From ngopulse at sangonet.org.za Wed Sep 3 13:31:28 2008 From: ngopulse at sangonet.org.za (NGO-Pulse) Date: Wed Sep 3 13:51:47 2008 Subject: [NGO-Pulse] =?windows-1252?q?Issue_140_-_SABC=2C_Constitutional_?= =?windows-1252?q?Values=2C_MobileActive08=85?= Message-ID: <48BE7590.7080607@sangonet.org.za> NGO Pulse - SANGONeT *ngo*pulse | issue no. 140| 03 September 2008 Contents * New jobs, proposals and events this week <#1> * Quote of the Week <#quote> * Top local and international news flashes <#2> * Non-profit analysis, tools and opinions <#3> * Prodder Directory <#4> * SANGOTeCH <#sangotech> * BackaBuddy <#BackaBuddy> * SN-Announce <#5> *New on the Home Page*: http://www.sangonet.org.za The crisis at the SABC comes into focus again in this week?s edition of NGO Pulse as Kate Skinner, campaign coordinator of the ?Save our SABC? Campaign, reports on developments around the Draft Broadcasting Act Amendment Bill. The civil society coalition established in response to the SABC crisis has been contributing to the legislative process around the Bill. ?The Campaign?s impact on the Bill has been important. Further, there are indications that MPs are prepared to consider a broader Green Paper / White Paper process leading to the drafting of a comprehensive new SABC Act?, she writes. Click here to read the full article. Butjwana Seokoma, SANGONeT?s information coordinator attended the inaugural SAHRC dialogue series, ?Unity in Diversity: Promoting and Advancing Constitutional Values in South Africa?. He reports on the event and emphasises that frank talk and discussion on values can deepen our democracy. He quotes former education minister Kader Asmal who says: ?A vigorous, healthy democracy entails, no doubt, vigorous, robust debate?. Click here to read the full article. Lastly, David Barnard, SANGONeT?s executive director, writes an update on MobileActive08 , taking place from 13-15 October 2008. Remember to register. Click here to read the full article. MobileActive08 is also the inspiration for this month?s poll question, which asks whether mobile technology can help civil society meet development objectives. The results of last month?s poll question show that organisations are increasingly becoming aware of the value of using ICT in their work. Responding to whether NGOs should use social networking tools for fundraising, 75 percent (108) agreed, 23.1 (33) percent thought this was the case to some extent, while only 1.4 percent (2) felt that social networking tools were not valuable. To cast your vote, please refer to the bottom right of the SANGONeT Portal where the poll is displayed. As always we invite you to send us your comments. - Janine Moolman, editor@sangonet.org.za Jobs, Proposals & Events * * *Vacancies* * The AIDS Consortium, a human rights organisation committed to openness and non-discrimination on the basis of HIV/AIDS, seeks to appoint two Trainers to be based in Tzaneen, Limpopo. The application deadline is 10 September 2008. For more information, click here . * The Extra-Mural Education Project, an independent development agency whose primary goal is the holistic development of the school as a dynamic, well-managed hub of good quality lifelong learning, seeks to appoint a Research Assistant to be based in Cape Town. The application deadline is 15 September 2008. For more information, click here . * Siyazisiza Trust and Khumbulani Craft invite applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of Human Resources and Administrative Officer to be based in Randburg, Johannesburg. The application deadline is 30 September 2008. For more information, click here . *RFPs and other Opportunities* * GreaterGood SA's Make Christmas Matter campaign is calling for funding proposals for projects boosting basic healthcare, caring for children, conserving the environment, improving education, enhancing livelihoods and protecting animals. The projects should have a maximum budget of R250 000. The submission deadline is 19 September 2008. For more information, click here . * SANGONeT invites entries for the 2008 NGO Web Awards. The competition aims to raise awareness about the benefits of having a web presence among South African NGOs, stimulate interest in the application of web solutions and applications, and showcase best practices and innovation in website use. The submission deadline is 30 September 2008. For more information, click here . * The Western Cape Provincial Development Council is calling for proposals for research on the movement of people on and off farms in the Western Cape. The submission deadline is 10 October 2008. For more information, click here . *New Events* * The Constitution Hill Management is hosting a Dialogue Seminar on Gender and Diversity on 10 September 2008 in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. For more information, click here . * CAF Southern Africa is hosting a conference on Innovating for Sustainability ? Africans Investing in Africa from 17-18 September 2008 in Johannesburg. For more information and to attend, click here . * The Southern African Housing Foundation will be hosting a four-day conference and exhibition titled Developing Communities from 12-15 October 2008 in Cape Town. For more information, click here . *Training* * Gender Links is conducting a course on Gender and Media Literacy from 2 October to 10 December 2008 in Johannesburg. The application deadline is 15 September 2008. For more information, click here . * Rhodes University School of Journalism and Media Studies invites applications for an Honours degree in Journalism and Media studies, Post-graduate Diploma in Journalism and Media studies and Master of Arts Degree in Journalism and Media studies. The application deadline is 30 September 2008. For more information, click here . * The African Institute for Community-Driven Development, in partnership with the Centre for Development Support at the University of the Free State, is conducting a three-day certificate course on Managing Sustainable Livelihoods: Understanding and Applying the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach from 3-5 November 2008 in Johannesburg. The application deadline is 24 October 2008. For more information, click here . Quote of the Week * * The media's power is frail. Without the people's support, it can be shut off with the ease of turning a light switch. - Corazon Aquino.** *Top Local and International News Flashes* *Recent LOCAL news items * * PLAAS Report Focuses on Land Reform in South Africa * CDE Slams Government for Xenophobic Attacks * NMF Denies Rumours about Mandela?s Health * Friedman Speaks His Mind on Zuma Case * Call for Comment: Integrated Water and Waste Management Plan * Women Favour Remedial Law ? JARP * SANGOCO Western Cape Dialogue and Debate Gets Underway *Recent INTERNATIONAL news items* * The Global Food Import Bill will Rocket ? FAO * UNDP Report Blames Swaziland?s Increasing HIV/AIDS on Polygamy * IFJ Demands Independent Inquiry Over Russian Web Site Owner Shot Dead by Police * Google Launches New Open-Source Browser * Zimbabwe Introduces Strict Operating Procedures for NGOs * Oxford Deal to Boost Mandela Rhodes Scholarships * Sierra Leone to Review its NGO Policy *Nonprofit Analysis, Tools and Opinions* * Toolkit: Client Satisfaction Index * Resource: Relational Poverty & The Modern World * Comment: The Social Value of Land Must Come First * Toolkit: Organisational Climate Survey Tool * Weekly Whinge: Back to Basics * Weekly Whinge: You Want to Take Over * Portal: Citizen Journalism in Africa Project * Guide: SANGONeT Development Calendar 2008 *Prodder Directory* Prodder is the most comprehensive directory of NGOs and development organisations in South Africa. To view the directory, please click here . We encourage NGOs to review their entries and forward us information about changes and corrections that need to be made. Any feedback about the new platform in general, including additional features and information to be added, would also be appreciated. Please forward your comments to prodder@sangonet.org.za . Order your copy of Prodder - NGOs and Development in South Africa 2008, here . SANGOTeCH SANGOTeCH aims to assist NGOs by providing software and hardware for very low or discounted fees in conjunction with ICT donor partners, as well as by supporting NGOs to make the most of their ICT purchases and infrastructure. This SANGONeT programme is open to South African non- profit organisations that have either Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) status or Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) status. For more information about SANGOTeCH, please refer to > BackaBuddy SANGONeT supports BackaBuddy , an online fundraising website which combines the power of sport and the reach of the Internet in support of NGOs in South Africa. We provide potential donors with detailed information, through the Prodder NGO Directory , about the NGOs profiled for support on BackaBuddy. For more information contact David Barnard or Matthew de Gale on 011 403-4935 or e-mail: info@sangonet.org.za *SN-Announce* SN-Announce is an e-mail advertising service that provides an invaluable service to the NGO sector in Southern Africa. With a potential readership of more than 10 000 people, it remains one of the most cost-effective and efficient ways to reach the NGO and development community in South Africa. The type of information distributed includes alerts for vacancies, campaign launches, conferences, training courses and development services. Subscription to the SN-Announce service is free. For more information about how to subscribe to SN-Announce or post an announcement on it, please contact Dora Moche at SANGONeT on (011) 403-4935 or dora@sangonet.org.za . *Copyleft* You are welcome to re-use any material from NGO Pulse. However we cannot authorise the use of any third-party content accessed via our services. The single phrase below is the copyright notice to be used when reproducing any portion of this alerting service, in any format: From SANGONeT. Copyright 2003-2008, http://www.sangonet.org.za *NGO Pulse Archives* Back issues of the NGO Pulse can be accessed from this link . Subscriptions *TO SUBSCRIBE:* send an email request to ngopulse@sangonet.org.za with the subject "subscribe me". If you have the time to elaborate in just a line or two, we are keen to find out about your professional and development interests. *TO UNSUBSCRIBE:* send an email request to ngopulse@sangonet.org.za with the subject "unsubscribe me" along with your e-mail address. -------------- next part -------------- Skipped content of type multipart/related From ngopulse at sangonet.org.za Wed Sep 10 11:09:35 2008 From: ngopulse at sangonet.org.za (NGO-Pulse) Date: Wed Sep 10 11:28:59 2008 Subject: [NGO-Pulse] Issue 141 =?windows-1252?q?=96_Poverty_Hearings=2C_Maths_and_Scie?= =?windows-1252?q?nce=2C_Newsflashes=85?= Message-ID: <48C78ECF.8060500@sangonet.org.za> NGO Pulse - SANGONeT *ngo*pulse | issue no. 141| 10 September 2008 Contents * New jobs, proposals and events this week <#1> * Quote of the Week <#quote> * Top local and international news flashes <#2> * Non-profit analysis, tools and opinions <#3> * Prodder Directory <#4> * SANGOTeCH <#sangotech> * BackaBuddy <#BackaBuddy> * SN-Announce <#5> *New on the Home Page*: http://www.sangonet.org.za This week?s edition of NGO Pulse returns to two debates we have raised recently. The recent Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, where ministers from over 100 countries endorsed the Accra Agenda For Action , provides the context in which African Monitor reports on a series of Poverty Hearings held across South Africa. Following up on a recent article we published by Archbishop Njongo Ndungane , today?s article focuses specifically on concerns that declarations such as the Accra Agenda for Action will have no meaning unless the realities of people living in poverty are addressed. The South African Poverty Hearings have yielded worrying findings, including among others: ? Not much aid and development resources reach poor communities ? Unemployment among men is leading to social erosion and community tensions such as the recent xenophobic outbursts in parts of the country ? There is increasing frustration with the sense of hopelessness and powerlessness among the poor The South African Poverty Hearings will culminate in an international Poverty Hearing at the United Nations Headquarters in New York later in September 2008. Click here to read the full article. We also publish a reply to the Maths and Science vs Morals and Values? article by Julie Staub from Andile Ncontsa, Head of the Old Mutual Foundation. ? ... the crisis [of] unacceptable pass rates in maths and science necessitate that we all look beyond the rooi gevaar state of paranoia that used to be induced by the mere mention of ?brain drain? and ?crime? to support badly conceived solutions to real problems in our country?, he writes. Citing a Centre for Development and Enterprise report, which lists poor maths and science as the ?single biggest obstacle to the advancement of the African child in South Africa today?, Ncontsa argues that life skills have an important part to play in the holistic development of a child, the economic and social realities of many of South Africa?s children, demand a more pragmatic approach, in which investing in maths and science is critical. Click here to read the full article. On another note, entries for the 2008 South African NGO Web Awards are still open. Remember to submit your website. As always, we invite your comments and suggestions. - Janine Moolman, editor@sangonet.org.za Jobs, Proposals & Events * * *Vacancies* * The Africa Fair Trade Network, a continental NGO established by Fair Trade certified producer organisations in Africa, seeks to appoint a Regional Coordinator to be based in Cape Town. The application deadline is 30 September 2008. For more information, click here . * The Solidarity Centre, a NGO that supports the development of democratic, independent trade unions, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of Senior Finance Officer to be based in Johannesburg. The application deadline is 12 September 2008. For more information, click here . * The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation seeks to appoint a Senior Administrator to be based in Johannesburg. The application deadline is 19 September 2008. For more information, click here . *RFPs and other Opportunities* * Thomson Reuters invites entries for the FitzGerald Prize. The prize is aimed at a promising, young (under 35) African journalist or aspirant journalist to do a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree at the University of the Witwatersrand's Journalism Programme. The submission deadline is 30 September 2008. For more information, click here . * Entries are still open for the 2008 NGO Web Awards which aim to raise awareness about the benefits of having a web presence among South African NGOs, stimulate interest in the application of web solutions and applications, and showcase best practices and innovation in website use. The submission deadline is 30 September 2008. For more information, click here . * The Umhlaba Consulting Group invites applications for the Umhlaba Bursary Scheme, which is aimed at students who will study master?s degrees in a discipline relevant to socio-economic development including rural development, labour market and skills development. The submission deadline is 31 October 2008. For more information, click here . *New Events* * SANGONeT is hosting the quarterly NGO CEO Circle meeting for Gauteng-based NGO CEOs on 16 September 2008 in Braamfontein. For more information and to attend, click here . * The World Association for Christian Communication, a UK-based organisation that promotes communication for social change, is hosting the WACC Congress 2008 from 6-10 October 2008 in Cape Town. For more information, click here . * The Domestic Violence Act Conference Working Group invites women from rural and urban areas, NGOs, CBOs and government to a two-day conference on the South African Domestic Violence Act: Lessons from a Decade of Legislation and Implementation from 26-28 November 2008 in Johannesburg. For more information, click here . * The South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists, in collaboration with the Computer Society of South Africa, is hosting a workshop on Information Communication Technology Grand Challenges on 6 October 2008 in the Western Cape. For more information, click here . *Training* * Southern Hemisphere Consultants is conducting a two-day course on Developing and Operationalising Monitoring and Evaluation Systems from 7-8 October 2008 in Pretoria. The registration deadline is 16 September 2008. For more information, click here . * Rusana Philander and Frank Julie are conducting a one-day workshop on Media Strategies for Organisational Sustainability on 3 October 2008 in Cape Town. For more information and to attend, click here . * The Institute for Democracy in South Africa invites applications for its ninth Democracy & Diversity Graduate Summer Institute from 6-22 January 2009 in Cape Town. The application deadline is 17 October 2008. For more information, click here . Quote of the Week * * Remember the poor - it costs nothing. - Mark Twain.** *Top Local and International News Flashes* *Recent LOCAL news items * * Government Seeks Cutting-Edge ICT Advice * SAPHOR President to Spend Eight Years in Jail * ICASA Begins Issuing Licences for Construction of Networks * Naidoo Speaks Out on Social Security in South Africa * PLAAS Urges DLA to Increase Capacity to Use Funds for Land Redistribution * SANEF Criticises the Films and Publication Amendment Bill * NGO Calls for More Debate on HIV Stigma * Pityana Criticises ANC Leaders for Calling Judges ?Counter-Revolutionaries? * South African Researcher Named Kistler Prize Winner * Gauteng Government to Dismantle Refugee Camps this Month End *Recent INTERNATIONAL news items* * Africa to Get Cheap, High Speed Internet Access via Satellite * MISA Press Freedom Award Winner Announced * FAO to Help Swaziland?s Subsistence Farmers * Thai Court Orders Closure of 400 Websites * High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness Disappoints ? TI * NGO Threatens to Launch Petition Against President Kabila *Nonprofit Analysis, Tools and Opinions* * Article: The Art of Recognising and Thanking Your Donors * Book: The Art of Leadership and Management on the Ground * Paper: Is there a Rationale for Conditional Cash Transfers for Children in South Africa * Journal: Media by and for Youth and Children * Portal: Citizen Journalism in Africa Project * Guide: SANGONeT Development Calendar 2008 *Prodder Directory* Prodder is the most comprehensive directory of NGOs and development organisations in South Africa. To view the directory, please click here . We encourage NGOs to review their entries and forward us information about changes and corrections that need to be made. Any feedback about the new platform in general, including additional features and information to be added, would also be appreciated. Please forward your comments to prodder@sangonet.org.za . Order your copy of Prodder - NGOs and Development in South Africa 2008, here . SANGOTeCH SANGOTeCH aims to assist NGOs by providing software and hardware for very low or discounted fees in conjunction with ICT donor partners, as well as by supporting NGOs to make the most of their ICT purchases and infrastructure. This SANGONeT programme is open to South African non- profit organisations that have either Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) status or Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) status. For more information about SANGOTeCH, please refer to > BackaBuddy SANGONeT supports BackaBuddy , an online fundraising website which combines the power of sport and the reach of the Internet in support of NGOs in South Africa. We provide potential donors with detailed information, through the Prodder NGO Directory , about the NGOs profiled for support on BackaBuddy. For more information contact David Barnard or Matthew de Gale on 011 403-4935 or e-mail: info@sangonet.org.za *SN-Announce* SN-Announce is an e-mail advertising service that provides an invaluable service to the NGO sector in Southern Africa. With a potential readership of more than 10 000 people, it remains one of the most cost-effective and efficient ways to reach the NGO and development community in South Africa. The type of information distributed includes alerts for vacancies, campaign launches, conferences, training courses and development services. Subscription to the SN-Announce service is free. For more information about how to subscribe to SN-Announce or post an announcement on it, please contact Dora Moche at SANGONeT on (011) 403-4935 or dora@sangonet.org.za . *Copyleft* You are welcome to re-use any material from NGO Pulse. However we cannot authorise the use of any third-party content accessed via our services. 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URL: http://lists.sn.apc.org/pipermail/sangonet-alert/attachments/20080917/b14e1bd5/TEMPLATE2520TO2520USE2-0015.html From ngopulse at sangonet.org.za Tue Sep 23 17:23:56 2008 From: ngopulse at sangonet.org.za (NGO-Pulse) Date: Thu Sep 25 09:28:44 2008 Subject: [NGO-Pulse] =?windows-1252?q?Issue_143_-_Right_to_Know=2C_Inform?= =?windows-1252?q?ation=2C_Corporate_Social_Investment=85?= Message-ID: <48D90A0C.4010304@sangonet.org.za> NGO Pulse - SANGONeT *ngo*pulse | issue no. 143| 25 September 2008 Contents * New jobs, proposals and events this week * Quote of the Week * Top local and international news flashes * Non-profit analysis, tools and opinions * Prodder Directory * SANGOTeCH * BackaBuddy * SN-Announce *New on the Home Page*: http://www.sangonet.org.za September 28 is World Right To Know Day. First celebrated in 2002 to mark the establishment of the global Freedom of Information Advocates Network, the aim of the day, according to freedominfo.org is to ?raise awareness of every individual's right of access to government-held information: the right to know how elected officials are exercising power and how taxpayers' money is being spent.? In South Africa, the resignation of President Thabo Mbeki - after being recalled by the ANC - and a slew of cabinet ministers, has brought our ?right to know? into sharp focus over the past week. As citizens, we have the right to know and have access to information about these and other related developments. In this week?s edition of NGO Pulse, Deputy CEO of the Open Democracy Advice Centre (ODAC) Mukelani Dimba, writes that the constitutional guarantee of the right of access to information, must be jealously guarded as a condition of democracy. Outlining the implications of the Protection of Information Bill, he writes, ?? the Bill introduces among its principles the possibility of refusal of access to information if ?there are good reasons to withhold it?. ?Good reasons? by whose account? The Bill continues along this legally untenable line by providing that ?justifiable public or private considerations can be used to restrict access to state information.?? Click here to read the full article. Illustrating how the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) can be used, Research Intern at ODAC Ari Berlin asks: ?[If] transparency, openness and access to information are key components of a healthy democracy... why does a simple request for access to information often result in a seemingly endless well of excuses from government?? Using the example of municipal housing allocation policies, he says that ?using PAIA to ensure effective service delivery is critical.? Click here to read the full article. Also in this edition, Butjwana Seokoma, SANGONeT?s Information Coordinator reports on the recent CAF Southern Africa ?Innovating for Sustainability ? Africans Investing in Africa? conference. He writes that delegates at the conference agreed that corporate social investment has a critical role to play in developing South Africa and addressing poverty. Click here to read the full article. The recent poverty hearings, which we have reported on over the last few weeks, remain an issue for discussion amongst our readers. David Croome, Research Associate at ISAS, sent us a letter in which he shared his thoughts on a DFID study in Lesotho which has found that ?the enormous reduction in migrant mining jobs for Basotho men in the RSA is radically altering the gender balance in such communities. The only employment for these previously well paid young men, whose remittances were the only cash income flows into the villages, is now taking low level jobs as herd boys, where they are competing with the 8-year-old boys that traditionally do this work.? These findings resonate with those of the South African poverty hearings, which emphasise how poverty is an assault on human dignity. This week in South Africa will go down in history as one which will for some; be remembered as a week in which we saw true democracy in action. For others, it may mark a dark period for democracy. As South Africans, let us remember that we have the ?right to know? ? that our democracy is stable, our leadership sound, and that our rights as citizens which are guaranteed by the constitution, will be upheld. No matter who is in office. As always, we invite your comments and suggestions. - Janine Moolman, editor@sangonet.org.za Jobs, Proposals & Events * * *Vacancies* * The South African Institute of International Affairs, an independent policy think-tank that aims to promote a wider and more informed understanding of international issues, seeks to employ a Production Editor to be based in Johannesburg. The application deadline is 29 September 2008. For more information, click here . * The Early Learning Resource Unit, a NGO administered by the Cape Educational Trust, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of Manager: Community Development to be based in the Western Cape. The application deadline is 30 September 2008. For more information, click here . * Greenpeace Africa invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of Executive Director to be based in Johannesburg. The application deadline is 30 September 2008. For more information, click here . *RFPs and other Opportunities* * SANGONeT invites entries for the 2008 NGO Web Awards. The competition aims to raise awareness about the benefits of having a web presence among South African NGOs, stimulate interest in the application of web solutions and applications, and showcase best practices and innovation in website use. The submission deadline is 30 September 2008. For more information, click here . * The Foundation for Human Rights is calling for proposals for funding from organisations working with women and children and who intend to participate in the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign. The grants carry a cash amount of R20 000 to R100 000 each. The submission deadline is 3 October 2008. For more information, click here . * Entries are invited for the Innovation in Participatory Learning Awards. The awards range from US$30 000 to US$250 000. Up to US$1.8 million will be awarded in total. The submission deadline is 15 October 2008. For more information, click here . *New Events* * SANGONeT and MobileActive.org are hosting MobileActive08, under the theme ?Unlocking the Potential of Mobile Technology for Social Impact? from, 13-15 October 2008 in Johannesburg. For more information, click here . * The Environmental Monitoring Group is hosting a workshop entitled ?Developing Lobbying Strategies for Mainstreaming Sustainable Land Management into Development Planning and Policy? from 15-16 October 2008 in Cape Town. For more information, click here . * The Association for Women's Rights in Development invites you to the 11th AWID International Forum from 14-17 November 2008 in Cape Town. For more information, click here . *Training* * The Institute for the Advancement of Journalism is hosting a four-day course on Advanced Feature Writing from 6-9 October 2008 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. For more information, click here . * Wits University?s Investigative Journalism Workshop in conjunction with the Forum for African Investigative Reporters, the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism, International Reporters and Editors, the Centre for Investigative Journalism in London and Media Institute of Southern Africa, are conducting the 2008 Power Reporting Workshop from 27-29 October 2008 in Johannesburg. For more information, click here . * The International Human Rights Training Programme invites applications to participate in its 30th International Human Rights Training Programme from 14 June to 3 July 2009 in Canada. The application deadline is 21 November 2008. For more information, click here . Quote of the Week * * The two words ?information? and ?communication? are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through. - Sydney J. Harris, Journalist and Author. *Top Local and International News Flashes* *Recent LOCAL news items * * President Thabo Mbeki Resigns * New Study Ranks South Africa?s IT 37th in the World * Communications Department to Appeal Altech Cellular Judgement * New Campaign Opposes the Renaming of Pretoria Street Names * Freedom of Expression Under Attack ? MISA * ISPA Releases Hall of Shame Report *Recent INTERNATIONAL news items* * UNHCR Criticises Some NGOs Over Xenophobia * Women Make History in Rwandan Elections * Five Activists Win Human Rights Awards * Ban Urges Rich Countries to Honour their Aid Pledges * A Call for People to Participate in this Year?s Stand Up and Take Action *Nonprofit Analysis, Tools and Opinions* * Letter: Poverty Hearings Response * Paper: Revenue Estimation, the Budget Balance and Fiscal Accountability in South Africa * Weekly Whinge: Is the King Dead * Weekly Whinge: Life is Too Short * Portal: Citizen Journalism in Africa Project * Guide: SANGONeT Development Calendar 2008 *Prodder Directory* Prodder is the most comprehensive directory of NGOs and development organisations in South Africa. To view the directory, please click here . We encourage NGOs to review their entries and forward us information about changes and corrections that need to be made. Any feedback about the new platform in general, including additional features and information to be added, would also be appreciated. Please forward your comments to prodder@sangonet.org.za . Order your copy of Prodder - NGOs and Development in South Africa 2008, here . SANGOTeCH SANGOTeCH aims to assist NGOs by providing software and hardware for very low or discounted fees in conjunction with ICT donor partners, as well as by supporting NGOs to make the most of their ICT purchases and infrastructure. This SANGONeT programme is open to South African non- profit organisations that have either Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) status or Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) status. For more information about SANGOTeCH, please refer to > BackaBuddy SANGONeT supports BackaBuddy , an online fundraising website which combines the power of sport and the reach of the Internet in support of NGOs in South Africa. We provide potential donors with detailed information, through the Prodder NGO Directory , about the NGOs profiled for support on BackaBuddy. For more information contact David Barnard or Matthew de Gale on 011 403-4935 or e-mail: info@sangonet.org.za *SN-Announce* SN-Announce is an e-mail advertising service that provides an invaluable service to the NGO sector in Southern Africa. With a potential readership of more than 10 000 people, it remains one of the most cost-effective and efficient ways to reach the NGO and development community in South Africa. The type of information distributed includes alerts for vacancies, campaign launches, conferences, training courses and development services. Subscription to the SN-Announce service is free. For more information about how to subscribe to SN-Announce or post an announcement on it, please contact Dora Moche at SANGONeT on (011) 403-4935 or dora@sangonet.org.za . *Copyleft* You are welcome to re-use any material from NGO Pulse. 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