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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RSS FeedGlobal: CIDA Conference fund
2008-04-30
The Conferences and Events Secretariat supports participation by eligible delegates at conferences that address topics of particular interest to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Conferences must directly support one or more of CI...
Global: MDG3 Fund: Investing in equality
2008-04-30
‘Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women’, the third Millennium Development Goal is a priority of the Dutch government. More action is needed to truly create a society where men and women are equal and enjoy the same rights and opportunities. Co...
Securing Women's Access to Land - Call for expressions of interest
2008-05-02
PLAAS is pleased to announce the launching of a new small grants project for action research on gender and land in Southern Africa: Securing Women's Access to Land - Linking Research with Action. The project is funded by the International Development...
Global: GenARDIS Small Grants Fund
2008-04-24
GenARDIS is a Small Grants Fund to address Gender Issues in Information and Communication Technologies for Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP Countries). 15 grants @ 7,000 Euro will be awarded. Submission...
A practical report-writing toolkit for development professionals
2008-04-24
The Reporting Skills and Professional Writing Handbook (2nd Edition) is a self-study programme based on the best of 10 years' experience working with INGOs, NGOs, GOs and IOs over hundreds of training courses. It's available on CDROM...
Global: Trainerspod
2008-04-24
TrainersPod is a media rich support center for organizations in need of support for the development of learning technologies. At TrainersPod you can share your experience in creating e-learning and e-training solutions for the education, business and...
Ending Global Slavery: Everyday Heroes Leading the Way
2008-04-11
Humanity United and Ashoka's Changemakers launched a global online competition to identify innovative approaches to exposing, confronting and ending modern-day slavery. Today over 27 million children and adults are in slavery or bonded labor around t...
Wajibu: 23 years and still going strong
2008-04-18
Wajibu is a journal of social and ethical concern, which has been published in Nairobi, Kenya, on a quarterly basis since August 1985. Wajibu seeks to enlighten people on social, economic, political and spiritual issues that are topical, relevant and of common concern. It wishes to promote dialogue among the various communities in Kenya and seeks to promote values that lead to the building of a just, free and peaceful society....
Changes at SaferAfrica
2008-04-18
After seven years of operation, SaferAfrica is changing its name to Surpazwith effect from Monday 7th of April, 2008. The new name better reflects the evolution of our work over the years. SaferAfrica originally served to provide technical assistance...
Global: Training and research opportunities in socio-economic sciences - CREATING
Call for applications until May 16 , 2008 (2008-04-18)
The project 'Co-operative research on East African territorial integration within globalisation' (CREATING) has received funding from the EU 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development under its Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities (SSH) programme of measures to support international cooperation....
2008 United Nations Prize in the field of Human Rights
2008-04-09
Nominations are now being sought for the 2008 United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights.The prize will be awarded at an event at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 10 December 2008, as part of the annual commemoration of Human Rights Day....
Essay competition 2008: Young voices in research for health
2008-04-09
The Global Forum for Health Research and The Lancet are holding their third joint essay competition for the under-30s on the theme: Climate change and health: research challenges for the health of vulnerable populations. The deadline for receipt of e...
South Africa: Call for Nominations 2008 - The Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards
2008-04-10
You can contribute to building South African philanthropy by nominating a philanthropist for the Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards 2008. If you, or anyone you know, has made a remarkable contribution to social change by giving money, time and energy then...
The Knight Health International Journalism Fellowship
2008-04-10
The Knight Health International Journalism Fellowship seeks experienced journalists with a background in health journalism to lead a high-impact, results-driven Fellowship in Sub-Saharan Africa....
Global: Research fellowships available - The Sephis programme
2008-03-27
The Sephis programme has two sub-themes; 1. Equity, Exclusion and Liberalization. and, 2. The Forging of Nationhood & The Contest over Citizenship, Ethnicity and History. These reflect the double range of interest of the programme, directed at both u...
A Citizens' guide to monitoring government expenditures
2008-03-20
This Guide reflects the growing focus of civil society organizations on monitoring the results achieved by government expenditures. It offers an overview of government budget implementation, including budget execution, procurement, impact measurement...
Governance for Development in Africa Initiative launched at SOAS
Visiting Fellowships funded by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation (2008-03-21)
The Centre of African Studies at SOAS has received a tremendous boost with a donation to fund an initiative on Governance for Development in Africa, which will create a dedicated environment to support Africans to study both the legal aspects of gove...
Call for Proposals - SOAWR
2008-03-21
The coalition Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) is inviting members to submit grant proposals for actions that will contribute to the following campaign objectives:...
Global: The 2008 Global Development Marketplace Competition
2008-03-13
Less than two weeks are left on the call of proposals for the 2008 Global Development Marketplace (DM2008) competition that seeks early-stage, innovative ideas with potential for high impact in promoting Sustainable Agriculture for Development. The s...
Global: Mobileactive Desktop sms campaign tools
2008-03-13
MobileActive releases the first-ever comparison of do-it-yourself SMS campaign tools, designed especially for NGOs. The Guide helps NGOs get started in setting up a SMS campaign and includes a comparison of different SMS campaign software. Over the l...
Global: A Citizens' Guide to Monitoring Government Expenditures
2008-03-13
International Budget Project (IBP) is pleased to announce the release of its latest publication, "Our Money, Our Responsibility: A Citizens' Guide to Monitoring Government Expenditures." This Guide documents pioneering methodologies used by civil so...
Africa: African Tobacco Situational Analyses (ATSA)
2008-03-13
Research for International Tobacco Control (RITC) of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce a Call for Letters of Intent for the African Tobacco Situational Analyses (ATSA). This competition is a joint initiative ...
Africa: CODESRIA Prize for Doctoral Thesis
Call for Applications for the 2008 Competition (2008-03-14)
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to announce the 2008 Competition for its prize for the best three doctoral theses produced annually in Africa in the Social Sciences and Humanities. This progr...
Africa: Scholarship opportunities for African students - NZAID
2008-02-27
The New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS) scheme offers the opportunity to people from targeted developing countries to undertake development-related studies at tertiary education institutions in New Zealand. New Zealand Development Scholarship...
Global: Fellowships for Threatened Academics
2008-02-08
The Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) provides fellowships for established scholars whose lives and work are threatened in their home countries. These fellowships permit professors, researchers and other senior academic...
Global: Grant available: PhD and Post-Doctoral - Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
2008-02-20
The Institute has the opportunity to fill alternatively 1 PhD Grant, or 1 postdoctoral Grant Starting May 2008 (negotiable). The grant is to be awarded in the context of the Max Planck Fellow Research Group "Law, Organizations, Science, and Technolog...
Global: Critical Half - Call for submissions
2008-02-20
Women for Women International, a non-profit humanitarian organization, seeks submissions for the Fall 2008 issue of its bi-annual academic journal, Critical Half. This issue will focus on global women’s movements and women’s movements globally in var...
Africa: African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowships (ADDRF)
2008-02-20
The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Ford Foundation, is pleased to announce the African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowships (ADDRF), a new fell...
Global: WWSF Prize for women’s creativity in rural life
2008-02-19
The Women’s World Summit Foundation cordially invites you to submit nominations for its 15th annual PRIZE for women’s creativity in rural life, honouring creative and courageous women and women’s organisations working to improve the quality of life i...
International Journal of Transitional Justice: Journal fellow support programme
2008-02-19
The International Journal of Transitional Justice (IJTJ) is pleased to announce the introduction of a Journal Fellows Support Programme aimed at increasing the publication and dissemination of pieces from south-based transitional justice practitioner...
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