The Youth Development Network (YDN) is a national network of seven youth development NGO’s. It is committed to building the capacity of it’s member organisations and the youth sector and to raise the quality and standard of youth development programmes. Closing Date 31 July 2001

This was listed in kfn 24, but now they have a web site. The Saturday after the 17th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning (august 11th, 2001) there will be a symposium on Strategies for International Humanitarian Organizations.

Through participatory methods, participants will learn some of the tools and techniques that facilitate needs assessment, design of sustainable, people-centred projects and the formulation of successful proposals. Topics include principles of participatory planning, community needs assessment, establishment of project baselines, village entry techniques, planning tools and writing of project proposals

The Foundation Center in Washington D.c. offers a number of courses as online tutorials. Examples:
-Guide to Funding Research & Resources
-Proposal Writing Short Course

One of our latest editions is the MPA Distance Education programme. With this exciting training programme students attend classes for 8 afternoons in a year. Lecturers present classes in a studio in Stellenbosch from where it is transmitted by satellite to televisions in the electronic class rooms. Interaction between lecturer and student is possible by telephone.

Third International WAAD Conference, Madagascar Conference on Women in Africa & the Diaspora(WAAD). To be held October 8 - 17, 2001 Antananarivo, Madagascar. All are invited! For the latest Update, please visit the website.

THE virulent legal battle between the Botswana Guardian and Midweek Sun began on Monday, 09 July 2001, with the papers' attorneys scoring preliminary goals.

Commitment to the goal of universal primary education (UPE) by 2015 has received unprecedented support from governments and donors. But what is the reality for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in terms of the additional educational capacity required? And will the demand for primary schooling be sufficient
to achieve UPE?

Well paying jobs and ambient working environments continue to lure thousands of university graduates from developing countries to move North. The result is a loss of billions of dollars due to a brain drain to rich nations.

More than 200,000 students of Nigeria's 37 Universities are scheduled to resume studies this week following the end of a three-month strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

The Special Session on Children is an unprecedented meeting of the UN General Assembly dedicated to the children and adolescents of the world. It will bring together government leaders and Heads of State, NGOs, children's advocates and young people themselves from 19-21 September, 2001 at the United Nations in New York.

President Bush yesterday called on the World Bank to provide a larger proportion of its financial assistance to developing nations through direct grants instead of loans for needs such as health care, the New York Times reports. Speaking at World Bank headquarters yesterday, Bush proposed that the bank provide up to 50% of its assistance to developing countries through grants, thus allowing the countries to "alleviate the debt that burdens" their economies.

This publication provides information about support for biomedical a0nd behavioral research available from organizations throughout the world. It is one of our most requested publications, and is widely distributed to scientists in the United States and abroad.

The National Center for Nonprofit Boards (NCNB) will host its sixth International Fellowship in Nonprofit Governance in Washington, DC from November 1-16, 2001. The Fellowship is a capacity-building program created to build a cadre of board development professional trainers who can facilitate the strengthening of boards of directors in various regions of the world.

The University of Malta is pleased to announce the holding of the second Mediterranean Master's Course in Human Rights and Democratisation.

The Non Profit Partnership (NPP) is an NPO committed to supporting democratic transformation by strengthening the financial sustainability of the non-profit sector in South Africa. The NPP provides a range of creative services to NPO’s. These include providing information and advice, establishing income-generating services and lobbying for relevant legislative and financial policy changes.

SANGONeT is pleased to announce that it is once again offering an opportunity for a motivated young South African to develop ICT skills and gain valuable work experience during a twelve-month internship programme.

The latest jobs from OneWorld Jobs - the place on the internet for jobs in sustainable development, environment and human rights.

The Southern African training (SAT Programme) is seeking to recruit a professional officer for the remainder of its current funding phase until December 31, 2001) with a view of a five year appointment for the next phase from January 2002 to December 2006. The position is based in Harare, Zimbabwe and covers the countries of Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. We are looking for an African national and will give priority consideration to female applicants.

Scholarships fund one editor from a developing country to come to the UK to attend the annual course for editors of peer reviewed medical journals. The course is run by Tim Albert Training. This year it will be held in Tunbridge Wells, England, on September 27-29.