Pambazuka News 272: The Politics of Oil and Poverty

The overall responsibility of the Technical Specialist is to provide technical assistance to the Federal Ministry of Health in the implementation of the Government Reproductive Health Programme within the context of the Health Sector Development Programme (HSDP).

The GBV Coordinators in Africa and Asia will be responsible for managing and implementing grant-funded GBV projects and for integrating GBV into CCF's overall program strategy. The GBV Coordinator must have experience, comfort, and confidence working with children and adults in emergency and post-conflict situations. The GBV Coordinator must be able to work closely with other CCF Program Coordinators.

The Awards for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights were established in 2002 by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and Human Rights Watch. The Awards highlight outstanding contributions that decrease vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and protect the rights and dignity of those infected and affected.

The Equator Prize recognises five community-based projects that demonstrate extraordinary achievement in reducing poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the equatorial belt. Prize winners receive international recognition for their work and an opportunity to help shape international policy and practice in the field, as well as a monetary award of US$30,000 each.

The Forum on the Participation of NGOs in the Ordinary Sessions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights is one of the main advocacy tools that the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies uses to promote networking among Human Rights NGOs for the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa.

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