AfriProcure, the recently-launched procurement agency for NGOs, Churches and charities, has secured a major contract for the supply of sugar beans and maize for refugees in Angola. It needs to make contact with a range of suppliers to facilitate its programme.

Sangonet will provide free passes to a two-day IT training course as part of citizen base awards. South African NGOs are invited to propose strategies, which are replicable, innovative and feasible and demonstrate the ability to generate resources and mobilise citizen support. This is an international award that has already been held in Brazil, Thailand, Bangladesh and India; and is currently running in Argentina.

The People's Movement for Human Rights Education (PDHRE) is in the process of
establishing an international learning institution that will conduct workshops with human rights educators and community leaders from around the world. If your organization is interested in participating in this process, please email us.

An exciting fellowship opportunity is available at The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. The C.V. Starr Foundation will award three fellowships to mid-career professionals from developing countries in Eastern Europe, Russia, the former Soviet Republics, Africa, Latin America and South Asia.

AWID is an international membership organization committed to gender equality and a just and sustainable development process. AWID facilitates an open exchange among researchers, practitioners, policymakers and others in order to develop effective and transformative approaches for improving the lives of women and girls worldwide. If you are not already a member of AWID, find out more about the Association by sending a blank e-mail message to [email protected], or visit our web site at www.awid.org.

GroupBasics, a majority woman-owned Internet-based Application Service Provider (ASP) designed to integrate information technology into managing large-scale international projects, seeks a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist.

Do the children in your classroom ask you questions about the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre? Global express provides a rapid response that would help the students understand the issues involved.

REFLECT - an approach to adult learning and social change that fuses the theory of Paulo Freire with the methodologies of participatory rural appraisal. Enables groups to develop their own learning materials by constructing maps, calendars, matrices, diagrams or using forms of drama, story-telling and songs, which can capture social, economic, cultural and political issues from their own environment.

The BBC World Service has taken a policy decision not to describe the attacks on the US as "terrorism". Mark Damazer, the BBC's deputy director of news, said the service would lose its reputation for impartiality around the world if it were seen to use such a subjective term.

The Catholic bishops of Kenya this week urged President Daniel arap Moi to intensify the fight against corruption within his government in order to allow it better address poverty alleviation and the provision of basic services for ordinary citizens.

Performance improvement advisor sought to be responsible for building the capacity of primary family planning and reproductive health providers in the application of USAID’s Performance Improvement Approach to improve their performance in the delivery of services.

This is a guide to international and regional standards for fair trial which are incorporated in human rights treaties and non-treaty standards. Intended for Amnesty International staff, lawyers, judges and others working for protection of the right of fair trial.

New research illustrates how education charges trap children in a cycle of illiteracy and poverty. Governments and international organizations must act immediately on their commitments to deliver free basic education for all.

The major challenges facing the public service are combating corruption and maladministration, improving service delivery and developing human resources. This is according to the State of the Public Service Report, released by the Public Service Commission (PSC) in Parliament.

Gun Free South Africa is committed to making a material contribution to building a safe and secure nation, free from fear, by reducing the number of firearms in society. It is looking for a NATIONAL DIRECTOR, to be based in our national office in Johannesburg.

The seminar will examine different approaches taken by two cities:
* Johannesburg established its Metro Police Department in March 2001, built mainly on its former traffic departments. Chris Ncgobo, a senior council executive with no police background, was appointed as Chief.
* Cape Town is establishing its Metro Police Service next month, with new recruits currently in training.

Ethiopia's highly controversial education policy is once again proving to be debatable, as the Ministry of Education refuses about a dozen students from the Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State entry into higher learning institutions in the country, even though they have obtained the minimum grades that grant them entry.

Education has always been the key concern of the Africa-America Institute (AAI) and it remains the key concern, says AAI President Mora McLean, on the eve of the organizations's 17th Annual Awards Dinner, where the countries of Ghana and Senegal will be honored. AAI is the oldest of the Africa interest organizations in the United States. It was founded to promote dialogue and engagement between Africans and Americans. AllAfrica.com's Charles Cobb Jr. spoke with AAI President Mora McLean.

A child born today in an industrialized country will add more pollution to the world over his or her lifetime than up to 50 children born in developing countries, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says in a new report.

Civil society groups gathered in Johannesburg on Thursday to call on the government to introduce a basic income grant to try and close the poverty gap between South Africans.