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Institutional Fundraiser, Fahamu
To be based in Fahamu’s Oxford or Nairobi office with substantial travel to other Fahamu offices, Fahamu seeks an experienced institutional fundraiser who will work to contribute to the long-term financial sustainability of the organisation by increasing the range and volume of funds raised from institutional donors in the North and by exploring the fundraising potential from diverse sources in Africa.
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Fahamu Books
Yash Tandon (2008) Ending Aid Dependence.
New September book from Fahamu
In September 2008, ministers from over 100 countries, heads of bilateral and multilateral development agencies, donor organizations, and civil society organizations from around the world will gather in Accra for the Third High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness.
Dorothy-Grace Guerrero and Firoze Manji (ed) (2008) China’s New Role in Africa and the South: A search for a new perspective.
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Conflict & emergencies
Somalia: More than 2.6 million people are in crisis
2008-05-01
The Food Security Analysis Unit for Somalia deteriorating at an accelerated pace due to sky rocketing food prices, a deepening drought due to an abnormally harsh dry season and a delayed and poor start to the seasonal rains (mid-April to June). As result the number of people in need of assistance has increased to 2.6 million people in Somalia (35% of the total population), which is an increase of more than 40% since January '08.
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MUMA-7E84HT?OpenDocument
