South Africa: Injured dad tells of 57 cents-an-hour job

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Jan 22, 2004

He works 10 hours a day and gets only R80 a fortnight. Joel Molungu Mashele, who sustained multiple head injuries when a building collapsed, killing three others, at the weekend, on Tuesday related his painful experience to Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana.

South Africa

Kenya: The evolution of special education

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Jan 22, 2004

What are the challenges faced by developing countries in providing for children with special educational needs? How should special schools and units relate to the aims of mainstream educational provision? Are attitudes towards special education still shaped by the colonial legacy? Do ministerial directives on special education actually influence provision?

Kenya

Africa: Tracking school leavers

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Jan 22, 2004

What happens when African students finish their education? Is there an excess supply of educated labour? What do school-leavers and graduates think about the relevance and quality of their education in light of their subsequent experiences of employment?

Kenya: The Dons And Their Battle With the State

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Jan 22, 2004

The continuing struggle between university lecturers and the State is still smouldering and, therefore, worth revisiting. But, unlike the past strikes by the Kenyan working classes, the academics are not publicly demonstrating or picketing. Most are eager to get back to work, but only after their complaint has been addressed. These people are some of the best-educated individuals in Africa. All along the government and the woolly-headed public have taken them for granted. The government, in p...read more

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Uganda: IT Technical Officer

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Jan 22, 2004

Applications are invited for an IT Technical Officer position with the Reflect/ICT Project in Fort Portal, funded by DFID-UK and ActionAid Uganda. Deadline for applications is January 30, 2004.

Uganda

Southern Africa: Regional Coordinator

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Jan 22, 2004

This will be the first post of its kind for ICW. Located in Southern Africa, wherever the selected candidate is based, this is a senior, full-time paid position. The Regional Coordinator will ensure the development of a strong, dynamic and active ICW network in the region, with the capacity to fully involve members in the work of the wider ICW.

Zimbabwe: Co-ordinator: Country Programmes/Technical Officer: School Without Walls

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Jan 22, 2004

SAT is a leading regional initiative that supports community responses to HIV and AIDS and facilitates networking, skills exchange and lesson sharing throughout the region. To increase the scale and impact of our work we are currently recruiting for these two positions based in our regional office in Harare.

Zimbabwe

Helpscape Nigeria Budding Leaders' Summit (BLS)

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Jan 22, 2004

Helpscape, a youth serving, non-governmental organisation with offices in Ibadan, Oyo State and Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria is pleased to announce the 2004 Budding Leaders' Summit (BLS). The BLS is a quarterly summit that draws participants from Secondary Schools and Tertiary Institutions. It is a career and educational/counselling programme for youths in the 12-25 years category. In 2004, there will be five summits in five cities across the country namely: Ibadan (January 28), Lagos (March...read more

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New software to boost charities

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Jan 22, 2004

At a conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Association of Progressive Communications (APC) launched a pioneering project to help charities tap the potential of the Internet. Called APC-ActionApps, the free computer software aims to boost the advocacy powers of charities across the world. APC says it is designed to rival software sold by computer giants, enabling nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) to regularly update their websites "cheaply, simply and speedily."

Africa: Report shows child soldier use continues unabated

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Jan 22, 2004

Children continued to be used as soldiers, sexual slaves, labourers, porters and spies throughout 2003 in both newly-erupting and longstanding conflicts, according to a report released in the run-up to the United Nations Security Council’s fourth open debate on children and armed conflict. The report, released by the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, details evidence of governments and armed groups recruiting and using child soldiers in numerous conflicts worldwide. The Coalition c...read more

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