Managing Public Goods in Favour of the People

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Nov 20, 2003

Public goods or services (supply and access to water, electricity, land, education, health care etc.) and their availability, financing, ownership and management are a generally contested issue in almost all countries in the world. In recognising the impacts of different policies, politics and ideologies on public services, the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation together with its partners, is with this Conference staging a forum for discussion, debating, exchanging views and experiences.

Resource Alliance: 5th International Workshop on Resource Mobilisation

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Nov 20, 2003

The Resource Alliance has announced that its 5th International Workshop on Resource Mobilisation will take place in Johannesburg from 26 to 28 March 2004. The Workshop is a global forum aimed at enhancing the ability of voluntary organisations to mobilise local support.

Performers' funding frozen in South Africa

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Nov 20, 2003

A crisis at the National Arts Council has led to the freezing of about R4-million in funding for struggling performing artists. The council is the statutory body that distributes funds for the promotion of arts and culture and awards study bursaries.

South Africa

Doctoral Scholarship: Graduates School for The Humanities & Social Sciences

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Nov 20, 2003

The Resource Alliance has announced that its 5th International Workshop on Resource Mobilisation will take place in Johannesburg from 26 to 28 March 2004. The Workshop is a global forum aimed at enhancing the ability of voluntary organisations to mobilise local support.

YouthActionNet awards for social entrepreneurial projects

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Nov 20, 2003

YouthActionNet is now seeking applications for awards to youth leaders and their emerging projects that promote social change and connect youth with local communities. Award recipients will receive US$500, which includes funds for a disposable camera to photo-document their project for an online photo gallery.

Yemen: Capacity Building Co-ordinator

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Nov 13, 2003

You will have a minimum of 3 years work experience with LNGOs in an advisory/support capacity and proven knowledge/experience of organisational development and capacity building within the NGO/CBO sector. Proven experience in training/facilitation methodologies and direct training ability and experience of liaison with a range of different organisations at a policy level are essential.

Zimbabwe: No barriers too great for immigrants

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Nov 20, 2003

It is the middle of the month and the buses headed from Zimbabwe's Bulawayo to Francistown, the border town in neighbouring Botswana, 160km away, are leaving half full. But vehicles driving in the opposite direction, back to Zimbabwe, are overcrowded. That is because traders, mostly women, are returning home.

Zimbabwe

Kenya: Talk Show Host Training Gets Results

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Nov 20, 2003

A young girl who was being abused by her father was able to get help after tuning into a talk show hosted by Sandra Ndonye, a participant in an Internews Kenya workshop. The workshop trained students in the production of HIV/AIDS talk show programs, including interviewing, recording and scripting techniques.

Kenya

Tanzania: Paper may have to close because of heavy fine

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Nov 20, 2003

Reporters Without Borders has condemned huge libel damages awarded against the Zanzibar independent weekly paper Dira for printing "false and malicious statements" about the children of the autonomous island-state's president, Amani Abeid Karume.

Tanzania

Kenya: End starvation university wages, says KSDA

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Nov 20, 2003

"The Kenya Socialist Democratic Alliance (KSDA) supports the striking lecturers because their struggle is legitimate, timely and long overdue. The lecturers strike comes at a time when many workers have resorted to strike action as a way of fighting for their rights in Kenya after the government failed to give them an audience."

Kenya

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