Africa: Africa not likely to meet education targets

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Jan 13, 2005

The target of reaching equality in basic education for girls and boys is being met in much of the world, but girls and women still faced inequality in the labour market, in domestic violence and in vulnerability to HIV/AIDS, the United Nations expert on gender issues has said. Educational opportunities were being equalized in many countries and probably would be nearly met by 2005, except in sub-Saharan Africa and southern and western Asia, she said at the opening of the Committee's 32nd sess...read more

Liberia: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

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Jan 13, 2005

The AED Social Change Group's Center for Civil Society and Governance (CCSG) focuses on projects and research that strengthen democracy and the ability of citizens and citizen groups to solve social and political problems as well as influence policy decisions that affect their lives. CCSG oversees a variety of USAID Cooperative Agreements, including the Global Civil Society Strengthening (GCSS) and Capable Partners (CAP) Leader with Associates Awards and the Managing African Conflict (MAC) IQ...read more

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Programme co-ordinator

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Jan 13, 2005

The core research programmes of the institute are thematic in character and involve inter-disciplinary network building. They shall be based on co-operation between Nordic and African researchers to produce new knowledge and improved understanding of issues central to contemporary Africa. They aim at stimulating both academic and public debate on Africa. The core funding of the programme covers salaries for the programme co-ordinator and one administrator (half time), a set budget for travel...read more

Guinea: Teachers strike to demand 40 percent pay rise

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Jan 13, 2005

Teachers in Guinea began an indefinite strike on Monday to demand a 40 percent pay rise. With no classes to attend, many pupils in the capital Conakry staged anti-government demonstrations which were broken up by riot police. The pupils chanted anti-government slogans, but no arrests were reported. Bamba Camara, the Secretary General of the Guinean Teachers' Federation, said the nationwide strike had been called to demand a 40 percent pay increase and the full implementation of a 2000 protoco...read more

Southern Africa: Researchers

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Jan 13, 2005

EISA intends to appoint two researchers for a period of three years. EISA's vision is the promotion of credible elections and democratic governance in Africa. EISA has its headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa and three country offices in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique. Qualified SADC nationals are encouraged to apply.

UN Official Document System Online

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Jan 13, 2005

After years of technical, financial and political hurdles, the United Nations "Official Document System" is finally open and free to general public. The ODS is the main repository of 800,000+ UN documents dating back to its earliest days, from General Assembly resolutions to UN agency memoranda, in all six of the UN official languages. This is a major coup to those who have worked for years to see this critical archive of UN documents made freely and publicly accessible.

Request for nominations

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Jan 13, 2005

Please forward names and contact information for youth community based organizations (CBOs) engaged in: 1) entrepreneurship, 2) critical thinking 3) youth empowerment and capacity building and 4) sustainability and economic self-sufficiency of people on the ground in South Africa and Tanzania.

Kenya: Free Education Critics Told Off

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Jan 06, 2005

Critics of free primary education should try their business elsewhere, Education minister Prof George Saitoti has said. "This is an era of free primary education; it is here to stay since our commitment is firm. No one should allude that Government will turn back on this policy," Prof Saitoti said.

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South Africa: Teachers threaten to strike

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Jan 06, 2005

The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) said it had not ruled out the possibility of action should its current pay dispute with government not be resolved timeously. Sadtu was one of four teachers' unions to declare a dispute over salaries. Sadtu spokesperson Thulas Nxesi said the outcome of the mediation process in the Education Labour Relations Council was expected "sometime this week".

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East and Southern Africa: Regional Coordinator

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Jan 06, 2005

The Global Greengrants Fund supports grassroots groups working for environmental justice and sustainability around the world. The Greengrants model for grantmaking is founded on a set of advisory boards made up of environmental and social justice leaders. All grants are made on the recommendation of these advisory board volunteers. We are hiring a part time Coordinator to facilitate the work of two of these boards, one in East Africa and another in Southern Africa.

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