AMAROK

Overview
Amarok is a registered Canadian charity which seeks to improve the lives of illiterate women and children, through literacy, numeracy and lifeskills learning in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Websites

 * http://www.amarokcan.com - (Phase I)
 * http://amaroksociety.wordpress.com - (Phase II)
 * /FAQs/

Social Networks

 * Ning
 * Facebook
 * iPeace Ning

Videos

 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VXTSZ783KA - intro video message
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFSDxgd1Fes - how we teach mothers to become teachers of their own and their neighbours’ children.

Glossary

 * Amarok "Original Website" - http://www.amaroksociety.org
 * Amarok "Corporate Blog" - http://amaroksociety.wordpress.com
 * Amarok on WikiEducator (wiki) - http://www.wikieducator.org/AMAROK
 * Amarok "Social Network" - http://amaroksociety.ning.com

Tags, Keywords

 * women, children, mothers, girls, infants
 * education, learning, lifeskills, literacy, illiteracy
 * poverty, livelihoods, self-reliance, empowerment
 * health improvement, disease prevention

Target Audiences

 * learning, e-learning, educators
 * social activists
 * labour unions, cooperatives
 * community organizers
 * women/ men who want to give back
 * women's organizations
 * women's business organization
 * women entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs
 * investors who believe in high ROI
 * companies which export / sell to Bangladesh
 * pharmaceutical companies
 * oil companies
 * shipping
 * banks, credit unions, financial institutions
 * real estate. property management
 * investment, insurance
 * different countries
 * primary health, public health, health literacy
 * capacity building

Projects

 * /Projects/

Proposal Development

 * develop list of funding organizations
 * develop proposals (on WikiEducator)
 * Mothers of Intention proposal on WikiEducator

Suggestions

 * connect with entrepreneurial women - business, social entrepreneurs, etc.

Operations (Internal)

 * Board of Directors
 * Advisory Board or Council


 * Job Descriptions