Online training

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Dec 20, 2001

Six international organizations have joined forces to create this technology resource center aimed at training on how to use the Internet effectively for social justice and sustainable development.

US: PROJECT DIRECTOR

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Dec 20, 2001

Provide technical and managerial leadership to a team of highly skilled multi-national professionals in the planning, coordination, and implementation of activities to address family planning and reproductive health issues (FP/RH) within the context of HIV/AIDS in Africa.

SA: EXPERIENCED NGO ADMINISTRATOR

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Dec 20, 2001

Trevor Huddleston CR Memorial Centre - New post. 50-55,000 R pa inc. Expanding NGO is seeking experienced administrator for offices and community based projects Sophiatown, Johannesburg. Mature, highly motivated person, fluent English and at least one other SA language. Computer literate, proven skills in basic accounting systems. Send cv & letter of application with refs by noon 7 Jan. Interviews 21 Jan.Start 1 March 2002.

Ghana: Kufuor Hints At Educational Reforms

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Jan 10, 2002

PRESIDENT J. A. Kufuor has given hints of a possible overhaul of the education system to meet the developmental needs of the country. He has announced his government's determination to bridge the huge gap between well-endowed schools and the less-endowed ones by the end of his term of office as part of measures to correct the existing defects.

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Rightonline:

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Jan 10, 2002

Save the Children has launched a new web site for young people. Packed with
information and resources, Rightonline aims to inspire young people to learn
about and actively promote children's rights, locally and globally.

Malawi acts to end student riots

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Dec 20, 2001

The University of Malawi has been shut until further notice following a week of violent student protests.

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LIBERIA: NGOs call for relocation of IDPs

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Dec 20, 2001

Two NGOs, Action Contre la Faim (ACF) and Concerned Christian Community (CCC), have called for the relocation of thousands of internally displaced Liberians who were recently forced to flee south from the northwest regions, because of renewed fighting between disssidents and government forces. The organsations said more than 10,000 IDPs are currently living in Sawmill, Bomi County.

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December 18: Happy Migrants Day!

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Dec 20, 2001

The IMD is celebrated worldwide. A list of events, and press releases and statements by: UN Secretary General Mr. K. Annan; International Confederation of Free Trade Unions; National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, US; European Network against Racism, Belgium; Catholic Migrant Workers’ Relief Committee, Thailand; December 18 can be found on the December 18 website.

UN Road Map for Migrant Workers

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Dec 20, 2001

The Road Map is a guide for migrant NGOs to the International Human Rights System and Other Mechanisms. The Road Map is a joined project by the Canadian Human Rights Foundation, Asia Pacific Forum on Women Law and Development, Ateneo Human Rights Center and the Asian Migrant Centre.

US: Dissertation Fellowships

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Dec 20, 2001

Two UC Santa Barbara Fellowships are available to assist scholars whose
research focuses on areas significant to African,
Caribbean and/or African-American Studies. Applicants
from all disciplines are encouraged, including humanities, social sciences, sciences and interdisciplinary fields.

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