Research Grants for Young Scientists from Developing Countries

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Oct 03, 2005

The International Foundation for Science (IFS) is an independent international research council that is based in Stockholm, Sweden. The mission of IFS is to strengthen the scientific research capacity of developing countries in science fields related to
the sustainable management of biological and water resources. Since 1974, IFS
has provided support to more than 3500 IFS Grantees in some 100 countries
in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean.

South Africa: Reporter suspended over testimony

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Sep 30, 2005

The Star has suspended news reporter Alameen Templeton because he testified on behalf of the state in the so-called lion murder trial in Phalaborwa, according to a report in the newspaper. The paper is to investigate his decision to testify. His testimony on Thursday was led in sentencing deliberations during the trial of Mark Scott-Crossley and Simon Mathebula for the murder of Nelson Chisale, who had been thrown into a lion's enclosure and killed. Templeton was immediately pulled off the ca...read more

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Africa: Intelsat wins contract with the African Virtual University to provide internet bandwidth services

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Sep 30, 2005

Intelsat has been selected by the African Virtual University (AVU) as its strategic communications partner in an initiative to establish a higher education bandwidth consortium which will make Internet bandwidth more widely accessible to African universities. Using Intelsat's GlobalConnexSM Internet Trunking Service, this initiative will deliver cost-effective, reliable bandwidth to students, academics, and other users at 11 universities and two consortia in six African countries, initially.

Burkina Faso: For greater literacy, go local

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Oct 03, 2005

In 1990, Burkinabe linguist Benoit Ouoba used his own funds to set up a teaching programme with a difference: it focused on using local languages to develop literacy, rather than the customary French. Fifteen years later, the 'Tin Tua' method of teaching has significantly improved literacy in the eastern Gulmu region where it was introduced, attracting the attention of international donors in the process. Tin Tua, meaning 'Let's Develop Ourselves by Ourselves', is drawn from Gulmancema - one ...read more

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Zambia: Zambian science academy launched

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Sep 28, 2005

The Zambia Academy of Science, launched on September 16, will promote excellence in research and strengthen the country's capacity for science-led development, says its president. "The academy will also provide advice on specific scientific problems presented to it by the government and its agencies as well as the private sector," added Mwananyanda Lewanika in an interview with SciDev.Net.

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Monitoring and Evidence Advisor

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Sep 28, 2005

The Monitoring and Evidence Advisor post is an exciting opportunity to individuals committed to promoting the rights of older people through good programming, and evidence gathering. The postholder will make a substantial contribution to the development of HelpAge International’s programme and advocacy work by further developing systems of monitoring, impact assessment and learning across the organisation.

Martin Ennals award for human rights defenders

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Sep 28, 2005

The Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) is a unique collaboration among eleven of the world's leading non-governmental human rights organizations to give protection to human rights defenders worldwide. The Martin Ennals Foundation now calls for nominations for the 2006 Award. For more details, see www.martinennalsaward.org, where you can also submit nominations online.

Mango Training

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Sep 28, 2005

Mango is extending training to several new countries for the first time, including: Pakistan, Ethiopia, Malawi, and Sierra Leone. Each course is designed to meet the needs of different groups of NGO staff - some for financial staff, some for managers. More detailed course outlines for each of our core courses are available on request.

Shuttleworth Foundation - Unlocking creative potential

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Sep 28, 2005

South African entrepreneur, Mark Shuttleworth, established the Shuttleworth Foundation in October 2000 with the belief that education is the key to unlocking the creative and intellectual potential of South African youth, allowing them to live the dream that ‘anything is possible’. The foundation’s main goal is to improve the quality of education in South Africa by investing in projects which offer unique and innovative solutions to educational challenges in an African society with a focus on...read more

CODESRIA multinational working groups: Call for proposals

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Sep 28, 2005

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) invites proposals from researchers for possible inclusion in its new multinational working group (MWG) on the theme of Africa and its Diasporas. The changing composition and geography of Africa's Diasporas, and the shifting re-composition of all aspects of the linkages between these diasporas and the continent, is one of the thematic areas at the core of the current intellectual agenda of the Council. The MWG is t...read more

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