Responsible for directing and managing the implementation of the Institute's HIV/AIDS prevention and care program in Mozambique. Serves as the FHI representative with relevant private and public agencies, organisations, National AIDS Control Program, USAID, and other donors regarding the Institute's program and activities.

Duties will include: establish the field office; prepare for the rapid expansion of community development and microfinance activities; develop financial projections; set goals for the program; create and execute budgets; oversee daily operations of the new office; manage a staff of host country professionals; develop private sector and key relationships with community leaders.

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), based in Dakar, Senegal invites applications for the post of Assistant Editor for its Publications and Communication Department. This position is considered as one of the key posts in the publications programme of CODESRIA. The successful candidate will function as part of a team in the Department of Publications and Communication of the Secretariat. S/he will work under the overall supervision of the Managing Editor and the Head of the Department.

This is a full-time appointment for an initial period of one year as of January 2004, with the possibility of extension. The researcher will be based in one of HRW’s offices (New York, Washington DC, London or Brussels) and should be prepared to travel frequently to the region to monitor violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in Angola.

The HIV/Aids epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa has already orphaned a generation of children - and now seems set to orphan generations more. Today, over 11 million children under the age of 15 living in sub-Saharan Africa have been robbed of one or both parents by HIV/Aids. Seven years from now, the number is expected to have grown to 20 million, according to the report Africa's Orphaned Generations, that reports on the life circumstances of today's orphans with new data and fresh analyses.

“The Quest for Quality: Learning from the African Experience” is the theme of the biennial meeting of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) that opened last week in Grand Baie in Mauritius. The four-day meeting planned to discuss the conclusion of a study on the challenges posed in improving quality in the process of Education for All in Africa. “If we do not pay sufficient attention to improving the quality of education, the movement in favour of basic education for all could result in a terrible waste,” according to the study.

The growing culture of "handouts" which politicians give to their constituents in return for their political survival was this week blamed for promoting corruption and dependency among communities in Kenya.

When Joana Napeio first took her seat in the new classroom built by her local community, she wanted to cry. So it goes with children all around the world on their first day at school, but unlike most children, her tears were of joy. If Joana Napeio, bright and now being educated, represents the future of Angola, the country is in good hands. She is one of a quarter-of-a-million Angolan children who, at the start of this year, returned to school as part of the ‘Back-to-School’ campaign, an Angolan Ministry of Education and UNICEF initiative.

Striking lecturers have urged President Kibaki to help initiate dialogue over pay increase. And in a move that signalled their preparedness to stay longer on the boycott, the lecturers' union launched a fundraising campaign to finance members' survival during the festive season.

Satou carefully takes a pen in her hand, concentrates hard and slowly writes her name on a piece of paper. The group of colourfully dressed women bursts into applause and cheers. Satou lowers her eyes and smiles shyly, but her pride, confidence and self-esteem shine through. Satou is one of many illiterate and formerly illiterate women in the Mamudfana village Mothers' Club in The Gambia. They are coming together, with the support of UNICEF, to break down the barriers to education, including poverty, traditional customs such as early marriage and a resistance to educating girls.

Africa's governments are failing children affected by HIV/AIDS - up to 65 percent of countries in sub-Saharan Africa have no national policy in place to care for orphans and vulnerable children, a new UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) report has found.

The Umsobomvu Youth Fund (UYF) is currently engaging with the South African Council of Churches to implement a Skills Training Project, which will train approximately 450 unemployed youth throughout South Africa. UYF seeks to appoint accredited lead and training providers.

This review sets out to assess the extent to which the new democratic dispensation since 1994 has redirected the purpose and content of government policy and seeks to describe the impact of these changes on South African society.

Members of the Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Council (SRRC) attending peace talks in Kenya have called on the conference organisers not to allow a proposed retreat for Somali leaders to become a parallel conference. Col Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud, the current SRRC chairman, told IRIN that the Council welcomed any effort to move the peace process forward. "However we will not accept another conference," he said.

There's growing awareness among policymakers in Swaziland that a burgeoning orphan population created by AIDS is fundamentally changing the nature of their society. A National Draft Policy on Children, including orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), is in the works and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Swaziland met with government representatives on Wednesday to assess the country's OVC programmes.

In 1994, Elias Timoso left his home in the Manica province of central Mozambique to study Portuguese and English in Zimbabwe. Two years later, he returned to his home, Manhemé, with a mission to teach basic literacy classes to willing students - a critical step in addressing the poverty of his village.

Online fund raising is a relatively recent trend that involves bringing a nonprofit organisation's solicitation efforts to the Internet. At its most basic level, it simply means developing the capacity to accept contributions online. Since the easiest way for most people to give money over the Internet is to use a credit card, online fund raising is more or less synonymous to developing the ability to process credit card transactions online.

The World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum, which represent 18,000 publications in 100 countries, has expressed "serious concern" at the confiscation of all equipment belonging to the independent For Di People newspaper. According to reports, on the morning of 24 November heavily armed police confiscated equipment belonging to For Di People, in connection with a damages award in a civil libel case. Editor Paul Kamara, who is also facing seditious libel charges in another case, was appearing in court at the time of the raid.

Reporting to the West and Central Africa Regional Director this position is responsible for developing the capacity of the HFHI Ghana National Organisation and its board of directors in order to fulfil the purposes of Habitat for Humanity.

The International Workshop on Resource Mobilisation (IWRM) is an annual international workshop organised by the Resource Alliance. It provides an unrivalled opportunity to network, debate and share information on a truly international scale with fellow delegates from INGOs, local not-for-profit organisations and donor and governmental communities from all over the world. The core programme of the 5th IWRM will provide cutting-edge training in all aspects of resource mobilisation, including fundraising, communication, accountability and mobilising local involvement.