Posted by Jonah on September 18, 2101 at 01:10:36:

In Reply to: Social and Economic Development sites?? posted by Misagh on September 16, 2101 at 12:51:50:

I just found this on Dr. Rodney Clarken's website, http://www.nmu.edu/education/rclarken/bahai/website-reading-list.htm:

Website Reading List WEBSITE READING LIST ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: A few sites on Sustainable Development topics including a special Focus on FUNDAEC principles THE SECRET OF DIVINE CIVILIZATION by 'Abdu'l-Baha is a basic book to read as background for understanding Baha'i principles of development. Following are few sites on the World Wide Web where some pertinent papers may be found. BCCA SITES: The projects of FUNDAEC http://www.bcca.org/services/lists/noble-creation/fundaec2.html The El Camino Fund: (& Good explanation of SAT) Promoting Village-Based Sustainable Social Economic Development in the Velez Province of Santander, Colombia http://www.bcca.org/services/lists/noble-creation/elcamino.html The Prosperity of Humankind - The Universal House of Justice http://www.bcca.org/services/lists/noble-creation/elcamino.html 3-page summary http://www.bcca.org/services/lists/noble-creation/poh-shrt.html Prosperity of Humankind Study guide (Canada) http://www.bcca.org/services/lists/noble-creation/poh_stdy.html Baha'i Statement on Social and Economic Development- Sept. 1993 Approved by Universal House of Justice http://www.bcca.org/services/lists/noble-creation/guid-sed.html A statement on International Legislation for Environment and Development by the Bahá'í International Community http://www.bcca.org/services/lists/noble-creation/guid-sed.html Unity and Consultation-Foundations of Sustainable Development, A Statement by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, 1994 http://www.bcca.org/services/lists/noble-creation/bic-5.html Sustainable Development and the Human (Rio reprint by UK in '96) http://www.bcca.org/services/lists/noble-creation/bic-3.html Women and Men: Partnership for a Healthy (BIC reprint by UK http://www.bcca.org/services/lists/noble-creation/bic-4.html The Ruhi Institute: Statement of Purpose and Methods http://www.bcca.org/services/lists/noble-creation/ruhi.html The Badí' Foundation (Institutions, Capacities,.... Esp. Chinese) http://www.bcca.org/services/lists/noble-creation/badi.html Subject: Sustainability from 3rd world perspective Richard Tinsley. Prepared for a lecture in Bangkok, Thailand] http://www.bcca.org/services/lists/noble-creation/3rdwrld.persp.html ONE COUNTRY MAGAZINE SITE (Baha'i International Community): FUNDAEC: Not a typical development foundation http://www.onecountry.org/oc74/oc7413as.html FUNDAEC New approaches to rural development http://www.onecountry.org/fundaec.html The Importance of Agriculture - One Country, Volume 8, Issue 2 July- September 1996 http://www.onecountry.org/oc82/oc8202as.html The Microcredit Summit: NGOs host a world-class meeting (cassava example too) http://www.onecountry.org/oc84/oc8404as.html Rural learning helps stem urban migration - Volume 7, Issue 4 March -January 1996 http://www.onecountry.org/oc74/oc7401as.html BAHA'I INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SITE: Baha'i Statements on Environment and Development http://www.bic-un.bahai.org/i-e-env.htm Sustainable Communities in an Integrating World - Based on a concept paper shared at the Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II). Istanbul, Turkey -14 June 1996 http://www.bic-un.bahai.org/96-0530.htm Toward a Development Paradigm for the 21st Century Comments on the Draft Declaration and Draft Programme of Action for Social Development (A/CONF.166/PC/L.13) presented at the second session of the Preparatory Committee for the World Summit for Social Development, New York, USA 22 August-2 September 1994 http://www.bic-un.bahai.org/94-0822.htm Human Rights and Extreme Poverty Statement to the United Nations Sub-Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities Geneva, Switzerland August 1994 http://www.bic-un.bahai.org/94-0817.htm OTHER SITES: Eco Ag Service - Baha'i-inspired organization with a focus on community based agriculture. Also Compilation of the Writings on Agriculture and Development http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/3827/ Baha'i Vocational Institute for Rural Women Indore India http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/2519/#Location The Spiritual Dimensions of Microfinance: Towards a Just Civilization and Sustainable Economy by Barbara J. Rodey http://www.ebbf.org/spiritua.htm Microcredit Summit (Including news, many microcredit councils) http://www.microcreditsummit.org/ Earth Charter Statement by the Bahá'í International Community . http://www.commonlink.com/prosser/BICearthcharter.html The above 25 links were compiled by Bill Thompson and Winnie Merritt ,5/98 Revised wjm 9/98; email: omerritt@aol.com