south africa: Teachers May Do Community Service

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Aug 08, 2002

The possibility of community service for newly qualified teachers was "on the agenda" as a possible mechanism to slow down the poaching of local teachers by developed countries in the north, Education Minister Kader Asmal says.

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kenya: Group Donates Sh4m to Pay School Fees

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Aug 08, 2002

A self-help group comprising low-income Kenyans last week disbursed Sh4 million to pay school fees in Central, Nairobi and Rift Valley provinces.

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africa: Education Ignored By Leaders

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Aug 08, 2002

Provision of quality education in Africa through the Education For All (EFA) initiative is seen as a key strategy for improving the socio-economic well being of the continent, but African leaders and policy makers are not playing ball, a recent conference heard.

South Africa: Tapping local resources

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Aug 08, 2002

NGOs can be sustained by mobilising funds from their communities, thereby reducing dependence on donor and foundation grants -- if the Ashoka Citizen Base Initiative (CBI) is anything to go by. This strategic shift for organisational sustainability was displayed earlier this week when Ashoka presented five South African organisations with R250 000 in prize money for
demonstrating their ability in tapping resources from the communities they serve.

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south africa: Call for government endorsement of AIDS funding to KwaZulu-Natal

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Aug 01, 2002

The dispute between the South African government and the Global Fund to Fight Aids over funding to KwaZulu-Natal was an “unnecessary controversy” that was damaging South Africa's reputation with the Fund and the international community. More importantly, it was causing a delay in the implementation of programmes to prevent further AIDS deaths and new HIV infections. This is according to a statement signed by a host of organisations and individuals, including the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC...read more

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CONGO: US to support human rights education for indigenous populations

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Aug 01, 2002

A US$24 000 programme to educate indigenous populations in several regions of the Republic of Congo on their basic human rights will begin in August.

MADAGASCAR: Donors pledge US $2 billion in aid

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Aug 01, 2002

In a show of support for the country's new administration, international donors at the weekend pledged US $2.3 billion in aid to Madagascar over four years.

Madagascar

South Africa : Tapping local resources

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Aug 01, 2002

NGOs can be sustained by mobilising funds from their communities, thereby reducing dependence on donor and foundation grants -- if the Ashoka Citizen Base Initiative (CBI) is anything to go by. This strategic shift for organisational sustainability was displayed earlier this week when Ashoka presented five South African organisations with R250 000 in prize money for demonstrating their ability in tapping resources from the communities they serve.

South Africa

MADAGASCAR: Donors pledge US $2 billion in aid

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Aug 01, 2002

In a show of support for the country's new administration, international donors at the weekend pledged US $2.3 billion in aid to Madagascar over four years.

Madagascar

South Africa: Germany gives R125m to SA housing

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Aug 01, 2002

The German government has allocated another R125-million to a South African fund which loans money to poor people living in rural areas to build houses. The Rural Housing Loan Fund (RHLF) has improved the living conditions of 200,000 people by lending money to over 34,000 households.

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