south africa: job openings - Bridges.org

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Feb 20, 2003

Bridges.org, the international NGO that helps people in developing countries to use ICT to help themselves, is expanding its offices in Cape Town. To this end, we are currently inviting applications for the positions of business manager, technology associate and webmaster.

South Africa

ivory coast: Child Education/Protection Program Coordinator - International Rescue Committee

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Feb 20, 2003

In the past few months Cote d'Ivoire (CI) has undergone massive unrest starting with a failed Coup in September and subsequent attacks resulting in rebel control over several important cities in the north and central areas of the country. In response to this ongoing crisis IRC will send an Education/Child Protection (E/CP) Coordinator to the region to carry out an emergency assessment.

congo: Country Director - International Rescue Committee

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Feb 20, 2003

The responsibilities for the Country Director include: Strategic planning, program implementation and evaluation; fund raising and grant management; the even and consistent implementation of IRC policies and procedures as described in the IRC Field Operations Manual; develop recommendations for policy revisions as necessitated by field conditions, and Human Resource management.

Sierra Leone: Country Programme Manager - Oxfam GB

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Feb 20, 2003

The purpose is to lead Oxfam GB's work in Sierra Leone by working with the Regional Management Centre and other organisations to bring about change through Oxfam's programme and influence.

Sierra Leone

TANZANIA: Group launches first annual human rights report

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Feb 20, 2003

Tanzania's first annual home-grown human rights report has highlighted continued abuses of police power, low levels of awareness about human rights, abuses of economic and cultural rights and the tabling of several constricting bills in parliament amongst its major concerns.

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KENYA: Model school in Nairobi slum

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Feb 20, 2003

Kibera is famous, not as a centre of learning, but as one of Africa's largest slums. The majority of Kibera dwellers have poor incomes and lack basic amenities such as toilets and clean water. But all is not gloom in the sprawling slum. A school in Kibera was last week hailed as a shining example of how children from poor communities can successfully access free primary school education.

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gabon: street children battle for survival

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Feb 20, 2003

As night falls in Gabon's capital Libreville, 13-year-old Arthur Goma stakes his patch for scraping out an existence in a country torn apart by devastating wealth inequality. For the street children of Libreville, survival is a nocturnal struggle of begging and gangland battles in a west African country which was once considered as one of the richest in Africa.

Gabon

The State We Are In Seminar Series

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Feb 20, 2003

Announcing a seminar series hosted jointly by the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER) and the Graduate School of Public and Development Management (P&DM).

osisa Capacity Building Programme Guidelines

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Feb 13, 2003

Any organization or individual wanting to get funds or establish partnership with OSISA, should send an initial letter of inquiry that shows how its own initiative relates to the mission, strategies and guidelines of OSISA. This letter should present the executive summary of the proposal and should include the project's goals and objectives, the activities of the project, the rationale and methodology, expected outputs, and a budget summarizing resources needed for the whole project and what...read more

south africa: What about the youth in South Africa?

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Feb 20, 2003

This is a call for the South African government to start taking the issues of youth unemployment seriously. It’s about time the National Youth Service is implemented. This issue has been discussed for more than eight years since the Government of National Unity took over. Since then, more 40% of the youth from age 15-35 years have remained economically inactive, unemployed, and living under extreme condition of poverty.

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