Business Day reports that Gallo recording company has handed out a grant totalling R100 000 to the Topsy Foundation, a charity organisation empowering people affected by Aids. The money was raised during the inaugural Gallo Golf Day at the Johannesburg Country Club. The Topsy Foundation is unique because of its holistic approach in combating Aids: the foundation has factories, skills training facilities and a health care centre.

Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, which have different education systems, will eventually have one aimed at spurring industrial development. A national conference will be held later in the year to discuss the future of education in Kenya in preparation for the harmonisation, Education minister George Satoti says.

The need to protect and promote children is the shared agenda of the Swaziland government and the UN children's Fund (UNICEF) that has led to a community-based programme whose success is rooted in Swazi culture.

Funded as a pilot project by terre des hommes Switzerland in 1997, Humuliza is based in Nshamba, Tanzania and works to meet the psychological needs of orphaned children, in part by developing practical instruments to enable teachers and caregivers to support orphans. Humuliza has produced 19 training modules with handouts, which may be combined in ways to suit the needs and time of the trainees. These manuals, as well as a basic textbook about psycho-social support for orphans, are available by clicking here.

The Centre for Conflict Resolution is an independent, non-governmental organisation. Based in Cape Town, it works nationally and in other African countries to promote constructive, creative and co-operative approaches to the resolution of conflict and the reduction of violence. It invites applications from suitable candidates for the following positions: Senior Manager for Research and Programme Manager for Academic Teaching. For more details please click on the URL provided.

The fourth edition of the "Guide to European Population Assistance" has recently been published, giving information on how to access funding from all major European public budget lines in the field of sustainable development.

Following the successful 2002 NGO EXPO, NANGO is pleased to announce that the 2nd EXPO will be staged from 25 - 27 September 2003 at the Harare Exhibition Park. Once again we intend to showcase the works being done by NGOs in an attempt to further unveil the sector to its significant stakeholders. This year's EXPO will adopt the theme “NGO Sector Unveiled: Dialogue for Development” as it strives to reach out through the exhibition of its products and services and thus reveal the nature of the sectors' significant contribution to Development in the country.

Everyone loves Google, and it's the first place many people turn to locate information on the Internet. There's a big gap, though, between knowing that you can use Google to get advance information on your blind date and having a handle on the considerable roster of fact-finding tools that the site makes available. Google Hacks reveals--and documents in considerable detail--a large collection of Google capabilities that many readers won't have even been aware of.

The REACH West Africa Deputy Director works closely and in a complementary fashion with the Project Director to effectively lead and manage the project. This includes the achievement of the vision and strategy of the Project, and managing key relationships with USAID/WARP, the Project's Management Committee, REACH's partners, and other key stakeholders, including the Project's Advisory Committee and other donors and cooperating agencies.

Just over R1 million has been raised at an auction of former president Nelson Mandela's memorabilia. The auction was held to raise money for the Nelson Mandela Trust, which supports certain charities.

Nigerian university lecturers have ended a six-month strike to demand improved government funding of education in compliance with the ruling of an industrial arbitration panel. The strike had brought teaching to a halt in the universities of Africa's most populous nation.

Leading human rights and aid agencies called the situation in Congo one of the world's largest humanitarian tragedies and demanded urgent action to halt the sexual abuse and forced recruitment of children. In a 36-page report, a network of agencies called on all parties in Congo's war to uphold international treaties to protect children's rights.

This is administrative educational work serving as the Head Administrator of an elementary school. This employee is responsible for providing direction and leadership for all activities within the school. Work involves overseeing the management of the educational program, the decision making and communication processes, the business operations, the staff relations program, the community relations program and the physical buildings.

The Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers has called on African governments and armed groups to implement commitments to stop child soldiering. “The Day of the African Child is not only a celebration of progress towards child rights; it is also a time to remember the tens of thousands of child soldiers caught up in conflicts across Africa,” said Casey Kelso, Coalition coordinator. It is estimated that more than 120,000 African children – some no more than 7 or 8 years old – are currently participating in armed conflicts as combatants, spies, messengers, sentries, porters, servants and sexual slaves.

Mango’s highly regarded finance training programme for NGOs will be returning to Zambia in August 2003. This year Mango will run the ever-popular introductory course – Practical Financial Management for NGOs – and, for the first time in Zambia, the follow-up course on Strategic Financial Management for NGOs. Both courses are aimed at managers in small to medium sized NGOs. No previous financial management experience or finance qualifications are required for attending the course – just a desire to understand how financial management contributes to successful programme management. The courses will be held at the Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies (ZCAS), Lusaka. Although designated as non-residential, good quality and reasonably priced guest accommodation is also available at ZCAS.

Former US president Bill Clinton said he hopes to use his foundation to treat at least 700 000 Aids patients in Africa and the Caribbean. The William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation is working with the governments of Rwanda, Mozambique, Tanzania and several Caribbean nations to fund Aids prevention and treatment.

The 4 June 2003 announcement of the indictment of Liberian President Charles Taylor by the Special Court for Sierra Leone propels the Liberian conflict into a new situation, with both opportunities and risks for the international community, says the International Crisis Group. Handled correctly, it can provide an opportunity to purge the region of one of the most serious threats to regional stability and usher in a new era of peace, stability, and democracy. Mishandled, the indictment can spark a new spiral of violence of catastrophic proportions not only for the Liberian people but also for the citizens of Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Ivory Coast.

On the Day of the African Child on June 16, Amnesty International called on African governments to ratify the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, where they have not done so already, and for all governments to rapidly put into practice the terms of the Charter. Everyday, African children continue to be used as soldiers, often to fight on the front line, or as porters, messengers, guards, or cooks.

Education Minister Kader Asmal has announced that government is looking at the possibility of exempting 40% of South Africa's poorest from having to pay for education. The announcement comes at a time when scores of parents are facing legal action for non-payment of school fees and some pupils are forced to drop out of school.

In 2002, IRIN launched its Outreach Radio project, a new initiative designed to help strengthen universal access to impartial news and information, especially among conflict affected and other vulnerable populations through a cooperative partnership with community radio stations. Having completed a successful pilot project in Somalia and Burundi, IRIN is now set to develop the project further, emphasising the provision of training and capacity-building support to local radio partners and expanding coverage to other crisis-affected countries in Africa and Asia. To facilitate this expansion, IRIN is seeking a dynamic Regional Project Manager for East and Central Africa with extensive programme management experience in the development of community radio.