Africa: Training Manual on Preventing Sexual Violence against Girls in Schools

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Aug 02, 2005

This training manual is intended for teacher trainers and aimed at making schools safe for girls, addressing factors within school that hinder girls from attaining education, specifically focusing on preventing sexual violence. The training is aimed at teachers, and should take approximately five days. It includes information on preparation for the workshop, including time schedule, finance, and resources needed.

Cameroon: Planting the seed of literacy

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Aug 02, 2005

"What do you do before reading your textbooks," the Mayor of Akono asks the shy schoolgirl, about nine years old. "I wash my hands," the kid replies. Such reading etiquette is rare in Cameroon. But in a sprawling rural settlement in the heart of Cameroon's luxuriant equatorial rainforest, most kids would give a similar response. These kids are not extraordinary. They are simply products of an ingenious programme aimed at increasing literacy and raising the standards of education that the muni...read more

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The International Centre for Civil Society Law

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Jul 27, 2005

The International Centre for Civil Society Law seeks to protect human freedoms by improving the laws that affect the freedoms of belief, expression, association, assembly, information, and participation. ICCSL pursues its mission through four separate but inter-related programs: The International Journal Of Civil Society Law; research and publications; technical assistance; and education and professional development.

Human rights learning resource

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Jul 27, 2005

This project is the first of a projected series of modules on international human rights. Whether you're a teacher or a student, you can use this material in basic courses in government, civics, history, or other social sciences. This site is intended as a resource and not as a full-fledged course on human rights. Students may use it for research projects. Teachers may pull out a unit or even a page at a time to fit in with their current courses.

New NGO capacity building manual from CIIR

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Aug 01, 2005

The Catholic Institute for International Relations (CIIR) has recently published a free guidance manual on capacity building for local NGOs. This comprehensive manual is a valuable resource for trainers and development workers. It can also be used as a self-help manual by local NGOs in developing countries. The manual is free to download from CIIR's website. It is also available on CD-Rom.

2nd edition of the Southern Africa Social Forum 2005

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Aug 01, 2005

Zimbabwe will be hosting the 2nd edition of the Southern Africa Social Forum 2005 in Harare, from 13-15 October 2005. This year's SASF is expected to bring together thousands of participants from community-based groups, social movements and civil society organizations from SADC under the theme, 'Popular and Democratic Alternatives to Neo-Liberalism'. The Southern Africa Social Forum is a prelude to the African Social Forum (ASF) and World Social Forum (WSF) that take place annually. The first...read more

The World Summit Award (WSA)

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Jul 25, 2005

The World Summit Award (WSA) is a global initiative to select and promote the world's best e-Content and Creativity. It is held within the framework of and in cooperation with the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). With a special focus on cultural identity and diversity, the competition seeks to highlight the best digital content from each country, emphasising content that promotes the development of an "Information Society."

International Human Rights Colloquium

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Jul 25, 2005

The International Human Rights Colloquium is an annual capacity building and peer-learning event designed for activists from the Global South. Since 2001, the Colloquium has gathered more than 510 activists and academics, mainly from Latin American, African, and Asian countries.

Cameroon: Newspaper editor released after being held for two weeks

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Jul 25, 2005

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has welcomed the release of "Le Front" editor-in-chief Joseph Bessala Ahanda on 21 July 2005, two days after a delegation of journalists met the director of criminal affairs at the Justice Ministry. "The end of this arbitrary imprisonment is good news for Cameroon's journalists," the organisation said.

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Zimbabwe: MIC Scared of 'Robust Reportage', Anz Boss Claims

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Jul 25, 2005

The Media and Information Commission (MIC) is refusing to give Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe an operating licence for fear of its robust reporting on government's policy failures, Sam Sipepa Nkomo, ANZ CEO, said on Wednesday. "I think they are scared of the Daily News," Sipepa told journalists at a press briefing in the capital. "You can imagine the extensive coverage an independent daily paper can give its readers in the wake of Operation Murambatsvina and how government could be kept on...read more

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