kenya: University lecturers want 2,000 per cent pay raise

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Oct 09, 2003

Public university lecturers want a salary increment of more than 2,000 per cent. Under the new demand, professors want their monthly pay raised from about Sh40,000 to Sh895,000 while ordinary lecturers want Sh232,000, up from the current Sh12,000. Assistant lecturers, on the other hand, want Sh120,000. The University Academic Staff Union, (Uasu), representing about 6,000 members, says the lecturers want the new demands effected immediately.

Kenya

funds allocated to south african provinces

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Oct 09, 2003

BuaNews reports that the National Development Agency (NDA) has earmarked R67 million for poverty alleviation projects in KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and Limpopo, funded by the European Union (EU) as part of the European Programme for Reconstruction and Development.

South Africa

New figures for disbursement of south african Lottery funds released

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Oct 09, 2003

So far, during the current financial year, the Lottery has generated R1.6bn for "good causes". The bulk went to charities, with the arts and culture sector as the second largest recipient and sports and recreation as the third.

South Africa

ivory coast: Funding Needed Urgently As Schools Resume

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Oct 09, 2003

As children go back to school after a year of disrupted classes, Cote d'Ivoire is calling on donors to help rebuild the war-ravaged school system. On Monday, tens of thousands of primary and secondary school children returned to their classrooms in government-held areas.

Celebrity “Drive for Charity” Event Gears Up a Notch in south africa

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Oct 09, 2003

South Africa's first "Drive for Charity" event - initiated by the South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ) - is gaining momentum. A prizefund-raising campaign has just been launched, celebrity and charity competitors will be announced on 28th October 2003, and on Valentines Day, 14th February 2004, at least 16 top South African celebrities and their benefiting charities will vie for the largest portion of a R1m plus pool of prize money.

South Africa

burundi: International Justice seminar

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Oct 02, 2003

From the 14th to 17th October 2003, Avocats Sans Frontières - ASF (Lawyers Without Borders) will organise in Bujumbura, Burundi, a seminar on the International Justice to the attention of lawyers of the Bar of Burundi. The program of the seminar is available on the ASF's web site.

Burundi

angola: UNICEF Programmes Severely Underfunded

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Oct 02, 2003

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Angola on Wednesday called for further support from donors for its health and education programmes, warning that the critical shortage of funds was seriously hampering its operations. "Now, more than at any time since independence, Angola possesses enormous potential for recovery and prosperity. But with funding for programmes in health and education floundering at below 10 percent, UNICEF warns that it is fighting to meet the enormous demand created in po...read more

Angola

ethiopia: WFP 'Widens the Window of Hope' for Orphans

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Oct 02, 2003

In a paper released last week at two major AIDS conferences in Kenya and the United States, the United Nations World Food Programme demonstrates how food aid can bring hope to a generation of orphans and other vulnerable children whose lives are scarred by HIV/AIDS.

Ethiopia

HOW TO MAKE A MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM WORK FOR YOU

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Oct 02, 2003

Membership programs can help nonprofits build a constituency, educate the public, raise funds, increase visibility and provide a constant cash flow, according to the latest Association of Fundraising Professionals Audioconference.

Uganda: Security Force Executions Reported

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Oct 02, 2003

The Ugandan government must immediately investigate the reported recent execution of four detainees by state security agents, Human Rights Watch says. The authorities should also reveal the whereabouts of 10 others arbitrarily detained, and must charge or release them. The four men reportedly executed were among 14 detained in August by the Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force (JATF), a joint unit drawn from several state security agencies. The men were apparently executed because they were acc...read more

Uganda

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