Ghana: Otumfuo Education Fund Yields 2.2 Billion Cedis

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May 22, 2003

The Otumfuo Education Fund (OEF) has collected a total of 2.2 billion cedis cash from individuals and organisations since it was established in 1999. Nana Brefo-Boateng, Executive Secretary of the Fund, announced this at a press briefing in Kumasi on Monday to launch Otumfuo Education Fund Week and Fund Raising Dinner Dance, starting from June 2.

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nigeria: Aids On the Increase in Nigeria - Report

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May 15, 2003

A study has shown that Nigeria is among one of five countries in Africa where the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is on the increase in urban areas. The study, conducted by experts in the United States (US), reveals that the rate of Aids is on the increase in Nigeria, as well as other African countries like South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, and Cameroon.

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WORKERS' LIBRARY AND MUSEUM EDUCATION WORKSHOPS

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May 22, 2003

The Workers’ Library and Museum is a non-profit labour service organisation based in Johannesburg. Dennis Brutus will be talking on the subject 'Whither Social Movements in the Aftermath of the War on Iraq' on May 24.

civil society for poverty reduction

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May 22, 2003

Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) is a Zambian network of civil society organisations formed in October 2000 with the initial purpose of ensuring effective civil society input into Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP’s). Now CSPR is looking beyond PRSP formulation to poverty issues at a broader level. CSPR of Zambia will be hosting a workshop that will bring together civil society actors from various PRSP formulating countries.

Fourth Annual Claude Ake Memorial Awards Program

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May 22, 2003

The Claude Ake Memorial Awards Program seeks to encourage young and mid-career African scholars-activists to carry out research, reflection and writing about their ideas and activities. The award is intended for Africans, working in Africa, who are engaged in knowledge-based and reality-informed problem solving to address the continent’s development challenges. It will support research projects that are applicable to a country, region, or other defined setting within Africa. Successful applic...read more

south africa: Basic Education in SA Ought to Be Free

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May 22, 2003

Massive inequalities remain in terms of both access to education and quality of education in poor and rich communities, in large part because of the system of almost unregulated school fees. As a result, the education system is not delivering. The education department's recent report on school funding points out SA's educational results are far worse than in many poorer countries. Of 11 southern and east African countries, only Lesotho and Namibia score worse than SA for reading and mathem...read more

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BURKINA FASO: Bilingual schools to increase rural enrolment

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May 15, 2003

Burkina Faso's government and education experts hope that the introduction of bilingual schools that teach pupils in both French and their mother tongue would increase school enrolment that are often as low as 12 percent in rural areas.

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somalia: Silencing an Uppity Immigrant

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May 15, 2003

When a mentally ill Somali man was shot and killed by police in March 2002, Omar Jamal was there. When a 66-year-old Somali was beaten to death at a bus stop in Oct. 2001 and the FBI was hesitating to investigate it as a hate crime, Omar Jamal was there. When brawls were breaking out between African-American students and Somalis at a large high school in Sept. 2001, Omar Jamal was there. And when the FBI began investigating Somali charities and currency transfer businesses after Sept. 1...read more

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liberia: Interim Programme Manager - Save the Children UK

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May 15, 2003

The Interim Programme Manager's role will be to guide the Social Protection and Welfare Programme's progress through a number of tasks, whist reviewing the team's structure and performance levels, identifying any barriers to development and recommending changes to address these.

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liberia: head of mission - MSF

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May 15, 2003

The objective and responsibility of this mission is to promote and safeguard MSF's Identity and Principles and to be overall responsible by co-ordinating the appropriate, effective and efficient management of the MSF operations in-country through the CT (Coordination Team) in accordance with the MSF mandate and the MSF-CH Operational Policy.

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