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Open Society Initiative for South Africa

Jun 25, 2001

OSISA is a non-profit foundation established in 1997 by investor and philanthropist George Soros. OSISA oversees US$5 million in grants annually in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. OSISA is to be a leading regional foundation dedicated to the creation of the ideal of an open society. Our programmes broadly focus on Education, Human rights and democracy building as well as Media.

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W.K. Kellogg Foundation

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Jul 02, 2001

The purpose of Kellogg Foundation programming in southern Africa is to assist in the social and economic transformation of the region, and to nurture the area's emerging democracies. Within these countries, W.K. Kellogg Foundation programming will strive to strengthen the capacity of Africans, their families, organisations, and institutions as they work to develop and sustain healthy communities.

Redistribution of personal incomes, education and economic performance across countries

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Jun 25, 2001

This article explores the ambiguous finding that in OECD countries inequality has risen, whilst redistribution has similarly increased. Why is this? The theory used in this paper suggests that this is something to do with the redistributive effect of education spending.

Education provision to nomadic pastoralists: a literature review

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Jun 25, 2001

This literature review explores issues relating to education provision to nomadic pastoralists. Pastoralists are often considered to be educational 'failures' (in terms of enrolment, attendance, classroom performance etc). Despite this, pastoralists manifest high levels of specialisation and sophistication within the diverse activities they engage in as pastoralists.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION

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Jun 25, 2001

Since 1934, the International Bureau of Education has organized the International Conference on Education (ICE), which provides a forum for dialogue between ministers of education

Population Studies scholarship

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Jun 25, 2001

The School for International Training (SIT) located in Brattleboro, Vermont, Northeast region of the United States, is offering the Bradley/Gamble Fellow Program in Population Studies scholarship specifically to individuals from countries in transition working in the field of population and family planning. This is a competitive scholarship and individuals should have solid professional experience and an excellent academic record.

IRIN WebSpecial: Day of the African Child -

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Jun 25, 2001

This IRIN WebSpecial draws together some of the most important issues that shape the day in the life of an African child. "The place for children is in schools, is with their families and with their communities, not in the battlefields," the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Olara Otunnu recently insisted.