Uganda: Coordinator

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Jun 14, 2005

CEDOVIP is a vibrant NGO working to prevent domestic violence in Uganda. We are looking for an experienced and committed professional for the post of Coordinator. The Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day management of CEDOVIP including staff supervision, fundraising and donor relations, program development and monitoring. The successful candidate will be an articulate and dynamic individual with demonstrated commitment to promote women's rights.

Uganda

Malawi: Deputy Field Office Director

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Jun 15, 2005

Save the Children, a leading U.S. and international child-focused relief and development agency seeks a Deputy Field Office Director for Finance and Administration (DFOD/F&A) to ensure efficient and effective operation of the Finance and Administrative functions of the Malawi Field Office (including sub offices) and ensure compliance with SC/US and donor accounting and financial reporting requirements and SC policies and procedures.

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South Africa: University for the poor

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Jun 15, 2005

Taddy Blecher must be the first person to have founded a university from a fax machine.
Five years ago, from his office in Johannesburg in South Africa, without any university buildings, courses or staff, he began faxing out a letter of invitation to 350 schools. He asked the brightest and poorest students to apply for a new university - and promised them the "best business education in Africa".

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Training Workshops on Child Abuse

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Jun 15, 2005

The objectives of the workshop are to understand the role of a multidisciplinary team, including the roles of law enforcement, child protective services, and the legal system in the evaluation of abuse cases; address relevant factors in detecting, reporting and managing child physical and sexual abuse; tackle problems facing inter-agency cooperation; highlight the importance of policies and procedures, in the detection and management of child abuse.

Mozambique: Literacy by radio launched

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Jun 08, 2005

The Mozambican government launched on Tuesday a literacy programme by radio to benefit initially about 20,000 people in Maputo, Manica and Cabo Delgado provinces, respectively in the south, centre and north of the country. The radio programme, that involves 45 lessons and takes three months, as well as the production of manuals for the teachers and the students, was first experimented with in Manhica.

Mozambique

Tools of Social Justice Grantmaking

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Jun 09, 2005

A compendium of resources on social justice grantmaking, including publications, grantmaking programmes, useful organizations and recent events. This is one of a number of resources for social justice grantmaking listed on Community Foundations of Canada's website.

Community foundations have grown by 5 percent

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Jun 09, 2005

The number of community foundations in the world has grown by five percent since last year, to 1,175 in 46 countries. Most of this growth is happening in countries outside of the US, Canada and the UK. These are the key findings of the 2005 Community Foundation Global Status Report, the fourth in a series of reports on the development of community foundations around the world published by WINGS (Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support). Download the report at read more

The Main Thread

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Jun 13, 2005

The Main Thread is an inspiring and stimulating tool for anyone wanting to work effectively and with commitment on preventing HIV, STIs (sexually transmitted infections) and unwanted pregnancy among young people.

AMMSI Scholarship

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Jun 13, 2005

The African Mathematics Millennium Science Initiative (AMMSI) is a distributed network of mathematics research, training and promotion throughout sub-SaharanAfrica. It has five Regional Offices located in Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal. It is a project established by the Millennium Science Initiative (MSI), that is administered by the Science Initiative Group (SIG). Applications are invited for the 2005 AMMSI Postgraduate Scholarships, by sub-Saharan African nationals, for M.S...read more

Academic Freedom Conference: "Problems and Challenges in Arab and African Countries"

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Jun 13, 2005

The UNESCO Forum Regional Scientific Committee for Arab States in cooperation with the Arab and African Research Center in Cairo (AARC), the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), and the Swedish Institute in Alexandria have taken the initiative to organize a Conference on Academic Freedom with particular emphasis on the problems and challenges facing Arab and African countries. The Conference will take place 10-11 September 2005 in Alexandria, Egypt.

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