Bringing the digital age to Ghana's grassroots

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Sep 03, 2001

A new public-private partnership in Ghana is launching the Mobile Telecentre To-Go (MTTG) to introduce information technology (IT) and the Internet to schools, health clinics, farms and local businesses.

Ghana

Involving parents in education systems

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Sep 03, 2001

Education is not a process that takes place in the confines of a school or college alone. It is a social process that involves home, school and the society as well. This paper argues for the need for partnership between the teachers, the administrators, the family and the community.

A geography lesson beyond the classroom

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Sep 03, 2001

It started as a simple geography class exercise for learners at Weston Agricultural College in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province. But it managed to become much more than a classroom lecture. It ended up with the local town council being forced to acknowledge the huge problems caused by a municipal dumping site next to a river.

Is AIDS awareness in schools enough to check the disease?

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Sep 03, 2001

Can the use of the curriculum to promote sexual health in schools help check HIV/AIDS? Perhaps not. Unless gender equality is brought about, the fight against the deadly virus at the school level may be futile. This report poses some relevant questions.

SUDAN: Weekend march to highlight children's needs

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Jul 30, 2001

The Sudanese Movement for Children, which comprises governmental and nongovernmental agencies and civil society organisations, will next Friday organise a march to start from Wad Madani, the capital of Al-Jazirah State, and end at the Friendship Hall in Khartoum, as part of the global campaign "Say Yes for Children".

GUINEA-BISSAU: Tension in the military reported

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Jul 30, 2001

There has been rising tension within Guinea-Bissau's army, the Senegalese news agency, APS, and other sources reported. The tension appears to centre on the future of Armed Forces Chief of Staff Verissimo Correia Seabra.

Guinea Bissau

SOUTH AFRICA: US may boycott racism conference

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Jul 30, 2001

The Washington Post newspaper reported on Thursday that the United States had again threatened to boycott next month's United Nations conference on racism in Durban, South Africa.

South Africa

Funding southern ngos

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Jul 30, 2001

The following was published in "HIF-net at WHO" in response to a request on where to look for funding "for developing country NGOs undertaking not-for-profit nutrition, micronutrient and/or blindness prevention projects for the benefit of poor urban and rural dwellers/communities."

DebtChannel.org Editor, OneWorld.net

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Jul 30, 2001

OneWorld is an international non-profit Network whose mission is to harness the democratic potential of the Internet. Its website www.oneworld.net is the world's leading portal on development and human rights. We are looking for an Editor to edit OneWorld's DebtChannel.org. The DebtChannel.org Editor will be responsible for editing and updating the channel to enable it to fulfill its mission as a leading Web resource on international debt. She/he will rep...read more

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND POVERTY REDUCTION

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Sep 03, 2001

by Peter Hazell and Lawrence Haddad. Based on an analysis of the links between agricultural research and poverty alleviation in different types of countries and rural regions, this discussion paper identifies six key priorities for a pro-poor agricultural research agenda.

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