Africa: CODESRIA Child and Youth Studies Institute: 2008 Session

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Feb 26, 2008

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to announce the seventh session of its Child and Youth Studies Institute and invites interested scholars to send applications for consideration for selection as laureates, resource persons, and director in the session which is scheduled for September 2008. The Institute is an off-shoot of the Council’s Child and Youth Studies Programme and is designed to strengthen analytic capacity on all questions aff...read more

Mozambique: Doctor - AIFO

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Feb 26, 2008

AIFO an Italian NGO is looking for a doctor for a project in Nampula (Mozambique). The person will be looking after the leprosy-tuberculosis programme. The person should be Portuguese speaking and have experience in infectious diseases in Africa. More specific training in leprosy and Tuberculosis can be arranged. Salary will depend upon the qualifications and experience. Inially a one year contract will be proposed that can be renewed. Interested persons should send their CV to
[email]...read more

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Africa: NGOs call for moratorium on biofuels

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Feb 22, 2008

Uproar is slowly spreading among African civil society organisations and scientists, fearing that the biofuel revolution will bring more food insecurity, higher food prices and hunger to the continent. A petition calling for a "moratorium on new agrofuel developments in Africa" has so far been signed by over 30 NGOs all over the continent.

Vote for Black Looks

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Feb 22, 2008

Thanks to all who voted for Sokari Ekine's blogsite, Black Looks.

Here's your chance to help her get through to the finals. The final list is up and voting ends tomorrow for Best International Feminist Blog

Thank for your continued support

Africa: Sub-Regional Methodological Workshops for Social Research in Africa

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Feb 21, 2008

The 2008 session of the CODESRIA sub-regional methodological workshops will explore the conditions for the employment and validation of qualitative perspectives in African contexts. To this end, the workshops will be open to all the social research disciplines. These disciplines are uniformly confronted with broadly similar difficulties of understanding social reality and the challenges posed by techniques of data collection and analysis, which, on account of their “qualitative” nature, are s...read more

Egypt: Migrant shot dead trying to cross border

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Feb 22, 2008

Egyptian security forces shot dead a Sudanese man trying to cross into Israel on Tuesday. A total of five African migrants have now been killed crossing the border so far this year. Security officials said 50-year-old Ermeniry Khasheef was shot in the back after he ignored orders to stop as he attempted to cross barbed wire near the border town of Rafah.

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South Africa: Researcher post, three year contract - CCLA

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Feb 20, 2008

The Centre for Culture and Languages at the University of Johannesburg, a new interdisciplinery centre in the Faculty of Humanities, has just advertised the
the post of Researcher. Please send a comprehensive cv, including current
remuneration, date of last increase, and the telephone numbers and email addresses of at least three referees to: [email][email protected] or fax: +27-11=5593173. Closing date: end February.

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Sudan: Volunteer, Scholar Mentoring, Materials & Training of Trainers - Winrock Int'l

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Feb 20, 2008

Winrock's Gender Equity through Education program addresses education and training gaps in Sudan by providing immediate educational assistance to girls, women, and communities while pursuing long-term impact by helping the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (MoEST) ensure its policies are equitable and further operationalize its plans. The project is working primarily in Southern Sudan and the Three Areas. The volunteer will work with the Sudanese NGO to adapt and finalize mentori...read more

Africa: African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowships (ADDRF)

Pambazuka News Editors
Feb 20, 2008

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Ford Foundation, is pleased to announce the African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowships (ADDRF), a new fellowship program to support doctoral students at African universities whose theses address issues relating to heath systems strengthening in Africa.

Formation of the citizens assembly

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Feb 21, 2008

You are invited to take part in the formation of the citizens Assembly to lay out the framework for enacting a new constitution. Kenya can and will rise again. But this is only possible if there is a democratic constitution in place to institutionalize good governance. The citizens Assembly is scheduled to be launched on April 9-10,2008 in Nairobi, Kenya.

The structure and agenda of the assembly will be discussed in a web-forum scheduled for Saturday, March 1, 2008, 5pm-7pm Kenya Time ...read more

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