Kenya: Program Coordinator - Horn Relief

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Dec 08, 2005

Horn Relief is seeking a qualified and committed individual to join the Horn Relief team as the Program Coordinator. The Program Coordinator will be a full-time member of the Horn Relief staff, working with the Management and Field Teams in Nairobi, Kenya and the Horn Relief offices in Somalia. The Program Coordinator reports to and works most closely with the Executive Director, Deputy Director, and Field Director. The Program Coordinator will develop and implement fundraising strategies, an...read more

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*Intitulé du poste : Correspondant régional pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest Pambazuka News

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Dec 08, 2005

* Intitulé du poste : Correspondant régional pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest
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Alliance Magazine - December 2005 edition available

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Dec 12, 2005

This edition includes the articles:
- Elkanah Odembo and Faith Kisinga ask how the philanthropy sector in East Africa can realise its potential;
- Interviews with the new heads of the Council on Foundations and the European Foundation Centre, Steve Gunderson and Gerry Salole.

Adaptive Management Strategies

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Dec 12, 2005

The seminar 'Adaptive Management Strategies' will be held during February and March 2006 in Tanzania and Kenya. The seminars are designed for decision makers that work for organisations in Eastern Africa and operate on international levels.

Liberia: Country Director - ZOA

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Dec 07, 2005

ZOA is an international NGO operating in more than 10 countries worldwide. ZOA supports refugees, internally displaced persons, returnees and others affected by conflict or natural disasters. ZOA is funded largely by the Dutch protestant church community, so having an active involvement within the Protestant community is an //important requirement for all ZOA senior staff, although ZOA gives aid irrespective of faith, race or nationality. Follow the link for the posting of Country Director in...read more

Liberia

Egypt: The effect of child work on schooling - evidence from Egypt

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Dec 07, 2005

This paper from the Economic Research Forum (ERF), Egypt includes causal evidence that lower crude rates of school attendance for Egyptian children are not due to limited access to schools but rather to a substantial burden of work. Although some activists argue that all child labour should be abolished, the authors prefer a more nuanced approach which does not assume that all work - whether it is paid or unpaid, labour force or domestic - is good or bad for children and youth. While some wo...read more

Egypt

The Open Society Institute

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Dec 07, 2005

The Open Society Institute (OSI), a private operating and grantmaking foundation, aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to support the rule of law, education, public health, and independent media.

Invitation to an AU-CSO parallel forum in Khartoum

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Dec 05, 2005

You are cordially invited to participate in a 2-day parallel civil society forum on the 21 and 22 of January 2006. The forum will be in advance of the Heads of States Summit in Khartoum - Sudan, and will be an opportunity for civil society to address Peace and Security issues on the continent. The Peace and Development Platform (PAD), a programme of ACTION for Conflict Transformation network is organising this forum with the aim of bridging gaps and forging partnerships between grassroots and...read more

Sudan

Nigeria: Slowdown as Biafra separatists call strike

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Dec 06, 2005

Shops, schools and banks were shut in many parts of southeast Nigeria on Monday (December 5), the first day of a two-day strike called by a separatist group refusing to abandon its long fight for an independent state. The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) called the stay-at-home protest to back a demand for independence for the region's ethnic Igbos. The group is also protesting the continued detention of its leader, Ralph Uwazurike, currently facing tri...read more

Nigeria

Tanzania: Tanzania slaps bans on two newspapers

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Dec 06, 2005

Tanzania’s government has temporarily closed two newspapers for allegedly violating the law. The prime minister’s office ordered Tanzania Daima not to publish over the weekend while Amani, a tabloid, was to suspend production and distribution for 28 days. The government accused Daima of maligning President Benjamin Mkapa, an offence under the Newspapers Act.

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