Libya : Libya to buy 1.2 million Linux laptops

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Oct 18, 2006

Libya has reportedly signed a deal with Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project for 1.2 million laptops. The OLPC laptop is a low-cost Linux-based notebook for use in developing nations. The deal is estimated to be worth $250 million and Libya will receive 1.2 million OLPC computers for students, one server per school, a team of technical installation advisers, satellite Internet service, and other network infrastructure.

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Libya: Libya detains migrants trying to reach Europe

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Oct 17, 2006

Libyan police have detained about 1 930 illegal migrants over the past 27 days trying to sail to Europe via Italy from the Libyan coast, the Interior Ministry has said. In the same period, the Libyan government deported 3 768 other would-be migrants from several African countries, who had been arrested earlier attempting to cross illegally to Italy, the Ministry added in a statement.

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The Program Officer

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Oct 15, 2006

The Program Officer, East Africa will work with the Law and Health Initiative (LAHI) of the Open Society Institute Public Health Program (PHP) and the Open Society Initiative for East Africa (OSIEA) in Nairobi to advance law- and human rights-based responses to HIV and AIDS and public health in the region. S/he will report to the LAHI project director in New York and collaborate day-to-day with the OSIEA staff in Nairobi.

Africa: Call for Papers Announcement

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Oct 15, 2006

Organizations in the nonprofit and voluntary sector have recognized that information technologies are a vital part of their effective mission achievement. While a large and growing body of practical knowledge already exists, practitioners, managers, and policy makers still lack systematic scholarly research about how information technologies are changing the nonprofit sector and the organizations within it. NTEN and Nonprofit Online News are seeking research papers for a panel and a publication.

Africa: Call For Participants

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Oct 15, 2006

TARSC and IHRDC under the EQUINET umbrella and with support from CHESSORE are carrying out capacity building on participatory reflection and action (PRA) methods for research and training for a people centred health system. The training uses a toolkit developed by the institutions and peer reviewed through practical use that provides information on areas for strengthening community voice and roles in health systems and examples of participatory approaches for training and research that suppor...read more

Uganda: I-Network seeks Project Manager

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Oct 15, 2006

ANTS Uganda is a project within the organisational framework of I-Network Uganda which is a non-profit organisation and a national network consisting of individuals and organisations from the private sector, government and civil society. I-Network provides a platform for sharing knowledge and forming partnerships around the use of ICT to address development challenges and to extend equitable national development.

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Africa: Office Assistant/Administrative Assistant

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Oct 15, 2006

I-Network is an ICT (Information and Communication Technology) organisation that started in 2002. Its major focus is sharing knowledge, advocacy and provision of expertise in ICT4Development. I-Network is looking for someone to fill the post of Office Assistant.

Africa: Financial management training for NGOs

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Oct 16, 2006

Mango training is coming for the first time to Nigeria and Mozambique. We are delivering two of our most popular courses specially designed for NGOs.

Africa: Human rights training available online

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Oct 16, 2006

Top quality training on human rights is now available for free online, thanks to a partnership between Fahamu and the OpenCourseWare Consortium. Through the partnership, the Oxford University accredited course 'An Introduction to Human Rights' has been made available on the Fahamu website. The course is designed to provide users with a comprehensive definition of human rights and how these rights are monitored and enforced.

Africa: Call for Papers from Young Scholars

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Oct 16, 2006

Invitation for Applications and Call for Papers from Young Scholars for Participation in IDEAs Conference in the memory of Guy Mhone on 'Sustainable Employment Generation in Developing Countries: Current constraints and alternative strategies' in partnership with Action Aid and the Department of Economics, Kenyatta University 25 - 27th January 2007, Nairobi, Kenya.

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