A new bursary programme, funded by the Goethe-Institut, Germany's Cultural Institutes abroad, will help budding film professionals from all over Africa enter the Sithengi Market mix this year. The Goethe-Institut with its branches in Sub-Saharan Africa, will offer fifteen bursaries of 1000 euros each to students across the continent wanting to attend the 2006 Sithengi Talent Campus.

Know How 2006 will advance the agenda of women and information in a post World Summit on Information Society era. It will pursue women's empowerment through information and knowledge via education, media, libraries and the Internet.

The headmaster, wearing a tattered red uniform, points at his worn slippers and says, "Look at me. Do I look like a teacher? We have no desks, no books - not even water." Then Ire Yabongengo complains about parents who are fed up with constantly repairing the school, a collection of shacks made of sticks and mud, with roofs made of leaves.

African Women of Distinction Program is seeking 10-15 Program Interns living in Africa, and 5 Interns living in the US (preference for New York, San Francisco, and Seattle areas). This internship is a great opportunity for young men and women or other professionals with development experience. The AWOD has immediate 6-month internships available starting September 2006. The internship requires a minimum of 8 hours per week commitment. Much of the work can be completed at home and on weekends.