Hostage drama at Umsobomvu Youth Fund

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May 01, 2003

According to the Sowetan, a group of 40 young people had to be forcibly removed from the Umsobomvu Youth Fund (UYF). offices in Midrand. The youngsters allegedly staged a sit in after the UYF refused to commit funds to their project. About 40 young people from the Okwethu Ngathi Corporation (ON Corp), who were demanding millions of rands for their project, refused to leave the Umsobomvu premises, saying they would only do so once a commitment was made that money would be dispersed.

South Africa: Umsobomvu Youth Fund hits the headlines

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May 01, 2003

Dispatch Online reports that Umsobomvu Youth Fund (UYF) has partnered with Business Partners Limited to set up a new investment fund aimed at youth empowerment. The fund has been constituted to make all opportunities and benefits of franchising available to young entrepreneurs. An initial amount of R125mn has been allocated to the fund.

South Africa

South Africa: International donors donate R222mn to a church-driven Aids programme

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May 01, 2003

The Cape Times reports that Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane announced one of the largest funded Aids programmes undertaken by a church on Wednesday. The multi-million rand programme aims to reduce the stigma and discrimination surrounding HIV/Aids.

South Africa

Uganda: Editor - One World

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May 01, 2003

OneWorld seeks an online volunteer Editor for a new Country Guide for Uganda. This is a fascinating opportunity to share and expand knowledge in Ugandan affairs from the OneWorld perspective, and to contribute to one of the internet's best known sites covering human rights and sustainable development. The OneWorld Volunteer Editors Project aims to provide opportunities to people living and working in the developing world to bring their knowledge and enthusiasm to the online global audience of

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Uganda: Education Specialist - International Rescue Committee

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May 01, 2003

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Uganda, in collaboration with the Associazione Volontari per il Servizio Internazionale (AVSI), is pursuing a United States Department of Labor solicitation entitled "Combating Child Labor Through Education." The primary objective of this proposal is to improve access to quality education as a means to combat child labor in Northern Uganda.

Uganda

south africa: Household Economy and Livelihoods Advisor - Save the Children UK

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May 01, 2003

Lesotho and Swaziland are among the five countries most affected by HIV/AIDS and are among a number of Southern African countries facing deteriorating economic and food supply conditions. These factors along with the re-occurrence of natural disasters, have contributed to two thirds of the people of Swaziland living below the poverty line. Similarly, in Lesotho, all indicators point to a continuous structural decline in the role of migrant remittances and growing poverty in the wake of poor...read more

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africa: Volunteer Co-ordinator - Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA)

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May 01, 2003

Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) is an international, non-governmental development organisation for African women based in the UK with an East/Horn of Africa sub-regional office in Kampala, Uganda. AMwA was founded in 1985 by a group of African women resident in the UK. Translated from Swahili, the name means `solidarity among African women', signifying African sisterhood. AMwA coordinates local, regional and international initiatives, and builds the individual and organisational leadership cap...read more

ZIMBABWE: Government calls exit plan reports "wishful" thinking

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May 01, 2003

The Zimbabwe government has denied reports that President Robert Mugabe is preparing an exit plan for himself, saying the reports are "at best wishful". This follows news reports that Mugabe, who has been president since 1980, hinted at retirement during an independence day interview earlier this month. He was quoted as saying: "We are getting to a stage where we shall say fine, we settled this matter (land redistribution) and people can retire."

Zimbabwe

car: 7,500 children immunised against measles

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May 01, 2003

The international NGO Medicos Sin Fronteras (MSF-Spain) immunised on Wednesday and Thursday a total of 7,560 children in Sibut, 185 km northeast of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR).

TANZANIA: Infant death rate goes down

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May 01, 2003

The death rate for children in Tanzania has fallen by more than 25 percent following the implementation of a pilot three-year community project aimed at curbing malaria, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported last Friday.

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