DR Congo students killed in protests

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Dec 13, 2001

Details are emerging about a clash between police and students in Lubumbashi in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Two students were killed on Saturday when police opened fire on a demonstration involving an estimated 500 university students.

NIGERIA: UNICEF to boost girls' education

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Dec 13, 2001

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has drawn up a five-year programme to boost girls' education in six Nigerian states starting next year, Maman Sidikou, head of UNICEF's education unit in the country has said.

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NIGERIA: IT project launched in schools

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Dec 13, 2001

The Information Technology Association of Nigeria (ITAN) has launched a US $4.3 million-project whose goal is to increase the use of computers and other IT equipment in the country's schools.

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South Africa: Making a Mark with Maths

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Dec 13, 2001

For the second year running, an under-resourced, rural school in Northern Province has produced the winner of the Maths and Science Teacher of the Year Award.

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South Africa: International Human Rights Academy

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Dec 06, 2001

The International Human Rights Academy (IHRA) is to be held from 3 April to 20 April 2002 on Robben Island, Cape Town under the auspices of the Law Faculty of the University of Western Cape (UWC), the Faculty of Law of the University of Ghent (RUG), and the Law Faculty of Utrecht University.

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Africa Grantmakers

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Dec 06, 2001

The Africa Grantmakers Affinity Group (AGAG) is a network of grantmakers working in, or interested in working in Africa. The group has its roots in the Southern Africa Grantmakers Affinity Group (SAGAG), which was designed to encourage greater foundation interest in South Africa, promote better grantmaking in the country, and assist nonprofit organizations fighting apartheid.

Association of Small Foundations

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Dec 06, 2001

With a membership of some 1,900 foundations, ASF works to provide information and assistance related to quality philanthropy to foundations having five or fewer persons and a portfolio that includes all aspects of foundation work, including public relations, writing letters, cutting checks, mailing and processing grant applications, working with trustees and grantees, doing site visits and evaluations, and managing assets.

US: National Network of Grantmakers

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Dec 06, 2001

The National Network of Grantmakers is an organization of 400 individual donors, foundation staff and board members, and grantmaking committee members involved in funding social and economic justice by supporting organizations working for change.

Angola: Thousands Expected to Surf Minefield Website

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Dec 06, 2001

A British landmine-clearing group launched a multimedia project Monday to throw a global spotlight on how a community in Angola copes with daily life around fields littered with unexploded weapons.

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Online Community Report Jobs Listings

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Dec 06, 2001

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