Index for the January-March 2001 issue of ONE COUNTRY (Volume 12, Issue 4)
In Nepal, a novel project mixes literacy and microfinance to reach thousands
Using an innovative workbook approach, the Women's Empowerment Program now has more than 130,000 participants, and it has helped them set up some 1,000 village banks, in a dramatic departure from traditional microfinance programs.ECTA focuses on grassroots empowerment in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal - An important partner in the Women's Empowerment Program has been Education, Curriculum, and Training Associates (ECTA), a small Nepal-based non-governmental organization, which has played a key role in creating the program's innovative curriculum and training field staff.Creating a "World Fit for Children"
The upcoming UN Special Session on Children will review progress since the 1990 World Summit on Children, focusing on new problems and issues facing children and adolescents worldwide.
Bahá'í Chair at Hebrew University hosts conference on modern religions
JERUSALEM -- Some 54 scholars of religion gathered in December at the Hebrew University to discuss the impact of modernism on their traditions. The conference, co-sponsored by the Chair in Bahá'í Studies at the Hebrew University's Faculty of Humanities and by Landegg Academy, has advanced Bahá'í studies as an independent field of academic study and enriched the dialogue on core values common to the monotheistic faiths.Perspective: Some thoughts on elections
The rise of democracy and democratic processes worldwide is a positive trend. Over the last decade, an increasing number of countries have adopted systems involving free elections, representational governance, and strong human rights standards. At the same time, achieving and maintaining good governance remains a challenge - even for nations with a history of democratic processes.Victor de Araujo, long-time Baha'i International Community representative to the UN, passes away
NORWALK, Conn., USA - Victor de Araujo, who represented the Baha'i International Community at the United Nations for 23 years, passed away on 4 January 2001 at Norwalk Hospital. He was 78 years old.Full-length feature film, inspired by the Baha'i writings, premieres in Australia
PERTH, Australia, 5 February 2001 (BWNS)-- A tale of love and oppression, set in Australia's Outback in the 1890s and focusing on the story of an Aboriginal girl and a group of Lutheran missionaries, had its world premiere at the Perth International Arts Festival today.
A complex vision that transcends all categories
Logos and Civilization: Spirit, History, and Order in the Writings
of Bahá'u'lláh
by Nader Saiedi
University Press of Maryland
Bethesda, MD, USA