South Africa’s Nobel laureate launched his foundation in the United States, which is designed to work with universities nationwide to create leadership academies emphasising peace, social justice and reconciliation.

Sinethemba Children's Care Centre received a R60000 boost to renovate its dilapidated building. The centre cares for 30 Aids orphans, physically and mentally disabled children.

The international medical relief organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has started an emergency feeding and medical programme in Chipindo, in Angola's southern province of Huila, to aid 18,000 isolated people in severe need.

The value of the Border Community Chest in helping so many deserving organisations throughout its region was illustrated again on Tuesday when the distribution committee decided to make annual grants for 2002-3 of just under R200 000.

Creative Associates International, Inc., known locally as CREA SA, has been
contracted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement a programme of grants management and technical assistance in support of the USAID Democracy and Governance Program in South Africa. CREA hereby announces the availability of an Annual Program Statement.

South African Network of Trauma Service Providers (SANTSEP)has published its guidelines for proposals.

Umhlaba Development Services is a development consultancy
company providing a range of support services to NGOs, donors, and government departments. It is looking for a Financial Services Consultant.

PAD is an independent body registered as a development Trust in the terms of the Trust Act. PAD is an umbrella coordination organisation of the rural associations representing communities, in particular women of economic active ages and post formal schooling youth. It is looking for a Director.

Development Action Group (DAG) is a leading urban development NGO in the Western Cape that supports and implements community housing and development projects and processes, and that works towards the creation of an enabling, community sensitive policy environment. It is looking for a Receptionist.

About 65 world leaders and delegates from more than 150 nations this week will take part in the U.N. General Assembly Special Session on Children in New York City, the Washington Times reports. The event, which will begin Wednesday and run through Friday, was orginally scheduled to take place Sept. 18, 2001, but it was postponed following the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon (Washington Times, 5/6). While HIV/AIDS was only a "blip on the world agenda" at the 1990 childr...read more

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