South Africa: High school given a new coat

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Jul 11, 2002

Volunteers from the Umsobomvu Youth Fund changed the dull face of the historic St Matthew's High School last week by giving it a fresh coat of paint as a symbol of hope. The fund is working with the Eastern Cape Provincial Council of Churches on the St Matthew's R40000 project -- its biggest project in the country.

South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: Helpers needed for WSSD

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Jul 11, 2002

Talent Consortium is looking for helpers to staff exhibition stands at the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development.

South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: Systems Administrator

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Jul 11, 2002

The Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA) is looking for a Systems Administrator.

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africa: Number of children orphaned by AIDS will rise dramatically

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Jul 11, 2002

A major international report released at the XIV International AIDS Conference in Barcelona, Spain finds that an already grim global orphan crisis is set to get much worse as more and more adults with children die from AIDS, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The report, Children on the Brink, calls for action at all levels to assist children, families and communities who are affected by the unprecedented emergency.

africa: aids conference cry is for 'much more money'

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Jul 11, 2002

On Barcelona's streets outside the Aids conference, treatment advocates, doctors and people with HIV/AIDS plan to stage "massive" protests. South Africa's Treatment Action Campaign chairman, Zackie Achmat, says that treatment advocates are also planning a "new pan-African treatment movement, demanding everything from vitamins to anti-retrovirals." The protests are just one sign that this may be the most complex of the Aids conferences since the first took place almost a decade and a half ago....read more

africa: a world fit for children

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Jul 11, 2002

Eleven years ago, at the World Summit for Children, world leaders made a joint commitment and issued an urgent universal appeal to give every child a better future. Since then, much progress has been made. However, achievements and gains have been uneven, and many obstacles remain, particularly in developing countries. A brighter future for all has proved elusive, and overall gains have fallen short of national obligations and international commitments.

kenya: Where Aids Orphans See Prostitution As a Way Out for a Living

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Jul 11, 2002

Prostitution is not a new trade in Rangwe, South Nyanza, but social workers are astounded by its meteoric rise in the height of the Aids pandemic. Nearly 500 orphaned girls in the district have become sex workers. "The epidemic has left them fending for themselves," says Ms Nereah Seda, a community worker. Neglected by relatives, their behaviour is reactive and reckless.

Kenya

namibia: Plight of Orphans in Spotlight

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Jul 11, 2002

"Dumping" orphans into special child-care centres should only be considered as a last resort, it was agreed during Namibia's second national conference on the plight of orphans, held in Windhoek last week.

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zimbabwe: School Closed As Zanu Pf Militants Beat Up Teachers for Supporting Opposition

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Jul 11, 2002

Mapanzure High School near Masvingo town was on Monday shut down indefinitely after some of the 50 teachers at the school were beaten up by suspected supporters of the ruling Zanu PF party.

Zimbabwe

kenya: 22 000 teachers needed

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Jul 11, 2002

Kenya has a shortfall of 22,000 teachers in both primary and secondary schools. The shortfall will be reduced through recruitment beginning this month, the government says.

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