Southern Africa: Regional Human Rights Audits - Call for Applications

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Jul 03, 2006

SAHRIT is engaged in a two year project on increasing demand for accountability and respect for human rights through utilization of enforcement mechanisms, which project covers six countries in the sub-region. As part of this project SAHRIT is commissioning an audit of the human rights framework in these countries, including generally an audit of the legislative, policy and administrative framework.

Zimbabwe: Education system sliding into ruin

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Jul 03, 2006

Standards of learning and teaching in Zimbabwe, at one time the envy of the African continent, have been plummeting, says a report by a cross-party parliamentary committee. "Education is now a preserve for the rich, some students have dropped out of programmes, others will not be able to write examinations, which they cannot afford, while others have had to defer their studies," the committee noted.

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Africa: AIDS treatment progress reports

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Jul 03, 2006

With nearly 400 grants approved to combat HIV/ AIDS, TB and malaria, Global Fund-financed programs are proving that where money is invested, treatment and prevention efforts are working. In its latest progress report the Global Fund outlines the latest program results and looks at the initial data on how its grants affect health systems and indications of global impact in the fight against the diseases.

Kenya: Sponsors interfering with schools

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Jul 03, 2006

School sponsors are under fire for allegedly contributing to dwindling education standards in Nyanza. Stakeholders, MPs and officials from the Ministry of Education were unanimous that interference by sponsors in management of institutions compromised academic standards.

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Nigeria: Primary pupils caught writing exams for parents

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Jul 03, 2006

No fewer than ten primary school pupils were recently caught writing Primary Six examination for their parents, which the state Commissioner for Secondary and Primary Education, Dr. Veronica Ogbuagu has described as "preposterous".

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Portugal: International Metropolis Conference - Paths and Crossroads: Moving People, Changing Places

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Jul 03, 2006

The Conference will be of interest to policymakers, administrators, non-governmental organizations, researchers, students, and private sector stakeholders involved in international migration and urban management issues. It is geared towards more effective policymaking, more socially meaningful research practices, and international collaboration towards the goal of strengthening policy and thereby allowing societies to better manage the challenges and opportunities that immigration and integra...read more

UK: Black academics flying in from USA to present research papers

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Jun 28, 2006

On the eve of the fifth annual conference staged by the Black Colloquium, an organisation that promotes African centred learning, a committee member said that the establishment of a black university in the UK is crucial to promote African centred learning.

Guinea: Two positions available

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Jun 27, 2006

Country Director - CCF Guinea is a new CCF programme with offices based in Conakry. This vacancy will attract a leader with plenty of initiative and extensive high level management experience to provide strategic leadership and vision for the Guinea programme. Program Director - this new and challenging vacancy based in Conakry, Guinea will attract a senior development manager to lead the efficient design, delivery and management of all CCF programs in Guinea.

South Africa: African Science Communication Conference

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Jun 27, 2006

The conference will focus on the need to develop science communication and establish collaborative networks on the African continent. SAASTA aims to advance public awareness, appreciation, and engagement of science, engineering, and technology in South Africa.

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Kenya: Chief Operations Officer

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Jun 27, 2006

The Trust for African Rock Art, TARA, is dedicated to the awareness and preservation of African rock art. It is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation, registered in Kenya and America whose work has been endorsed by Nelson Mandela and Kofi Annan.

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