nigeria: Explosion destroys newspaper's offices

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Nov 28, 2002

On Friday, November 15, an explosion destroyed the offices of the independent weekly National Pilot in Ilorin, the capital of Nigeria's west central Kwara State. Five people were seriously injured in the blast-which local sources suspected was a politically motivated bomb attack-including the paper's deputy editor-in-chief, Mudasiru Adewuyi.

Nigeria

nigeria: High infant and maternal mortalities in Nigeria

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Nov 28, 2002

Nigeria is ranked second in Africa - based on available statistics - for its high rates of infant and maternal mortality. It records 191 deaths per 1000 live births, behind Sierra Leone with 246. Worse still, Nigeria comes last in terms of efforts put in place to reverse this ugly trend in the past 10 years.

Nigeria

zambia: Giving the Gift of Education to Girls in Zambia

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Nov 28, 2002

With a population just shy of 10 million people, Zambia is at a crossroads in coping with a series of overlapping crises. Arguably the most devastating among them is the rapid spread of HIV, currently infecting 20% of the country’s entire population. As a result, scores of children have been directly affected. NetAid invites you to give young girls in Zambia the priceless gift of education. Your valuable donation can be given on behalf of a friend or family member who will be notified of ...read more

Zambia

MANGO'S PROGRAMME OF TRAINING EVENTS 2003

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Nov 28, 2002

The 2003 programme of Mango's financial management training for NGOs is now available to view on our website. In the coming year, we are delighted to introduce some new short courses in response to popular demand. The training programme will be delivered in regional locations around the world, including Kenya, Zambia, Ghana, Thailand, Jordan and the UK.
Our current programme of events (ranging from 1 day to 2 weeks in duration) caters for a wide range of needs in the relief and develo...read more

south africa: Africa/Middle East Director - Habitat for Humanity International

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Nov 28, 2002

Responsible for specific fundraising targets as well as developing the AME capacity for Resource Development and Communications. Includes setting specific fundraising targets and ensuring that these are implemented and achieved; supporting and encouraging efforts of national organizations to build sustainable Resource Development and Communications programs; providing direction for achievement of AME's vision for national office in-country fundraising; directing external relations for Africa...read more

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zimbabwe: Street Children Return Home

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Nov 21, 2002

About 170 street children on the Simukai Street Youth Programme in Mutare have been reunited with their families since January following a successful rehabilitation exercise.
Simukai is an outreach partnership between Family Aids Caring Trust (FACT) in Mutare and Scripture Union Eastern Region. It is a joint venture formed in January 2000 to look into the welfare and plight of the children.

Zimbabwe

kenya: Time to Step Up the Fight for Child Rights

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Nov 21, 2002

As the dust settles over the celebrations of the new Children Act, which came into operation in March this year, it is emerging that Kenya's Juvenile Justice System has for a long time been based on an adversarial and punitive model that does not appropriately deal with child offenders.

Kenya

The Eastern Cape: Historical Legacies and New Challenges

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Nov 21, 2002

A conference is planned on the Eastern Cape, hosted by the Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Fort Hare, in East London and co-sponsored by the Chair of Race Relations, St Antony's College, University of Oxford.  The dates are from Thursday 28th to Saturday 30th of August 2003. The main purpose of the conference is to bring together academics from the social sciences, geography, humanities, and related disciplines, who are interested in the past and future of the provinc...read more

South Africa:The DA and the basic Income Grant

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Nov 21, 2002

The Democratic Alliance has recently 'unveiled' a campaign around the Basic Income Grant, which it intends to be part of its election platform. But the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says the DA is only making a big song and dance in an attempt to create the impression that it really cares about the poor.

South Africa

South Africa: Splendour in the grass

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Nov 21, 2002

Grass Incorporated Manufacturing Artists (Gima) employees collect lengths of rope and cart them back to a factory and shop at Casterbridge Farm, an upmarket shopping and dining centre in White River. Gima creates employment for about 500 grass collectors and pays them for the rope they produce. The company employs another 60 people at the factory, where the rope is made into mats, blinds and furniture. These products are sold to 27 shops around Africa and to passing tourists. The Department ...read more

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