IFES' role in the pre-election process will be to provide institutional support and advice to the National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia and other key institutions on preparations for the 2005 elections. Activities under this program are likely to include: purchase of election commodities, training of election administration staff, advising on the development of laws and procedures pertaining to elections, and education of voters and election stakeholders on the electoral process.

Tanzania is losing some 2,880 teachers to HIV/AIDS every year, said Education Minister, Joseph Mungai. The majority of the country's 155,000 teachers, who comprise nearly 50 per cent of all government employees live in rural areas where access to condoms and anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs is limited.

For the well-being of today's families and for future generations, how important is investment in education and other forms of human capital? This report analyzes the potential for investments in education - by individual households, by government, and by donor agencies - to reduce poverty in postwar Mozambique. It also explores the factors that influence the decision to send children to school, and how long children remain in school.

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to announce the fourteenth competition under its Small Grants Programme for Thesis Writing. The grants are intended to contribute to the development of the social sciences in Africa and the strengthening of the research capacity of African universities through the funding of primary research conducted by post-graduate students and professionals.