A major training resource designed to help those working in the not-for-profit sector hone their writing skills in order to influence, persuade and bring about positive social change has been made available free of charge on the internet, thanks to the support of IDRC. “The CDROM version has been so popular,” said Firoze Manji, Director of Fahamu, “IDRC and Fahamu decided to make the resource available in the public domain as well.” Writing for Change, originally published as an interactive CDROM by Fahamu and Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC), is designed primarily for people working in the not-for-profit sector, including researchers, scientists, project managers, team members, campaigners, fundraisers, social activists and writers. Available in English, French and Spanish from Fahamu's web site (http://www.fahamu.org) the resource is thought to be one of the most comprehensive available, running at about 900 pages per language.

Beatrice Moyo, the wife of the Minister of Information and Publicity, has instructed her lawyers to sue The Daily News for $10 million (US$182 000) for damages allegedly caused by an article that appeared in the paper on Monday 13 January 2003.

This page, full of language tools and developed by Google, will be most helpful to persons looking to translate short passages of text or entire Web pages. First, the page provides an engine that allows users to search for pages composed in over thirty languages. The most helpful feature, though, is a translator that lets users translate text passages and Web pages from English into five different languages, and several different European languages back into English. As of November 2002, the Web-based tool is a beta release.

The Government has moved to restore order in schools affected by congestion, advising parents to seek admission for their children elsewhere. Education, Science and Technology Minister, Prof George Saitoti said schools affected by a higher influx of admissions country-wide would "be de-congested".

Despite a drop in child mortality rates worldwide, rates in developing nations are on the rise or holding steady and international efforts to reverse the trend remain unfocused, according to an editorial in the current issue of The Lancet.

More than 800,000 children from nine months to 15 years old will be vaccinated against measles in April this year in southern Huila province, in a joint action of the Provincial Health Management and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF).

The Program Coordinator (PC) for the Consortium for Development Relief in Angola, based in Luanda, will ensure day-to-day management of the Development Relief program, serving all consortium members in their planning, administrative, logistical, reporting and representational needs. The PC is accountable to the Consortium steering Committee (SC), and will inform the SC of critical program issues and assist in the implementation of SC decisions.

SOAT requires an individual with at least 5 years experience of working on human rights or international development projects, to conduct a short independent assessment of SOAT projects in Sudan, London and Egypt. Relevant knowledge or some experience of working in the region is essential. Fluency in Arabic and English required. The assessment visit is expected to last for approximately 10 days, and will take place in early 2003. The assessment is funded by the UK Community Fund. All travel, accommodation and other costs will be paid for, and remuneration for the assessor is negotiable.

This review outlines a strategy for accelerating progress on Girls' Education in order to meet the goal of gender equality in primary and secondary education by 2005. This is an important challenge of the Millennium Development Goals and the Education for All goals and one which UNICEF feels is slipping.

"Angola's history has been one of human rights abuses. Combatants on both sides used these violations to gain advantage on the battlefield," says Alex Vines of the New York-based organisation, Human Rights Watch. But many of the violations committed over the past 40 years had nothing to do with the war. There are now growing demands for the perpetrators of human rights abuses to be brought to justice.

Kenya's new government began offering free primary-school education Monday, making good on a campaign pledge, but many parents were left angry and confused as schools seemed unable to handle the influx of children.

In response to escalating HIV infections among women, South Africa's Medical Research Council will be launching the country's first microbicide research initiative.

The Human Rights Consultative Committee has expressed concern that the Malawi Government has never submitted any reports on human rights to the African Commission. The attitude has been described as a result of lack of respect for human rights.

The vacant Mdantsane Arts Centre has finally been given funding to operate after two years of standing deserted.The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has finally approved the use of R191000 to furnish the centre as well as improving its fencing and security.

Unless Zambia redoubles its efforts in 2003, it is in danger of missing Millennium Development Goal targets set in education and health care, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) country representative Dr. Stella Goings has warned.

Angola has the world's fifth highest child death rate in the world, with 118 deaths out of every 1 000 babies born, a 2002 report from the United Nations, released last Friday in Luanda, says.

Non-governmental organisations have asked political leaders to step up the fight against child torture and neglect in homes, reports Charles Kakamwa. Shamila Galiwango, the chairperson of Kigulu Development Group (KDG), on Thursday said some leaders had taken no action against child abusers, leading to the increase of such cases.

The Jifunze Project is a joint American/Tanzanian NGO which works in Kiteto District, Tanzania to help create innovative, empowering and sustainable educational opportunities for all individuals. We are currently working in close collaboration with the Kiteto District Council, a local steering committee, and Elimu ni Ufunguo (a local CBO), on the development of a Community Education Resource Centre. For more information on the Jifunze Project, please visit our website at

The GOAL Country Director is responsible for the management and ongoing development/expansion of GOAL's work in the country. They are responsible for ensuring that GOAL's work contributes effectively and efficiently towards meeting the short, medium and long term needs of the poorest of the poor.

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