Our site in English: www.catcomm.org > Portuguese: www.comcat.org > Spanish: <http://www.comcatz.org/>www.comcatz.org > Our year-end fundraising Campaign Countdown Blog: > http://catalyticcommunities.blogspot.com > I was given the opportunity to write my doctoral dissertation about the > founding of CatComm, which resulted in an unconventional research > project. Click <http://www.theresawilliamson.info/>here if you'd like > to see that. > > Feel free to contact any of us at Catalytic Communities for this... > > Rosa (Spanish): [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Theresa (English): [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Rose (Portuguese): [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I hope this posting yields some interesting conversation & exchanges!!! > > Can't wait to hear from DDN members! > Theresa > > > ______________________________________________________ > Theresa Williamson, Ph.D. > Founder and Executive Director > Catalytic Communities > > Inspiring and empowering a global network of communities > generating and sharing solutions. > > CatComm connects communities through spaces both physical and > virtual. The "Casa," our model networking hub in Rio de Janeiro > offers a space for face-to-face events and Web access for > community leaders across that metro region, while our Community > Solutions Database and other online tools make searchable, > detailed, community-generated solutions to everyday challenges > available across languages and borders. Over 11,000 people in 65 > countries use our website monthly. Over 100 community success > stories documented. > > There's no limit to what communities can do simply by connecting with > one another. > > Please visit www.catcomm.org for more information. > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Address: P.O. Box 42010 / Washington, D.C. 20015 / USA > Voicemail / Fax: +1.202.318.3223 > Brazil Telephone: +55.21.2246.1538 > > Catalytic Communities is made possible thanks to contributions > from people like you. 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