UK: Mango Training

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Aug 23, 2006

Mango provides practical financial management training for NGO staff and board members working in development and humanitarian aid. Mango’s courses are carefully designed to meet the real needs of staff working in the field and behind the scenes at head office. Upcoming courses include: Financial Management for Development NGOs: Foundations, Tools & Strategies; Financial Management in Emergencies; Practical Financial Management for Programme Managers: Working with Local Partners and Getti...read more

Botswana: Using English to teach maths

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Aug 23, 2006

Educationalists often assume that teachers, students and textbooks speak the same language. In Botswana government policy requires English - one of the country's official languages to be used as the language of instruction for math from the second grade of primary school. How can maths teachers cope when many of their pupils are not fluent in English?

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South Africa: Beetroot battle at world AIDS conference

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Aug 23, 2006

Beetroot, lemon, garlic and African potato were at the heart of a bitter conflict between Health Minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang and AIDS activists over government’s AIDS programme at the International AIDS Conference in Toronto over the past week (August 15-19).

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Swaziland: Reading project to improve critical thinking

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Aug 23, 2006

Pre-school children in Swaziland are the focus of a novel large-scale reading project that aims to push literacy levels to 100 percent among the adult population and encourage independent thinking. Although the country of about one million people has a literacy rate of more than 80 percent - relatively high compared to other countries in the region - this figure is misleading, according to the Swaziland Reading Association, as the ability to read does not necessarily translate into critical t...read more

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South Africa: Education in the doldrums

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Aug 23, 2006

A new school curriculum aiming to overhaul the legacy of inferior apartheid schooling and bring South Africa's education system more in line with the demands of a global economy has stumbled at the first hurdle.

South Africa

South Africa: Foundation Phase Teacher Trainer

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Aug 21, 2006

This organisation is looking for applicants with a strong interest in the education transformation process in South Africa and in providing sustained related in-service teacher development and support at primary school level. S/he must have sound knowledge of the National Curriculum for Foundation Phase and a tertiary teaching/education or relevant field qualification.

South Africa

Nigeria: Country Representative/Immunization Specialist

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Aug 21, 2006

The successful applicant will manage a multi-state programme to improve the coverage of routine immunisation in northern Nigeria. S/he must have a Masters Degree or MBBS, plus advanced public health training and 10 years experience working with ministries of health in Africa.

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Namibia: Country Coordinator

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Aug 21, 2006

The incumbent will independently provide support services to satisfy the overall operational objectives of USAID Namibia. S/he must have 5 years of senior experience managing HIV/AIDS programmes, ideally in a developing country context. Applicants must be U.S. citizens able to obtain a secret security clearance. Application deadline August 18.

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Zimbabwe: Artistic and Communications Manager

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Aug 21, 2006

The successful candidate will promote, preserve and disseminate information relating to Tonga heritage using multimedia methods. S/he must be familiar with the arts industry and committed to the development of the arts and have experience in producing multi media products. Applicants must be able to write and speak English fluently.

Zimbabwe

South Africa: Film Submission For The 2006 Cape Town World Cinema Festival

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Aug 14, 2006

The Cape Town World Cinema Festival (CTWCF) will once again showcase the latest international, African and South African films in its programme this year. The focus is on world cinema and more specifically, films from the south. The programme consists of features, documentaries and short films.

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