CALL FOR APPLICANTS

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Jun 27, 2002

This is the first call for applicants for Adilisha distance learning courses for human rights and advocacy organisations in southern Africa. Fahamu, in association with the Department for Continuing Education at the University of Oxford, will be offering courses specifically designed to meet the needs of human rights and advocacy organisations in southern Africa. Developed together with international and regional experts, seven courses will be run in the course of the next 12 months.

East Africa Area Representative

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Jun 27, 2002

World Neighbors seeks an East Africa Area Representative. Responsibilities include program development, strategic planning, budgeting, evaluation, reporting, administration and fund-raising. Travel 30-40% of the time. Position supports WN activities in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya.

Africa Programme Officer

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Jun 27, 2002

Collaborates with local organisations in Africa, the US, and elsewhere, as well as with consultants, advisors, and interns. Commitment to women's health and rights, including access to safe abortion information and services. Ability to travel to and work effectively in Africa (25-35% time).

Zimbabwe Country Coordinator

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Jun 27, 2002

Support management of the in-country HIV/AIDS workplace prevention and education programme, under an umbrella initiative called SMARTWork [Strategically Managing AIDS Responses Together]. Experience in programme design, and needs assessment research, for technical assistance and training.

Zimbabwe

Uk deputy director: operations

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Jun 27, 2002

Mango has grown rapidly over the last two and a half years. Maintaining a tight focus on strengthening the financial management of NGOs, we deliver a range of complementary services, including: training, placing financial staff, publishing capacity building materials and consultancy. Through our practical approach and high professional standards we are recognised as having made financial management accessible to NGOs around the world. We are recruiting a Deputy Director: Operations to play...read more

uganda: AIDS ORPHANS INCREASE TO 2 MILLION IN UGANDA

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Jun 27, 2002

The number of children orphaned byAIDS has increased from 1.7 million in 2000 to 2 million this year despite a decline in the rate of infection, the English daily Monitor reported on Monday.

Uganda

XML for human rights: call for expression of interest

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Jun 27, 2002

Following discussions at the 25th meeting of ECCHRD, participants representing European based human rights NGOs and IGOs discussed the possibilities of embracing XML as a standard for the exchange of data on human rights, in particular of data with regard to violations of human rights, within the human rights community.

africa: a crisis of ageing

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Jun 27, 2002

There has been much talk of an ageing crisis in Europe, but the real crisis is in Africa. A combination of high fertility, rising longevity, civil war and HIV/AIDS lies behind a unique transformation of the demographic structure in which, unlike any other regions in the world, falling life expectancy at birth is associated with rising life expectancy at later ages.

southern africa: Future uncertain: Social pensions in Southern Africa

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Jun 27, 2002

Only three countries in sub Saharan Africa - South Africa, Namibia and Botswana - provide non contributory social pensions for their elderly citizens. In all three countries, the social pension injects substantial volumes of cash into poor households and communities. It has stimulated trade and marketing infrastructure, helped stabilise rural food supplies, and reduced vulnerability by providing a 'safety net' against livelihood shocks such as drought.

call to oppose sudanese death sentences

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Jun 27, 2002

Twelve prisoners were hung in Sudan in the closing days of May and a further 15 prisoners have been sentenced to death and are awaiting execution, according to the World Organisation Against Torture, whose international secretariat urgently requests those opposed to the death penalty to write to the Sudanese authorities and protest against the killings.

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