SOUTH AFRICA: DIRECTOR

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Feb 21, 2002

The Lesbian and Gay Equality Project works towards the achievement of full social and legal equality for LGBT people based on sustainable
economic justice and development as a basis for equality and freedom for all.

South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: MASTERS CERTIFICATE IN SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

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Feb 21, 2002

The Departments of Sociology and Anthropology and Development Studies at RAU University are proud to offer, once again, a Masters Certificate in Social Impact Assessment.

South Africa

UK: Personal Assistant

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Feb 21, 2002

Akina Mama wa Afrika, an international development organisation for African women, is recruiting a Personal Assistant to Director/ International Programmes Officer.

Nigeria: Farmers network provides schooling facilities

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Feb 21, 2002

It was set up as an NGO in northern Nigeria in the early 1990's to help
women farmers in rural areas with health issues and agricultural technology.
Today, WOFAN, is doing much more than that. It has helped set up schools in
remote villages and convinced parents to give their children an education.

Nigeria

South Africa: Schools a Torture House for Students?

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Feb 21, 2002

Corporal punishment has become a way of life in many schools. In yet another manifestation of this malaise, 13-year-old boy in South Africa was so severely tortured and beaten by his teacher that he may never be able to father a child.

South Africa

Mali: The Chocolate Slaves

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Feb 21, 2002

Many of Malian children are kidnapped and sold into slavery. In all, at least 15,000 children are thought to be over in the neighbouring Ivory Coast, producing cocoa which then goes towards making almost half of the world's chocolate. Campaigners report that children are forced to work 12 hours a day and are sometimes physically and sexually abused.

Mali

US: Report on Senate hearings on AIDS

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Feb 21, 2002

Thursday's SFRC Africa Subcom hearing was both moving and disappointing in a number of ways. The CDC and USAID were asked a number of good questions about provision of treatment. CDC mentioned they had received millions of dollars in FY2001 to implement 'pilot' ARV programs, but were still "assessing the capacity" to do so. If that was not shameful enough, when asked about how much it would cost to treat people in poor countries or to scale-up existing programs, both of the government reps sc...read more

South Africa: Activists call for government grant for the poor

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Feb 21, 2002

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) together with the Coalition for a Basic Income Grant, Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and other non-governmental organisations (NGOs), are pushing for a monthly basic income grant of R100 for all South Africans.

South Africa

G8 task force starts dicussions on Education for All

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Feb 21, 2002

The G8 Education Task Force has begun e-mail-consultations on the Education
for All initative with development experts, educators, NGOs and concerned
citizens - from all around the world.

African Child Rights Programme

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Feb 21, 2002

Children have the right to be protected from violence and abuse, to be
healthy and well-educated. Solidarity Voice for Africa Development, seeks to
ensure this through its programme to promote and protect children's rights
in Africa and abroad.

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