In the year 2000 the probability of an African child attending primary school was no higher than it had been in 1980. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the lowest primary enrolments of any major region in the developing world and the number of African children out of school is increasing at a faster rate than anywhere else. Has Africa any hope of meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of primary schooling for all and gender equity by 2015? A book, resulting from a major collaborative rese...read more

Teacher quality and quantity must be improved, teacher salaries must be raised, educating girls deserves more attention and HIV/Aids is aggravating attempts to achieve universal primary education. These are some of the points contained in a report on education in Africa by the South African Institute of International Affairs. The report's five chapters examine the state of play of education on the continent and highlight the challenges which need to be addressed. This report seeks to get gove...read more

A recent statement by the Kenyan government that many students who graduated from primary school last year will not find places in the country's secondary schools has generated widespread concern. According to Education, Science and Technology Minister George Saitioti, 657,747 pupils sat for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education last year - up from 587,961 in 2003. This marked an increase of almost 12 percent in the number of exam candidates - the highest increase to be recorded during t...read more

In May last year, IPS reported that teachers in Swaziland were at loggerheads with government over the delicate matter of admitting AIDS orphans to schools free of charge. With the new academic year looming, has the situation improved? Certainly, Education Minister Constance Simelane is making all the right noises. "What everybody should know is that children are the country’s future. They should be given first priority," she said.

Eisa's Elections & Political Processes Unit (EPP) has a vacancy for a Programme Assistant. Responsibilities required include:
- Attend to the Departmental general administration;
- Set up and participate in workshops, roundtables and conferences;
- Prepare reports.

Applications are invited from suitable qualified persons for the position of DIRECTOR. This individual is principally required to:
- Provide dynamic and strategic leadership to AFRA in terms of its vision, policy and approach to land and agrarian reform in South Africa.
- Represent AFRA’s position in various local and national forums, platforms and media.
- Be accountable to AFRA Board of Directors and responsible for fundraising.
- Oversee, support and direct all prog...read more

Saviez-vous qu’il y a plus de francophones en Afrique qu’en France ?

Le Français est la langue officielle du Bénin, du Burkina Faso, du Congo, de la Côte d’Ivoire, du Gabon, de la Guinée, du Mali, du Niger, de la République centrafricaine, de la République démocratique du Congo, du Sénégal et du Togo. Le français est également l’une des langues officielles du Burundi, du Cameroun, des Comores, de Djibouti, de la Guinée Equatoriale, de Madagascar, du Rwanda et du Tchad.

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Deadline: 11 February 2005

The Wits University Journalism and Media Studies Programme, together with the Ruth First Trust has established a Fellowship. The Fellowship is established to commemorate Ruth First as a journalist/intellectual/activist and her contribution to critical, independent socially-engaged writing.

Fellows will receive a grant of R35 000 and expected to present their work at a public event within six months and to submit it for publication/broadcast through a...read more

Software tool eNRICH enables communities to quickly and efficiently build their own gateway website, enriched with their own local content and connected to knowledge sources and services that are tailored according to their own information and communication needs.

The Global Fund is accepting applications for a full-time, salaried Program Officer with a focus on grantmaking in Asia/Oceania. The Program Officer will work primarily with the Program Team in reviewing and managing correspondence from organizations that request support from the Global Fund for Women. The Program Officer will report to the Vice President of Programs & Evaluation and will supervise the Program Associate for Asia/Oceania.

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