kenya: Govt Moves to Ease Congestion in Schools

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Jan 16, 2003

The Government has moved to restore order in schools affected by congestion, advising parents to seek admission for their children elsewhere. Education, Science and Technology Minister, Prof George Saitoti said schools affected by a higher influx of admissions country-wide would "be de-congested".

Kenya

Google Language Tools

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Jan 16, 2003

This page, full of language tools and developed by Google, will be most helpful to persons looking to translate short passages of text or entire Web pages. First, the page provides an engine that allows users to search for pages composed in over thirty languages. The most helpful feature, though, is a translator that lets users translate text passages and Web pages from English into five different languages, and several different European languages back into English. As of November 2002, the ...read more

zimbabwe: Paper sued for Z$10 Million

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Jan 16, 2003

Beatrice Moyo, the wife of the Minister of Information and Publicity, has instructed her lawyers to sue The Daily News for $10 million (US$182 000) for damages allegedly caused by an article that appeared in the paper on Monday 13 January 2003.

Zimbabwe

A TRAINING MANUAL ON EFFECTIVE WRITING AVAILABLE ONLINE

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Jan 16, 2003

A major training resource designed to help those working in the not-for-profit sector hone their writing skills in order to influence, persuade and bring about positive social change has been made available free of charge on the internet, thanks to the support of IDRC. “The CDROM version has been so popular,” said Firoze Manji, Director of Fahamu, “IDRC and Fahamu decided to make the resource available in the public domain as well.” Writing for Change, originally published as an interactive ...read more

KENYA: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WIDESPREAD, SELDOM REPORTED

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Jan 16, 2003

Although the Kenyan Constitution was amended in 1997 to guarantee equality between the sexes, in reality discrimination against women persisted in both the private and public spheres, says the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT). Expressing its concern in an alternative report to Twenty-Eighth Session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women entitled "Violence against Women in Kenya", OMCT said attempts to draft legislation ensuring equality for women had ...read more

Kenya

ANNUAL WORKSHOP: PROCEDURES OF THE AFRICAN REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM

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Jan 16, 2003

The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa is a pan-African NGO that works towards the promotion and protection of human rights and development, through the implementation of African human rights treaties. The Institute will hold its Fifth Annual Workshop on Procedures of the African Regional Human Rights system.

sudan: Project assessor - Sudan Organisation Against Torture

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Jan 16, 2003

SOAT requires an individual with at least 5 years experience of working on human rights or international development projects, to conduct a short independent assessment of SOAT projects in Sudan, London and Egypt. Relevant knowledge or some experience of working in the region is essential. Fluency in Arabic and English required. The assessment visit is expected to last for approximately 10 days, and will take place in early 2003. The assessment is funded by the UK Community Fund. All travel, ...read more

angola: Program Coordinator - CARE

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Jan 16, 2003

The Program Coordinator (PC) for the Consortium for Development Relief in Angola, based in Luanda, will ensure day-to-day management of the Development Relief program, serving all consortium members in their planning, administrative, logistical, reporting and representational needs. The PC is accountable to the Consortium steering Committee (SC), and will inform the SC of critical program issues and assist in the implementation of SC decisions.

Angola

angola: More Than 800,000 Children to Be Vaccinated Against Measles

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Jan 16, 2003

More than 800,000 children from nine months to 15 years old will be vaccinated against measles in April this year in southern Huila province, in a joint action of the Provincial Health Management and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF).

Angola

africa: Editorial Blasts Weak Political Will To Avert Deaths

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Jan 16, 2003

Despite a drop in child mortality rates worldwide, rates in developing nations are on the rise or holding steady and international efforts to reverse the trend remain unfocused, according to an editorial in the current issue of The Lancet.

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