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SANGONeT merger with Kabissa-Fahamu Newsletter

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/2691

Kabissa and Fahamu are pleased to announce, as we return to ‘press’ after our August break, that the Southern African Non-Governmental Organisation Network (SANGONeT) will be joining as a full partner of this Newsletter.

Since 1987, the Southern African Non-Governmental Organisation Network (SANGONeT) has been providing networking, information and training services to Southern African civil society organisations. Its mission is to facilitate the effective use of information communication technology tools by development and social justice actors in Africa. SANGONeT is currently in the process of expanding their information services component, and, together with several partner organisations, have embarked on a range of initiatives which are about to bear fruit. One is Africa Pulse, a gateway of information on development in the Southern African Development Community. Through Africa Pulse SANGONeT aims to highlight key concerns in the region -- whether they be around water policy, refugees, globalisation or HIV/Aids -- things that affect us all. It is this work that will inform the bulk of their contribution to the Newsletter.

SANGONeT will have prime responsibility for coverage of information from the southern African region, while at the same time playing an editorial role together with Kabissa and Fahamu. SANGONeT will also continue (as they have been for some months) providing content for the Internet and Technology section of the Newsletter.

This collaboration between Kabissa, Fahamu and SANGONeT represents a major development in the evolution of this Newsletter. The Kabissa-Fahamu Newsletter was founded at the beginning of December 2000 following a merger between the respective newsletters of Kabissa and Fahamu. Starting with only 700 subscribers, the number of subscribers has grown well beyond our expectations, a 10-fold increase to more than 7300 subscribers in the space of nine months. Judged by the growth in the number of subscribers, the volume of submissions, and the positive feedback we have received, we believe that the Newsletter serves an important need on the continent.

A large part of the success of the Newsletter has been due to the extraordinary generosity and support of a number of people: our volunteers, who help compile the Newsletter; our readership, many of whom regularly supply excellent content; and our tiny complement of staff who have been willing to work all hours and more to ensure we produce Africa’s best newsletter.

With SANGONeT’s involvement, the Newsletter moves into new period. We hope that this will result in opening of discussions about collaboration with other networks in other regions of Africa.

For the next few issues, the name of this newsletter will change to the KABISSA-FAHAMU-SANGONET NEWSLETTER. We realise that this is quite a mouthful, but bear with us, it will be for only a short time. We need to find a new name for the newsletter.

So, what should the newsletter be called? Although we have some ideas, we would like to invite you, the reader, to recommend a name for the newsletter. If you have suggestions, please send them to editor@kabissa.org with the words “New name” in the subject line. We will discuss your suggestions and the person suggesting the name that is finally chosen will receive a FREE COPY of "Writing for change: an interactive guide to effective writing". Tempted?Then send in your suggestions by 1 October 2001.

We trust you will join us in welcoming our new partners, SANGONeT.

benson kathuri

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/letters/2650

I'm a journalist by profession.I am currently undertaking an advanced bussiness and economic reporting course with the world bank institute. I have read your newsletter on the web and it is impressive.I would not mind writing for you from Nairobi. But I wonder whether yours is a paying organisation or how do you get information? Please furnish me with more information.

WE REPLY: Thanks for your interest. We depend largely on voluntary inputs and searching for information ourselves. We don't (yet) charge for advertising. So, regrettably, we couldn't pay you for your contributions. But we would welcome them all the same!

Chris Morry

Programme Director, The Communication Initiative

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/letters/2647

Fortunata Temu

EQUITY Tanzania

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/letters/2538

Micha Hollestelle

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/letters/2540

First off all I wish to congratulat you on you growing newsletter. Growing in subscriptios, lenght, depth and most of all in quality. Reading your newsletter is almost enough to be posted on the international matters that matter. Despite all the the satisfaction I get from your newsletter, however, I do have 1 suggestion about the lay out: Is it possible to deliver your newsletter in a more reader friendly lay out, as a word document attached for instance?

WE REPLY: We very consciously designed the newsletter so that it is accessible to users that can read only plain text e-mail messages. The feedback from African subscribers has been, by and large, very positive since it provides them with all the information they need on a weekly basis in a single e-mail. Sending attachments creates problems for many of our subscribers in Africa. Also, not everyone has HTML enable email software, so we need to find a solution that will not exacerbate the digital divide. We welcome suggestions from our subscribers!

Note on Human Rights Advocacy

Patrick Maluki

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/letters/2649

A Note on Human Rights Advocacy
Patrick Maluki, Project Assistant-Advocacy Program, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, India

Human Rights ought to become the common language of humanity and all organs of society have a duty to get the message out. It is when people are aware of their rights that they can best defend them and respect the rights of others. Advocacy is about changing peoples minds and actualizing human rights values that are dear to society; it has the power to bring out voices, aspirations, thoughts and realities that otherwise would have no space in the prevailing public agenda. Human rights situation in the Commonwealth countries is appalling. Despite monumental documents detailing commitment to human rights protection, there exists a discrepancy between rhetoric and reality. Millions of People in the Commonwealth remain excluded politically, socially and economically and millions more are languishing in abject poverty. The UNDP 2000 report contains very worrying figures on poverty levels among Commonwealth countries. Many of them have 40% of their people living below
poverty line. In Kenya 56% can not afford food, safe water, health care and education. In India, 44% are said to be living on less than $1 a day while in Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia the report puts poverty levels at over 70%.
Surprisingly, poverty levels are said to be increasing in U.K and Canada! The wave of democratization that swept the Commonwealth Africa in the 1990s has not brought any tangible benefits to the lives of the ordinary people.
In many of those countries, development (government service) is tied to political support of the ruling elite. In such a situation communities with dissenting views or those who exercise their democratic rights of criticizing the government of the day are deliberately excluded from the development agenda by the state machinery. Development is thus depicted as a charity and not a legal entitlement to both who receive it and the excluded. General ignorance of human rights by the peoples of the Commonwealth significantly contributes to their violations. Many people do not believe in the value of human rights. Discrimination, prejudice, racism and violence
are just normal ways of life to them! A human rights culture urgently needs to be created in order to overcome these violations. It is only when people fully believe in and practice the ideals of human rights that they can
counter societal evils that manifests in form of corruption, poverty, intolerance, malice and apathy leading to all forms of exclusions in society. What hope then does the masses, who suffer massive human rights violations
have? These are people who have no voice and no clout to negotiate with decision-makers. Poverty and other forms of human rights violations have turned them into inward looking creatures incapable of any rebellion.
Certainly their humanity needs to be ractivated in order for them to claim their rights. This is where human rights advocacy comes in. As a tool, human rights advocacy is used by weaker sectors of society to reach out to the decision makers and influence change in policy and attitudes. As a process, human rights advocacy uses a communicative act to enhance self-respect and improve self-confidence of weaker communities in society by authenticating reality. Its ultimate goal is to fight against cynicism, despair and social exclusion resulting from human rights violations. Human Rights advocacy builds a basement rock on where all forms of human empowerment must stand. It inculcates the value of self worth to the individual and a belief in the inviolability of the dignity of other people. It touches on the core attributes of humanity which must be the guiding principles in all advocacy endeavors, for it is when the individual feels and believes in his/her worthiness (rights) that he/she can effectively be empowered. Human rights advocacy makes human rights visible to every body so that people can practice and experience them in their daily life. It also endeavors to make the invisible section of society; those marginalized, excluded and the silent masses visible to, and recognized by decision-makers. If the gap between human rights rhetoric and reality in the Commonwealth is to be bridged, civil society must engage in serious human rights advocacy to empower the masses, to demand their rights from governments and other organs of society. Many successful advocacy campaigns have been undertaken in different Commonwealth countries, but they would be more effective if they were rooted on grassroots support. Other than focusing only on state policy, human rights advocacy must also focus on empowering people through mobilization and education so that they can actively participate in the desired policy changes. The sad reality is that human rights are normally taken and not given and for one to take her rights unless she needs the power. Advocacy is a source of power. Project Assistant-Advocacy Program Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, India

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Solomon Ramonyai

Human Rights Institute Of South Africa

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/letters/2539

Toba Mojisola

Multi-Sector (Projects) Limited

2001-09-03

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Africamix Music and Arts Festival

2001-09-03

http://www.africamix.org

A new volunteer organization promoting a spectacular Music and Arts Festival of the black people that will benefit needy children, has been launched. The touring festival, which will travel to various places annually, benefits nonprofit and non-governmental organizations active in providing residential services and therapeutic foster care for abandoned, abused and neglected children in black communities.
The touring festival promotes and strengthens the humanitarian mission of the Africamix and encourages volunteer worker participation in the many communities the festival will visit. The festival's website will provide continuing updates of event schedules, exhibit and performing artist information, sponsorship news, and related topics of interest.

The largest volunteer African touring arts and music festival promoting global awareness and prevention on child abuse and neglect will open in a variety of venues around USA in June next year, Canada in July, England and France in August. Other hosting countries in 2002 are Uganda in September, Kenya and Ethiopia in October, Zambia , Botswana in November, and the DR Congo in December. Host countries during 2003 are Mali and Madagascar in April, Senegal and Nigeria in May, and South Africa in June

Benefiting local nonprofit organizations will collect festival net proceeds at the gate during each of the fifteen-country, two-day celebrations. The arts and music festivals, appropriate for all ages, will provide a forum for guest speakers to promote public awareness of the ongoing impact of child abuse and neglect in black communities. And it will provide an opportunity to express gratitude to the many nonprofit groups who have dedicated their energies and efforts to helping Africa's needy children.

According to Kyumbwa, the touring festival will bring peoples together to celebrate their incredible diversity while providing an opportunity to see the world from the perspective of the abused and neglected children. "And as artists and music lovers, we all have a role to play." Artists or sponsors interested in participating in the Africamix Festivals are encouraged to contact the festival coordinating committee through the Web site.

Contact:
Amede Kyumbwa

8236 Garry Oak Dr

Citrus Heights, CA 95610 USA

(916) 729-9342

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Delivering Health Messages through Mass Media now a more Refined Art Form

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/books/2660

A team of producers, scriptwriters and directors will gather this fall to begin drafting a dramatic series that will appeal to young adults, but the team isn't in Hollywood and the goal isn't ratings or advertising. These scriptwriters will meet in Uganda to craft a show that portrays young adults making healthy decisions about family planning, raising children, and preventing diseases such as malaria and HIV/AIDS.
The Ugandan 13-part serial drama for television is just one example
of "Entertainment-Education," or the practice of using mass enter-
tainment as a vehicle for delivering public health messages. Whether
it's a radio show, rock concert, live theater production, local folk
media, or television drama, Entertainment-Education has become a
standard component of public health communication. The Johns Hopkins
University Center for Communication Programs (JHU/CCP), one of the
pioneers in the field, will help the Ugandan team develop accurate
health messages, while the scriptwriters will make sure the material
is entertaining.

"Entertainment-Education has become an accepted public health commu-
nication tool because researchers have been able to document its ef-
fectiveness," said Phyllis Tilson Piotrow, Director of JHU/CCP. "We
have learned that if you can produce an entertaining soap opera,
viewers will remember and identify with characters making important
decisions and the consequences of those decisions."

Experts in the field of Entertainment-Education gathered last year in
The Netherlands to discuss its evolution and the impact it can have
on social change. JHU/CCP, the Netherlands Entertainment-Education
Foundation, and Ohio University have just released the proceedings
from the Third International Entertainment-Education Conference for
Social Change. Those proceedings include a declaration to continue
advancing and expanding the field to benefit society.

"Working collaboratively with entertainment specialists is the best
way to develop a quality product that viewers or listeners will re-
member and, perhaps, act on," Piotrow said. "We made a commitment in
the Netherlands to continue to refine and improve the field as we do
our work around the world."

JHU/CCP helps build the capacities of local organizations in numerous
Entertainment-Education projects internationally, including:

* A television variety show in Jordan. Shabab 21 began airing May 5,
2001, on national Jordanian television and is the first variety show
with a focus on empowering youth with reproductive health, family
planning and life planning information and skills to enable them to
make informed decisions as they prepare for the future. The 15-
episode series will be broadcast on a weekly basis over 4 months.

* Two TV soap operas in Bangladesh called Shabuj Chaya and Shabuj
Shati. According to research, both were extremely successful in in-
fluencing the audience in the required behavior change. They were
each 13 episodes long (20 minutes per episode) and as a result of the
success of these dramas (both attracted paid sponsorship), the US
Agency for International Development has agreed to fund a new 26-
episode TV serial this year. The new serial, Eye Megh, Eye Roudro
(Sometimes Sun; Sometimes Cloud), encourages people to go to either
the Green Umbrella or the Smiling Sun clinics for all family health
services. The green umbrella and the smiling sun are logos for clin-
ics being run by non-government organizations that are trying to up-
grade the skills and practices of health workers.

* Plans for a 13-episode TV serial drama in Pakistan that follows up
on the highly successful Aahat, a six-episode series launched in 1991
that is still airing. Current research from Pakistan shows young peo-
ple need more information about life planning and reproductive health
to make better choices and the new show will incorporate those mes-
sages.

* A 26-part radio drama serial in development in Ethiopia designed to
encourage young married couples to practice family planning and
HIV/AIDS prevention.

JHU/CCP is a pioneer in the field of strategic, research-based commu-
nication for behavior change and health promotion that has helped
transform the theory and practice of public health. With representa-
tives in more than 30 countries, JHU/CCP has been a leader in the de-
velopment of projects based on systematic needs assessments and clear
strategies for positioning and presenting the benefits of health in-
terventions to appropriate audiences. To find out more about JHU/CCP,
go to:
http://www.jhuccp.org

To obtain a copy of the Proceedings from the Third International En-
tertainment Education Conference for Social Change, please contact:

Kim Martin
Tel: +1-410 659-6140
mailto:kmartin@jhuccp.org

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Exhibit: Denial and Revelation by the Artists for Human Rights

2001-09-03

http://www.ahr.org.za

The Durban-based Artists for Human Rights is exhibiting a selection of works by its South African and international artists in 'Denial and Revelation'. The exhibition will be at the Menzi Gallery, BAT Centre, from 27 August - 8 September to coincide with the World Conference on Racism. The public is invited to the official opening of the exhibition on the 29 August at 6.30 pm for 7.00 pm.
Artists for Human Rights awarded the Medaille d'Excellence The Durban-based
Artists for Human Rights received a major international award for its work
in contributing to efforts to Break the Silence on HIV/AIDS. At a ceremony
held on 6 August at Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland, Jan Jordaan, on
behalf of the AHR, accepted the award given in the category 'HIV/AIDS Media'
for one of its projects, the HIV/AIDS Billboards.

For the billboard project, 31 community-based and professional artists
contributed artworks. The majority of artists are from South Africa, with
others selected from a network of well-accomplished international artists.
The works are being transposed into large billboards to be erected in
communities throughout South Africa to promote AIDS awareness and encourage
discussion on the theme 'Break the Silence'. The newest billboard, to be
erected this month, is supported by Shepstone and Wylie Attorneys.

The ceremony was part of the Youth Empowerment Summit and the UN NGO (United
Nations Non-Governmental Organizations) Alliance meeting in Geneva.
Roundtable talks at the United Nations on the topic 'Art and Peace'
accompanied the award ceremony and summit activities.

The artist organization hopes that the Medaille d'Excellence confirms to
potential supporters of AHR efforts that artists can contribute creative
solutions towards threats to society. With the international recognition
that the award brings, AHR hopes that greater involvement and funding
support from abroad can be solicited.

Background on activities of the Artists for Human Rights Artists for Human
Rights is a non-profit Public Interest Organization, which has been
facilitating the contributions of artists towards the full realization of
human rights and, most recently, towards breaking the silence around
HIV/AIDS. It is staffed by a group of dedicated volunteers.
We are still being governed by the Artists for Human Rights Trust but are in
the process of registering AHR as a separate section. 21 (not for profit)
company.

Artists for Human Rights takes the position that the HIV/AIDS pandemic is
closely linked with the historical human rights abuses associated with our
apartheid history. Because of the resultant poverty and lack of education,
the stigma and the denial concerning the pandemic proved to be an important
debilitating factor in addressing the disease. It is for this reason that
we have decided to sustain the 'Break the Silence' campaign, that was
adopted by the International AIDS Conference, held in Durban in July
2000. A summary of the present status of Artists for Human Rights and its
HIV/AIDS project:

1. Thirty-one artists-representing South Africa, other African countries,
and other countries outside the African continent-have contributed their
work towards this campaign.
2. Three billboards, using works contributed by the artists, have been
placed in communities around Durban. Sponsors include the KZN Department of
Health, the MTN Art Institute, and Shepstone and Wylie Attorneys.
3. Negotiations for additional billboards with the Association of Medical
Pathologists are at an advanced stage. Further support for this part of the
initiative is needed.

4. The Department of Art, Culture, Science and Technology, and the National
Arts Council have generously supported the work of AHR with R170,000. A
shortfall of R190,000 remains for the budget.

5. An extensive program for future exhibits and activities related to the
HIV/AIDS project:

4 The official launch with exhibits on International AIDS Day (1 December)
- At the Durban Art Gallery (to be opened by Dr. Nono Simelela, Director of
the National AIDS Office)
- At the National Art Gallery in Cape Town.
4 Exhibition at Botswana National Gallery in Gaborone, as part of the
Botswana Government's AIDS awareness initiative
4 Exhibition at the Palais des Nation, of the United Nations in Geneva
(8-19th July 2002) to coincide with the Int. AIDS Conference, Barcelona
(Negotiations are under way for our Ambassador Ms. P.N. January-Bardill to
open that exhibition. She has pledged to try to access funding support,
including bringing nine young participating S.A. artists to attend the
exhibition.)
4 Preparation of a limited edition portfolio of the artists works. As with
previous initiatives, AHR will pursue marketing the remainder of the
portfolios to supplement our fundraising efforts.
4 Preparation of a catalogue of the artworks, including statements by the
artists and persons working in the fight against AIDS. The catalogue will
be available to the public at large, and funding will be sought to use these
in schools.
4 As part of its community outreach program, AHR has produced an artist book
authored by the Woman Living with AIDS, Support Group, King Edward Hospital.
This will be added to the catalogue. AHR has also participated with Art
Works Trust, an organization dealing with homeless children, to produce AIDS
awareness through art making.

For more information, please feel free to call me or review the website
www.ahr.org.za

Jan Jordaan
AHR Projects Convener.

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NGOs and capacity building: for what and for whom?

2001-09-03

http://www.id21.org/society/s8crj1g1.html

Is much of the talk about 'capacity building' woolly theorizing? What happens when capacity building is pursued and funded as an end in itself? Is enough known about what it really entails? Donors and international NGOs have often understood it to be simply training in accountancy and financial management. What do the clients - southern NGOs - want and expect to develop capacity?

Nkosi A Voice Of Aids Orphans

2001-09-03

http://www.africafilmtv.com/pages/newsflash/nf128.htm#a4

Globalvision announces a new video tribute to a young hero of the AIDS crisis, 12 year old Nkosi Johnson, a voice of Africa's Aids orphans who died tragically last month. This impactful video is ideal for aids education outreach and building public awareness and links Nkosi's struggle to the still largely under-exposed AIDS orphans crisis. Globalvision urges everyone working against AIDS including educators, doctors, community groups, and NGO&#8217;s to arrange screenings to inspire hope, mobilize awareness and promote active concern. Contact: Danny Schechter

OXFORD LAW JOURNALS ARE NOW ONLINE

2001-09-03

http://www.oupjournals.org/fields

All subscribers have free access. Anybody can register for our e-mail table of contents alerting service, free of charge.

Talking to the enemy - NGOs engage with business

2001-09-03

http://www.id21.org/society/s8ash1g1.html

Can NGOs benefit from talking to the 'enemy' or private corporations? What could they achieve by engaging with the private sector? Would it benefit their cause or is it a waste of time pursuing their agendas through the market?

The Rights Way to Development - Policy and Practice

2001-09-03

http://www.hrca.org.au

This new publication from the Human Rights Council of Australia revises and brings together two earlier publications - "The Rights Way to Development - A Human Rights Approach to Development Assistance" and the "The Rights Way to Development Manual for a Human Rights Approach to Development Assistance". It also includes the May 2001 Statement on Poverty by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Executive Summary of "Working Together" - the reports of the Stockholm workshop on the human rights approach to development - and some tools for conducting a human rights analysis of development challenges.
The growing acceptance of the human rights approach to development among
policy makers has highlighted the need for practical guidance for
development programmers. This new volume seeks to address this need,
providing ideas and suggestions as well as outlining the conceptual basis
of the rights approach.

The human rights approach to development takes the International Bill of
Rights as the framework for the design and delivery of development the
basis of efforts to end poverty nationally and
internationally. International human rights agreements state the rights of
the poor and the obligations and duties of governments to respect, protect
and fulfill these rights. Translating these obligations and duties into
national and international development programs and budgets is the
challenge being taken on by an increasing number of government and
non-government development agencies. This book aims to contribute
constructively to these efforts.

"Their ideas are challenging. This group is asking the right questions"
Mary Robinson, High Commissioner for Human Rights, 1998

The Rights Way to Development - Policy and Practice can be ordered for $30
plus postage from pearles@ozemail.com.au




Patrick Earle
Tel/Fax (61 2) 9311 0159
pearles@ozemail.com.au

Human Rights Council of Australia
PO Box L23, South Maroubra, 2035

Just published

Working Together - The Human Rights Based Approach to Development
Reports of the October 2000 - Stockholm NGO and Donor Agency Workshops now
available at
www.hrca.org.au

The Rights Way to Development - A Human Rights Approach to Development
Assistance - Policy and Practice - available now $30

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VOA new program: Special Report Africa

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/books/2662

On August 8, 2001, Voice of America Television started a new program Special Report Africa on VOA/WORLDNET affiliate stations. The new program will be aired at 1800 GMT immediately before Straight Talk Africa. The first show on August 8, 2001, &#8220;The Stigma of AIDS&#8221; has Aids activist Reinard Brown and author Reverend Dr. Mankekolo Mahlangu-Ngcobo as studio guests. For the first few months, there will be only one original show produced each month. The Wednesdays of August will see a re-broadcast of &#8220;The Stigma of AIDS&#8221;. The next show dealing with polio eradication will be first aired on September 5, 2001. Contact: Diane Butts

DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACE AND GENDER

New UN Report

2001-09-03

http://www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/(Symbol)/OHCHR.WCAR.PR.11.En?OpenDocument

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights today issued a report calling on the United Nations to address discrimination based on both gender and race when it designs and implements its policies and programmes. The recommendation is one of a series contained in "Gender Dimensions of Racial Discrimination", a publication issued to coincide with the ongoing World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa.

ETHIOPIA: Police release rape figures

2001-09-03

http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN/cea/countrystories/ethiopia/20010830.phtml

The Tigray State (northern Ethiopia) police commission has released rape statistics for the region for this year, the pro-government Walta Information Centre reported on Wednesday. According to the statistics, 130 girls had been raped so far this year, said Walta.

FIRE: KEEPING ABREAST OF WOMEN

2001-09-03

http://www.fire.or.cr

FIRE invites you to participate in the "FIRE-PLACE" August 28-Sept. 7, 2001 through its webpage. Featuring women from around the world talking about racism, FIRE will broadcast daily programmes from the WomensNet CyberCafe in Spanish, English and Portuguese under the title "Voices Without Brackets." Listeners may also participate in a "chat room" during the broadcasts.
Programmes will
focus on a variety of topics, including: Women's access to media and new
communication technologies; gender and sexual identity; media and
racism; intersections of globalization with gender, race and class;
Filipina migrant women's issues; Caribbean women and 500 years of
racism; young ethnic Australian women on using art to explore racism and
xenophobia. For more information, write to FIRE at e-mail:
femintra@hotmail.com or check their webpage at: <http://www.fire.or.cr>.

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HIV/AIDS in Africa and Women's Inheritance:

A Missing Link inthe Discussion

2001-09-03

http://www.hrlawgroup.org/

The International Human Rights Law Group is once again urging you to participate in our "Day of Action for Women's Inheritance Rights" by joining our third annual e-letter campaign to raise awareness around the denial of the right of women to inherit land and other property in Africa. Please read, sign, and forward the letter below to Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
The letter encourages Dr. Piot and UNAIDS to highlight
the role of the denial of women's inheritance rights in the spread of
HIV/AIDS and to integrate the issue into the UNAIDS mission in Africa.


Please forward this, as well, to all of your networks, colleagues, friends,
and family. Thank you for your contribution to this effort!


For further information, please contact Marie-Elena John Smith, Coordinator,
Africa Programs, or Abby Richardson, Africa Program Assistant, International
Human Rights Law Group.
1200 18th St. NW
Suite 602
Washington, DC 20036
USA
T: (202) 822-4600
F: (202) 822-4606
E-mail: Africa@HRLawGroup.org
Website: www.hrlawgroup.org

TO FORWARD TO DR. PIOT:
SIGN THE LETTER, THEN CUT AND PASTE THE TEXT BELOW INTO A NEW MESSAGE AND
SEND TO UNAIDS@UNAIDS.ORG
Please CC: Africa@hrlawgroup.org
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August 22, 2001

Peter Piot
Executive Director
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
(UNAIDS)
Geneva
Switzerland
T: (41 22) 791 4510/4722
F: (41 22) 791 4179

Via E-mail: unaids@unaids.org <mailto:unaids@unaids.org>
CC: Africa@hrlawgroup.org

Dear Dr. Piot:


This letter is part of a ground-breaking initiative by a group of West
African women's rights organizations to promote awareness of the devastating
effects of discriminatory inheritance rights practices on women and children
in Africa. On August 28, 2001, we will mark the third annual "Day of Action
for Women's Inheritance Rights." The Day of Action is intended to focus
national, regional, and international attention on the customary inheritance
practices and laws that deny women the right to inherit land and other
property. These inheritance practices threaten the lives of thousands of
women and children by thrusting them into immediate and extreme poverty.
The practices persist by virtue of tradition, religion, lack of information,
and weak laws that, in many places, fail to protect a woman's right to
inherit.

In recent years, groups working for the protection of women's inheritance
rights in Africa have identified the HIV/AIDS epidemic as a crucial factor
in the exponential growth of the number of disinherited women. Not only has
the number of widows increased drastically, but the epidemic has also led to
women being widowed and becoming heads of households at much younger ages
than ever before. Consequently, women are dispossessed of their livelihoods
exactly when they and their children are most vulnerable to the consequences
of economic dispossession.

As you also know, the HIV/AIDS epidemic is producing orphans on an
unprecedented scale. More than 14 million children in sub-Saharan Africa
have lost at least one parent to the disease. Orphaned girls who become
heads of households are often unable to support themselves, since their
rights to property are even more insecure than those of older women. At the
same time, disinheritance of orphan girls places an extreme burden on
elderly relatives who are forced to care for those disinherited at a time
when their own resources are very limited.

We commend UNAIDS for taking a holistic approach to combating HIV/AIDS and
identifying women and girls as among the most vulnerable of those affected
by the epidemic. We also applaud UNAIDS' call for the empowerment of women
and the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women as
necessary steps to reducing their vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. UNAIDS has
also taken the lead in recognizing that economic, social, cultural, and
legal factors hamper existing efforts to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
While supporting this interrelated approach, we strongly encourage you to
pay particular attention to the denial of inheritance rights to women and
girls in crafting a response to the epidemic.

By focusing on the denial of inheritance rights to women and girls, UNAIDS
would substantially contribute to alleviating the impact of the epidemic on
the most vulnerable. Importantly, this focus would enhance the economic
security of women and girls, thereby lowering their risk of contracting
HIV/AIDS. Further, when women are economically secure, they are less likely
to remain in situations of violence, including sexual violence and widow
inheritance, which increase their chances of contracting HIV/AIDS. They are
also less likely to enter into employment in the sex industry and are less
vulnerable to being trafficked.

We would like to congratulate you and UNAIDS for your positive approach and
far-reaching vision in creating an expanded response to the HIV/AIDS
epidemic. We wish you much success as you continue to lead the struggle
against the most challenging global issue of our time.

Sincerely,


NAME
ORGANIZATION

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HORN OF AFRICA REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN AND ICT

Conference Announcement and Call for Papers

2001-09-03

http://www.acwict.or.ke

The African Centre for Women, Information and Communications Technology (ACWICT) is pleased to announce the Horn of Africa Regional Conference on Women & ICT to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, at the United Nations Offices, Gigiri, from 11th - 15th February 2002. The aim of the conference is to raise awareness on ICTs amongst women in the Horn of Africa region and to explore opportunities for harnessing the technology to work as a tool for their development.
Theme:
Women & ICT: Towards a Horn of Africa Women's Knowledge Network.

Objectives:
· To discuss / share knowledge on the emerging information and
communications technology, its services and their impact on development.

· To exchange / learn lessons from women ICT practitioners within
the region and beyond as well as take stock of progress being made at the
regional / international levels to ensure that women benefit from the
opportunities provided by ICTs.

· To develop an action plan for ensuring women's greater access to
and effective utilization of ICT in the Horn of Africa region.

The Conference Organising Committee is seeking papers, projects, posters
and exhibitions on any of the following sub-themes:

· ICT in national development.
· Advancing women's leadership role in the information / knowledge
era.
· Management of ICTs in the information / knowledge age.
· Women and ICTs in rural development.


Please send an abstract, title, and a brief statement on relevance to the
conference theme to the conference secretariat by October 31st2001.

Participant registration forms can be found on the conference website:
http://www.acwict.or.ke


For more information / registration, contact:
The Conference Secretariat
Horn of Africa Regional Conference on Women & ICT
African Centre for Women, Information & Communications Technology (ACWICT)
P. O. Box 20956, K.N.H.
Nairobi, Kenya.
Phone: 254-2-560486
Fax: 254-2-567112
E-mail: conference@acwict.or.ke
http://www.acwict.or.ke

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Nigerian woman dies in Barcelona

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/wgender/2645

A long, lonely, lingering illness in a Spanish hospital, a once beautiful young body, wasted and emaciated by contagious diseases, a recent past that had included horrific sexual mutilation of her genital and anal areas and finally, death alone one morning and burial by strangers in an unmarked mass paupers grave on the outskirts of Barcelona. This was the fate of one of the hundreds of young Nigerian girls who have flocked to this part of Spain in the last 18 months.
Barcelona August 2001

A long, lonely, lingering illness in a Spanish hospital, a once beautiful young body, wasted and emaciated by contagious diseases, a recent past that had included horrific sexual mutilation of her genital and anal areas and finally, death alone one morning and burial by strangers in an unmarked mass paupers grave on the outskirts of Barcelona. This was the fate of one of the hundreds of young Nigerian girls who have flocked to this part of Spain in the last 18 months.

Who was this young woman? Why did an educated 23 year old Nigerian woman end her too short life in this manner? As I sit here writing this, looking at the pitifully few personal belongings the hospital handed me - a pair of small silver earrings, two cuddly toys, a pink elephant and a grey dog, I wonder. She was, of course, someone&#8217;s daughter and granddaughter. Surely also, someone&#8217;s sister, cousin, aunt or niece. She would have had friends and schoolmates. Will she be mourned? Will those who encouraged her to come to Europe care that she is dead? Or have we become so dehumanised that the death of one of our children, our relatives, our friends, so long as it happens in Europe, happens in the in the struggle to make a living, is now acceptable?

What did I know of her? She had been admitted to the hospital 6 weeks before, suffering from Tubercular Meningitis. When I was contacted by the hospital and went to see her for the first time, she was painfully thin, emaciated and so weak that I had spent a large portion of the time scratching her head and moving her legs to a more comfortable position. because her muscles were so wasted she could not move any of her limbs. Her eyes were always unfocused &#8211; seeing into a distance that I couldn&#8217;t begin to understand or reach. She cried out often that she just wanted to die. She was confused and disoriented. Sometimes her name was J, another, E and then again, M. She couldn&#8217;t say where she had been living before she was brought to the hospital, or remember phone numbers of any friends or the people she had been living with. She spoke sometimes in English and sometimes in Bini. She couldn&#8217;t remember or wouldn&#8217;t give, the address of her family in Nigeria. The hospital was concerned that someone so ill appeared to be so alone and were hoping I could help to find some family or friends who would visit her.

I returned a few times with some Jollof rice and fruits like mango and paw paw. Eventually, the hospital told me she was cured of the illness and should be moved to a rehabilitation centre to undergo physiotherapy to help her regain use of her limbs and build up her strength. She was beginning to have more confidence in me and told me her surname and the secondary school she had attended in Benin City. With this information, I contacted our Embassy in Madrid, hoping they would have the resources to put an announcement in a newspaper in Benin, so her family could be informed. But they seem to be inundated with similar cases and were impatient: &#8220;How did she come to Spain? How can a 23 year old not know her own address in Nigeria? Was she registered with us? Tell the hospital to contact the Ambassador.&#8221;

The last time I saw her, she promised that the next time I came she would tell me more about herself and her story of how she came to be here, so I hoped I would be able to make contact with her family myself.

But here was to be no next time. As I was preparing some more food to take to her one morning,, the hospital Social Services telephoned. &#8220;We&#8217;re very sorry, but X died about an hour ago. Can you come to the hospital to see the doctor and help with the paper work.&#8221; I saw the doctor who told me they would have to do an autopsy because they really did not know why she died. She was cured of the Meningitis and were planning to discharge her once they had found a centre that would accept her. This was when I learnt of the terrible sexual mutilation she had suffered

So why did she die? Had she been so abused and degraded that she had lost the will to live?

I have to admit I am angry. I am extremely angry with those in Nigeria, especially in the Benin area, where the majority of young women walking the streets of Barcelona come from (some who appear to be as young as 13). Do not pretend you do not know that when you send your daughter, your sister, your niece to Europe, you are sending them to be sexually used and abused. Do not be fooled by talk of training in hairdressing or fashion design. There is no training other than learning to say the price for sex in Spanish.

What a waste of the future of Nigeria. This young woman is not the only one, nor the first. Many die in the desert on their way here. Others die as she did, in a hospital , like chickens, with no names, having been given all kinds of diseases by the men who pay them about the price of a drink and a packet of cigarettes to have the freedom to do all kinds of practices their wives or girlfriends would not condone. Is this why you had children? Was it for this that you sent your daughters to school?

Let me tell you how it works. A sexual pyramid system has been created. Your daughter or your sister is brought here. She already owes money to the Mafia that made the arrangements. Once here, she finds that what she earns is not enough to live on and to pay the Mafia that brought her. So she is encouraged to find friends who also want to come to Europe. She is promised a small commission for putting friends in contact with the mafia who will then bring them to Europe. Her friends, having to pay her commission and the mafia, find that they also can&#8217;t make enough money, so they try to get more friends to come, in order to also earn some commission.... And so the pyramid is created. Meanwhile, with all of this, the market becomes saturated so the price of each sexual service goes down - your daughter needs to work harder, more often. To attract customers, your daughter has to offer either more and more way- out practices, or provide them for less money. Who benefits? Not your daughters, but the men who can demand more sex for less money and the mafia who can demand more money for less ultimate income.

As the World conference on Racism in opens in South Africa and there have been calls for reparations to be paid for the suffering caused by the slavery of generations ago, it is shameful to see how families in Nigeria are now colluding voluntarily in a new slavery. The worst kind of slavery - sending young women to be the sexual slaves of the same people who enslaved our ancestors all those years ago.

Back to the young woman who has died. As I began to get to know her, I saw that as she got stronger, there was a certain strength and determination in her eyes and voice as she expressed frustration when she wasn&#8217;t understood; there was a beauty in her face the few times she smiled. She was a young woman who, in another era, could have contributed to Nigeria economically, politically, socially. Although I didn&#8217;t really know her, I mourn her passing and the waste of her life. Do you?

If anybody reading this is wondering what has happened to a daughter, a sister, a cousin or school friend who attended IMAGUERO SECONDARY SCHOOL, SAPELE ROAD, BENIN CITY until 1994 and left for Europe in the past 18 months and thinks this young woman could be her, please contact the newspaper for more in formation.

Judi Oshowole

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Oxfam: Changing lives - gender, health and education

2001-09-03

http://oxfam.org.uk/policy/gender/links.htm

Each day 1,600 women in poor countries die from pregnancy-related causes. Girls account for two thirds of children out of school, and two-thirds of illiterate adults are women. Oxfam is committed to changing this situation. Find out how in the latest issue of Links, our newsletter on gender.

SA: Safe haven for girls

can teachers challenge gender violence?

2001-09-03

http://www.id21.org/education/InsightsGVEart7.html

Rape, sexual harassment, abuse, assault, homophobia &#8211; the list is endless. In South Africa, girls in particular are the victims of school-based violence. How can schools and their staff &#8211; part of the problem &#8211; become part of the solution?

South Africa: Dangerous game of love?

Challenging male machismo

2001-09-03

http://www.id21.org/education/InsightsGVEart3.html

Love, in South Africa, can be a dangerous game for girls. Boys use violence in sexual relationships to assert their masculinity. The reliance by some boys, however, on excessive control of girlfriends belies their own vulnerability. How can the &#8216;normality&#8217; of sexual violence be challenged?

Zimbabwe: The sugar daddy trap

Peer pressure pushes girls into sex

2001-09-03

http://www.id21.org/education/InsightsGVEart2.html

Male sexual aggression against girls is endemic and institutionalised in Zimbabwe. Girls are propositioned by male pupils and teachers inside the school, and by &#8216;sugar daddies&#8217; outside. Money, gifts and promises of marriage tempt girls into sexual liaisons. What is the role of the peer group culture in encouraging abuse? How can the school help to change attitudes and behaviour?

Africans Need the Laws and Courts to Punish Their Warlords

2001-09-03

http://www.iht.com/articles/29863.html

Should globalization be resisted, embraced without question, or modified and tapped to advance the countries of the South? As it is with economies, culture and the environment, so it is with justice. Justice is no longer only local; it is going global. Globalization of justice has been spurred by the development of the concept of individual criminal responsibility for human rights crimes.

Algeria: Waiting for the dawn

2001-09-03

http://www.mg.co.za/mg/za/archive/2001aug/features/22aug-algeria.html

Algeria is racked by violence and scarred by poverty. But some believe its long nightmare could soon end.

ANGOLA PRESIDENT TO STAND DOWN

2001-09-03

http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?id=7302&categoryID=2

Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has announced he will not run in the next election. However, the ongoing instability in the country means that a date for that election remains far from clear. President dos Santos told the congress of the ruling MPLA that the election could take place in 2002 or 2003.

Burundi: Preparing for peace - one year on

2001-09-03

http://www.web.amnesty.org/web/news.nsf/WebAll/AAE933A4A292B84A80256AB6003B2375?OpenDocument

As Burundi prepares to start, on 1 November 2001, a period of transitional government and institutional reform, Amnesty International today, in an eight-page appeal, Burundi: Preparing for peace, highlighted measures which should be implemented now by the current government, political leaders, leaders of armed political movements, civil society and the international community to protect human rights.

Democracy at the barricades

2001-09-03

http://www.en.monde-diplomatique.fr/2001/08/02genoa

After the disgrace of Genoa, multinationals and European and international institutions targeted by "anti-globalisers" have a recurrent problem: how to discredit, weaken, manipulate and, if possible, annihilate the international citizens' movement which has disturbed the gatherings of the masters of the universe since Seattle.

DRC: Child sentenced to death

Intervention requested

2001-09-03

http://www.omct.org

The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by the Observateurs des droits de l&#8217;Homme (CODHO), a member of OMCT network, that a new child has been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For details of how you can help, follow the links below.
Democratic Republic of Congo: Case COD 270401.2.CC - child
sentenced to death



CHILD CONCERN
Case COD 270401.2.CC
Follow-up of case 270401.1.CC

Geneva, August 17th, 2001

The International Secretariat of OMCT has received new
information regarding the following situation in the Democratic
Republic of Congo.

New information

The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by
the Observateurs des droits de l&#8217;Homme (CODHO), a member
of OMCT network, that a new child has been sentenced to
death in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

According to information received, Babuyu Oleko, a child
soldier born on May 3, 1984, was arrested November 15,
2000 and condemned to death on January 10, 2001 for
involuntary murder. On the 20th of July, 2001, Babuya Oleko
arrived in the central prison of Kinshasa. He was incarcerated in
building 2, which is reserved for adults condemned to death. He
was incarcerated with Nanasi Kisala, another child condemned
to death (see urgent appeal COD 270401.1.CC).

Diyavanga Nkuyu, Mbumba Ilunga, Mwati Kabwe, Bosey
Jean-Louis, and Banga Djuna, five children who were
condemned to death but had their sentences commuted to life
imprisonment, have received a new presidential pardon.
According to CODHO, they are now condemned to 5 years
imprisonment.

Brief reminder of the situation

The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by
CODHO that six children have been condemned to death by the
Military Court (COM, Cour d&#8217;Ordre Militaire) of the
Democratic Republic of Congo, which does not allow appeals.
In each of these cases the trial was conducted summarily. Five
of these children had their death sentences commuted to life
imprisonment.

All of these children had been convicted as soldiers at the time
of their trial. They had been awaiting execution in the ex-
Makala central prison in Kinshasa.

The International Secretariat of OMCT had recalled that,
according to the terms of the Special Rapporteur on the
Situation of Human Rights in the DRC, the COM has been
widely criticised for its failure to satisfy the conditions of
independence and of impartiality in its judgements. The COM
exercises prerogative powers that are incompatible with
international norms on the administration of justice. In particular,
its statutes do not allow for any form of appeal.


Actions requested:

The International Secretariat of OMCT wishes to thank all those
institutions, organisations, and individuals who intervened on the
behalf of the children and requests you to continue to write the
authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo urging them
to:

1. repeal all death sentences imposed on children under the
age of 18, and in particular the sentences of Nanasi
Kisala and Babuya Oleko, in conformity with their
international obligation established under article 6 of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and
reiterated in article 37 of the Convention on the Rights of
the Child;
2. ensure children that are condemned to death the right to
appeal the sentence before a competent, independent,
and impartial authority or judicial body, according to
article 40 of the Convention of the Rights of the Child;
3. amend the Congolese legislation in order to abolish the
death penalty and life imprisonment for children under
the age of 18;
4. ensure the competence, independence, and impartiality
of the COM as well as the fairness of its procedures, in
accordance with article 14 of the International Covenant
of Civil and Political Rights as well as article 40 of the
Convention on the Rights of the Child;
5. recognise the necessity for every child to be judged by
judges with special training in juvenile justice;
6. ensure that incarcerated children are separated from
adult prisoners, unless its in their best interest not to be,
in accordance with article 37 of the Convention on the
Rights of the Child;
7. guarantee the respect for human rights and fundamental
freedoms throughout the country in accordance with
national laws and international human rights standards
and, in particular, the Convention on the Rights of the
Child.


Addresses:

President Joseph Kabila. Présidence de la République,
Kinshasa-Ngaliema, République Démocratique du Congo. Fax
(+ 243) 880 02 120

Minister of Justice, Ministère de la Justice, BP 3137, Kinshasa
Gombé, République Démocratique du Congo. Fax : (+243) 880
55 21

Minister of Human Rights, Ministre des droits humains, Fax :
(+243) 12 20 664

Please also write to the embassies of Democratic Republic of
Congo in your respective country.

Geneva, August 17, 2001

Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of
this appeal in your reply.

Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture (OMCT)
World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)
Organización Mundial Contra la Tortura (OMCT)
8 rue du Vieux-Billard
Case postale 21
CH-1211 Geneve 8
Suisse/Switzerland
Tel. : 0041 22 809 49 39
Fax : 0041 22 809 49 29
E-mail : omct@omct.org
http://www.omct.org

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Eastern Congo: Rebels' Persecution of Rights Activists

2001-09-03

http://www.hrw.org/press/2001/08/drc0821.htm

The Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD-Goma), a rebel group based in eastern Congo, has stepped up abuse of civil society activists, Human Rights Watch charged today.

SUDAN: TWO STUDENTS KILLED AND 16 SERIOUSLY INJURED

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/rights/2554

On Thursday evening 16 August, two students were shot dead and 16 others were seriously injured at Gezira University, 115 miles south of Khartoum. The incident was sparked when non-Gezira students, militants of the Student National Congress (NC), marched in military uniform through the University campus chanting Islamic jihad slogans, and interrupted a political debate.


S V T G
Sudanese Victims of Torture Group
PRESS RELEASE: Monday 20 August 2001
TWO STUDENTS KILLED AND 16 SERIOUSLY INJURED.
The debate had been organised by an opposition group student of the Arab Nassrist Socialist Party. Gezira students from other opposition parties joined the ANSP to defend the stage and forum for the debate. Police and security officers became involved and joined the NC student militia,.A police car hit down one female student called Jihan Atif. This provoked further anger amongst the students.
Gunfire opened against the demonstrating students. Some reports suggest police opened fire while others indicate those responsible were the NC student militia.
Two students were killed in the shooting. Those were:
Mr Yahia El Hussain
Mr Mutasim Mohamed El Hassan
Both men were shot in the head and chest and killed instantly.
Sixteen other students were critically injured in the shooting. Mr Al Nazeer Ahmed Abdullah was taken unconscious to the hospital where his kidney and spleen removed.
Other injured included:
Mr Hamad El Tayeb
Mr Hafiz Osman
Mr Mohamed El Tayeb
Mr Imad Abdel Raheem
Mr Ali Abdel Kareem
Mr Salah Gasmelsaid
Mr Farouq Abdel Raziq
Mr Murtadah Ali Mahmoud
Ms Nargis Sid Ahmed
Ms Leemya Abdellah
Ms Nidal Abdel Aziz
Ms Zubeyda Abdel Raheem
Two students from the militant NC were also injured. They were: Hashim Abdel Raheem and Hoseyfa Ali Alkheir. Both men were from another university in Khartoum.
SVTG would like to confirm that both the University administration and the government have said they will investigate. However our experience has shown that such investigations are rarely pursued. Over last year at least 6 students have been killed, and many more injured and some have been tortured. On no occasion was investigation completed nor any perpetrators brought to justice. Instead the lawyers and families of the victims have been subject to systematic harassment to force them to drop the cases
1. SVTG strongly urges the government to investigate this incident, and to publish the findings of the investigation in order to show their commitment to finding the killers, and to bring the killers to justice.
2. SVTG strongly urges the government to put an end to the free hand given to militant student groups and Popular Defence Forces, which allows them to terrorise civilians and students and the justification that they are Mujahidin (fighting in God&#8217;s name) and therefore above the rule of law.

SVTG is an independent non-governmental human rights organisation, for further details on this press release or any other information please contact;
The Sudanese Victims of Torture Group
Park Business Centre
Kilburn Park Rd
London NW6 5LF
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7625 8055
Email: Osman.h@virgin.net

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Time for concerted international action on Zimbabwe

A briefing paper on suggested US policy

2001-09-03

http://www.zwnews.com/issuefull.cfm?ArticleID=2471

"In our view, the United States and the broader international community should make every effort to raise the odds that Zimbabwe's crisis can be resolved peacefully through free and fair elections. At the same time, however, there is a need for realism: Mugabe is highly unlikely to concede power through a relatively free and fair electoral process, and highly likely to resort to ever-higher levels of violence. Though a concerted international campaign is warranted to turn Mugabe off this course and onto a path that bring free and fair elections, we need to admit to ourselves that there is a high probability that effort may fail."

UN: New resolutions on Globalisation and Human Rights

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/rights/2552

Three weeks after the massive anti-globalization protests in Genoa and after two days of intense discussion on globalization and human rights, the UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights has adopted three resolutions calling into question the impact of key aspects of the lobalization process on human rights, and has demanded that bodies like the WTO take fuller account of human rights considerations.
August 20th 2001

PRESS RELEASE

INTERNATIONAL NGO COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN
RIGHTS IN TRADE AND INVESTMENT (INCHRITI),
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS (ICJ),
LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION (LWF), WORLD
ORGANIZATION AGAINST TORTURE (OMCT)


Protecting human rights in the era of globalization

UN BODY WARNS AGAINST CONFLICTS BETWEEN
TRADE-RELATED AGREEMENTS AND HUMAN
RIGHTS
AND SUPPORTS NEW MECHANISM TO REVIEW
VIOLATIONS
OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS


Reacting to claims made by the IMF during the discussion that it
is not bound by international human rights standards, the Sub-
Commission, in a resolution on Globalization and its Impact
on the Full Enjoyment of All Human Rights:
reaffirmedthe importance and relevance of human rights in
international trade, investment and finance;
urgedall governments and international economic policy
forums, including the Doha WTO meeting to be held in
November, to take human rights fully into account.

The Sub-Commission also expressed concern about the human
rights implications of liberalization of international trade in
agricultural products, especially on the right to food for members
of vulnerable communities. Furthermore, it highlighted the
importance of incorporating human rights in national Poverty
Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs).

In a second resolution applying, for the first time, a human rights
perspective to the WTO's General Agreement on Trade in
Services (GATS), the Sub-Commission called for a report on
this matter from the High Commissioner for Human Rights; it
also recommended that the WTO include consideration of the
human rights implications of the GATS on the provision of basic
services, such as affordable and accessible health and education
services.

Reiterating a concern voiced for the first time last year, the Sub-
Commission also addressed the negative impact of the WTO&#8217;s
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights (TRIPS) on human rights. It signalled continuing concern
that the scope and meaning of several provisions of the TRIPS
Agreement need to be clarified in order to ensure that States&#8217;
obligations under this agreement do not contradict their binding
human rights obligations. The protection of indigenous peoples&#8217;
traditional knowledge, food security, access to medicine,
technology transfer and development and preventing 'bio-piracy'
are but some of the crucial human rights issues raised by the
implementation of the WTO TRIPS Agreement.

Peter Prove of the Lutheran World Federation stated: "With
these three resolutions, the Sub-Commission on the Promotion
and Protection of Human Rights sends an important signal and
clear message to all governments as well as international
economic policy forums to take international human rights
obligations and principles fully into account in international
economic policy formulation."

Nathalie Mivelaz of the World Organisation Against Torture
(OMCT) pointed out that "these initiatives of the Sub-
Commission are very timely coming as they do shortly prior to
the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF in
September and the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the WTO,
to be held in Doha in November, and signal an intensification in
the scrutiny of further developments in these forums by the
human rights community".

And Miloon Kothari of Habitat International Coalition added
that, "in the build-up to Doha, these resolutions from an
important UN human rights body bolster the case for a
comprehensive human rights review of the Uruguay round
agreements and point convincingly to the folly of embarking on a
new round prior to fully coming to grips with the conflicts
between agreements such as TRIPS, AoA and GATS and the
existing legal obligations of States under the international human
rights instruments".

In another important resolution, the Sub-Commission supported
efforts towards a legal mechanism for the review of individual
and group complaints of violations of economic, social and
cultural rights. As stressed by Nathalie Prouvez of the
International Commission of Jurists, "there are no rights without
adequate remedies and the adoption of a universal complaint
mechanism for violations of economic social and cultural rights
will fill a huge gap in the international human rights protection
system".


Contacts:
Nathalie Mivelaz (OMCT), Tel: 00 41 22 809 49 39; Email:
nm@omct.org

Nathalie Prouvez (ICJ), Tel: 00 33 6 07 08 62 99; Email:
prouvez@icj.org

Peter Prove (LWF and INCHRITI), Tel: 00 41 78 757 6749;
Email: pnp@lutheranworld.org

Miloon Kothari, (INCHRITI), Tel: 00 41 22 738 81 67



Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture (OMCT)
World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)
Organización Mundial Contra la Tortura (OMCT)
8 rue du Vieux-Billard
Case postale 21
CH-1211 Geneve 8
Suisse/Switzerland
Tel. : 0041 22 809 49 39
Fax : 0041 22 809 49 29
E-mail : omct@omct.org
http://www.omct.org

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ZIMBABWE: Opposition unveils economic policies

2001-09-03

http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN/sa/countrystories/zimbabwe/20010830b.phtml

An economic stabilisation and reform programme designed to appeal to international donors has been launched by Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Britain's 'Financial Times' reported on Thursday.

Zimbabwe: Villagers Flee New Wave of Violence

2001-09-03

http://www.zwnews.com/issuefull.cfm?ArticleID=2485

A new wave of violence has hit the Muzarabani and Mount Darwin districts in Mashonaland, forcing more than 24 families to flee their homes, the 'Daily News' reported on Friday.

Zimbabwe: War vets unleash terror in Epworth

2001-09-03

http://www.zwnews.com/issuefull.cfm?ArticleID=2488

Zanu PF supporters and war veterans in Epworth are allegedly forcing residents to attend rallies ahead of the Presidential election early next year. "A register of party members is being used to attack those who do not appear on it," said Clayton Chikoti, a tuckshop owner. "It is assumed that if you do not appear on the register, then you are an MDC member."

BURUNDI: Living conditions among Batwa in Buterere "precarious"

2001-09-03

http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN/cea/countrystories/burundi/20010831b.phtml

The living conditions among the Batwa community who were recently relocated to a new site in Buterere district, in Bujumbura Mairie, are "very precarious", a recent joint assessment team of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Burundi, a representative of the Ministry of Reintegration and Reinstallation of Refugees and Displaced Populations of Bujumbura Mairie found out.

KENYA: Kyeni displaced protest treatment, conditions

2001-09-03

http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN/cea/countrystories/kenya/20010831.phtml

Over 800 people reduced to living in makeshift shelters by the side of the Thika-Naivasha road have complained that they were harassed by forestry officials into leaving Kyeni Forest, 95 km from the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, in recent months after living there peaceably and with the government's agreement for eight years.

Migration and Trafficking

UN Coverage at WCAR

2001-09-03

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/racism/00-migra.html

Intolerance is often a root cause of migration: people migrate for reasons that may include poverty and racial and gender discrimination. Migrants are often subject to racism, racial intolerance, xenophobia and related intolerance not only in their country of origin, but also in the country of destination.

Racism and Human Rights

Refugees, Asylum seekers, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons

2001-09-03

http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/race/refugeepresskit.html

Throughout the world, refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and internally displaced persons are the victims of racial discrimination, racist attacks, xenophobia and ethnic intolerance. Racism is both a cause and a product of forced displacement, and an obstacle to its solution. In 2000, some 150 million migrants were living outside their countries of birth. Of these, some 50 million people were forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, and human rights violations.

SUDAN: Concern over health as floodwaters recede

2001-09-03

http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN/cea/countrystories/sudan/20010830.phtml

As floodwaters in northern Sudan recede, displaced communities are facing increased health risks from water-borne diseases and lack of clean water and sanitation, the IFRC reported Wednesday. "We fear the spread of disease and cases of eye and chest infections have begun to be reported," said Spanish Red Cross relief delegate Joan Nadal.

Controlling fiscal corruption

Theoretical approaches and illustrations from Tanzania

2001-09-03

http://www.cmi.no/public/1999/awp99-06.htm

The primary concern of this paper is to discuss the role of various economic factors in explaining corruption in tax administration. The emphasis is on how the incentive structure of the tax system affects the decisions of tax collectors to engage in fraudulent behaviour. It is argued that divergent motivations of the individuals involved and imperfect information lie at the core of understanding these problems.

Ethiopia: Corruption Case Adjourned Again

2001-09-03

http://allafrica.com/stories/200108200437.html

The Ethiopian Federal Supreme Court has once again adjourned the trial of former senior government officials, including former Defence Minister Siye Abraha, on charges of corruption, the pro-government Walta Information Centre reported on 16 August.

Kenya: MPs Watchdog Finds More State Looting

2001-09-03

http://allafrica.com/stories/200108150398.html

Widespread looting and corruption in state corporations has been revealed in yet another shocking report by a Parliamentary watchdog committee.

Kenya: State Accused of Insincerity in Fight Against Corruption

2001-09-03

http://allafrica.com/stories/200108270432.html

Participants at an anti-corruption seminar yesterday accused the Government of insincerity in the fight against corruption. They advised Kenyans to vote out the Government during next year's General Election.

Nigeria: FG Restates Power to Make Laws On Anti-Corruption

2001-09-03

http://allafrica.com/stories/200108140276.html

The Federal Government has said that it has powers to make laws on items contained on the Exclusive Legislative list, which includes laws on anti-corruption.

Nigeria: Govt rejects World Bank

2001-09-03

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/news2/nn830709.html

AS the Federal Government embarks on an overhaul of the country's contract tendering system, the World Bank has sought to insulate ministers from compliance with its new system. The overhaul is aimed at stemming the widespread corruption that attends the country's tendering process. This was disclosed yesterday by Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who added however that the World Bank report has been rejected by the government.

SA: Journalists Vow to Combat Corruption

2001-09-03

http://allafrica.com/stories/200108220409.html

In an attempt to strengthen the war waged against corruption in the Southern African region, media practitioners resolved to establish a media network that would facilitate mutual cooperation in journalistic investigation of corruption and other criminal activities.

SA: State proposes relaxation of tax privacy law

2001-09-03

http://www.bday.co.za/bday/content/direct/1,3523,914243-6094-0,00.html

THE justice ministry has suggested the confidentiality clauses in the Income Tax Act the subject of much debate after the announcement that soccer boss Irvin Khoza is under investigation on tax evasion charges should be relaxed in certain circumstances.

Zambia: 'Corrupt People Have No Foot Prints'

2001-09-03

http://allafrica.com/stories/200108140245.html

Corrupt people have no foot prints so it's up to the media to trace them, observed Human Rights Trust of Southern Africa (SAHRIT) executive director Philliat Matsheza.

Zambia: Corruption seminar

2001-09-03

http://library.northernlight.com/FC20010827650000045.html?cb=0&dx=1006&sc=0#doc

Making a submission at a Transparency International -Zambia seminar on political parties' role in the fight against electoral corruption, Gen. Chinkuli said prior to 1991 the electorate never used to demand bribes for them to vote. Gen. Chinkuli said the practice to entice voters and giving them money and chitenge materials to canvas their votes only surfaced when the MMD came into power. "Chiluba brought corruption in 1991."

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND POVERTY REDUCTION

A discussion paper released for the 2020 Vision conference

2001-09-03

http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/catalog.htm#dp

by Peter Hazell and Lawrence Haddad. Based on an analysis of the links between agricultural research and poverty alleviation in different types of countries and rural regions, this discussion paper identifies six key priorities for a pro-poor agricultural research agenda.

CONDITIONALITIES: THE LAUNCHING OF A SOUTH-SOUTH COUNTER-OFFENSIVE

2001-09-03

Claudio Schuftan

http://www.afronets.org/

If in all honesty, one acknowledges that there are world governments quite indisputably engaged: in acts of repression and of exploitation of their people, in fostering unnecessary military build-ups, in enacting and condoning fiscally irresponsible measures, in taking environmentally irresponsible decisions (or allowing a laissez-faire attitude on this...then I contend with others that withholding international bilateral or multilateral non-emergency assistance is justifiable in quite a few cases --unless certain minimum conditions are met by such recipient governments.

Decentralisation in Uganda: is the jury still out?

2001-09-03

http://www.id21.org/society/s8afs1g1.html

Decentralisation is trendy. Enthusiasts in donor agencies and academia see political legitimacy, democratisation, economic efficiency, lean government and poverty reduction as likely consequences of a decentralised government. Yet, is there hard evidence that decentralisation delivers the goods?

Ethical trade futures: strategies for campaigners

2001-09-03

http://www.id21.org/society/s7bsz1g1.html

High profile campaigns such as those directed at Shell and Nike have shown that NGOs can turn corporate unethical behaviour into a cost which business is keen to avoid. Where is this process heading? Are campaigners unwittingly assisting multinationals to consolidate their market share? Are campaigners improving conditions for multinational employees whilst having minimal impact on workers in export enterprises in developing countries?

Flushing away arid theories:

a reality check on the water debate

2001-09-03

http://www.id21.org/society/s2blm1g1.html

Is there too much theorizing about water? Does regarding water as an economic good obscure its cultural, social and symbolic dimensions? Can market forces protect the right of the poor to water?

Gloomy food outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa

2001-09-03

http://www.oneworld.org/ips2/aug01/18_17_053.html

The number of malnourished children in sub Saharan Africa will surge dramatically over the next 20 years unless efforts to tackle the roots of the problem get a cash boost, according to a gloomy assessment released by a food policy think tank yesterday.

How the Poor are Paying for the Slump in Coffee Prices

Bitter Coffee

2001-09-03

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/policy/papers/coffee.htm

Today, world prices for coffee have fallen to their lowest-ever level in real terms. This Oxfam International Background Briefing analyses the impact on smallholder coffee farmers whose livelihoods have been devastated by a collapse in international prices. Failure to reverse current trends will have devastating consequences across the developing world.

IMF WARNS OF A SIGNIFICANT DANGER OF GLOBAL RECESSION

2001-09-03

http://www.worldbank.org/developmentnews/

Economists at the IMF have warned of a "significant danger" of a global recession along the lines of those in the early 1980s and early 1990s, reports the Financial Times (p.16). A leaked draft version of the Fund's World Economic Outlook predicts the world economy will grow by 2.8 percent this year but states that there could be "a much deeper and more protracted global downturn."

Livestock to 2020: The Revolution Continues

2001-09-03

http://www.agtrade.org/digests/digest33.htm

Population growth, urbanization, and income growth in developing countries are fueling a &#8220;Livestock Revolution&#8221; in which demand for food of animal origin is skyrocketing, with profound implications for human health, livelihoods, and the environment. The future is explored with IFPRI&#8217;s IMPACT global food model, which includes data for 36 country groups and 22 commodities.

Money makes the war go round - finance, war and peace

2001-09-03

http://www.id21.org/society/s10ata1g1.html

Does the humanitarian community understand the relationship between finance, war and peace? How does the financial sector reinforce poverty and inequality and fuel conflict?

Talking to the enemy - NGOs engage with business

2001-09-03

http://www.id21.org/society/s8ash1g1.html

Can non-governmental organisations (NGOs) benefit from talking to the &#8216;enemy&#8217; or private corporations? What could they achieve by engaging with the private sector? Would it benefit their cause or is it a waste of time pursuing their agendas through the market?

Timber deal threatens peace in DR Congo, says watchdog

2001-09-03

http://www.oneworld.org/globalwitness/press/pr_260801zimbabwe.htm

The world's largest logging deal - between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe - has been helping to fuel the Congo's bloody conflict and threatens to undermine its fragile peace process, says a global resources watchdog.

Update on World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/development/2698

The final registration deadline for NGOs and Civil Society organisations has
been extended (from August 31) until September 14, 2001 . Please note that
requests after September 14th will not be processed. We still intend to hold
civil society dialogues from September 26-28, 2001.
Dear All,

The final registration deadline for NGOs and Civil Society organisations has
been extended (from August 31) until September 14, 2001 . Please note that
requests after September 14th will not be processed. We still intend to hold
civil society dialogues from September 26-28, 2001.

Note the following tentative schedule of civil society dialogues (subject to
changes and additions; details to follow closer to the date):

Wednesday, September 26:
Discussion on the Review of the PRSP (Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper)
Approach (morning)
Discussion on the World Bank's Safeguard Policies: Looking to the Future
(afternoon)

Thursday, September 27:
IMF Conditionality Review (morning)
Discussion of Bank's Globalization Policy Research Report (afternoon)

Friday, September 28:

Meeting with Mr. Wolfensohn (morning)
Lunchtime meeting on the World Bank's WDR 2003 (World Development Report):
Sustainable Development with a Dynamic Economy: Growth, Poverty, Social
Cohesion, and the Environment.
Meeting with IFC (afternoon)

For those interested in attending, please note that in order to apply, you must
send a request in writing by fax or mail (note e-mail requests are not accepted
!!!). The requests should be submitted individually by person or organization
on letterhead stationery. Note that requests from "coordinators" containing the
names of representatives from more than one organization will not be processed,
and you will be asked to re-submit the requests on each organization's own
letterhead. All requests should be addressed to:

Ms. Thelma A. Guerra
Officer for Special Guests and Visitors
Joint Secretariat
IMF - World Bank Group
Washington, DC 20433
USA
Fax: (1 202) 623-4100
Tel: (1 202) 458-0264

More information to follow.

Carolyn Reynolds
World Bank
External Affairs

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World Bank Leader Receives A Critical Accounting

2001-09-03

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43799-2001Aug21.html

The September/October issue of Foreign Policy carries an investigative piece that is sharply critical of World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn's style of personalized management and costly embrace of trendy ideas.

WORLD BANK TO ALLOW PUBLIC ACCESS

2001-09-03

http://www.worldbank.org/developmentnews/

The governing board of the World Bank met Thursday to discuss opening much of its operations to public view, reports the Financial Times (p.4). The proposals were expected to be approved, but some countries, including China and Russia, were said to be reluctant, and the move was criticized by NGOs for not going far enough.

CHAD: NEW CHOLERA OUTBREAK

2001-09-03

http://allafrica.com/stories/200108290533.html

Secretary Genderal of the Chadian Red Cross, Andreas Koume, reported a new outbreak of cholera in Gitte 112 km of the Capital during the last week of August. 150 cases had been recorded in the Chadian town,the Red Cross had sent out teams to chlorinate wells, and advise the population on personal and public hygiene. The outbreak was firsts recorded in June, but has not been recored as an epidemic in some areas.

DRC: Conditions ripe for HIV/AIDS explosion

2001-09-03

http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN/cea/countrystories/drc/20010815.phtml

Multiple troop movements and population displacements in the DRC, and to and from neighbouring countries with high HIV prevalence rates, have left the DRC well set for "an explosion of HIV/AIDS", according to WHO focal point Dr Tshioko Kweteminga, cited in an agency situation report last month.

EQUITY, HEALTH, JUSTICE AND GLOBALISATION

DEBATE

2001-09-03

http://www.jech.com/cgi/content/full/55/9/613

Commentary on some deliberations of a recent gathering of public health activists- the People's Health Assembly. The assembly represents the inception of a global movement focussed on combating the devastating impact of economic plobalisation on health. The impact of structural adjustments, global markets, third world debts and the policies of the big financial institutions and governments are issues which the assembly try to address.

KENYA: AIDS ORPHANS PLIGHT

2001-09-03

http://allafrica.com/stories/200108310306.html

Kenya loses 6,750 teachers a year to AIDS. Approximately 14 per cent of youth aged 10 to 24 are infected with HIV. Ther government should focus on the practical needs of children orphaned or left destitute hy HIV/AIDS. Safety nets in the cost of education should be created and high drop out rates could be curtailed by developing long term strategies that will ensure universal education.

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NIGERIA: Law suit accuses drugs giant of rights violations

2001-09-03

http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN/wa/countrystories/nigeria/20010831.phtml

A lawsuit filed against the US company Pfizer alleges that it violated international law by testing an experimental drug on children during a meningitis epidemic in northern Nigeria in 1996, news organisations reported on Thursday.

SOUTH AFRICA: AIDS AND CONTRACEPTION

HIV-positive women can safely use IUDS

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/hivaids/2610

The HIV positive women can now use the IUD contraceptive.Research into the effects and merits of use of the contraception. Researchers at the Family Health International ran trials on 156 women in Kenya and observed them at specified intervals. The results indicated that there were very little difference in side effects if any between HIV positive and HIV negative women.
NEW STUDY SHOWS HIV-POSITIVE WOMEN CAN SAFELY USE IUDS
In contrast to current guidelines from the World Health Organization, a new
study has found that HIV-positive women can "safely use the intrauterine
device (IUD) for contraception, provided they see a doctor regularly,"
Reuters Health reports.
Researchers at Family Health International (FHI) inserted the device in 636
women in Nairobi, Kenya - 156 of whom were infected with HIV - and examined
any complications at one, four and 24 months after insertion.
There was little difference in any side effects between HIV-positive women
and HIV-negative women.The study, published in the August issue of the
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, also showed that HIV-positive
women did not shed more HIV from their cervix four months after IUD
insertion, compared to HIV-negative women. Previous studies have shown that
increased viral shedding occurs with the use of oral contraceptives and
Depo-Provera, an injectable contraceptive.
The study, however, did find that women with gonorrhea or chlamydia were
more likely to develop IUD complications, a conclusion on par with
guidelines recommending that women with STDs besides HIV avoid IUDs. The
researchers concluded, "What this study suggests is that you need to avoid
IUD use in women with a cervical infection but not women with HIV infection.
Women with cervical infections are at increased risk of complications; women
with HIV infection are not"

SOURCE: Reuters Health via Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, 28 August 2001

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Tanzania: Communicable disease control

2001-09-03

http://www.fondazionedecarneri.it

Communicable diseases like malaria, AIDS, tuberculosisi, diarrhoe, intestinal helminthanon are the most prevalent diseases in the Pemba and Unguyja islands in Zanzibar, Tanzanai. A number of research instistutes including WHO have collaborated effectively to generate information on communicable disease control in the affected islands.
International Centre for Communicable Diseases
Surveillance & control,
Research Training Introduction

Pemba island with the other island Unguja is part of Zanzibar, laying
few degrees south of the Equator 50 km off the coast of mainland
Tanzania. The spice island - with cloves as its main crop- has a
population of 350,000 on a surface of 1,000 km2.

Communicable endemic diseases such as malaria, AIDS, Tuberculosis,
Acute Respiratory Infections, diarrhoea, intestinal helminthiasis,
schistosomiasis, filariasis, leprosy are by far the main public
health problems and are responsible for the high morbidity and mor-
tality especially in women and children.

Zanzibar and Pemba islands are well known by tropical diseases re-
searchers and public health specialists for the pioneering work that
has been carried out in schistosomiasis, malaria and soil-
transmitted nematodes. In the late 70s and early 80s, collaboration
between the Ministry of Health of Zanzibar, Italy and the World
Health Organization was undertaken with major initiatives in the con-
trol of schistosomiasis and the implementation of the Expanded Pro-
gramme of Immunisation.

In the early 1980s Zanzibar collaborated with WHO in a series of
schistosomiasis field trials. This collaboration culminated, in 1986,
with the implementation of the Pemba Schistosomiasis Control Pro-
gramme. This initiative was funded directly by the Director-General
of WHO and the Direzione Generale per la Cooperazione of the Italian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The programme aimed at assessing the im-
pact of large-scale regular chemotherapy on morbidity due to schisto-
somiasis. In the early 90s this control initiative was progressively
integrated with other major disease control strategies as soil-
transmitted helminths and filariasis.

The great strength of the Zanzibar experience has always been its
continuous link between control and operational research. This has
culminated in a series of major studies undertaken in collaboration
with the Department of International Health of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, to assess the nutritional impact of regular anthelminthic che-
motherapy in children and women. This activity has generated a con-
siderable amount of information on communicable diseases control that
ranges from the impact of deworming on growth and iron status of
schoolchildren in Zanzibar to the assessment of new tools to detect
anaemia at the Primary Health Care level.

In 1988, the late Professor Ivo de Carneri, on an official mission
for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy, visited Zanzibar, to
assess the progress of the schistosomiasis control programme. In his
mission report Prof. de Carneri stressed "the need of a Public Health
Laboratory as a centre for quality control of the peripheral labora-
tories and to promote training and applied research to develop effec-
tive control strategies". In 1994, the Ivo de Carneri Foundation was
created in his memory.

The PHL-IdC is a semi-autonomous non-profit institute dedicated to
the people of Zanzibar. The mission of the Public Health Laboratory
Ivo de Carneri (PHL-IdC) is to improve the health status and knowl-
edge of the people of Zanzibar in accordance with their culture and
traditions, through the development, assessment and implementation of
strategies for the prevention, control, surveillance, research and
training of endemic diseases. The PHL-IDC will collaborate with na-
tional and international scientific institutions and organizations to
assess and evaluate global strategies for disease surveillance and
control.

The PHL-IdC is operative since 12 June 2000.

Scientific collaboration are in progress with several international
institutions including Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, London
School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of Kwa Zulu Na-
tal, London Natural History Museum, World Health Organization and
other Italian Institutions (Institute of Infection diseases Milan-
Sacco Hospital) and University of Siena.

Organization and management

The governing body of the institute is the Scientific Commission
whose members are representatives from the Ministry of Health of Zan-
zibar from the Ivo de Carneri Foundation of Italy and from the World
Health Organization Geneva Scientific Secretary of the Commission is
also appointed. The head of PHL IdC is the Director, who is appointed
by the Scientific Commission. The Director is assisted by a Deputy
Director. Other senior officers are the Heads of Departments of Ad-
ministration, budget and finance, Parasitology and Entomology, Bacte-
riology, and Virology and Immunology. A management committee of in-
ternal PHL-IdC staff is established to fulfil the need and evaluate
the ongoing activities. The management committee is composed by the
Core staff of the PHL-IdC, by the Representative of the IdC, and by
the Coordinator of the MoH in Pemba. Invited members are project man-
agers and principal investigators of ongoing research studies. The
Scientific Secretary of the Commission provide technical advise to
the management committee.

Service and Technical co-operation

One of the first priorities of the PHL-IdC is the collaboration with
the local MoH to assure its technical support for the monitoring and
evaluation of control activities for endemic diseases. This is car-
ried out in close collaboration with the Director of Preventive Ser-
vices and with the Managers of Control Programmes.

Another important role of the PHL-IdC is to provide technical advice
and support in the surveillance, early detection and control of
epidemics, with particular reference to bacterial (diarrhoea) and
viral outbreaks.

Technical support and co-ordination is envisaged for the laboratories
of the Hospitals and of the Health Centres. In addition, the PHL-IdC
facilitates support and training activities for the health staff in
curative as well as in preventive services and for the data collec-
tion and analysis from the hospitals and the peripheral health ser-
vices.

Research activities

PHL-IdC research is oriented according to priorities area of the Min-
istry of Health of Zanzibar. In brief, priorities areas for research
are: malaria, schistosomiasis, intestinal parasitic infections, fi-
lariasis, tuberculosis, leprosy, diarrhoeal diseases, surveillance of
endemic and epidemic diseases, AIDS and sexually-transmitted dis-
eases, hepatitis, malnutrition and related diseases. Research propos-
als are reviewed the Management Committee and approved by the Scien-
tific Commission of the PHL IdC. Ethical clearance is sought from the
Zanzibar Health Research Council. Application forms are available on
the Ivo de Carneri Foundation web site:
www.fondazionedecarneri.it

Dr Mahdi Ramsan MD, PhD ,
Mr Hamad Juma Haji MSc, MPH and
Dr Marco Albonico MD, Mmed, DTM&H
Pemba Public Health Laboratory- Ivo de Carneri
P.O. Box 122 Chake-Chake -
Pemba Island
Zanzibar
mailto:pembaphl@cctz.com
Tel/Fax:?24-2452-003
website: www.fondazionedecarneri.it
mailto:pembaphl@cctz.com

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A geography lesson beyond the classroom

2001-09-03

http://allafrica.com/stories/200108240130.html

It started as a simple geography class exercise for learners at Weston Agricultural College in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province. But it managed to become much more than a classroom lecture. It ended up with the local town council being forced to acknowledge the huge problems caused by a municipal dumping site next to a river.

Are children better off?

2001-09-03

http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/summitup/index.html

World leaders promised to give every child a better life and a more hopeful future at a meeting in 1990. So what's the picture like 11 years later? This month the United Nations children's summit will try to answer these and other related questions.

Bringing the digital age to Ghana's grassroots

2001-09-03

http://www.undp.org/dpa/frontpagearchive/2001/august/13aug01/index.html

A new public-private partnership in Ghana is launching the Mobile Telecentre To-Go (MTTG) to introduce information technology (IT) and the Internet to schools, health clinics, farms and local businesses.

Child abuse by teachers in Zimbabwe

2001-09-03

http://www.id21.org/education/InsightsGVEart6.html

Analysis of 246 reported cases of abuse by teachers in secondary schools in Zimbabwe, 1990 to 1997, identified 212 cases of sexual abuse, 33 cases of physical abuse and one case of emotional abuse.

Education in Africa Threatened By AIDS

2001-09-03

http://allafrica.com/stories/200107270096.html

According to a recent global conference on education, the HIV/AIDS epidemic has had a bigger effect on teaching than any other profession, and could wipe out the profession in Africa within 10 years. "The percentage of teachers who have died or carry the HIV virus is higher than for most professional groups," said Fred van Leeuwen, secretary general of Education International (EI).

Ghana: Children Speak Out

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/education/2593

When a Children&#8217;s Parliament debated on the current situation of children in Ghana in April, the President responded to their concerns by promising a commitment to education reforms with the implementation of a national policy for free, compulsory basic education and an expanded teacher training programme, as well as to urgent actions to halt child labour and fight child abuse. US$20,000 was raised at the launch event for a Children&#8217;s Fund in Ghana.
For more information contact: Madelon Cabooter at UNICEF.

Involving parents in education systems

2001-09-03

http://literacyonline.org/products/ili/webdocs/carlf_akk.html

Education is not a process that takes place in the confines of a school or college alone. It is a social process that involves home, school and the society as well. This paper argues for the need for partnership between the teachers, the administrators, the family and the community.

Is AIDS awareness in schools enough to check the disease?

2001-09-03

http://www.id21.org/insights/insights-gv-special/insights-gv-special-mirembe.html

Can the use of the curriculum to promote sexual health in schools help check HIV/AIDS? Perhaps not. Unless gender equality is brought about, the fight against the deadly virus at the school level may be futile. This report poses some relevant questions.

Say Yes for Children

2001-09-03

http://www.gmfc.org

This campaign seeks to rally people behind 10 principles to improve and protect the lives of children. The movement aims to build a groundswell of support, through actions and signature pledges, that will push leaders to renew and honour their commitments to children at the UN General Assembly&#8217;s Special Session on Children in New York, Sept 19-21. Pledge YOUR support for the 10 principles of the campaign at The Global Movement for Children website - or by e-mail.

Sexual abuse in African Schools - Conspiracy of silence?

2001-09-03

http://www.id21.org/insights/insights-gv-special/insights-gv-special-editorial.html

Schools in sub-Saharan Africa tolerate serious sexual harassment and abuse, most of it perpetrated by older male pupils and male teachers. Why is the school a violent place for girls? How does school culture encourage gender violence? In the light of the AIDS crisis, sexual violence against young girls needs to be vigorously tackled.

Uganda: Literacy Up By 10%

2001-09-03

http://allafrica.com/stories/200108010243.html

Uganda's literacy rate has gone up by almost 10% over the last decade alone, an International Conference on Education and Poverty Eradication has heard.

Battling over racism

2001-09-03

http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=767430

The UN Conference Against Racism, which opens on Friday, has generated bitter arguments and political disputes, with the United States still considering a boycott. Will the conference help to build a consensus on how to fight a pervasive evil, or degenerate into a finger-pointing contest?

Botswana exposed at UN Racism Conference

2001-09-03

http://www.survival.org.uk/index2.htm

A statement by Survival International is set to expose Botswana's racist treatment of its Bushman peoples at the United Nations World Conference Against Racism (UNWCAR) this weekend. The statement, by the worldwide organisation supporting tribal peoples, will call for an independent investigation into ongoing human rights abuses against the Bushmen.

Britain refuses to call slave trade a crime

2001-09-03

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/story.jsp?story=91569

The British Government will not condemn the 300 years of the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity at the United Nations conference on racism that begins in South Africa on Friday, Baroness Valerie Amos said on Thursday.

Calls mount for slavery apology

2001-09-03

http://www.antislavery.org/homepage/news/legacy220801.htm

All states involved in the slave trade should acknowledge their role and issue a formal apology to victims and their descendants, say campaigners
marking an international day of slave trade remembrance.

CAstro's Key address at WCAR

2001-09-03

http://www.oneworld.net/

Fidel Castro, President of Cuba, delivered an inspiring message that cut to the heart of the controversy that has surrounded the World Conference Against Racism. He emphasised that "No one has the right to boycott this conference which tries to bring some sort of relief to the overwhelming majority of mankind afflicted by unbearable suffering and enormous injustice."

Côte d'Ivoire: Politicians Incite Ethnic Conflict

Racism Conference Should Condemn Abidjan's Xenophobia

2001-09-03

http://www.hrw.org/press/2001/08/cote-0828.htm

Leading government officials in Côte D'Ivoire have incited a violent xenophobia that is threatening to destabilize the country, Human Rights Watch charged in a new report released today.

HRW: Anti-Racism Summit Needs Concrete Results

2001-09-03

http://www.hrw.org/press/2001/08/durban0827.htm

Human Rights Watch said today that it expected the upcoming United Nations-sponsored World Conference Against Racism to lead to concrete programs to combat racial discrimination around the world.

Landlessness=Racism Campaign

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/racism/2545

The National Land Committee (NLC), a network of land rights NGOs in South Africa, is embarking on campaign entitled "Landlessness=Racism" to coincide with the UN World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) and the preceding NGO Forum to be held in Durban, South Africa, August 27-September 7 2001. The purpose of the campaign is to highlight the plight of landlessness in South Africa, and elsewhere, and its continued link to racism. For more information on the campaign, and how you can get involved, contact Andile Mngxitama, NLC Land Rights Coordinator.
To all international Allies and Partners

LANDLESSNESS = RACISM CAMPAIGN 29 AUGUST TO 1 SEPTEMBER 2001

The National Land Committee (NLC) is participating alongside the newly-formed South African Landless People&#8217;s Movement (LPM) in a major civil society initiative to put the issue of landlessness on the international agenda during the upcoming UN World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) and the preceding NGO Forum to be held in Durban, South Africa from 27 August to 7 September 2001.

The NLC is a network of ten NGOs working in land reform and rural development in all of South Africa&#8217;s provinces. The LPM was recently formed in July 2001 and is made up of landless peoples groupings from across the country. The NLC and the LPM share a common agenda- namely to ensure that the historical dispossession of land from the majority of South Africans be addressed through meaningful and thorough-going land and agrarian reform.

The NLC and the LPM, along with the South African NGO Coalition, the Rural Development Services Network and the trust for Community Outreach and Education, are embarking on a &#8216;LANDLESSNESS = RACISM&#8217; campaign to coincide with the WCAR. The purpose of the campaign is to highlight the plight of landlessness in South Africa, and its link to continued racism. This situation also prevails in many other countries where racism and related discrimination also manifests in the continued landlessness of vulnerable communities. The campaign is being run in solidarity with other international movements, notably the Palestine Solidarity Committee, and the Dalit Solidarity Group from India.

Representatives of landless communities from all over South Africa will be converging in Durban by 29 August. They will be accompanied from all of the provinces by the NLC&#8217;s affiliates.

On 30 August, a Landless People&#8217;s Assembly will be held where communities and individuals will provide moving testimony on how they continue to suffer gross racist discrimination on account of their landlessness. Representatives of international movements will also highlight their struggles, demonstrating to their South African comrades and the world that the issue of landlessness is unresolved and that superficial attempts to address racism are bound to fail unless the root cause-landlessness caused by colonial and imperial conquest- is addressed.

On 31 August, a march will be held in the streets of Durban, and a memorandum delivered to South African President Thabo Mbeki. This memorandum will include all the correspondence from landless communities to himself, government ministers and officials requesting a resolution of the land issue. It is hoped that this will remind him -and the world- that seven years into our democracy landlessness and racism remain a pervasive reality in South Africa.

We thus call on our international partners to support this initiative. You can do so in several ways:

· If you or your organisation is going to be in Durban, join us at the Landless Peoples Encampment and listen to testimonies from landless communities;

· Share your stories and experiences with the Landless Peoples&#8217; Assembly;

· Join the March of the Landless on 31 August;

· Send us details of your own land struggles for inclusion into the Landlessness=Racism information packs;

· Inform your local media about this campaign, or send us their details and we will contact them;

· Send messages of solidarity and support to the campaign to enquiries@nlc.co.za or fax us at +27- 11- 339 6315.

Any assistance that you or your organisation could give to make this campaign, to ensure that the profile of land struggles in South Africa and around the world is boosted, would be greatly appreciated.

SEE YOU IN DURBAN!! Siyaya!

Yours in struggle,



(Zakes Hlatshwayo)
Director, National Land Committee






















The National Land Committee comprises: Association for Rural Advancement (AFRA) in Kwazulu-Natal; Association for Community and Rural Advancement(ANCRA)
-Kurumanin Northern Cape Province; Border Rural Committee(BRC) Eastern Cape; Eastern Cape Land Committee (ECLC); Nkuzi Development Association in Pietersburg
and Elim, Northern Province; Southern Cape Land Committee (SCLC)in Western Cape Province; Surplus People Project (SPP) in Western and Northern Cape; and The Rural Action Committee (TRAC) in Mpumalanga Eastern Province and North-West Province.

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New efforts to salvage deal at race conference

2001-09-03

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/story.jsp?story=91991

Diplomatic efforts intensified yesterday to end rows over the Middle East and slavery that threaten to ruin a UN conference on racism that is taking place in South Africa.

New Survival report names world's most vulnerable tribes

2001-09-03

http://www.survival.org.uk/annualreviewpr0108.htm

Survival's annual report identifies the most vulnerable tribe in each of three continents; Asia, Africa & South America. In each case, the government involved is breaking international law by not recognising the tribe's right to own their land.

Trade unions say NO to racism and xenophobia

2001-09-03

http://www.icftu.org/displaydocument.asp?Index=991213208&Language=EN

(Because of their race, the colour of their skin or their national origin, more and more people today are the target of serious discrimination at the workplace, on the labour market and in the community. Determined to combat this phenomenon and its impact on the trade union struggle for social justice and freedom, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, attending the WCAR, has produced a report on racism and xenophobia.

World Conference Against Racism

Coverage from OneWorld

2001-09-03

http://www.oneworld.net/specialreports/racism/

Scores of governments thought the World Conference against Racism (officially, against Racism, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance) would be just another UN talking shop. But they have been shocked to find themselves in the spotlight as NGOs use the 31 August-7 September event in South Africa to raise a range of issues, from reparations for slavery to migration, from Zionism to caste, from indigenous peoples to sexual intolerance. Follow detailed coverage of the conference from OneWorld.

Zionism as racism off the agenda

2001-09-03

http://www.earthtimes.org/aug/noonbriefingheadofunaug28_01.htm

One of the key sticking points threatening to drive away United States officials from the World Conference against Racism - the question of whether Zionism is a form of racism - has been "done away with", according to a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights who heads up the talks this week.

Fifteen Countries Hold Key to Saving World's Forests

2001-09-03

http://www.ens-news.com/ens/aug2001/2001L-08-20-06.html

Efforts to save the world's last, critically important forests, should initially focus on just a handful of countries, a new report has found. A unique satellite based survey of the planet's remaining unbroken forests, which include virgin, old growth and naturally regenerated woodlands, has found that more than 80 percent are located in just 15 countries.

NIGERIA: Floods leave dozens dead, thousands displaced

2001-09-03

http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN/wa/countrystories/nigeria/20010830.phtml

Floods have swept through many villages in Kano State, northern Nigeria, killing dozens of people and rendering many thousands homeless, local officials said on Thursday.

south africa: anti-nuke campaign from earthlife africa

The argument against pebble bed molecular reactors

2001-09-03

http://www.earthlife.org.za/campaigns/PBMR_intro.htm

Pebble Bed Molecular Reactors (PBMR) are nuclear power stations which embrace technology that has proved dangerous in other regions on the planet. Despite this, the South African government is supporting a plan to build PBMR reactors throughout the country. Earthlife's campaign against this plan is detailed on their website.

Sudan Flooded Out After Parching Drought

2001-09-03

http://ens.lycos.com/ens/aug2001/2001L-08-23-01.html

Widespread flooding in northern Sudan after two consecutive years of serious drought have displaced tens of thousands of people, destroyed crops and threatened food security, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FA0) said Wednesday.

HAPPY 19, INTERNEWS!

2001-09-03

http://www.internews.org/about/anniversary/0107_DayintheLife.pdf

Internews celebrates 19 years of promoting independent broadcast media, with updates and anecdotes from staff in 23 countries.

TANZANIA: Three journalists arrested

2001-09-03

http://www.oneworld.org/ndima/

Three journalists were arrested by police in the Mara region while following up on ethnic clashes in the Tarime district. The arrested journalists are Dismas Ayuke of the daily Kiswahili private paper "Majira", Erick Nampesya of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), and Richard Mgamba of the Nairobi-based English weekly private paper "The East African".
Reports of their arrest were made public by Mwanza Press Club (MPC) Chairman Abubakar Karsan during an extraordinary journalists' meeting called by MPC. Karsan said the journalists were arrested on August 22 apparently on a directive by the Tarime District Commissioner, Pascal Mabiti, at Nyamongo village, which hosts the Africa Mashariki Gold Mine (AMGM). He said the charges filed against their colleagues were not clear yet but reports from Tarime said the three were taken to court on August 24.
On August 24, Mabiti denied giving the order when MPC contacted him by phone. The acting Mara regional police commander also said he was not aware of the arrests.
The journalists left the city of Mwanza for Mara last Monday August 20 after reports that some 50 people had been arrested and buried in one huge grave.

The information contained in this press release/alert is the sole responsibility of NDIMA. In citing this material for broadcast or publication, please credit NDIMA.

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THE POLICE, PROTESTERS AND THE PRESS

2001-09-03

http://www.mediachannel.org/front.shtml#g8

Critics accuse the press of disregarding protests and police violence, not to mention ignoring the G-8's real victims - Africans. Nancy Snow urges protesters to remake their image and activists discuss how to challenge mainstream media.

UN racism conference documents show serious threats to press freedom

2001-09-03

http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=14686

An analysis of documents prepared for the upcoming United Nations World Conference Against Racism has world media organizations expressing concern about potential threats to press freedom.

ZIMBABWE: Veterans threaten press

2001-09-03

http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN/sa/countrystories/zimbabwe/20010830c.phtml

Self-styled commander of Zimbabwe's farm invasions, Joseph Chinotimba, has threatened to forcibly close the offices of independent newspapers over their alleged negative portrayal of the war veterans and President Robert Mugabe.

Advocacy rules? NGOs search for development alternatives

2001-09-03

http://www.id21.org/society/s8aah1g1.html

Are NGOs suited to advocacy? Traditionally, NGOs have been involved in hands-on development work, but in an effort to increase impact, UK NGOs are shifting towards advocacy and policy work. How do they grapple with issues of legitimacy, accountability, governance, and evaluation? Do they need to strengthen links between their operational activities and advocacy work, and mainstream advocacy within their overall activities?

CALL FOR SHORT ESSAYS: Integrating Human Rights in Peace Work

2001-09-03

http://www.cceia.org

The Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs (CCEIA) is seeking short essays (1000-1200 words) for publication in the Fall/Winter 2001 issue of Human Rights Dialogue. The Fall/Winter 2001 issue will explore the nexus of human rights and peace work in conflict situations.
We especially invite submissions from representatives of peace groups -
defined as organizations working to prevent, resolve, transform, or manage
conflict - and human rights organizations in troubled regions of the world.
Submissions are welcome from any country where human security is threatened
by ongoing internal conflict resulting from ethnic, political, religious and
other forms of inter-group tensions, resource wars, flows of refugees and
internally displaced persons, troubled states, collapsed regimes, etc.

Peace efforts create important opportunities for dialogue, organizing and
action on a range of human rights issues that can ultimately advance the
struggle for human rights in countries suffering internal conflict. Peace
and human rights groups share the goal of establishing a stable environment
within which human dignity and fundamental freedoms are respected. However,
opinions vary on the role of human rights actors and issues in arriving at
and maintaining such a stable environment. When and how should human rights
be integrated into peace efforts?

The wide variety of organizations engaged in peace and human rights work
seem to have differing perspectives on how to best protect and promote human
rights, which rights to give priority to, and which strategies successfully
advance human rights and when to use them. For example, some argue that
demanding immediate justice for human rights abuses, seen by some as a
precondition for sustainable peace, can derail peace efforts. Others argue
that continued conflict only furthers human suffering and the denial of
basic needs and rights. Still others see a need to focus less on
denunciations for past and present abuses and more on building the
institutions that will prevent abuses and ensure justice in the future. No
matter what the issue, human rights absolutes are constantly challenged by
the realities on the ground. Difficult tradeoffs seem inevitable, and
therefore the need for greater dialogue and cooperation among human rights
and peace groups is essential.

The next issue of Dialogue seeks to provide an analysis of the relationship
between local peace groups and human rights groups in different contexts and
reveal the possibility for developing common goals and mutually enforcing
actions.

Successful essays should seek to address the following questions by
analyzing a concrete case/situation in the author's country that he or she
has first-hand knowledge of:

· What are the inherent contradictions between human rights and peace groups
in your particular context? What are the issues underlying the
contradictions? (Please provide readers with an overview on how established
human rights and peace groups are in your country and what their
relationship is to each other and to the government and/or conflicting
parties.)
· To what extent and how have efforts to overcome the conflict in your
country opened up opportunities for groups to advance the struggle for human
rights? How have human rights and peace organizations acted to take
advantage of these opportunities? (Please use at least one detailed,
concrete example of an opportunity for human rights action that arose, the
outcome and its human rights impact.)
· Has the peace process empowered people or institutions to better protect,
claim and defend basic rights in the future? (Again, please focus on a few
concrete examples.)
· Based on your organization's experience, what is the practical
significance of using the international human rights framework or human
rights norms for peace work?

Contributors should focus on sharing concrete experiences that shed light on
the relevance and legitimacy of applying the human rights framework to peace
efforts in their region of the world. The goal is to facilitate greater
collaboration among human rights and peace organizations, as part of an
overall strategy to overcome the barriers to greater popular legitimacy for
human rights.

Essays may wish to provide the following:
--A description of the nature of the relationship between local peace groups
and human rights groups in your country, taking into account:
--Their views on the human rights-related root causes of and solutions for
the conflict
--The relative priority they give to democratization, development, and rule
of law
--Their human rights-related goals and priorities. Namely, what part of the
international human rights framework is most relevant to their work?
--Their operational strategies, methods, approaches to protect and promote
human rights in the short and long-run

Your ideas on the operational implications of using the international human
rights framework for your organization's work.
--Specifically, if you do not use the human rights framework, why not?
--What discourages you from making, on the operational level, a connection
with human rights norms?
--What constraints exist? Please describe.
--Concrete recommendations or a description of best practices that could
inform a more transformative approach to guide the work of human rights and
peace groups in conflict situations.

Some contributors may also wish to focus their essays on whether the
conflict prevention/resolution/management strategies of the various
bilateral, multilateral and transnational actors working in your region
adequately reflect the priorities, concerns and needs of local organizations
and communities in conflict. Where do the priorities of different actors
diverge? Please use concrete examples to make your points.

We define human rights broadly to include social, economic and cultural
rights, and group as well as individual rights.

The Human Rights Dialogue is a regular publication of the Council's Human
Rights Initiative. Dialogue's 5000 readers include influential actors and
organizations throughout the world. Thousands more access the publication
through our website. (See below for a description of the Initiative and
http://www.cceia.org/themes/hrd.html for previous issues of Human Rights
Dialogue.)

Publication in Dialogue is competitive. All submissions should be in
English, no longer than 1200 words, and written in an engaging testimonial
yet analytical style. Where possible, contributors are encouraged to use
interviews to bring out local viewpoints and illustrative anecdotes. The
Carnegie Council pays an honorarium of US$100 for those essays chosen for
publication. Submissions for the Fall/Winter issue on human rights and peace
work are due by 17 September.

Authors whose submissions are selected for print must be prepared to respond
to edits and queries. Submissions that exceed the stated word length will,
due to space constraints, be shortened. The authors of selected essays will
be asked to provide us with a biography, contact details for the
organizations that they are affiliated with as well as for those mentioned
in their articles, and if possible a photograph of themselves. Please also
be prepared to provide photos or art to be considered for publication
alongside the article.

We encourage those planning to submit an essay to contact us about their
plans for their articles as soon as possible. Interested parties should
direct their inquiries to: Tonya Cook, tcook@cceia.org, tel: 212-838-4120 or
fax: 212-752-2432.

ABOUT THE CARNEGIE COUNCIL AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE

The Carnegie Council, based in New York City, is a nonpartisan, nonsectarian
organization dedicated to research and education at the intersection of
ethics and international affairs. The goal of the Carnegie Council's Human
Rights Initiative is to provide a vehicle for new voices to enter into the
international human rights debate, and thereby provoke innovative thinking
about human rights among actors in the international community.

The Carnegie Council's Human Rights Initiative was launched in 1993 and is
now in its second phase. The first phase, structured around a series of
workshops in Asia and the United States, provided topics for eleven issues
of Dialogue (See http://www.cceia.org/themes/hrd.html) and a
widely-reviewed edited volume The East Asian Challenge for Human Rights
(Cambridge University Press, 1999).

The second phase of the Initiative continues to engage new and diverse
voices from around the world in global dialogue and mutual learning around
human rights concepts and action, with the goal of exploring how the human
rights movement could be better configured intellectually and operationally
to cope with the challenges of 21st century. The underlying assumption
being explored in the second phase is what we have termed "the human rights
box": namely, that the human rights movement is constrained by a set of
historical and structural circumstances that have enabled the human rights
framework to gain currency among elites while limiting its advance among the
broader population of the world. Participants' testimony, working knowledge,
strategies, analysis and reflections are shared through the regular
publication of our Human Rights Dialogue.

Please contact us or consult our website, www.cceia.org, for more
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Dealing with Media - A Practical Guide

2001-09-03

http://www.asia-initiative.org/news_comnet_guides.html

The German Foundation for World Population (DSW), has published the new ComNet Guide "Advanced Dealing with Media &#8211; A Practical Guide&#8221;. The Advanced Guide provides information on how to prepare news releases and feature stories, interviews and presentations, as well as on how to carry out press conferences and press tours. Written by Ms. Joke van Kampen, it is meant as a continuation of the "Dealing with Media &#8211; A Practical Guide&#8221;. Together, both guides provide a step by step introduction into how to enhance the visibility of local NGOs&#8217; work within the media.
For more information on the EC/UNFPA Initiative for Reproductive Health
in Asia, please contact Caroline Jane Kent
mailto:caroline.kent@dsw-hannover.de.

EC/UNFPA INITIATIVE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN ASIA

The European Commission- and UNFPA- funded Initiative works, together
with 19 European NGOs and over 60 local partners, towards improving the
overall reproductive health status in seven South-South East Asian
countries (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and
Viet Nam). An emphasis is put upon providing especially young people
with quality sexual and reproductive health services and information.

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_______________________________________________

Caroline Jane Kent
- RHI Press and Media Contact -
Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung (DSW)
Goettinger Chaussee 115
D - 30459 Hannover - Germany

Phone: +49 (511) - 9 43 73 19
Fax: +49 (511) - 9 43 73 73
E-Mail: mailto:caroline.kent@dsw-hannover.de
http://www.dsw-online.de

ALSO VISIT: http://www.asia-initiative.org

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Eleven Great Online Collaboration Tools

2001-09-03

http://www.webreview.com/2001/08_17/developers/index02.shtml

Fewer and fewer Web projects are worked on by single team members. In the past, work might have been clearly divided with one member coding, one doing graphics, and one generating new content. Nowadays, applications are becoming more complex, and the coding and design efforts must be shared by many team members.

ENDING GLOBAL APARTHEID: TEACH IN FOR ACTION ON THE WORLD BANK AND IMF

Washington, DC, Sept. 27-29, 2001

2001-09-03

http://www.essentialaction.org/wbimf/

During the Joint Annual Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) this September, tens of thousands of people will converge in Washington, DC to be a part of the growing Global Justice Movement. They will be calling for an end to the policies and practices of the IMF and World Bank that have caused widespread poverty, inequality, and suffering among the world's peoples and damage to the world's environment.
As part of this movement, Fifty Years is Enough, Jobs with Justice, Global Exchange, Essential Action and World Bank Bonds Boycott/Center for Economic Justice are organizing a Teach In on the global impact of the World Bank and IMF.

Thursday, Sept. 27, 7 pm, Opening Event, National Baptist Memorial Church, 16th St and Columbia. Sept. 28 and 29, Plenaries all day, at National Baptist and Casa del Pueblo Methodist Church, 1459 Columbia Rd., NW, Washington, DC.

Plenary sessions will address the true global impact of the World Bank and IMF (on labor, environment, debt, the HIV/AIDS crisis, and more). The Teach In will also discuss active national and international campaigns against these institutions. Speakers will be primarily from the Global South to discuss their experiences and campaigns first hand in countries such as India, the Philippines, South Africa, Senegal, Brazil, and many more.

Tickets: Thursday evening opening Event: $10; Friday and Saturday: $25; Three day ticket: $30

For latest information, schedules, speakers lists and to buy tickets please visit www.essentialaction.org or contact Monica Wilson at 202-387-8030.

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Neil Watkins
World Bank Bonds Boycott
Center for Economic Justice
1830 Connecticut Ave., NW, 4th floor,
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: (202) 299-0020 / Fax: (202) 299-0021
Web: www.worldbankboycott.org

To receive occasional updates on the World Bank Bonds boycott, join our
listserve: Send blank e-mail to <bank-boycott-subscribe@yahoogroups.com>.

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Media Relations Toolkit

2001-09-03

http://www.benton.org/Practice/Toolkit/mediarelations.html

Building and sustaining relationships with the mass media, whether through advertising or the press, are a key component to any communications strategy. Despite increasing use of the Internet, people still pay attention to advertising and mainstream network news. Working with traditional media means understanding their processes and audiences. The Benton Foundation Media Relations Toolkit offer tools and resources to help your nonprofit build relationships with media organizations to promote your cause and advance your mission.

Outreach Via the Internet for Mission-Based Organizations

It's a lot more than just getting a World Wide Web site

2001-09-03

http://www.coyotecom.com/promote.html

Engaging in online community outreach is more than just putting up a Web site; it involves planning and acting strategically, finding and posting to appropriate Internet discussion groups, sending e-mails directly to current and potential customers, perhaps even starting your agency's own online community of volunteers, supporters and others. Online outreach must be proactive, interactive and ongoing. It needs to be nutured and fully supported, just as with all your offline interactions (direct mail, phone support, onsite presentations, etc.). And it MUST be MISSION-BASED.

UNESCO online database of 600 human rights training and research institutions around the world

2001-09-03

http://www.unesco.org/human_rights/index.htm

ANGOLA: Food secure until December

2001-09-03

http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN/sa/countrystories/angola/20010830.phtml

A late donation to the World Food Programme (WFP) has guaranteed food rations to more than one million people in Angola until the end of December, according to WFP Public Affairs Officer in Luanda, Cristina Muller. However, Muller told IRIN on Thursday that there were still shortages on the horizon.

Bio-weapons talks end in failure

2001-09-03

http://www.oneworld.org/ips2/aug01/00_54_001.html

United Nations plans to set up cross-border checks on biological weapons have been scuppered by United States opposition to a draft text painstakingly hammered out by 60 countries over the last seven years.

Developing Nations, US Lead Global Arms Sales Resurgence

2001-09-03

http://www.oneworld.org/ips2/aug01/23_35_067.html

Global arms sales have grown for the third consecutive year, according to a new Congressional report. The developing world remains the primary market for conventional weapons and the United States, the chief supplier.

DRC: Banyamulenge issue conditions for peace in Kivu

2001-09-03

http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN/cea/countrystories/drc/20010831.phtml

The Banyamulenge, Congolese Tutsis of eastern DRC allied to the Rwandan-backed Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD-Goma) rebel movement, have issued a list of conditions in a document titled "Manifeste banyamulenge du 1er Aout 2001 pour la paix au Kivu" ("Banyamulenge Manifesto of 1 August 2001 for Peace in Kivu").

DRC: UN Security Council told of "improvements", but concerns remain

2001-09-03

http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN/cea/countrystories/drc/20010831a.phtml

Troop withdrawals and the inter-Congolese dialogue scheduled to begin 15 October in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia signal improvements in the DRC, but concerns remain over fighting in the east and human rights violations, the UN Security Council was told on Thursday.

Rwanda's rebels want dialogue

2001-09-03

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1522000/1522469.stm

A spokesman for the 3,000 Rwandan rebels being prepared by the Congolese Government for their eventual repatriation says a dialogue between the rebels and the Rwandan government needs to take place before they can return home.

SOMALIA: Southern town taken by pro-government militia

2001-09-03

http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN/cea/countrystories/somalia/20010830a.phtml

The regional capital of the southern Middle Juba region, Bu'aale, was captured on Tuesday by the militia of Juba Valley Alliance (JVA), local sources in Kismayo, 500 km south of Mogadishu, told IRIN.

SUDAN: Khartoum calls for condemnation of SPLM/A

2001-09-03

http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN/cea/countrystories/sudan/20010831.phtml

The government of Sudan has written to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan requesting that the international community, and the United Nations in particular, condemn "the ongoing aggression by the rebel movement (Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army) against the Sudanese people in general, and the people in the south in particular."

Sudanese churches unite in call for peace

2001-09-03

http://www.christian-aid.org.uk/news/stories/010820s.htm

The bishops of both Catholic and Episcopal churches in Sudan have issued their first ever joint appeal for an end to the country&#8217;s 18 years of civil war.

UGANDA: Amnesty chief encourages rebel surrenders

2001-09-03

http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN/cea/countrystories/uganda/20010830a.phtml

Uganda's Amnesty Commission chief Justice Onega has said that rebels convicted of treason are eligible for pardon under the government's amnesty initiative, the 'New Vision' reported on Wednesday.

US scorned over stance on Rwanda genocide

2001-09-03

http://www.rnw.nl/hotspots/html/us010823.html

The United States government is under fire following the release this week of declassified papers proving that Washington knew about Rwanda's impending 1994 genocide but did nothing to stop it.

Zimbabwe: Disaster feared as black farm workers are forced to flee

2001-09-03

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/story.jsp?story=91740

Zimbabwe is facing a humanitarian disaster following the eviction of tens of thousands of black farm workers by government-backed militias, it was claimed on Friday.

Making the internet work for education in Africa

2001-09-03

http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/current1.html

Using the internet to make a difference to education in Africa poses enormous challenges. There are high capital and continuous revenue costs as well as considerable technological challenges in wiring remote areas. This education special outlines two approaches. Kyle Johnston describes how Namibia plans to wire all its schools by 2005. He describes a patchwork of technical solutions reflecting different circumstances. Jason Monty from the UK&#8217;s DFID looks at how an initiative backed by the UK&#8217;s Prime Minister (Imfundo) seeks to enhance teacher training and improve education management information systems in sub-Saharan Africa. It aims to use opportunities from knowledge and resources online and targeted activities.

Metrocomia has opened two African companies and plans more

2001-09-03

http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/back/balancing-act_74.html

The Danish company internet Metrocomia has launched companies in Uganda and Kenya and is looking to open in more countries in Africa if it can find the right partners. It believes the African market has tremendous potential. Russell Southwood spoke to Metrocomia&#8217;s Chair and Co-founder David Madie to find out what gives him this confidence.

NANOTECH - A SPECIAL REVIEW FROM SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

2001-09-03

http://www.sciam.com/nanotech/

Scientific American features a special review of Nanotechnology, the science of miniature machines. It includes an article by K. Eric Drexler of the Foresight Institute (author of 'Engines of Creation and Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation'). Drexler speaks about the effects of molecular machinery upon society. Another article focuses upon future benefits to medical science.

PC Card for Worldspace radio and multimedia reception

2001-09-03

http://www.worldspace.com/pressroom/press_release35.htm

Whereas this press release deals mainly with the commercial "Direct Media Service" in Kenya it is also interesting for health personnel in other countries because the Africa Learning Channel (ALC) broadcasts materials collected from African productions and co-productions and focuses on social development issues such as micro-enterprise development, health, HIV/AIDS, history, English as a Second Language, Conflict Resolution, Economic Development, Women's Issues and Human Rights free of charge via Worldspace's AfriStar satellite.
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The following press release might be of interest to AFRO-NETS sub-
scribers. Whereas it deals mainly with the commercial "Direct Media
Service" in Kenya it is also interesting for health personnel in
other countries because the Africa Learning Channel (ALC) broadcasts
materials collected from African productions and co-productions and
focuses on social development issues such as micro-enterprise devel-
opment, health, HIV/AIDS, history, English as a Second Language, Con-
flict Resolution, Economic Development, Women's Issues and Human
Rights free of charge via Worldspace's AfriStar satellite.

"In addition WorldSpace Foundation and SatelLife have launched a new
multimedia health service that provides a steady stream of material
to assist medical professionals in Africa in the diagnosis, preven-
tion and treatment of diseases that are ravaging the continent. This
unique new service, called the Public Health Channel, will overcome
the barriers of poverty, geography, and unreliable communications in-
frastructures to help stop the decimation and maiming of Africa's
population from such diseases as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculo-
sis." (Press release - Worldspace Foundation / SatelLife, Washington,
DC, May 17, 2000)


WORLDSPACE UNVEILS FIRST PC CARD FOR SIMULTANEOUS RECEPTION OF
MULTIMEDIA AND SATELLITE RADIO

http://www.worldspace.com/pressroom/press_release35.htm

Wireless, direct delivery to personal computers of digital data, im-
ages, select web content and satellite radio now available in Kenya

WASHINGTON, DC (July 19, 2001) - WorldSpace, the global pioneer in
direct-to-receiver digital satellite audio and multimedia services,
has introduced a PC card that transforms a computer into a satellite
receiver enabling access to both WorldSpace Satellite Radio and the
WorldSpace Direct Media service. The WorldSpace Multimedia & Satel-
lite Radio (MMSR) PC Card kit will be available to consumers first in
Kenya and will be introduced to other markets in Africa and India by
the end of 2001.

Following the success of its trial debut in Kenya, the enhanced
WorldSpace Direct Media service provides users with a wide selection
of quality web based multimedia content direct from satellite, elimi-
nating the expense and network congestion associated with traditional
dial-up Internet service. Now a robust multimedia service operating
at download speeds of up to 128 Kbps, WorldSpace Direct Media pro-
vides popular PC content, including entertainment, education, news,
sports, weather, business, medicine, and human affairs, all without
the need or limitations of a telephone line.

The new WorldSpace PC Card was developed by WorldSpace to meet in-
creasing demand for a product that would allow consumers to enjoy
WorldSpace Satellite Radio and Direct Media through their desktop
computers.

"We hope to make the WorldSpace PC Card an OEM [Original Equipment
Manufacturer] product and we are in discussions with several computer
manufacturers to make this happen," said Timothy Puckorius, senior
vice president for worldwide marketing and sales. "PC growth is ex-
ploding in many of our markets and the terrestrial infrastructure is
not keeping pace. WorldSpace is taking advantage of this disparity by
providing our customers with a less expensive wireless alternative to
traditional methods of accessing information."

The WorldSpace PC Card Kit will retail in Kenya at Kshs 7,900/= (US$
100). It facilitates full-time access to high quality audio and mul-
timedia programs almost anywhere in Africa, the Middle East, Southern
Europe, and Asia within the coverage area of the WorldSpace satel-
lites. The kit comes complete with an antenna, cable and the software
necessary to access the service. For a monthly subscription fee in
Kenya of Ksh 1,600 per month for Direct Media, this pre-paid service
delivers an assembly of the best of web content as well as custom
programming from marquee content developers directly to the sub-
scriber's personal computer.

"This technology is in line with the WorldSpace mission to create in-
formation affluence in the larger part of the world's population
where lack of appropriate infrastructure and prohibitive costs con-
tinue to work against access to information," said Ahmed Kassam, di-
rector of multimedia and data services for WorldSpace Kenya. "Sub-
scribers will benefit from fast download speeds and digital quality
multimedia content in a user-friendly context that is secure and re-
liable, operating without the hiccups of dial up connections. With
the option of selecting web-based content and viewing the same off-
line, the service is rated as highly cost-effective," Mr. Kassam con-
cluded.

WorldSpace is the sole provider of wireless satellite digital audio
and multimedia to areas without adequate access to information with
populations comprising 80% of humanity. Founded in 1990 by Noah A
Samara WorldSpace began its audio service to Africa and the Middle
East in October 1999 via its AfriStar satellite. With the launch of
the PC Card Kit, Direct Media can now be accessible to the thousands
of WorldSpace subscribers in most parts of the world. A Washington DC
based company, WorldSpace has a global presence with regional offices
in Australia, China, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Japan,
Kenya, Singapore, Tobago, Trinidad, and UK. Locally, WorldSpace Kenya
is a fully owned subsidiary of WorldSpace Inc. WorldSpace Kenya was
the recipient of the award for best design display stand at the re-
cent AITEC Exhibition at KICC where the WorldSpace Multimedia & Sat-
ellite Radio PC Card was previewed and demonstrated.

About WorldSpace Corporation

Headquartered in Washington, DC, WorldSpace was founded in 1990 to
provide direct satellite delivery of digital audio and multimedia
services to the emerging markets of the world, including Africa, the
Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The WorldSpace
satellite network will consist of three geostationary satellites. The
first two satellites, AfriStar and AsiaStar, were successfully
launched October 28, 1998 and March 21, 2000 respectively. The third
satellite, AmeriStar, will follow in 2001. Each satellite has three
beams with each beam capable of delivering more than 40 crystal clear
audio channels and a variety of web content and data directly to
portable receivers. Once completed, this unique global service will
transmit quality information, education and entertainment programming
to a service area that includes 5.2 billion people. For more informa-
tion, visit our web site at:
http://www.worldspace.com


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Photoshare News - August 2001

2001-09-03

http://www.jhuccp.org/mmc/photoshare/newphotos.stm

In this issue:
I. New Photos
II. New Equipment, Better Service
In this issue:
I. New Photos
II. New Equipment, Better Service

---------- I. NEW PHOTOS ----------

Go here to see the following new photos: www.jhuccp.org/mmc/photoshare/newphotos.stm

1. Romanian street children:
Photographer Mike Jay Browne shares his photos from the New Life photographic exhibition which looks at the huge difference a few items of aid and a change of perspective make for Romania's street children and orphans.

2. Women and Sustainable Energy:
See photos contributed by ENERGIA, an international network aimed at strengthening the role of women in sustainable energy development.

3. Advances in Family Health Communication Workshop:
The Center for Communication Program's major international training workshop attracts high-level program managers from many countries. See photos from workshops in Nigeria and Haiti.

---------- II. NEW EQUIPMENT, BETTER SERVICE ----------

Thank you for being patient with us during the month of July as we installed a new server and scanning equipment. We also implemented a new system for email subscriptions to the monthly Photoshare updates.

1. The new server is intended to deliver faster query results when you search any of the online databases at www.jhuccp.org (Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs), including Photoshare, Mediabank, Videoshare, Netlinks, and Popline.

2. Our new scanning equipment allows us to do inhouse custom scanning for all new photos that are submitted to Photoshare, significantly improving the digital quality of new acquisitions (we previously archived photos onto Kodak Photo CD).

3. The Photoshare monthly mailing list is now automated to reduce errors and delays in processing. Not only can you subscribe via the web site to receive a monthly email about new photos in Photoshare, but you can also subscribe to other mailing lists that may be of interest to you at the same time. Furthermore, you can automatically unsubscribe from the Photoshare email list at any time (see instructions at the end of this email).

---------- SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ----------
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Photoshare is a project of the Media/Materials Clearinghouse (M/MC), part of the Population Information Program (PIP), which is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and administered by the Center for Communication Programs (CCP) at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

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Request for Information: Utilisation of Community Based Communication Approaches

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/internet/2722

I am trying to get any information about any organisation, which is
still using the LEPSA (LEarner's centred Problem Solving Approach) or
Community Based Health Communication Approach. In the 1980s we used
this method a lot and Dr. Matomora from Tanzania had been a champion.
Of late I have not heard of what is happening on these lines, and I
wonder whether the methods have been dumped or are still in use. If
in use what have are the latest additions, where are these experi-
ences, whom can I contact to pick up the discussion from there.
I am trying to get any information about any organisation, which is
still using the LEPSA (LEarner's centred Problem Solving Approach) or
Community Based Health Communication Approach. In the 1980s we used
this method a lot and Dr. Matomora from Tanzania had been a champion.
Of late I have not heard of what is happening on these lines, and I
wonder whether the methods have been dumped or are still in use. If
in use what have are the latest additions, where are these experi-
ences, whom can I contact to pick up the discussion from there.

Background:

South Africa having come much late in the areas of rural development,
wishes to learn from the rest of Africa. I am supporting a Presiden-
tial Initiative in South Africa called Integrated Sustainable Rural
Development Strategy (ISRDS). We are currently trying to identify and
learn from best practices in Africa. When it comes to grassroots par-
ticipation apart from the "famous" PRA we want to learn about similar
approaches with typical African orientation. I find the LEPSA, Thea-
tre Art for Development and COBAHECA to be some of such experiences.

I will be glad to get any information available, in the health sector
and even rural development.


Nathaniel Mjema
mailto:nmjema@hotmail.com
or
mailto:nathanielm@idt.org.za


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So-called Parasitic grid wireless movement may threaten telecom profits

2001-09-03

http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/08/24/010824hnfreewireless.xml

Is this the ultimate nonprofit Internet project, since the Internet itself? The businesses that hope to make loads of money on wireless access call it "parasitic", but the free wireless network movement calls itself the symbiotic grid. I'm proud that one of its origin points in in my Seattle neighborhood.

spam: 'neither lovely nor wonderful'

2001-09-03

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/analysis/weekly_editorial/archives/issue1no188.html

Contrary to what the Monty Python group had to say, spam is neither lovely nor wonderful. So how can Internet users avoid it?

GDNews: The Global Development Network E-Letter

2001-09-03

http://www.gdnet.org

What's New in the GDN? Research Highlights, Latest Policy Briefs, New Institutes, New Researchers, From Research to Policy, Web Tools to Think About, News from GDN's Regional Networks

Kubatana

NGO Network Alliance Project

2001-09-03

http://www.kubatana.net

As traditional media becomes increasingly repressive in Zimbabwe, the
launch of a local web site, www.kubatana.net is a breath of fresh air. The NGO Network Alliance Project, the energy behind the development of kubatana, has brought Zimbabwean ngos, csos and development organisations together under one online umbrella. Kubatana is a Shona word which means "working together" - an apt name when a strengthened civic response to the current social and political unrest in Zimbabwe needs to be encouraged.

Kubatana

NGO Network Alliance Project

2001-09-03

http://www.kubatana.net

As traditional media becomes increasingly repressive in Zimbabwe, the launch of a local web site, www.kubatana.net is a breath of fresh air. The NGO Network Alliance Project, the energy behind the development of kubatana, has brought Zimbabwean ngos, csos and development organisations together under one online umbrella. Kubatana is a Shona word which means "working together" - an apt name when a strengthened civic response to the current social and political unrest in Zimbabwe needs to be encouraged.

PHA-Exchange -- People's Health Assembly Exchange Mailing List

2001-09-03

http://www.kabissa.org/mailman/listinfo/pha-exchange

The People's Health Assembly is an international grassroots network of organisations and individuals that came together in 2000 to reignite the call for Health for All Now! 1500 participants from 94 countries came to the inaugural assembly in Bangladesh in December 2000. The listserver is the crucial networking system set up to stay in touch to consolidate our work worldwide. We will exchange experiences, share educational materials, do solidarity work, coordinate our positions for international metings and for lobbying. In this day and age, the list is indispensable for our work as committed change agents. PHA-Exchange is hosted on Kabissa.

WomensRightsWatch-Nigeria

2001-09-03

http://www.kabissa.org/mailman/listinfo/womensrightswatch-nigeria

Subscribe to the Womens Rights Watch Nigeria mailing list to receive alerts on women's rights in Nigeria, updates on legislative reforms and landmark judicial decisions. Join us in campaigning against violations of women's rights in Nigeria.WomensRightsWatch-Nigeria is hosted on Kabissa.

Call for Proposals - Country Gateways for Development Gateway

2001-09-03

http://www.infodev.org/gateway/

In September 2000, infoDev announced a Call for Proposals for grants to assist groups in planning for the creation of Country Gateways in partnership with the Development Gateway. infoDev allocated $1.8 million for this program in FY 01 (July 2000-June 2001). By the end of April 2001, infoDev had received 71 proposals from 51 countries, and had approved funding for 32 proposals.
In September 2000, infoDev announced a Call for Proposals for grants to assist groups in planning for the creation of Country Gateways in partnership with the Development Gateway. infoDev allocated $1.8 million for this program in FY 01 (July 2000-June 2001). By the end of April 2001, infoDev had received 71 proposals from 51 countries, and had approved funding for 32 proposals.

infoDev is pleased to announce a new Call for Proposals for Planning
and Implementation Grants to assist groups for the creation of Coun-
try Gateways.

For both Planning and Implementation Grants, proponents should demon-
strate the active involvement of stakeholders from civil society,
government, and the private sector. They should link the activity
clearly to development priorities and issues within the country and
indicate how the activity will contribute to development.

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Directory of International Grants and Fellowships in the Health Sciences

2001-09-03

http://www.nih.gov/fic/news/directory.html

The National Institutes of Health is one of many public and private organizations across the globe that provide international support for biomedical research and training. Since 1988, the Fogarty International Center has published the Directory of International Grants and Fellowships in the Health Sciences. This directory is a comprehensive compilation of international opportunities in biomedical research.

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FAO Research Opportunity: HIV/Aids and Land

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/fundraising/2704

We are inviting project proposals for a study on HIV/AIDS and land issues in Southern and Eastern Africa with four country studies. Total budget of the study is US$20,000 for a duration of two-three months including a co-ordination of four country studies and synthesis paper. We encourage organisations rather than individual researchers to apply for the funds so that the study will be conducted with common methodology and good co-ordination. The countries of special interests include Malawi, South Africa, Lesotho, Zambia, Uganda, Botwana.
Dear all,

We are inviting project proposals for a study on HIV/AIDS and land
issues in Southern and Eastern Africa with four country studies.
Total budget of the study is US$20,000 for a duration of two-three
months including a co-ordination of four country studies and
synthesis paper. We encourage organisations rather than
individual researchers to apply for the funds so that the study will
be conducted with common methodology and good co-ordination.
The countries of special interests include Malawi, South Africa,
Lesotho, Zambia, Uganda, Botwana. But it does not mean that
other countries are excluded if it is justified. Attached is a draft
TOR which will give some baseline for the study, but applicants are
encouraged to address any other specific issues found in each
country.

Applicants are requested to submit:

1. A project proposal maximum 10 pages that include with
estimated budget
2. CV of participating researchers
3. Background of the organisation
4. A copy of any relevant work conducted by researchers in the
past
5. Bank details

The deadline of application is 10 September 2001.

With Regards,
Kaori Izumi
Land officer, FAO office for Southern and Eastern Africa
Harare

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Foundation Centre Sector Search

2001-09-03

http://fdncenter.org/funders/web_search/web_search.html

Sector Search is a tool for performing effective philanthropy research online. Search the Web sites of the nonprofit sector including private foundations, corporate grantmakers, grantmaking public charities, community foundations, nonprofit organizations, and government resources using either a basic or advanced search mode.

Global Fund for Women (GFW) Offers Grants to Women's Groups Worldwide

2001-09-03

http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/

[***Note that the GFW has in the past funded various human rights
education projects. The grant guidelines and application forms are
available from the Fund's web site (http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/) in
Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish, Mod.***]

Global Fund for Women (GFW) Offers Grants to Women's Groups Worldwide

Deadline: Open

The Global Fund for Women (http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/) works to
strengthen women's organizations by providing small, flexible, and timely
grants in general support ranging from $500 to $15,000.

The fund supports organizations that demonstrate a commitment to women's
equality and female human rights; show concern about the way women are
viewed and view themselves in society; are governed and directed by women;
consist of a group of women working together (the fund does not accept
requests from individuals); and are based outside of the United States.
The fund accepts grant requests in any language, and applications may be
hand- written or typed and sent by mail, fax, or email.

The Global Fund for Women also administers the Preston Education Fund for
Girls, which supports schools, teacher training and curriculum programs,
locally based community organizations, non-governmental organizations,
local women's associations and women's rights organizations, and
coalitions focused on the issue of girls education.

See the GFW Web site for complete application guidelines.

Contact:

Global Fund for Women
1375 Sutter Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, California 94109
Tel: +1 (415) 202-7640
Fax: +1 (415) 202-8604
Email: grants@globalfundforwomen.org
Web: http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/

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International Black Student Alliance seeks area representatives

2001-09-03

http://www.ibsa-inc.org

IBSA seeks young adults ages 14 to 25 to work as area representatives for our outreach efforts. The 'Community of One' Program allows certain African NGO's the opportunity to use our programs as fundraisers. By providing an established process to raise additional funds to other organizations, IBSA has been able to help other upcoming organizations access funds for their operational expenses. This youth-led operation, is built around the existing businesses in an area and combines youth entrepreneurship and trans-national business support into a singular program that creates income generation and develops long-term community support.

Small Grants Program - The International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)

Application deadline: 1 October 2001

2001-09-03

http://www.isid.org

The ISID Small Grants Program funds pilot research projects by young investigators from developing countries. The goal is to support and
foster the professional development of young individuals in the field
of infectious diseases research by helping them to acquire additional
skills and data to apply for other grants. Areas of interest include,
but are not limited to, investigations of the epidemiology, pathophysi-
ology, diagnosis or treatment of infectious diseases, the epidemiology
and control of hospital-acquired infections, and modeling of cost-
effective interventions.

Two grants of up to $6,000 USD each will be awarded in the fall. The
deadline for submission of proposals for this round is 1 October. All
candidates will be informed of the outcome of their application after 1
December.

For more information and application materials, please see the Programs
sections of the ISID web site:
http://www.isid.org

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Social Enterprise Laboratory applications now being accepted

A Process to Support and Strengthen a New Generation of Social Entrepreneurs

2001-09-03

http://www.digitalpartners.org/new_enterprise.html

Centre for Development Support Masters in Dev. Studies

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/courses/2672

The Centre for Development Support within the Faculty for Economics and Management Sciences at the University of the Free State is presenting a Trans-disciplinary Masters in Development Studies with lecturers from sixteen departments at the University facilitating course material.
Sender: olivierd@sbo.ekwet.uovs.ac.za
Subject: 29/8/2001: Centre for Development Support Masters in Dev.
Studies

TO ALL SANGONeT USERS

Are you currently working in a development-related context (NGOs, CBOs, state department, parastals or private company) or wish to do so?

Would you like to develop a general understanding of development within a global and regional context?

Do you have a bachelor&#8217;s qualification or relevant work experience?

COMMENTS FROM STUDENTS
&#8220;The course is really relevant and the literature we are presented with is totally up to date&#8230;&#8221;
&#8220;My studies have helped me a lot at work as the modules really apply to my work environment&#8230;&#8221;
&#8220;Although there is a lot of work, it is challenging and forces me to constantly read and stay informed&#8230;&#8221;
&#8220;The literature packs really help me and save me time&#8230;&#8221;
&#8220;Even though this is a distance-based course, I feel that the Centre for Development Support really makes an effort to maintain contact with me and encourages me to engage with other students&#8230;&#8221;

The Centre for Development Support within the Faculty for Economics and Management Sciences at the University of the Free State is presenting a Trans-disciplinary Masters in Development Studies with lecturers from sixteen departments at the University facilitating course material.

Frequently asked questions:

How long is the programme and can I study part-time?
This is a two-year programme. The course combines distance- based learning with five one-week tuition sessions, which will be held at the University of the Free State. Course work will be discussed and lectures will be given at these contact sessions. The course is in effect part-time and you can work at the same time as studying.

What is the cost of the course?
The course will cost around R10 000-00 including registration and all course notes. All study material is presented to you in literature packs. There is no need to consult other references, unless you would like to
do so yourself. This is particularly useful for students that live in rural communities and that struggle to get access to libraries, the Internet and other reference resources.

When do I pay what?
Your application must be accompanied with an application fee. Registration takes place in the first week of February and you will be required to pay a registration fee for each study year. It is also necessary to pay a deposit at the beginning of each study year. The balance of your fees is then payable throughout the two-year period.

How do I qualify?
If you have completed an undergraduate degree you are eligible to apply. Should you not have a degree but have worked in a development context for a long time and have extensive work experience, you are also eligible to apply.

What are my job prospects on completing this course?
The Centre for Development Support conducted a scan of job advertisements in the Mail & Guardian newspaper isolating all the skills necessary in development work and this study formed the basis of the design of the programme. A definite need for development training due to available jobs was identified.

Great! I am interested. What does the course consist of?
The programme will consist of the following core modules in first year
(see details on reverse):

MDS701 - Understanding Development, Underdevelopment and Poverty

MDS702 - Governance and Development

MDS703 - Development and the Environment

MDS704 - Applied Development Research

MDS705 - Project Management for Development

In the second year of study, students choose two elective courses from
the following:

MDS706 - Rural and Agrarian Development

MDS707 - Gender and Development

MDS708 &#8211; Tourism and Development

MDS709 &#8211; Entrepreneurship and Development

MDS710 - Urban Development Management I

MDS711 - Urban Development Management II

MDS712 &#8211; Health and Development

Can I complete the programme full-time and in one year?
No. The course is a two-year part-time programme.

How am I evaluated?
Evaluation takes place through course work (assignments), examinations (at the end of each academic year) and the submission of a mini-dissertation in second year.

For application forms, contact

The Course Co-ordinator
Centre for Development Support
P.O. Box 339
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein
9301
Tel: 051-4012423
Fax: 051-4013424
Email: cds@ekn.ekwet.uovs.ac.za


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Angola: Western Foreign Policy

British-Angola Forum / CIIR

2001-09-03

http://www.riia.org/baf

The British-Angola Forum / Catholic Institute for International Relations are holding a conference on Western Foreign Policy towards Angola in the new millennium on the 24th and 25th September. The conference will be held at the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London and is open to all those with an interest in Angola. Speaker include Dr. Carlos Feijo, Minister in the Office of the Presidency, Dr. Jorge Chicoti, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rev. Jose Chipenda and many other eminent speaker on Angola. Dame Margaret Anstee will give the opening address at the conference. For further information please contact Teresa O'Shannassy on +44 207 957 5718 or email.

APPLIED ETHICS FOR PROFESSIONALS

A NEW MASTERS DEGREE AND POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/courses/2677

Experienced and well-qualified professionals, executives and leaders in all fields are invited to apply for admission to the Wits Philosophy Department's challenging part-time Postgraduate Programme in Applied Ethics, which will commence in February 2002.* This programme, which will develop the participants' capacity to reason critically and constructively about ignificant ethical issues, leads to a Postgraduate Diploma (by coursework) in 11/2 years, or a Master of Arts degree (by coursework and supervised research report) in 2-21/2 years.
TO ALL SANGONeT USERS

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
School of Social Sciences: Department of Philosophy

APPLIED ETHICS FOR PROFESSIONALS
A NEW MASTERS DEGREE AND POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA

Experienced and well-qualified professionals, executives and leaders in
all fields are invited to apply for admission to the Wits Philosophy
Department's challenging part-time Postgraduate Programme in Applied
Ethics, which will commence in February 2002.* This programme, which
will develop the participants' capacity to reason critically and
constructively about significant ethical issues, leads to a Postgraduate
Diploma (by coursework) in 11/2 years, or a Master of Arts degree (by
coursework and supervised research report) in 2-21/2 years.

In the first term students take the compulsory course Methods of Applied
Ethics. In the following two terms they choose two courses from list of
three selectives. Selectives will be offered according to student
interests, but may include the following:

Ethical Theory, Information and Privacy, Issues in Biomedical Ethics,
Morality and the Law, Morality and the Marketplace, Multiculturalism and
Ethics, Social Justice, The Value of Life, and Directed Study of a
Further Approved Topic (by individual arrangement). At least six of
these will be available during any two-year cycle.

Minimum Requirements for Admission to the Programme:
An Honours degree or a professional qualification at least equivalent to an
Honours degree (e.g., MBA, BSc(Eng), CA, LLB (second degree), MBBCh);
at least one year's experience working in a professional, managerial or
leadership position; good English comprehension and writing skills.

For more information regarding the course or application forms please
contact Mrs Barbara Aarden - Telephone: (011) 717 4345;
Email: 103bea@muse.wits.ac.za; Fax: (011) 403 1174

* Please note that the programme will be offered in 2002-2003 only if
enough suitably qualified candidates apply.

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Course for young human rights defenders

Warsaw, 1-5 November

2001-09-03

http://www.yhrg.elcat.kg

Dear colleagues,

Our partners in Geneva - CODAP - Youth Resource Center for Human Rights,
Amnesty International (Poland) and our organization (Youth Human Rights
Group, Kyrgyzstan) are planning to organize a Training session on Human
Rights for young human rights defenders from Central and Eastern Europe
and CIS countries.

The Training will take place in Warsaw. The working language is French.

The requirements for participants will be the following:

- be involved in a Human Rights organization
- be aged between 18-30 years old
- have a good knowledge of the French language.

For detailed information and application you can address to YHRG by e-mail.

The dead line for application is September 20, 2001

If you know of anyone who may be interested, please pass on. Thank you.

With best regards,

Nadira Ismailova,

Youth Human Rights Group
P.O. Box 1893 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 720000
tel (996-312) 681370
fax (996-312) 681091
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EISA Educating for Democracy programme

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/courses/2676

The Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA) offers a programme in the design of learning programmes for democracy educators. This programme has been developed and facilitated over the past three years within the SADC region. It offers participants the opportunity to explore ways in which Education for Democracy, Human Rights, Electoral and Citizenship education can play a role in building a strong democratic culture in civil society.
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"Educating for Democracy&#8221;
The Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA) offers a programme in
the design of learning programmes for democracy educators. This
programme has been developed and facilitated over the past three years
within the SADC region. It offers participants the opportunity to explore
ways in which Education for Democracy, Human Rights, Electoral and
Citizenship education can play a role in building a strong democratic
culture in civil society.

What does the course cover?
Theory meets practice in this dynamic programme, which engages
participants in debate around the meaning of democracy and how this
should be interpreted into democratic outcomes and learning
methodologies. This programme should empower participants so that
they are able to;

· Describe and contextualise their understanding of democracy
· Identify critical skills, areas of knowledge, values, and attitudes
inherent to a democratic culture
· Interpret these skills, Knowledge values and attitudes into a
curriculum framework for democracy, human rights, electoral and
citizenship education.
· Describe different learning styles and strategies
· Explain how these styles and strategies impact on programme
design
· Employ participatory learning processes to enhance
learning effectiveness
· Develop skills as a mediator and facilitator of learning
· Manage learning processes more competently
· Describe and implement a step by step strategy for the development
of learning programmes
· Identify and solve problems more effectively
· Conduct a need analysis
· Develop learning outcomes
· Design learning activities
· Build ongoing assessment into their programme design
· Conduct evaluations and interpret information received.

The programme engages rigorously with theory but provides constant
opportunity for participants to apply what they are learning &#8220;real&#8221;
contexts. Participants are encouraged to identify an educational priority
area for their work context and to work with this as their case study for
the duration of the programme. In this way, the bridge between the
training environment and the workplace is crossed.

Who should attend?
If you are an educator who wants to learn how to develop learning
materials for Democracy, Human Rights, Electoral or Citizenship
Education, or if you want the opportunity to improve your materials
development and facilitation skills, then this is the programme for you.

Date
Monday 22nd - Thursday 25th October 2001

Duration
The course is run over four days. It is a rigorous programme, which
requires full participation of all participants.

Time
9.00am &#8211; 4.30pm each day.

Venue
EISA offices, 2nd Floor, the Atrium, 41 Stanley Avenue, Auckland Park,
Johannesburg.

Accommodation
For delegates coming from out of town accommodation is available at
the Milpark Garden Court (Next door to the EISA offices) at a cost of
R369.00 per night, bed and breakfast. There are also several bed and
breakfasts in Melville (A 15 minutes walk from the EISA offices). Prices
range from R380.00 upwards. Should you require assistance with finding
suitable accommodation, please do not hesitate to contact Rebecca
Richardson (011) 482 5495) for assistance.

Costs of course
R3 500
Which includes materials, refreshments, training fees and transport to
or from the airport on arrival and departure. A non-refundable deposit
of R350.00 secures your place.

Programme
Skilled EISA staff that has a wealth of experience in curriculum
development, course design, layout and training facilitates the
programme.

Further Information
Contact Rebecca Richardson at telephone (011) 482 5495,
Fax (011) 482 6163, Email: Charlene@eisa.org.za

Reply Form

NAME:___________________________________________________

ORGANISATION:___________________________________________

ADDRESS:________________________________________________
Telephone: (w)___________________________________________

TELEPHONE: (Cell)_______________________________________

E MAIL ADDRESS:_________________________________

I will require accommodation: YES NO

I will be staying at:
Milpark Garden Court Melville B&B

Do you want EISA to make your reservation?
YES NO

I will require transport to and from airport:

YES NO

My flight details are:
Date of Arrival:___________________________________
Time of Arrival:___________________________________
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Harry Oppenheimer Institute Annual Scholarships

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/courses/2680

The Harry Oppenheimer Institute for African Studies funds an annual scholarship for Scholars who are working from within the African Continent beyond South Africa's boarders in the broad area of African Studies.
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UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN CENTRE FOR AFRICAN STUDIES

HARRY OPPENHEIMER INSTITUTE

3.07 Oppenheimer Institute Tel: (021) 650 4034
Fax: (021) 689 7560
E-mail: ferozah@humanities.uct.ac.za


APPLICATION FOR A VISITING SCHOLARSHIP

GUIDELINES

The Harry Oppenheimer Institute for African Studies funds an annual
scholarship for Scholars who are working from within the African
Continent beyond South Africa's boarders in the broad area of African
Studies.

CONDITION OF THE AWARD

Tenure: 3 month minimum stay during teaching term

Value: R10,000 per month

Eligible Applicant: Have a demonstrable track record in research and
writing Have obtained a qualification from a tertiary level
institution

Apply now or before final closing date of 15 November 2001

Successful applicant will be asked to contribute seminars to students
and staff.

To apply please submit the following information

1. Application Form
2. A full curriculum vitae,including the names and contact details of two
referees
3. A research proposal outlining the project you propose to complete during the
3 months of the award

1. Name:
2. Title:
3. Date of Birth:
4. Nationality: Present Country of residence:
5. I am applying to arrive: (Indicate the year)
6. Title of proposed Work:
7. Any requirements: e.g. access to library, computer/other
equipment, particular accommodation needs (please specify)
8. Your present contact details:
a. Address: (for mail)
b: Phone:
c: Fax:
d. Email

Name and contact details of nominating person:
a. Name (and title)
b. Address (for mail)
c. Phone:
d. Fax:
e. Email:
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Internet Course on the International Protection of Human Rights

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/courses/2669

The Institute for Human Rights at Åbo Akademi University offers the Internet Course on the International Protection of Human Rights in the Autumn 2001.
The Institute for Human Rights at Åbo Akademi University offers the
Internet Course on the International Protection of Human Rights in
the Autumn 2001. The course is the result of Finnish-Baltic
co-operation between the Institute for Human Rights at Åbo Akademi
University (Finland), the Faculty of Law at Tartu University
(Estonia), Institute of Human Rights at University of Latvia, Faculty
of Law at Vilnius University (Lithuania) and the Lithuanian Centre
for Human Rights/ Law University of Lithuania. Participants are
expected to be familiar with legal concepts. The language of
instruction is English and the course is worth 6 ECTS. Those who
successfully complete the course will be awarded a Diploma. The
course is IT-based and builds upon both independent and group study.
The number of participants is limited to 10 participants from each
partner university.

The objectives of the course are to deepen the knowledge of human
rights through strengthened capacity to analyse human rights case
law, to improve the understanding of the relationship between
international human rights law and national law and to develop skills
in using human rights resources. The Internet sessions will deal with
procedural questions under the European Convention on Human Rights,
freedom of expression, the right to fair trial, non-discrimination
and minority rights, economic and social rights as well as the right
to liberty and non-refoulment.

The course work is divided into following parts: a one-day
introductory seminar in respective country with a teacher (Professor
Martin Scheinin) from Finland, individual studies and preparation of
assignments, Internet discussions and feed-back from teachers,
regular meetings with a local teacher, final course work and a final
seminar with the local teacher. The introductory seminar will cover
an introduction to the course and its working methods, an
introduction to international human rights, the structure of human
rights conventions, state obligations, limitations, treaty
interpretation and domestic implementation as well as supervisory
mechanisms and reporting and complaint procedures.

For further information on the course, please contact the Institute
for Human Rights, or your university listed below:

Finland:

Course Director:
Professor Martin Scheinin
Department of Law, Åbo Akademi University
Gezeliusgatan 2
FIN-20500 Åbo
Tel: +358-2-215 4322, email: maschein@abo.fi

Course Coordinator:
Ms. Kati Frostell, Project Coordinator
Institute for Human Rights, Åbo Akademi Universtity
Akademigatan 1
FIN-20500 Åbo
Tel: +358-2-215 3207, fax: +358-2-215 4802,
e-mail: kfrostel@abo.fi


Estonia

Mr. Juhani Kortteinen, Head of Lectorship in International and
European Community Law
Faculty of Law
Tartu University
Näituse 20, Tartu, Estonia
Tel: +372-7-375 986, e-mail: jkortteinen@iuridicum.ut.ee


Latvia

Mr. Mertie&#353; Mits, Director
Institute of Human Rights
University of Latvia, Faculty of Law
Raina bulvaris 19, Riga
LV-1586
Tel: 371-703 4558, fax: 371-703 4558, 371-703 4559,
e-mail: mits@lanet.lv


Lithuania

Dr. Danute Jociene
Vilnius University
Faculty of Law
Sauletekio 9, 2040 Vilnius
Tel. +370-2-769509, +370-2-768960, e-mail: danute@www.euro.lt

Ms. Elvyra Baltutyte, Assistant of the International law and EU
Law Department
Law University of Lithuania/Lithuanian Centre for Human Rights
Gedimino 27/2
2600 Vilnius
E-mail: LCHR@post.omnitel.net




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New Dilemmas and Challenges for Humanitarian Organizations

2001-09-03

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hpcr/events/ihlseminar

This fall, the Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard (HPCR) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in cooperation with the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School, will be hosting a five-day seminar on international humanitarian law for experienced humanitarian and human rights professionals. The seminar, entitled "International Humanitarian Law and Current Conflicts: New Dilemmas and Challenges for Humanitarian Organizations," will be held from October 29 - November 2, 2001, and will offer participants the opportunity to learn from and engage in lively discussions with faculty experts from Harvard, the ICRC and the field.

South Africa: Workshops - Burden of Disease and Health Systems Performance

2001-09-03

http://www.mrc.ac.za/conference/evidenceworkshop.htm

Venue-S. Africa
Dates- Oct 2001-08-17

Dear Colleagues

I would like to bring this to your attention: Evidence for Health Policy Workshops: 7-21 October 2001 The South African MRC is hosting the following workshops:

*Burden of Disease Methods and Training in Cost Effectiveness
*Health systems performance assessment and design and analysis of
health surveys

WHO and Harvard Burden of Disease unit will present the workshops in
October 2001 in Dikilolo, outside Johannesburg.

The workshops are aimed at building technical skills to analyse and
utilise health information for decision-making. Run by international
experts, they are particularly useful for health planners, managers
and health policy researchers.

Full details can be obtained at:
http://www.mrc.ac.za/conference/evidenceworkshop.htm

Please pass on this information to people who may be interested and
note that there will be a limited number of participants.

Sincerely

Debbie Bradshaw
Unit Director: Burden of Disease Research Unit
Medical Research Council
Tel: +27 21 938-0427
Fax: +27 21 938-0310
mailto:debbie.bradshaw@mrc.ac.za

Workshop Co-ordinator
Charleen Daries
Medical Research Council
Tel: +27 21 938 0202
Fax: +27 21 938 0395
mailto:charleen.daries@mrc.ac.za

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South Africa: JOHANNESBURG SEMINARS

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/courses/2674

The dates for these successful seminars for Directors, Board Members and senior staff have been confirmed as 1st - 3rd October 2001.
TO ALL SANGONeT USERS

JOHANNESBURG SEMINARS

The dates for these successful seminars for Directors, Board Members
and senior staff have been confirmed as 1st - 3rd October 2001.

VENUE: Elijah Barayi Memorial Training Centre
(NUM Training Centre)
49 Old Harrow Road
Yeoville
Johannesburg

FEES : R 225.00 (incl. VAT) per seminar* per person per day

* Special fees for seminars - R1000.00 for the full seminar series (5
seminars) for two participants from your NPO (each pays only R 500.00).

We draw attention to seminar 3 in particular which will address the new
tax laws for public benefit organisations and to seminar 5, which we
discuss the implications of the King Report on good governance for Non-
Profit Organisations.
The details are as follows:-

SEMINARS

01 October 2001
8H30 - 12H30
S1 SYSTEMS & CONTROLS: Don't let them fail.

13H30 - 17H30
S2
MANAGEMENT REVIEW: Keeping tabs on your NPO's financial status.

02 October 2001
08H30 - 12H30
S3
TAX OBLIGATIONS & REWARDS FOR NPO's: VAT, Employees Tax,
Income Tax and more.

13H30 - 17H30
S4
DONOR RELATIONS & REPORTING: What do donors really want?

03 October 2001
08H30 -12H30
S5
GOOD GOVERNANCE: Financial responsibilities of board members.

Contact Brian Martin for a detailed training brochure: (011) 339 1136
(Tel), (011) 339 1153 (Fax) or brianm@npp.org.za (Email)

Please fill in the registration form below and send it to the above
mentioned e-mail address or fax.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

How to register
To register a place at any of the seminars or workshops:
1. Fax your registration form to The Non-Profit Partnership on (011) 339
1153 or e-mail all registration details to brianm@npp.org.za
2. The Non-Profit Partnership will invoice you for the amount payable
and fax or e-mail this to you.
3. Post your registration form with your cheque, payable to The Non-
Profit Partnership to:
PO Box 31819, Braamfontein, 2017; or
* Deposit the amount directly into The Non-Profit Partnership account
ABSA Bank Braamfontein, Account Number: 4050831176 and forward
to us the copy of the deposit slip.
Payment Payment must reach The Non-Profit Partnership one week
before the date of the seminar

REGISTRATION FORM

FAX to The Non-Profit Partnership, (011) 339 1153, or e-mail
brianm@npp.org.za

Organisation


Postal Address


Phone: ( )

Fax: ( )

Please register per delegate:
Name of delegate
Job title
E-mail address
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Reference
Date
Cost R
TOTAL FEES R

Accommodation will be offered where participants attend more than two
seminars.

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The International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance

2001-09-03

http://www.idha.ch

We are now finalising the list of participants to IDHA 9 ("The International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance") - organised by the Center for International Health and Cooperation, Fordham University, the University of Geneva and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - in Geneva, Switzerland (27 January - 22 February 2002).
Geneva, 28 August 2001

Dear Friends,

We are now finalising the list of participants to IDHA 9 ("The International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance") - organised by the Center for International Health and Cooperation, Fordham University, the
University of Geneva and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - in Geneva, Switzerland (27 January - 22 February 2002).

The total Course fee (USD 4,000) covers weekly accommodation and food for weekdays. At this stage only part scholarships are available for exceptional cases.

Please visit <http://www.idha.ch> for more information and send the application form before 10 September.

Best regards

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The Johns Hopkins-Fogarty International Research Ethics Fellowship Program for Scientists from sub-Saharan Africa

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/courses/2679

The Bloomberg School of Public Health and Bioethics Institute, in collaboration with the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Clinical Bioethics, are pleased to announce the availability of a one year training program in research ethics for scientists from sub-Saharan Africa. The fellowship will provide funding for scientists to study bioethics and research ethics, and also to do an independent project in their home country related to research ethics. The program is directed by Drs. Nancy Kass and Adnan Hyder of the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Who should apply for the fellowship program? Appropriate candidates
include researchers who are working at universities, government min-
istries, private organizations and other relevant health research in-
stitutions who have a strong interest in international research eth-
ics and other professionals working with institutional review boards
or in the field of international research ethics in developing coun-
tries. We will be accepting pre- and post-doctoral fellows. Pre-
doctoral fellows must have a bachelors degree in any relevant field.
Post-doctoral fellows must have a M.D., Ph.D. or the equivalent. Fel-
lows should develop a clear plan of how they will integrate the
training into their current work/research responsibilities, should
have a clear statement of support from a division head or other rele-
vant supervisor and preferably should have some previous experience
in research ethics.

Where is the fellowship program based? The fellowship program is a
one-year program. For six months, from January through June, fellows
will be based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA at The Bloomberg School of
Hygiene and Public Health of the Johns Hopkins University, attending
classes, seminars and other relevant training opportunities. For the
second half of the training year, from July through December, fellows
will return to their home country and conduct an independent project
related to research ethics under the supervision of mentor(s) in the
U.S. and in their host country.

What type of training do fellows receive? All fellows will take
courses in bioethics, research ethics and international research eth-
ics. There will be opportunities for them to take other courses that
might be of interest, such as health services research methods, epi-
demiology or international health systems. Fellows will participate
in monthly seminars of the Johns Hopkins Bioethics Institute, and the
NIH Department of Clinical Bioethics and will also observe monthly
Institutional Review Board (IRB) meetings at Johns Hopkins or NIH.

What type of projects will fellows be involved in when they return
home? Funding will be provided for fellows to conduct an independent
project in their home country. Projects might include providing eth-
ics workshops for research colleagues or IRB members; conducting a
research project where study participants are interviewed to see what
they understand; implementing a new type of informed consent proce-
dure in a study and evaluating it; or writing a scholarly paper on an
aspect of international ethics that is of interest to the fellow.
Mentors from both abroad and the U.S. will provide guidance and sup-
port during the project period by email.

When does the fellowship program begin? Three fellows will be ac-
cepted into the program to start in January, 2002.

Do fellows receive degrees? No, the fellows will be non-degree stu-
dents at Johns Hopkins University and will not receive a degree from
the university. Fellows will receive a certificate from the Bioethics
Institute at Johns Hopkins after they have completed the one year
program.

What type of support do fellows receive through the program? Tuition
for courses at Johns Hopkins University and for the Georgetown Uni-
versity, Kennedy Institute of Ethics Intensive Bioethics Training
Course Housing in a single, full-service apartment in Baltimore for 6
months 6-month stipend to cover food and other living expenses while
in Baltimore Round-trip airfare between home country to Baltimore,
Maryland Local transportation (for relevant meetings in Washington,
D.C.) Access to library facilities at Johns Hopkins University and
Georgetown University Access to computer facilities at Johns Hopkins
University Funds to support research costs for 6-month independent
study in their home country

How do I apply for the fellowship program? Application for 2002 fel-
lows are due on October 1, 2001. All application material can be
downloaded from The Johns Hopkins University Bioethics Institute web-
site:
http://www.med.jhu.edu/bioethics_institute

Application material can be submitted by fax, or by courier mail to:

Mr. Shawn Storer
The Johns Hopkins University
Bioethics Institute
624 N. Broadway, Hampton House, Room 348
Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Tel: +1-410-614-1235
Fax: +1-410-614-9567
mailto:sstorer@jhsph.edu

Whom can I contact for more information about the fellowship program?
Please write to Dr. Suzanne Maman for any further information about
the program or the application process:

Suzanne Maman, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
Department of International Health
615 N. Wolfe Street, Room E7146
Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Tel: +1-410-614-7553
Fax: +1-410-431-5036
mailto:smaman@jhsph.edu

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women's health studies

Centre for Public Health, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia

2001-09-03

http://publichealth.ecu.edu.au/courses/pg_womens_studies.html

The Centre for Public Health, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia, offers postgraduate education in women's health studies by distance education and on-line. The program adopts a social model of health framework that is suitable for all health professionals and health activists. Kindly note that this does NOT include medical obstetric or gyneacological training. Normal fees for international studens apply.

Zimbabwe: TARGETED INTERVENTIONS COURSE

OCT 29-NOV 9 2001

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/courses/2670

Project Support Group (PSG), Harare, Zimbabwe will from October this year, offer a two week course on Targeted interventions for Vulnerable Communities in collaboration with Regional AIDS Training Network (RATN).
The course titled: Planning, Managing and Evaluating Targeted STI/HIV
Interventions, targets STI managers and co-ordinators of targeted
intervention programmes, to prepare implementation programs for migrant
workers, sex workers, orphans and other disadvantaged groups, highly
susceptible to HIV/AIDS acquisition and transmission.

The course involves lectures, small group work, Practicals and field
visits. The outline of topics include: Introduction to applied
epidemiology, STI/HIV transmission dynamics, Costing targeted
interventions, Developing quality assurance system and Developing
linkages with VCT among others.

Contact Information: RATN Secretariat Tel: (254-2-716009, 724634, 726765
email: ratn@ratn.org /ndiritucw@ratn.org or Project Support Group
(PSG) attn: Prof David Wilson Tel: 263-4-334830, 335446, 263-4-304921
e-mail: dwilson@esanet.zw

Course Costs: Approximately 2000 US Dollars excluding air fares

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ARTICLE 19 seeking Africa Programme Officer and Africa Programme Assistant

2001-09-03

http://www.article19.org

ARTICLE 19 the Global Campaign for Free expression - www.article19.org -

Wishes to recruit two new staff members for its African Programme office based in Johannesburg. The peson specifications are below.

POSITION 1: Africa Programme Officer: Advocacy and Campaigns

RESPONSIBLE TO: Head of Africa Programme
LOCATION: ARTICLE 19Africa Centre for Free Expression * Johannesburg,
CONTRACT: Two years renewable

POSITION SUMMARY: ARTICLE 19 is seeking a Programme Officer for its Africa team. This person will work in close collaboration with the Head of Africa Programme and will be responsible for implementing and developing the advocacy and campaigning work of the programme. Currently the Africa programme is focused on regional and sub-regional research and advocacy for freedom of expression as relates to good governance in the areas of access to information, truth and reconciliation and media pluralism and diversity. In particular s/he will develop advocacy at regional and sub-regional levels engaging governmental, non-governmental corporate and multilateral institutions. S/he will also participate in sharing information and ideas with the other ARTICLE 19 regional programmes and contribute to building the overall global campaign.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
· Identify and assess opportunities for developing advocacy and campaigning element of the Africa programme
· Participate in conceptualising and writing proposals for the funding of advocacy activities and liaison with funders.
· Implement programme activities in Anglophone, Francophone and Lusophone African programme countries
· Collaborate closely with local, sub-regional and regional organisations (non-governmental, community-based, governmental and others)
· Provide technical assistance to programme partners in the design, development and implementation of advocacy campaigns
· Co-ordinate and collaborate with short-term consultants, advisors and interns contributing to Africa programme advocacy activities
· Represent ARTICLE 19 at all relevant events, including at the African Commission for Human and Peoples' Rights
· Develop and track workplans and budgets
· Prepare reports, articles and other materials related to advocacy activities and to describe and disseminate results of our work

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
· Commitment to freedom of expression including the rights to access to information and to the means of communication
· Bachelors degree required; graduate degree in relevant field strongly preferred
· At least three years professional work experience
· Experience of advocacy programme development in Africa
· Knowledge of freedom of expression mechanisms in Africa
· Ability to travel and work effectively in African countries
· Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
· Strong interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills
· Fluency (oral and written) in both English and French
· Proficiency in word processing and other relevant applications
· Ability to organise, plan and prioritise work

SALARY: GBP 24,542 per annum (payable in SA Rand equivalent)
TO APPLY
Send cover letter and resume outlining relevant experience and qualifications to:

Head of Africa Programme
ARTICLE 19
African Centre for Freedom of Expression
PO Box 30942
Fax: +27 11 403 1517
Email: johnb@article19.org.za

Closing Date: 10 September 2001

POSITION 2: Africa Programme Assistant: Information Pluralism & Diversity

RESPONSIBLE TO: Africa Programme Officer: Advocacy and Campaigns
LOCATION: ARTICLE 19 - Africa Centre for Free Expression * Johannesburg
CONTRACT: Two years renewable

POSITION SUMMARY: ARTICLE 19 is seeking a Programme Assistant for its Africa team. This person will work in close collaboration with the Africa Programme Officer: Advocacy and Campaigns and will be responsible for research and developing advocacy and campaigning work around the theme information pluralism & diversity. This will include work on the 'right to communicate; broadcasting policy and legislation; media independence, ownership and pluralism; defamation and content related laws.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
· Develop and track project timelines and budgets
· Research, survey and develop guidelines on identified project themes
· Assist in the design and implementation of advocacy activities
· Prepare reports and articles related to the project themes
· Assist partners with campaign activity at regional, sub-regional & national levels
· Identify and liase with networking and collaborative partners
· Contribute to internal discussions on project strategy and development
· Provide administrative support to the Africa Programme Officer: Advocacy and Campaigns

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
· Commitment to freedom of expression including the rights to access to information and to the means of communication
· Bachelors Degree and/or qualification in relevant field
· At least one years relevant work experience preferred
· Experience and/or understanding of information pluralism, diversity and media freedom issues
· Ability to travel and work effectively in African countries
· Ability to work independently and as part of a team
· Strong interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills
· Fluency (oral and written) in English
· Working knowledge of French an advantage
· Proficiency in word processing and other relevant applications
· Ability to organise, plan and prioritise work

SALARY: GBP 10,600 per annum (payable in SA Rand equivalent)

TO APPLY
Send cover letter and resume outlining relevant experience and qualifications to:

Head of Africa Programme
ARTICLE 19
African Centre for Freedom of Expression
PO Box 30942
Fax: +27 11 403 1517, Email: johnb@article19.org.za

Closing Date: 10 September 2001

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Carnegie Council Human Rights Initiative seeks Program Officer

2001-09-03

http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/programs/studies

Program Officer (revised)
Human Rights Initiative

Opening Date: 1 September 2001
Closing Date: Applications will be accepted until position is filled
Annual Salary: $55-60,000, commensurate with experience; very attractive benefits package.
Special Terms: Program Officer will be hired on a three-month trial basis.
Location: New York City, with varying degrees of international travel to be determined by funding for the program.

DUTIES: The Carnegie Council seeks an experienced professional to develop and manage the next phase of its multi-year research project, the Human Rights Initiative (HRI). Reporting directly to the Director for Studies, the Program Officer will be responsible for implementing the strategy for development of the HRI, managing all day-to-day activities, and directing the work of the HRI's staff. The Program Officer will have full responsibility for overseeing the future development and production of the HRI's publication, Human Rights Dialogue.

Specific responsibilities for the position include:

--Reporting to the Director of Studies, develop a strategy and implementation plan for the next phase of the HRI. The strategy must specify the role of Human Rights Dialogue and its relationship to the larger Initiative.
--Working with grant writers, actively seek funding for the next phase of the HRI.
--Once funding is secured, implement and oversee all aspects of proposed project. Plan and facilitate workshops, project-related seminars, panel discussions, and other events. Produce related project materials/publications, such as occasional papers, and resources for policy practitioners and educators.
--Write, commission and edit contributions to Human Rights Dialogue, the publication that currently forms the centerpiece of the HRI.
--Develop and execute outreach strategies to promote and strengthen the Initiative and Dialogue readership. This entails cultivating and maintaining contacts in the international human rights community.
--Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with other institutions, domestically and abroad.
--Maintain contact with and further develop the Initiative's international Advisory Board.
--Oversee the work of Carnegie Council Fellows working in the area of human rights.
--Regularly contribute to other Carnegie Council publications and its website on behalf of the HRI.
--Keep abreast of new developments in the human rights field.
--Continuously develop the project conceptually and develop new approaches and new subject areas of involvement.

Required Qualifications
--A Ph.D., M.A. or other advanced degree in international relations, political science, law, history, or related field. Preference will be given to individuals who have previous experience in comparative, cross-cultural research.
--Excellent analytical, writing and editing skills (in English). Preference will be given to individuals with some professional writing or editing experience.
--A minimum of two-to-three years of program development experience in the nonprofit sector or with an international private or public organization.
--Proven fundraising experience with successful fundraising record.
--A network of contacts in the human rights and related fields, both in the U.S. and abroad.
--In depth knowledge of contemporary human rights issues and who is working on them as well as familiarity with human rights literature.
--Ability to work in a multicultural setting. Preference will be given to individuals who have had some international field experience, especially work with local NGO's and community-based organizations.
--Ability and willingness to travel.

TO APPLY:
Send cover letter, résumé, writing sample, and a list of names and contact information for three references to Eva Becker, Vice President for Finance and Administration, Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, 170 East 64th Street, New York, NY 10021. No phone calls please.

The Carnegie Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For information on the Carnegie Council and its Studies Department, visit our website at http://carnegiecouncil.org/programs/studies

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Consultancy Opportunity, Women's Health and Safe Motherhood Programme

2001-09-03

http://www.rwainternational.com

An experienced project manager is sought to provide high quality management, co-ordination and capacity building to a European Commission-funded women's health project in the Philippines.
The successful candidate will have proven skills in the management of complex and decentralised projects, and extensive experience of institutional capacity building and the co-ordination of public services. Experience of community participation initiatives and women's health will be invaluable. Candidates must have 15 years overseas experience (10 at Team Leader level), including S.E. Asia and preferably Philippines experience. S/he will have postgraduate qualifications in an appropriate social science subject, preferably at Masters level or above. The candidate should be a citizen or have dual citizenship with an EU or ALA country. Salary is negotiable based on qualifications, experience and previous earnings. Please apply to Roger Oakeley by e-mail or to the address below attaching a letter, salary history for the last five years and up-to-date CV. Mailing address: RWA International Ltd, Beckets House, 34 Market Place, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 1BZ, UK. Fax: +44-1765-600344

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Department of Public Health & Policy seeks a Research Fellow

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/jobs/2683

Within the Health Policy Unit, the Conflict and Health programme is looking for a short term (3 months) Research Fellow to contribute to the development of a joint London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) / World Health Organization (WHO) research initiative relating to health policy development in emergency situations. The study is part of a series on public health issues and humanitarian action, facilitated by WHO through the Department of Emergency and Humanitarian Action.
The role of the Research Fellow will be to assist in the development of background materials for the study, as well as to undertake various initiatives to take the study forward. Tasks will include the production of a literature review and summaries of published and grey material, indicating operational relevance; development of a study design and data collection protocols for the study; more detailed project formulation and proposal writing and fund raising initiatives. Experience in humanitarian work, familiarity with policy systems and the health sector, and experience of proposal writing are all essential.

Salary will be on the Research Fellow R1A Scale. The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service, including membership of the Universities Superannuation Scheme. The post is for an initial period of 3 months, starting by 1st October 2001. The possibility exists that subsequent, associated work may be available at a future date.

Further details of the post and project are available from the Personnel Office. Applications should consist of a brief application letter, a curriculum vitae and the names, addresses and phone numbers of three referees who may be approached immediately. Applications should be sent to the Personnel Officer, LSHTM, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, (tel: 020 7927 2203, fax: 0207 636 4771, e-mail: personnel@lshtm.ac.uk) quoting reference: HPU/ES1. Closing date for receipt of applications: 10th September 2001.

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is an equal opportunities employer.

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findajobinafrica.com

2001-09-03

http://www.findajobinafrica.com

A new Africa-centred human resources website has just debuted. The Site claims to connect jobseekers with employers/recruiters.

International Council on Social Welfare seeks Executive Director

2001-09-03

http://www.oxfordhr.co.uk/

Senior job opportunity - the International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW), based in London but with offices in Bangkok, Kampala and Ottawa, is looking for a new Executive Director. A proven track record in advocacy and policy development is a key requirement. For further information contact Michael Wills of Oxford Human Resource Consultants Ltd.

Ipas-Nigeria

2001-09-03

http://www.ipas.org

Ipas, a not-for-profit organization working globally to improve women's lives through a focus on reproductive health, is seeking experienced professionals to develop, manage, and implement on-going work and programs in Nigeria. Our program seeks to have a national impact on the problem of maternal mortality by increasing access to services for people living in rural areas, by providing training to health practitioners, and fostering private-public partnerships.e successful candidates will be advocates
for women's reproductive rights.
1. Country Representative

The Country Representative will be responsible for enhancing Ipas presence
in Nigeria that can increase women's access to high quality
abortion-related care and reproductive health services and that
contributes to a more enabling environment for women to exercise their
sexual and reproductive rights. S/he will become the in-country Legal
Entity Head and provide leadership, oversee and manage Ipas-Nigeria
country office, and supervise the Nigeria country-based staff.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

* Represent and promote Ipas work, products and services in
Nigeria and to colleague agencies and funders;
* Coordinate plans and activities jointly with members of the
Nigeria country team, other Ipas divisions, and the regional desks, to
meet organizational goals and respond to programmatic needs and the
organization's mission;
* Establish and maintain contacts with other national and
international organizations, and develop joint activities that help to
achieve Ipas objectives;
* Develop, implement, monitor and administer projects for
expanded work in Nigeria representing the full range of Ipas agency
capabilities;
* Prepare proposals and administer budgets and related
financial issues for country activities including financial management;
development and administration of contracts and grant agreements; report
writing; coordination of requests for educational materials, medical
instruments and other supplies needed to conduct the projects;
* Raise funds among multi-lateral, bi-lateral, corporate and
local funders in Nigeria;
* Research, write and present results of projects and
articles, as appropriate, for internal & external dissemination;
* All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

* A minimum of 8 years experience in health system and program design;
* MPH or related degree;
* Financial and grant management experiencehave financila and r;
* Experience with public and NGO health care system;
* Experience managing the Big Picture with oversight of details - able
to synthesize and communicate key information;
*Excellent negotiating and interpersonal skills;
*Knowledge and skills to use personal computer, as well as
current and future software;
* Ability to travel as needed, to carry out the above stated
duties and responsibilities (approximately 35% of annual work days).

2. Program Associate for Training & Service Delivery Improvement (TSDI)

The Program Associate for Training and Service Delivery Improvement (TSDI)
will serve as technical advisor and will manage the implementation of
programs to improve service delivery and performance. The successful
candidate works well as a team member, has strong communication skills,
and is an advocate for women's reproductive rights.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
* Design, implement, monitor and evaluate training and service
delivery activities (including clinical training and management; financial
management; development and administration of contracts and grants);
* Administer and oversee the training and service delivery improvement
component of this inter-sectoral project;
* Coordinate plans and activities with other divisions as part of
Matrix management teams;
* Prepare and administer in-country budgets and related financial
issues for training and service delivery activities;
* Manage consultants for clinical training programs;
* All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
* A minimum of 5 years experience in health system and program design;
* MPH or related degree;
* Experience in pre-service, in-service, and on-the-job training
approaches;
* Experience in adult and participatory learning methods, quality
improvement methodologies (TQI, COPE, etc);
* Financial and grant management experiencehave financila and r;
* Experience with public and NGO health care system;
* Knowledge and skills to use personal computer, as well as current
and future software;
* Excellent negotiating skills.

3.Assistant Marketing Manager (Technology & Logistics)

The Assistant Marketing Manager (Technology & Logistics) will be a member
of a professional cross-functional team whose primary responsibilities
will include developing and implementing a marketing plan for Nigeria,
particularly establishing distribution channels. S/he will report to the
Marketing Manager in Nigeria

The ideal candidate will have a professional background in sales/marketing
of medical devices or services to both the public and private sectors and
an advanced marketing degree. An understanding of women's reproductive
health issues and the social and cultural context is an advantage. Must
be experienced making presentations to and negotiate with business
executives and health service providers. Excellent oral and written
communication skills and fluency in written and spoken English is a
pre-requisite.

The Assistant Marketing Manager will share responsibilities with the
Marketing Manager for the full range of marketing activities promoting the
use of MVA and other products in Nigeria. The Assistant Marketing Manager
is a key member of the Nigeria Country Team and, as such, jointly
responsible for the development and implementation of a comprehensive
country plan and strategy.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
* Work with Marketing Manager to implement a marketing plan for
Nigeria (including financial and administrative management);
* Set-up and develop and support in-country marketing and distribution
channels;
* Provide leadership and support to partners in training, logistics,
research and dissemination activities;
* Participate in cross-divisional team developing comprehensive
country plan;
* All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
* MBA or equivalent degree in Marketing;
* A minimum of five years of marketing experience with Medical
instruments to both private and public health sectors;
* Experience in social marketing and NGO health care system;
* Have financial and grant management experiencehave financila and r;
* Experience negotiating on the executive level;
* Knowledge and skills to use personal computer, as well as current
and future software;
* Experience with reproductive health is an advantage.

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To apply for any of these positions, respond to this advert within two
weeks of this publication by sending a cover letter and a resume to:
hrmail@ipas.org or to: Personnel, Ipas, 300 Market Street, Chapel Hill, NC
27516, USA. No phone calls, please. All the positions are based in
Abuja and are available immediately.

Preliminary correspondence will be via email. Please include an e-mail
address where we can contact you. Indicate the position you are applying
for on the cover letter. Candidates should send the names, addresses,
position, tel/fax numbers, and e-mail addresses (where available) of 3
professional references. Salary ranges are commensurate with
qualification and experience. Only short-listed applicants will be
contacted. For more details on Ipas, please visit our website:
www.ipas.org

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Job opening: Information Project Manager: GDNet

2001-09-03

http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/news/recruit/index.html

IDS is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual for the post of IDS Project Manager for GDNet, an ambitious online information initiative being developed by the Global Development Network (GDN).
Would you be interested to include this job advert in your newsletter
(closing date is 13 September)?

LINKING DEVELOPMENT RESEARCHERS WORLDWIDE

IDS is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual
for the post of IDS Project Manager for GDNet, an ambitious
online information initiative being developed by the Global Development
Network (GDN).

Working as part of an international team, the role will involve
managing and taking forward the IDS components of the project which
include hosting the GDNet website, developing a series of online directories

and related knowledge sharing tools, and implementing a
decentralised regional approach to content creation and network building.

This is a hands-on role demanding excellent facilitation and
teamworking skills, and the ability and enthusiasm to work
with partners around the world to build alliances and create together a
network of institutes and individuals committed to sharing
development research online.

It will require strong all round communication skills, a good working
knowledge of the internet, and a solid grounding in development.
Familiarity with the development research environment,
particularly in a Southern context, would be and advantage.

For more information on GDN visit: http://www.gdnet.org/
The IDS pilot site for GDNet is at: http://www.ids.ac.uk/gdn/

Duration: 3 years
Salary: £23-29,000
Closing date: 13 September 2001
Interview date: 26 September 2001

Applications on official form only to:
Personnel Office
Institute of Development Studies
University of Sussex
Brighton BN1 9RE

Confidential Fax and Answerphone: 01273-674553 [Int +44 1273]
E-mail : personnel@ids.ac.uk

These Further Particulars are also available on the IDS web site at

http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/news/recruit/index.html

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community
regardless of race, sex, disability, HIV/AIDS, sexuality and age

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Launch of international health recruitment site

2001-09-03

http://www.ihe.org.uk

International Health Exchange's new website makes recruiting health workers for humanitarian posts much easier - benefiting aid agencies, international organisations and mission hospitals.
"This is an exciting new development at IHE", says Ivan Scott, Director.
"The website will increase our reach and impact. Health workers worldwide
will be able to access our recruitment, training and information services
instantly. IHE will increase the pool of staff available for hard-to-fill
overseas posts."

There will also be a much wider reach for organisations that advertise on
the website to find qualified and skilled health professionals.

But not everyone who works in the aid sector has fast Internet access. With
this in mind, IHE's website has been made as accessible as possible to those
in developing countries who use old equipment and have slow connections. It
uses minimal graphics and there are no flashy effects.

"Over half of our members could be working in resource-poor countries at any
one time", says Pat Brooke, Recruitment Manager. "It is frustrating and
expensive for them to download unnecessarily complicated websites when all
they want is to find a job."

International Health Exchange will continue to publish the print version of
its widely read magazine The Health Exchange and its Job Supplement. They
come out monthly on an alternate basis.

Notes for editors: International Health Exchange is a London-based charity
that seeks to improve health in developing countries by recruiting, training
and providing information and advice to health professionals in building the
capacity of the health sector. It is a founding member of People in Aid.

For advertising and recruitment queries contact: Tanith Richards, 020 7620
3333, tanith@ihe.org.uk For all other queries contact: Sarah Wolf, 020 7620
3333, sarah@ihe.org.uk

['HIF-net at WHO' profile: Sarah Wolf is editorial assistant of the 'The
Health Exchange' magazine, published by International Health Exchange. IHE
seeks to improve health in developing countries by recruiting, training and
providing information and advice to health professionals.
<sarah@ihe.org.uk>]

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'HIF-net at WHO': working together to improve access to reliable information for healthcare workers and health professionals in developing and transitional countries. Contact: Neil Pakenham-Walsh at <INASP_Health@compuserve.com>

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OneWorld Weekly Jobs List

2001-09-03

http://www.oneworld.net/jobs

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TEMPORARY CAMPAIGNS ASSISTANT
World Development Movement
Salary : &#339;16,929 per annum pro rata
Location : Brixton, London, United Kingdom
Closing Date : 28 Aug 2001
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RESEARCH & EDITORIAL ASSOCIATE
International Institute for Environment and Development
Salary : UKP20,001 - UKP24,979 (under review)
Location : Euston, London, United Kingdom
Closing Date : 14 Sep 2001
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PROGRAMME ADMINISTRATOR
International Institute for Environment and Development
Salary : UKP20,001 - UKP24,979 (under review)
Location : Euston, London, United Kingdom
Closing Date : 7 Sep 2001
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ITINERANT PROGRAMME OFFICER-TANZANIA
Christian Aid
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Location : Based in Tanzania and London, Tanzania
Closing Date : 30 Aug 2001
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Christian Aid
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TEMPORARY CONFERENCE ASSISTANT
Rainforest Foundation UK
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Location : Old Street, London, United Kingdom
Closing Date : 5 Sep 2001
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INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME MANAGER
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FUNDRAISING DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
World University Service (UK)
Salary : &#339;17,766 - 20, 349 + pension contribution (5%)
Location : London, United Kingdom
Closing Date : 29 Aug 2001
Posted on : 1 Aug 2001

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VOLUNTEERS COORDINATOR
Student Action India
Salary : &#339;480 per month, part time
Location : Optional, United Kingdom
Closing Date : 15 Aug 2001
Posted on : 1 Aug 2001

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PROGRAM MANAGER I/FINANCE MANAGER
Catholic Relief Services
Salary : To be determined
Location : Haiti
Closing Date : 30 Sep 2001
Posted on : 30 Jul 2001

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HEAD OF OFFICE
Catholic Relief Services
Salary : To be determined
Location : Gujarat, India
Closing Date : 22 Sep 2001
Posted on : 30 Jul 2001

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PROGRAM MANAGER I, GUINEA
Catholic Relief Services
Salary : To be determined
Location : Conakry, Guinea
Closing Date : 18 Sep 2001
Posted on : 30 Jul 2001

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PROGRAMME FUNDING OFFICER
International Alert
Salary : &#339;20,687 - &#339;24,400. Salary is dependant on experience
Location : Vauxhall, London, United Kingdom
Closing Date : 31 Aug 2001
Posted on : 30 Jul 2001

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ADMINISTRATOR - LOGISTICS TEAM (REF: ID/HD/LA/CM/OW)
Oxfam Great Britain
Salary : &#339;11,400 - &#339;15,150 year
Location : Oxford, United Kingdom
Closing Date : 22 Aug 2001
Posted on : 30 Jul 2001

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TRADE & ECONOMICS RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Consumers International
Salary : &#339;22,417 pro rata
Location : London, United Kingdom
Closing Date : 22 Aug 2001
Posted on : 30 Jul 2001

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PROGRAMME MANAGER
Islamic Relief
Salary : &#339;17,000 - &#339;22,000 per annum plus benefits
Location : Gaza Strip, Palestine
Closing Date : 15 Aug 2001
Posted on : 30 Jul 2001

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PROGRAM MANAGER I, ERITREA
Catholic Relief Services
Salary : To be determined
Location : Eritrea
Closing Date : 10 Sep 2001
Posted on : 27 Jul 2001

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SENIOR GENDER SPECIALIST (RE-ADVERTISEMENT)
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Salary : International Recruitment - Level 'P'
Location : Kathmandu, Nepal
Closing Date : 15 Aug 2001
Posted on : 27 Jul 2001

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EMERGENCY CAPACITY BUILDING OFFICER
Christian Aid
Salary : &#339;21,931pa
Location : Waterloo, London, United Kingdom
Closing Date : 22 Aug 2001
Posted on : 26 Jul 2001

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COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE/PROGRAMME MANAGER - BANGLADESH
Christian Aid
Salary : &#339;22,821 pa (UK appointed)
Location : Dhaka, Bangladesh
Closing Date : 24 Aug 2001
Posted on : 26 Jul 2001

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MARKETING/CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER
Ethical Money Limited
Salary : &#339;12,000 + 6% pension
Location : Kendal, Lake District, United Kingdom
Closing Date : 26 Aug 2001
Posted on : 26 Jul 2001

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REGIONAL MEDIA ADVISOR
Norwegian People's Aid
Location : Belgrade, Europe
Posted on : 26 Jul 2001

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PUBLICATIONS AND MARKETING CO-ORDINATOR
International Institute for Environment and Development
Salary : &#339;23,195 - &#339;28,261
Location : Euston, London, United Kingdom
Closing Date : 30 Aug 2001
Posted on : 25 Jul 2001

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WEB PRODUCER
CSR Europe
Location : Brussels, Belgium
Closing Date : 15 Aug 2001
Posted on : 25 Jul 2001

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UNPAID INTERNSHIP- GRADUATE OR UNDERGRAD STUDENTS
Human Rights Watch
Salary : unpaid; work-study funds available
Location : New York, United States
Closing Date : 24 Aug 2001
Posted on : 24 Jul 2001

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COORDINADOR OFICINA MAM
Novib
Location : The Hague, Netherlands
Closing Date : 27 Aug 2001
Posted on : 20 Jul 2001

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HEALTH AND FOOD/NUTRITION TEAM CO-ORDINATOR
Oxfam Great Britain
Salary : &#339;24,500 - &#339;31,500
Location : Oxford, United Kingdom
Closing Date : 24 Aug 2001
Posted on : 20 Jul 2001

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WRITER
The Advocacy Project
Location : New York, United States
Posted on : 19 Jul 2001

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NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGER
Catholic Institute for International Relations
Location : Honduras
Closing Date : 15 Aug 2001
Posted on : 17 Jul 2001

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COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT RESOURCE CENTRE
Department for International Development
Location : United Kingdom
Closing Date : 15 Aug 2001
Posted on : 17 Jul 2001

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2001-09-03

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The latest opportunities from OneWorld Volunteers
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VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT IN MARKETING (BOOKS FOR AMNESTY)
Amnesty UK
Expenses : travel and lunch expenses provided
Location : London EC1, United Kingdom
Closing Date : 15 Aug 2001
Posted on : 1 Aug 2001

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POLICY RESEARCH INTERNSHIP
European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Expenses : travel within the London area and lunch allowance
Location : London, United Kingdom
Closing Date : 20 Aug 2001
Posted on : 31 Jul 2001

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VOLUNTEER
Panos
Expenses : travel and lunch
Location : The Angel, London, United Kingdom
Closing Date : 30 Aug 2001
Posted on : 30 Jul 2001

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GIS VOLUNTEER
Student Action India
Location : Dahod, Gujarat, India
Closing Date : 30 Sep 2001
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SA: Volunteer Services Abroad (VSA) seeks Administrator

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/jobs/2697

Volunteer Services Abroad (VSA) is currently looking for an experienced
administrator to join our office in Hatfield, Pretoria
TO ALL SANGONeT USERS

Volunteer Services Abroad (VSA) is currently looking for an experienced
administrator to join our office in Hatfield, Pretoria

VSA is a New Zealand development agency, working in partnership with
organisations in Africa, Asia and the Pacific. VSA provides skilled New
Zealanders to work on two year volunteer assignments to assist
organisations working with disadvantaged communities to achieve
sustainable development outcomes.

ADMINISTRATOR (South Africa)

The appointee will be responsible to the Field Representative (South
Africa and Tanzania) for providing administrative and organisational
support for VSA92s South Africa field office. The successful candidate
will be a competent administrator with proven organisational skills and
experience in correspondence and diary management, processing and
recording accounts for payment and computing experience in the areas of
word processing, spreadsheets, and email. The position also involves
providing support to volunteers in South Africa, and liaison and
publicity tasks.

In addition to administrative skills, applicants require an
understanding of development issues in South Africa, a current drivers
licence and a clean police record. Relevant tertiary qualifications,
familiarity with the Eastern Cape, and the ability to converse in Xhosa
would be an advantage.

Starting salary around R4,500 per month plus benefits depending upon
qualifications and experience.

Applications close at 12 noon, Friday, 7 September 2001.

Application forms are available from the VSA office, PO Box 13677,
Hatfield, Pretoria, ph 012 342 0199, fax 012 430 7705, or email
vsa@iafrica.com

Interviews will be held on September 15, and the successful applicant
will ideally commence employment in October or November.

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Senior Research Fellow in Social Science

2001-09-03

http://www.ciat.cgiar.org

The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) wishes to appoint a senior research fellow with experience in Social Sciences to be part of its project on Participatory Research Approaches (IPRA).
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) wishes to
appoint a senior research fellow with experience in Social Sciences to
be part of its project on Participatory Research Approaches (IPRA).

Responsibilities: The scientist will be responsible for conducting
action research on the scaling up of community based organizations
involved in agricultural innovation through research and capacity
building.

Requirements: The successful candidate will have at least five years
of field experience in the application of participatory research
approaches to rural development, community organization and change.
Additionally, demonstrated skills in working as a member of a
multicultural and multidisciplinary team, and a solid record of
research publication and participation in capacity building in
developing countries are required. A research background in
organizational behavior and change, institutional analysis or related
research and publications is desirable. Excellent spoken and written
English skills are required; good spoken Spanish is highly desirable;
or demonstrated capacity to learn and speak a second language rapidly.
Fieldwork experience in Latin America is desirable and relevant
experience in Africa or Asia will be highly advantageous. Willingness
to travel extensively and to spend a significant amount of time in the
field working with communities and national programs is a must for
this position. The posting location for this position is flexible and
negotiable but will most likely be in Honduras, Nicaragua or Colombia.

The appointment will be as Senior Research Fellow, with location of
posting in Latin America. Initial two-year contract, with potential
for continuation for appointee. Insurance, company car, relocation
expenses and other benefits are part of the contract.

CIAT, based in Cali, Colombia is a non-profit organization with more
than 80 internationally recruited scientists. It offers competitive
salary packages, is an equal opportunity employer and believes that
the diversity of its staff contributes to excellence. CIAT is
interested in increasing this diversity of its staff and particularly
encourages applications from both women and developing country
professionals.

Please send letter of application including c.v., and names, fax /
e-mail and addresses of three referees and be sent electronically to
International Recruitment Officer, CIAT, A.A. 67-13, Cali, Colombia; ;
e-mail: CIAT-jobs@cgnet.com, fax (57-2) 445-0073. Internet:
http://www.ciat.cgiar.org

Screening of CVs for this position will begin September 1, 2001 and
continue until the position is filled.

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Short-term consultancy - HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Program Mozambique

2001-09-03

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/jobs/2685

Within the framework of a HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Project in Mozambique, GFA-Medica is looking for a consultant with experience in HIV/AIDS school education programmes in order to design and implement an education programme for pupils in schools.
Terms of Reference:

- evaluation of the ongoing HIV/AIDS school education programme in 2
Provinces of Mozambique;
- needs assessment among pupils/students;
- design of a HIV/AIDS school education programme applying peer edu-
cation concept;
- development of training material and implementation of the pro-
gramme in pilot schools.

Skills required

- University degree in health or social sciences and/or Master in
Public Health
- fluent in Portuguese
- 5 years experience in HIV/AIDS prevention for young people

Time frame
- September 2001

For further information please contact:

Elisabeth Naegele, MPH
Coordenadora do Projecto
da GTZ DTS/HIV/SIDA
Região Central, Mocambique
Tel: +258-51-22976
Fax: +258-51-22984
Cell:+258-82-501564
mailto:gfachimoio@yahoo.com

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The Drum Beat Classifieds - Vacancies August 15, 2001

2001-09-03

http://www.comminit.com/vacancies.html

To view all vacancies listed - http://www.comminit.com/vacancies.html


1. Internews Network
RESIDENT ADVISOR / JOURNALISM TRAINER - East Timor

Manage the bi-weekly radio program and coordinate distribution of
East Timor media information and programs. Extensive radio news
broadcasting experience required.
http://www.comminit.com/vacancy476.html
Contact: Kay Elewski - mailto:injobs@internews.org Ref. DB-0815

2. Population Leadership Program SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR:
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING SPECIALIST - Washington, D.C.

Develop and implement a strategy for training and professional devel-
opment activities at USAID's Center for Population, Health and Nutri-
tion. US Citizenship and the ability to obtain a US Government secu-
rity clearance is required. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy459.html
Contact: Joanne Pavao - mailto:recruitment@popldr.org Ref. DB-0815

3. American Institutes For Research PROJECT DIRECTOR - Zambia

Seeking an in-country director for a two-year project to enhance Zam-
bia's education management information system. Management experience
and prior work in sub-Saharan Africa preferred. Full benefits and re-
location package. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy457.html
Contact: Claudia Rizzo - mailto:resumes@air.org Ref. DB-0815

4. Pathfinder International PROPOSAL MANAGER / SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER
- Watertown, MA

Work with Senior Management, other departments, field offices and in-
stitutional collaborators to develop, coordinate, and produce propos-
als. Knowledge of USAID and the field of international family plan-
ning and reproductive health is essential.
http://www.comminit.com/vacancy464.html
Contact: Marcy Winzer - mailto:mwinzer@pathfind.org Ref. DB-0815

5. United Nations Development Programme, Programme of Assistance to
the Palestinian People COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR - Jerusalem, Israel

Serve as the principal communications advisor for the office in Jeru-
salem, drafting and implementing an effective communications strategy
to improve project and programme results.
http://www.comminit.com/vacancy456.html
Contact: Mounir Kleibo - mailto:registry.papp@undp.org Ref. DB-0815

6. Intrah REGIONAL PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR EUROPE AND EURASIA

Lead new regional and country program development opportunities in
the Europe and Eurasia regions, including securing complementary hu-
man and financial re- sources necessary to successfully launch field
operations. Russian language proficiency preferable.
http://www.comminit.com/vacancy465.html
Contact: Susan K. Wingate - mailto:swingate@intrah.org Ref. DB-0815

We are seeking regional or global Communication Trends to add to our
database at http://www.comminit.com/communication-trends.html
Contact mailto:dheimann@comminit.com

7. Family Care International PART-TIME WEB MASTER / DATABASE MANAGER

Maintain two web sites (www.familycareintl.org and
www.safemotherhood.org) and manage a large relational database. High
level of proficiency in a variety of computer applications required.
http://www.comminit.com/vacancy471.html
Contact: Rebecca Casanova - mailto:rcasanova@familycareintl.org
Ref. DB-0815

8. Intrah AREA PROGRAM MANAGER FOR EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA

Advise and coordinate educational development and planning, program
oversight and management support to ensure responsive and effective
technical development and implementation of PRIME II and other Intrah
assistance projects in ESA. Residential work experience in East and /
or South Africa required. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy468.html
Contact: Elizabeth Marlowe - mailto:emarlowe@intrah.org Ref. DB-0815


9. RWA International COMMUNICATIONS ADVISER TO THE PAN-AFRICAN
PROGRAMME FOR THE CONTROL OF EPIZOOTICS - Nairobi, Kenya

Develop and implement communications strategies and policies at na-
tional and regional levels to improve communication and coordination
on a sustainable basis among all stakeholders in the animal health
sector, contributing to the final eradication of rinderpest and ef-
fective control of major epizootics.
http://www.comminit.com/vacancy458.html
Contact: Matthew S Pritchard - mailto:mat@rwainternational.com
Ref. DB-0815

10. National University of Rwanda, School of Journalism and Communi-
cation LECTURER - Rwanda

Lecturer for the 2001-02 academic year, beginning October 2001, for
various undergraduate courses including Basic Skills for Media Writ-
ing, Writing for Broadcast Media and Broadcast Production. Housing,
local transportation and a very adequate salary for the local situa-
tion provided. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy463.html
Contact: Ms. Ines Mpambara - mailto:inesmp@nur.ac.rw Ref. DB-0815

11. Care-U.S.A. Senior technical advisor: behavior change for health
- Atlanta, GA

Apply appropriate behavior change models and methods to CARE's health
programs. Must be thoroughly versed, through training and experience,
in the theory and practice of health behavior change. Fluency in
Spanish required. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy460.html Contact:
Tanis Cordes - mailto:hrcordes@care.org Ref. DB 2926

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12. The Johns Hopkins University / Center for Communications Programs
PROGRAM OFFICER

Provide technical assistance in all phases of development, implemen-
tation and monitoring of health and family planning communication
programs in Asia. Masters degree in communication, public health, or
related field required. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy454.html Con-
tact: HR - mailto:jhu@alexus.com Ref. DB H001150

13. UNICEF Nigeria SENIOR OPERATIONS OFFICER - P.5 LEVEL - Lagos,
Nigeria

Manage the operational functions of the country office in Lagos, Ni-
geria and four sub-offices in support of the country programme of co-
operation. Fluency in English and another UN working language re-
quired. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy469.html Contact: HR -
mailto:unicefrecruit@unicef.org Ref. DB-0815

14. World Organization of the Scout Movement REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR
THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL OFFICE

Requires a thorough knowledge of Scouting and a solid experience in
managing a volunteer organisation. He/she will be able to work and
co-operate in a multi- national and multicultural framework.
http://www.comminit.com/vacancy484.html Contact: Dr Jacques Moreillon
- mailto:jmoreillon@world.scout.org Ref. DB-0815

15. CARE-U.S.A. TECHNICAL ADVISOR NUTRITION - Atlanta, GA

Lead CARE-U.S.A.'s nutrition portfolio and act as the principal voice
in vari- ous nutrition-related technical forums, assessing the role
of nutrition in CARE's overall emergency nutrition program globally
and developing strategies to ensure field staff have the capacity to
assume that role. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy461.html Contact:
Tanis Cordes - mailto:hrcordes@care.org Ref. 01P532007

16. FAO MEDICAL OFFICER

Professional experience in developing countries; working knowledge of
English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other
two required. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy485.html Contact - Chief
http://fao.org/VA/PROF/545afde4.htm Ref. DB-0815

17. Article 19 - The Global Campaign for Free Expression AFRICA
PROGRAMME OFFICER: ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGNS

Work in close collaboration with the Head of Africa Programme and be
responsible for implementing and developing the advocacy and cam-
paigning work of the programme.
http://www.comminit.com/vacancy480.html Contact:
mailto:johnb@article19.org.za Ref. DB-0815

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If you are a communication consultant or communication and develop-
ment consulting organisation and wish to be listed on the Consultants
Register please contact Carey Hooge mailto:chooge@comminit.com or
Warren Feek mailto:wfeek@comminit.com

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18. Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations NUTRITION
OFFICER - FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Draft technical papers and assist in the planning, organisation and
implementation of expert meetings on critical food safety issues pri-
marily as they relate to microbiological hazards in foods.
http://www.comminit.com/vacancy482.html Contact: web site -
http://www.fao.org/VA/PROF/509esn3e.htm Ref. DB-0815

19. Strategy Development and Monitoring for Eradication and Elimina-
tion, Communicable Diseases Cluster / WHO MEDICAL OFFICER -
GRADE P.5 - Geneva, Switzerland

Provide supervision and support to communication, disability preven-
tion, control and training components for the Global Programme for
Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis. Ability to provide technical ad-
vice on tropical disease elimination methods, practices and princi-
ples required. http://www.comminit.com/vacancy470.html Contact: HR -
mailto:cdsvac@who.ch Ref. DB-0815

20. Article 19 - The Global Campaign for Free Expression AFRICA
PROGRAMME ASSISTANT: INFORMATION PLURALISM & DIVERSITY

Responsible for research and developing advocacy and campaigning work
around the theme of information pluralism & diversity. Work in close
collaboration with the Africa Programme Officer.
http://www.comminit.com/vacancy483.html Contact:
mailto:johnb@article19.org.za Ref. DB-0815

View the entire vacancy section:
http://www.comminit.com/vacancies.html

To place job positions with The Communication Initiative Network con-
tact Carey Hooge:
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WiLDAF seeks Regional Programme Officer

2001-09-03

http://www.wildaf.org.zw

Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF), a pan African women's rights network is seeking a Regional Programme Officer to work in the Regional Office in Harare, Zimbabwe. The ideal candidate should have substantial experience working on African women's rights. More details can be found on our web site at www.wildaf.org.zw

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