Features *Video: Making a World of Difference A series of videos that show how IDRC is making a world of difference. Now Available IDRC's 2008 Corporate CD Discover IDRC and its publications: 101 full-text e-books, annual report, research, and information on how to apply for funding. Order your free copy today. New Grant Program to Provide Funding for Asia Pacific ICT Community 2008-06 The Information Society Innovation Fund aims to stimulate creative solutions to information and communication technology development needs in the region.

IDRC is a Canadian Crown corporation that works in close collaboration with researchers from the developing world in their search for the means to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies.

ThinkTank Initiative: First Call for Expressions of Interest: East and West Africa
The initiative is currently launching its first Call for Expressions of Interest in East and West Africa. Deadline: August 19, 2008

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Research to Support and Inform the Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Tobacco Control Policies in Relation to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Low and Middle-Income Countries.
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION:  July 22, 2008.
DEADLINE FOR FULL APPLICATIONS:  August 15, 2008.
IDRC gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Department for International Development of the United Kingdom.

Africa: Mineral Resources, Environment, and Governance 2008-06

African countries abound in incredible wealth, but are unable to exercise sufficient control over the development of their resources. How can mining contribute to the sustainable development of African communities?

Engage Youth, Entrench Democracy 2008-05

Do Brazil's youth feel excluded from full citizenship? Two Brazilian organizations set out to answer the question.

Gilles Forget, Regional Director of IDRC's West and Central Africa Office Retires 2008-07

Forget is ending his career in international development after 25 years with IDRC.