Resource Alliance responds to growing demand for local resource mobilisation

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Apr 15, 2004

The 5th International Workshop on Resource Mobilisation (IWRM) took place in Johannesburg on 26-28 March 2004 and attracted a record 271 participants from 48 countries worldwide. The IWRM is organised by the Resource Alliance. Simon Collings, CEO of the Resource Alliance, commented: "Each year, the number of attendees has increased. The response this year has been quite overwhelming and this reflects the increasing recognition of both the importance of local resource mobilisation and the n...read more

Resident Guest Researcher grants

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Apr 15, 2004

The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) works at the continental, national and local levels, to create positive societal attitudes, policies and practices that promote equity for girls in terms of access to, retention and performance and a good quality education. The FAWE Resident Guest Researcher Programme (FRGRP) provides short term grants to selected guest researchers from universities to conduct three-month action research, based on themes identified by FAWE each year.

Looking at South Africa ten years on

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Apr 08, 2004

"Looking at South Africa 10 Years On" will celebrate a decade of democracy in South Africa but also constructively and critically reflect on its achievements. The conference will be hosted by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and the School of Oriental and African Studies, in collaboration with the Journal of Southern African Studies (JSAS), which is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary, the Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE) and the Journal of Contemporary African Studies (JCA...read more

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Nigeria: Crackdown on exam fraud

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Apr 08, 2004

A total of 450 principals, teachers, supervisors and invigilators have been blacklisted for aiding and abetting examination malpractice in some schools in the country. Also, 360 post-primary schools have lost recognition as examination centres.

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Kenya: Review Pay Or We Strike, Lecturers Say

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Apr 08, 2004

Public university dons could call a fresh strike if the Government refuses to renegotiate their salary terms. A national delegates conference at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Juja, told the lecturers' union to push for higher salaries than those published in a recent Memorandum of Agreement. The University Academic Staff Union members want the new package effected immediately and backdated to last July. If this is not done, they threatened to convene a meeting...read more

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SA NGOs appeal for government funding

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Apr 08, 2004

The National Coalition of Social Services (Nacoss) has called on the government to increase funding for organisations offering welfare services. Nacoss, a body representing more than 3 000 non-governmental organisations (NGOs), says welfare organisations have been neglected for many years. Solly Mokgata, the Nacoss chairperson, told a media briefing in Johannesburg that while the organisation offers services to more than 11 million people, government contributes only less than 30% towards the...read more

Donor directory online

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Apr 08, 2004

The ForeignAID.com Donor Directory is now online and features over 500 international grantmakers in the U.S., Europe and abroad. The ForeignAID.com Donor Directory Online is used by high-impact nonprofits in the U.S., Europe and in developing countries to identify corporations, foundations, and other grantmakers that are committed to making social investments in Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe.

YouthLens research briefs

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Apr 08, 2004

YouthLens is a series of research briefs that summarize the latest information on key issues regarding reproductive health and HIV prevention among youth ages 10 to 24.

Africa: Number of AIDS Orphans To Reach 25 Million by 2010, Report Says

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Apr 15, 2004

The number of children throughout the world who have lost one or both parents to AIDS-related illness is expected to reach 25 million by 2010, according to a report released Wednesday by the International AIDS Trust and the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation, the AP/Detroit News reports. The report, titled "Preserving Our Future - HIV/AIDS and the World's Children," is the first in a series planned by IAT highlighting issues connected to the global AIDS pandemic.

Ethiopia: Newspaper editor jailed

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Apr 08, 2004

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says it is deeply concerned about the recent jailing of an Ethiopian journalist, after he was unable to pay bail in a criminal defamation case. On Friday, April 2, Ethiopian authorities jailed Merid Estifanos, former editor-in-chief of the private, Amharic-language weekly Satanaw. According to local sources, Estifanos appeared before a federal court in the capital, Addis Ababa, on April 2, in connection with a defamation charge stemming from a Septe...read more

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