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MaRS is divided into 3 main areas:
Country Information
MaRS Databases
Work Areas
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Country Information
Click on the Country Information link
(in the left hand margin) which will take you to a world map indicating
the various continents in which the LWF operates programs and
projects. Click on a continent, or choose from available continents
in the menu, then click on a country of your choice from either the map or
the menu.
For the country that you have chosen you will see a
variety of external links with detailed information regarding the
country. For example:
| Encyclopedia Britannica |
The world's most comprehensive source
of information including history and current geographical indicators |
| World Fact Book |
Up-to-date economic, political and
social data |
| News |
Live news updates from local and
international news services |
| Weather |
Current weather reports |
| Travel |
Travel, health and visa requirements
for visitors |
| World Currencies |
Daily currency rates for the major
world currencies |
| Other Links |
Relief Web - the most
comprehensive source of data available including news services,
country data, UN links and other important information. |
You also have access to a clickable colour map of the
country you have chosen which expands to full size when clicked on.
This map can be printed or saved locally for inclusion in your own documentation
and reports. The flag of the country is also shown.
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MaRS Databases
The Mars web site currently contains 5 databases all of
which are password-protected. In order to access these databases you
must be registered with Lutheran World Federation in Geneva, Switzerland as an
authorised user. Once
authorised you will be provided with a user ID and a password. Please
contact plt@lutheranworld.org
for accreditation.
| Documents |
This is a database of
documentation and reports available for programs and projects
operated by the LWF. These documents have either been received
from project holders or LWF Field Offices or have been generated in
Geneva HQ. The documents cover areas such as Statement of Needs
(SON), Planning and Monitoring System (PMS), DMD Church
Profiles, DWS Monthly Reports etc. These documents, or their
contents, may be used by agencies to report to their respective back
donors. This database is updated once the documents have been
reviewed by the appropriate Geneva desk and entered into the
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| Finances |
A database extracted from
the LWF Geneva NCR financial accounting computer system. It
records donor income towards programs and projects and, in the case
of DMD and other LWF departments, cash transfers to the project
holders. In the case of DWS, expenditures are recorded by the
respective LWF Field Office and reported to LWF Geneva. These
amounts are then recorded as expenditures. The Financial
Database is updated every morning at 07:00 CET. |
| Images |
LWF Field Offices have all
been equipped with Sony digital cameras. Images are
transmitted as email attachments to LWF Geneva HQ and entered into
an image database by the Department for Communication Services.
Other images are scanned into a digital format in geneva and are
included in the database. All images can be viewed on screen,
printed or downloaded for inclusion in reports. |
| Contacts |
A comprehensive list of LWF
addresses and contacts. This database is maintained by LWF
departmental personnel who record any new contacts made with an
external source in a database. The database contains names,
addresses, telephone/fax numbers and email addresses. It is a
multiple choice database. |
| Resolutions |
This database records
important resolutions and items of interest extracted from agendas,
proceedings and minutes of LWF Assemblies, Councils, Commissions,
Executive Committees and Cabinet Meetings dating back to 1945. It is
a multiple choice database. |
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Work Areas
One of the most important potential uses of MaRS is the Work
Area concept. These are special areas within MaRS where groups of
persons - whether they be from LWF Staff, Supporting Agencies or LWF
Member Churches - can meet, access specific documentation relating to
their 'area of work' or discuss issues of common concern. One
obvious benefit is a work area specifically for LWF Field Office Finance
Staff where current financial data can be placed in the work area by LWF
Geneva, on a daily basis, and then downloaded by Finance Officers when
required. Already Donor Income, LWF Exchange Rates, Current Accounts
and specific File Directories are available for download. This method of
exchanging data offers Work Areas also
contain MaRS Discussion Forums where registered users can exchanged views
on specific topics of interest or concern such as the recently inaugurated
Environmental Guidelines
Discussion Forum or the Theology and Studies - Church and Social Issues
Discussion Forum. |
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