From intern at womensnet.org.za Mon Jul 2 14:58:36 2007 From: intern at womensnet.org.za (intern@womensnet.org.za) Date: Tue Jul 3 13:07:22 2007 Subject: [Womensnet_News] ***New this week on Women'sNet*** Message-ID: <2681.10.10.10.50.1183381116.squirrel@webmail.womensnet.org.za> /\*/\*/\*/\ Take a byte out of gender injustice /\*/\*/\*/\ ****New this week on Women?sNet**** New items added to the Women?sNet website. To view all news items go to http://womensnet.newthisweek.shtml Last week Women?sNet conducted a digital storytelling workshop at the University of the Western Cape for the Gender Equity Unit. Participants developed stories about their grandmothers, which complimented research done by the Gender Equity Unit around rural women and land issues. To get your event/job or news listed on the website and in this email (at no cost) please email: women@womensnet.org.za or intern@womensnet.org.za *****************************NEWS********************************* To see all news Items, go to http://womensnet.org.za/news.shtml 07/02/2007 - Kenya: Nairobi to Host Aids Conference All Africa More than 2,000 women will convene in Nairobi this week to attend an International Aids conference. The meeting, to be opened by President Mwai Kibaki, is organised by the Young Women's Christian Association and will be held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre from July 4 to 10. ..................................................................... 07/02/2007 - Sudan: Urgent Need to Reform Rape Laws, Says NGO Irin News Sudan should urgently reform its laws governing rape because they expose victims to further abuse and shield perpetrators from prosecution, Refugees International (RI) has warned. In a report titled Laws Without Justice: An Assessment of Sudanese Laws Affecting Survivors of Rape, RI said the current laws also limited the ability of survivors to receive medical care and generally denied them access to justice. ..................................................................... 07/02/2007 - Law to curb widespread sexual exploitation of children Irin News The sexual exploitation of children trafficked internally from Madagascar's poverty-stricken rural areas to tourist hotspots appears to be widespread in the island country, according to new reports. A study by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) in two coastal cities - Toamasina in the east and Nosy Be in the northwest - found that between 30 percent and 50 percent of female commercial sex workers were aged under 18. ..................................................................... 07/02/2007 - Egypt Moves to Ban Female Genital Mutilation Feminist Majority Foundation Egypt's health ministry announced yesterday that it would close a legal loophole allowing female genital mutilation (FGM), days after a 12-year-old girl died from the procedure. Although FGM was officially banned in Egypt in 1997, the practice was still legal when deemed medically necessary by a doctor and has continued largely unimpeded throughout the country. A 2005 UNICEF report found that 97 percent of Egyptian women between 15 and 49 had undergone the procedure, which can encompass the partial or complete removal of the female external genitalia, resulting in reduced or no sexual feeling, pain, long-term illness, mental disorders, and sometimes death. ..................................................................... 07/02/2007 - Setback for Saudi Business Women Feminist Majority Foundation Under new segregation rules, female bankers in Saudi Arabia are being separated from their male counterparts and supervisors. Women are also barred from meetings important to their work. The sex segregation will be enforced by moving women to all-women suites, building partitions within the office space, or by moving all women to the first floor to avoid contact with men in elevators. ..................................................................... 07/02/2007 - SA gets tough on spammers www.mybroadband.co.za Spam-senders in South Africa could face 10 years in prison under draconian measures aimed at ending the plague of unwanted email and cellphone communications, a report said on Sunday. The protection of personal information bill, which will be debated by the South African Law Commission last week, aims to clamp down on businesses using customers details without their permission, the Sunday Independent reported. ..................................................................... 07/02/2007 - New Anti-Rape Law in Thailand Feminist Majority Foundation The National Legislative Assembly of Thailand approved a new law last week that criminalises marital rape. Previously, rape law could not be used to prosecute a husband who forced sex on his wife. This new law carries a monetary fine (40,000 baht, or $1,156) and up to 20 years in jail for offenders. ..................................................................... 07/02/2007 - Open source email is the future - Synaq www.tectonic.co.za According to Loura DiDio, Yankee analyst and author of the 2007 Global Server Hardware and Server OS Survey, 23 percent of survey respondents intend to migrate away from Exchange Server and adopt an alternative Linux or Open Source email and messaging distribution platform in the next 12 to 18 months.This is further evidence of a growing international trend that is starting to take root in Africa and southern Africa says Yossi Hasson, managing director at Synaq, a national provider of managed Linux and Open Source services. ..................................................................... 07/02/2007 - Even More Children Are Dying IPS News While Botswana has succeeded in decreasing its poverty rate, it is unlikely that the country will achieve the United Nations' fourth Millennium Development Goal of decreasing child mortality rates by two-thirds by 2015. Figures have shown an increase in child mortality between the 1990s and the 2000s. A 2001 report by the government's Central Statistics Office (CSO) on population and housing indicates that in 1991, infant mortality in Botswana stood at 48 deaths per 1,000 live births. ..................................................................... 07/02/2007 - Survey Shows More Than 40% Using Open Source http://www.adtmag.com Nearly 43 percent of more than 600 IT and business professionals from various industries are already using open source software, according to a 2007 Open Source Software Survey conducted by Actuate Corp. The survey queried professionals in North America, the United Kingdom and Germany. It sought to measure their awareness and adoption of open source technologies, with a specific focus on open source business intelligence (BI) systems. ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/jobandstudyopportunities.shtml Male Circumcision Manager Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town | Society for Family Health (SFH) | Deadline: 15 July 2007 The Society for Family Health (SFH) is an NGO established in 1993 exclusively for educational and scientific purposes. SFH focuses on improving reproductive health and decreasing the prevalence of HIV/ AIDS through its national youth outreach programme, Youth, AIDS, and via the New Start voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) network in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. ..................................................................... Public Relations Coordinator Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town | Society for Family Health (SFH) | Deadline: 15 July 2007 The Society for Family Health (SFH) is an NGO established in 1993 exclusively for educational and scientific purposes. SFH focuses on improving reproductive health and decreasing the prevalence of HIV/ AIDS through its national youth outreach programme, Youth, AIDS, and via the New Start voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) network in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. ..................................................................... Fleet Manager Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town | Society for Family Health (SFH) | Deadline: 15 July 2007 The Society for Family Health (SFH) is an NGO established in 1993 exclusively for educational and scientific purposes. SFH focuses on improving reproductive health and decreasing the prevalence of HIV/ AIDS through its national youth outreach programme, Youth, AIDS, and via the New Start voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) network in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. ..................................................................... Accounts Assistant Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town | Society for Family Health (SFH) | Deadline: 15 July 2007 The Society for Family Health (SFH) is an NGO established in 1993 exclusively for educational and scientific purposes. SFH focuses on improving reproductive health and decreasing the prevalence of HIV/ AIDS through its national youth outreach programme, Youth, AIDS, and via the New Start voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) network in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. ..................................................................... Trade Marketing Assistant Johannesburg, Durban or Cape Town | Society for Family Health | Deadline: 15 July 2007 The Society for Family Health (SFH) is an NGO established in 1993 exclusively for educational and scientific purposes. SFH focuses on improving reproductive health and decreasing the prevalence of HIV/ AIDS through its national youth outreach programme, Youth, AIDS, and via the New Start voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) network in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. ..................................................................... Senior Policy Analyst: Agriculture, rural development and environment policy London | Institute for European Environmental Policy | Deadline: 6 July 2007 We have a vacancy for an experienced researcher to join our five person Agriculture and Rural Development policy team, managing and contributing to a variety of projects and advisory work in this field. Currently the team is working on the issues surrounding the transition to a more sustainable agricultural policy model running up to the expected reform of the CAP before 2013. The evaluation of the CAP forms the backdrop to recent projects on agriculture, rural development and agri-environment policy. ..................................................................... Researcher - DRC focus Clerkenwell, central London | Amnesty International | Deadline: 4 July 2007 To contribute to the fulfilment of the Program?s mission, in particular by providing thematic and/or country expertise, research skills and political judgment, to contribute to the development and implementation of integrated strategies and programs of research and action according to AI's operational priorities and standards; using relevant languages, thematic and country knowledge as appropriate. ..................................................................... National Director Johannesburg | Study Trust | Deadline: 31 July 2007 Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the National Director will provide leadership in growing the organisation significantly by broadening its donor base and raising its profile both nationally and internationally. Key strengths of the organisation will be further consolidated by significantly increasing the number of bursaries while retaining present success rates amongst beneficiary students. The incumbent will network intensively with major private sector and civil society partners and maintain and further enhance positive relations with government and other bursary funds. ..................................................................... Policy Consultant South Africa | Ipas | Deadline: 16 July 2007 The Policy Consultant supports the Policy Unit in country, North Carolina and the organisation as a whole in the area of policy and advocacy. This person will contribute to the development of strategies, products and projects to improve the enabling environment in support of women's ability to exercise their sexual and reproductive rights, with a focus on abortion care. S/he will advise and support Ipas South Africa advocacy efforts and contribute to global initiatives. S/he will also assist the Country Director in fundraising activities, by identifying potential funders and assist in the writing of proposals and reports for donors. ..................................................................... Center Manager Johannesburg | Open Disclosure | Deadline: 15 July 2007 The overarching role of a Center Manager is to position Open Disclosure within the market as a safe haven for victims of sexual violence and the best healing space of its time, advocating for a sexual offence free society. ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml 09/24/2007 - 09/26/2007 International Conference on Sexual Abuse of the African Child, Conference, Kenya The African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect invites you to the International Conference on Sexual Abuse of the African Child. ..................................................................... 09/21/2007 - 09/28/2007 Web2ForDev 2007, Conference, Italy Web2ForDev 2007 is the first international conference devoted to exploring the ways in which international development stakeholders can take advantage of the technical and organisational opportunities provided by Web 2.0 methods, approaches and applications. The conference is an integral part of e-Agriculture week. ..................................................................... 07/20/2007 - 07/30/2007 International Conference of NGOs , Conference, South Africa This is a Call for Participation in an INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF NGOs holding from 20th July till the 30th of July 2007 in London United Kingdom where as many as 200 participants from across the world including Health Practitioners, Professionals in relevant fields, Lawyers, Psychologists, Women and Youth Development Groups, Government Officials, Donor Agencies and participating NGOs will meet to discuss issues pertaining to the Welfare of NGOs...and also to meet others like yourself; to learn, teach, inspire and being inspired. 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To view all news items go to http://womensnet.newthisweek.shtml This message is in response to the recent violence against lesbian and HIV+ women. Government must take action and so should I. This message is intended to collect ideas for action - individual and collective. I'm sending it out for you to add your ideas and forward it to others. I'm hoping it will snowball, and I'm hoping it will make a difference in action. What you add here, you commit to doing! *Add your ideas and forward them to action* -------------------------------------------------------- * Put pressure at meeting spaces in the women's and human rights sector to explicitly include HIV+ women and lesbian women on the agenda for action! * Get a copy of the Digital Stories for Transformation (Email sally@womensnet.org.za) and use these videos in your training for human rights. The videos were made by lesbian women about their lives. * Keep women safe - challenge homophobia and sexism where you see it (do it safely). * Share your strategies with others - if they work, we should all be doing it, if they didn't, we should still all know about it! (Share it on Women'sNet, it's free and easy: you can send to intern@womensnet.org.za) * Join your community policing forum - and take a stand against homophobia there From: Sally Shackleton, Women'sNet Please also read the press release issued by the One in 9 Campaign and Positive Women's Network in this weeks news. To get your event/job or news listed on the website and in this email (at no cost) please email: women@womensnet.org.za or intern@womensnet.org.za *****************************NEWS********************************* To see all news Items, go to http://womensnet.org.za/news.shtml 07/16/2007 - Rwanda to host Connect Africa summit Highway Africa News Agency Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda is to host this years Connect Africa Summit that is to be held from October 29-30 2007. According to a statement issued by the Geneva based International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the announcement was made by ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun Tour? at a Press Conference in Geneva, held jointly with the UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID). The statement said that while investment in ICT infrastructure in Africa has improved dramatically in recent years, representing a total of $8bn in 2005 up from $3.5bn in 2000, and growth in mobile phones has increased by as much as 400 per cent, Africa has fallen back in overall connectivity. ..................................................................... 07/16/2007 - Enlightened Men Prescribed for Maternal Health IPS News What is a common factor in ensuring that women do not marry too young, do not have more children than they can cope with, do not die giving birth -- and contract HIV in smaller numbers? Men. That is the message for World Population Day 2007, which is being marked Wednesday under the theme 'Men as Partners in Maternal Health'. "Experience shows that men's involvement and participation can make all the difference," notes Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in a statement for World Population Day. ..................................................................... 07/16/2007 - Open source gets arty Tectonic Open Source software was at the heart of multimedia coverage of this year's National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. The Cue Online website is powered by Drupal, while CuePix is running a vanilla installation of Menalto's Gallery2. Cue is the official festival newspaper. The real success story is Cue Online though which, thanks to Drupal, was up and running in just three weeks. The news site takes a multifaceted approach to covering the arts festival to allow users to experience the event in a new and novel way, giving students in-depth experience of a production news room. ..................................................................... 07/16/2007 - Press release issued by Postitive Women's Network and the One in 9 Campaign The continuing discrimination and violence faced by women and those living with HIV and AIDS advocates in South Africa is enormous and warrants the attention and action of government officials and the international community. On Sunday, 8 July in Soweto Meadowlands, Sizakele Sigasa, an outreach coordinator at Positive Women's Network and an LGBT rights activist, and her friend Salome, were tortured and brutally murdered. Sizakele was found, her hands tied together by her underpants and her ankles tied together by her shoelaces, with three bullet holes in her head and three in her collarbone. ..................................................................... 07/16/2007 - Government Plays the ICTs card Highway Africa News Agency As political parties explain their manifestoes to get enough votes to win the August 11 polls, the only party that has included Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)in its manifesto is the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). In its 2007/2012 manifesto, the SLPP says it has plans to extend the current ICT to the rural areas if it wins the elections next month. According to the party's manifesto launched on July 9 in the capital Freetown, African policy-makers were increasingly recognising that the transition to sustainable development and the inclusion of Africa into the global economy could not be achieved without the adoption of new technological innovations. ..................................................................... 07/16/2007 - Trying to plug the brain drain Irin News A groundbreaking move by South Africa's health department could see nurses being paid at least 20 percent more, becoming the first beneficiaries of a plan to attract more healthcare students and keep homegrown skills home with higher salaries. After the recent month-long strike by public servants, Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang announced an across-the-board increase of at least 20 percent for public nurses, as well as improved medical coverage and housing subsidies. ..................................................................... 07/16/2007 - Use ICTs constructively for maximum benefit Highway Africa News Agency ICTs are gradually making their entry into different public institutions and administrations in Algeria. Final year results of the 2007 Bacclaureatehave for the first time been released to the public using Mobilis, following agreement with the national office of exams and competitions. "It is very exciting and delightful to have the results in few seconds" said one parent. "You have just to type and SMS with your number registration and send it to Mobilis and you get instantly the marks." ..................................................................... 07/16/2007 - Code of conduct to fight child labour launched Irin News Officials from the public and private sectors have announced the launch of a code of conduct to combat child labour in Jordan, but experts believe the country needs more than "a piece of paper" to fight this phenomenon. The code of conduct will be circulated around the kingdom in areas known to have a high concentration of child labour. ..................................................................... 07/16/2007 - Child Bride Symbolises Reasons Why MDGs Will be Missed IPS News The woes of the child bride in many ways illustrate the conditions underlying the failure of African countries to achieve many of the United Nations? Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The recently released United Nations report entitled ??The Millennium Development Goals Report 2007?? states that ??although there have been major gains in several areas and the goals remain achievable in most African nations, even the best governed countries on the continent have not been able to make sufficient progress in reducing extreme poverty in its many forms??. ..................................................................... 07/16/2007 - Women lag behind in top positions Irin News Congolese women have been thwarted in their ambition to improve their showing in the National Assembly after the first round in the Congolese legislative elections. The results of the 24 June vote show that only one woman has been elected and it is unlikely the numbers will improve in the upcoming second round. ?It is a shame because we were hoping to do better after all our work,? said Suzanne Somboko, permanent secretary of the Centre for the Promotion of Women in Politics (CPFP). ?I think we will have to work harder and maybe adopt new strategies,? she added. ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/jobandstudyopportunities.shtml Call for Nominations Cape Town | Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards | Deadline: 3 August 2007 Inyathelo - the South African Institute for Advancement, dedicated to the promotion of philanthropy in South Africa, is pleased to announce its call for nominations for the inaugural Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards. These awards will recognize extraordinary individuals who have shown outstanding leadership in the area of personal philanthropy in South Africa and who, through giving, have made a remarkable difference to sustainable social development. There are four award categories, and the awardees in each of the categories will be announced at a gala dinner in Cape Town on 28th November 2007. ..................................................................... Executive Director Vacancy Braamfontein | Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation | Deadline: 3 August 2007 CSVR seeks a competent and experienced person who is able to provide strategic development and executive leadership to the organization that is proud of its high quality research, advocacy and innovative interventions in contributing to the prevention of violence, protection of human rights and in building sustainable peace and reconciliation. ..................................................................... Development Manager (two year contract position) Braamfontein | Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation | Deadline: 27 July 2007 The primary responsibility of the Development Manager is to spearhead the organisation's fundraising initiatives in a systematic way so as diversify the resources base of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation. Accounting directly to the Executive Director of CSVR, the Development manager works to ensure that CSVR activities and infrastructure are properly funded and further pursues a coordinated approach to the diversification and growth of its funding base. ..................................................................... Litigation Director New York | Open Society Justice Initiative | Deadline: 31 July 2007 Seeking an individual with substantial litigation experience in domestic and international fora; exceptional organisational, advocacy and editorial skills; and extensive professional experience in human rights, preferably in one or more fields of Justice Initiative engagement. ..................................................................... Lead Consultant Vacancy Cape Town | Performance Budgeting Systems | Deadline: 23 July 2007 Performance Budgeting Systems (PBS) Pty Ltd is a dynamic new black- empowerment management consultancy company with headquarters based in Cape Town. PBS aims to link best practice public sector systems design with best practice private sector IT skills, in order to develop, implement and support a new approach to budgeting and management performance in the public sector. PBS is seeking a dynamic self confident and mature staff member to fill the lead consultant position. following challenging position in Johannesburg ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: {http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml" }http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml 09/11/2007 - 09/14/2007 Gender Festival 2007, Conference, Tanzania The 2007 Gender Festival on 'African Feminist Struggles in the Context of Globalization' will take place at Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) Gender Resource Centre, Mabibo, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 11 - 14 September 2007. The Festival is an open space for bringing together feminist and gender-focused groups, other civil society organizations, institutions, activists and other development actors working at various levels to meet, reflect and strategize on the progress made in feminist struggles for gender equity, social transformation and participatory democracy in Tanzania. Discussions will take into account the present context of corporate-led globalization and 'free market' ideology, and their impact on development and democracy in Africa and the world over, and examine alternative frameworks and strategies. ..................................................................... 10/15/2007 - 10/16/2007 Leadership Workshop on Personal Branding, Workshop, South Africa Be a charismatic leader; learn how to succeed as a leader through personal branding, in your business, your career or personal life. Stand apart with a personal brand. Personal branding is not a choice, we all have our own brand, it could be negative, positive or neutral, and we want you to create your good brand, make it visible, credible and maintain it. Personal branding is a strategy that allows you to shape (or reshape) how others perceive you, create visibility and drive demand for your services. ..................................................................... 07/24/2007 - 07/24/2007 AICC - Workshop: JSE Socially Responsible Investment Index, Workshop, South Africa The Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) has recently conducted an extensive strategic review of its Socially responsible Investment (SRI) Index and will be enhancing the Index going forward. ..................................................................... 09/12/2007 - 09/14/2007 Training the Trainer, Training Course, South Africa SN Announce Empower yourself with competencies and skills to address challenges in an enlightened, responsible and constructive manner. Answer to the needs of communities and individuals within and beyond South Africa by enrolling for the following short learning programmes or certificate courses : ..................................................................... 07/25/2007 - 07/25/2007 Invitation to seminar on reproductive rights , Seminar, South Africa TLAC Tshwaranang invites you to a seminar on reproductive rights that will also include some discussion around the upcoming legislative process. ..................................................................... If you would like to subscribe to the Women?sNet newsletter - Intersections, please send a message to: women@womensnet.org.za or intern@womensnet.org.za Want to know more about gender and women in South Africa? Visit: http://www.womensnet.org.za http://www.genderstats.org.za -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Part of the workshop will build upon the existing experiences of GEM facilitators (including Women?sNet), enable wider sharing and discussion and to obtain ideas and contributions towards the development of a GEM facilitators guide. To get your event/job or news listed on the website and in this email (at no cost) please email: women@womensnet.org.za or nicolle@womensnet.org.za *****************************NEWS********************************* To see all news Items, go to http://womensnet.org.za/news.shtml 07/25/2007 - Outrage on lesbian murders Reproductive Rights Alliance The Reproductive Rights Alliance would like to express its outrage and sadness at the brutal murders of Sizakele Sigasa and Salome Masooa. Sizakele was a staff member of the Positive Women's Network which is an affiliated organization of the RRA. These murders appear to be a hate crime committed by people who are intolerant of women and lesbians. ..................................................................... 07/25/2007 - JWG calls for action on lesbian murders Behind the Mask A meeting hosted by the Joint Working Group (JWG), a national network of gay organisations in South Africa, on Wednesday 18 July called upon the Minister of Justice Bridgette Mabandla, Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi and the National Prosecuting Authority to ensure that the perpetrators who murdered Soweto lesbian women Sizakele Sigasa and Salome Masooa are brought to book through a rigorous and speedy investigation and prosecution process. ..................................................................... 07/25/2007 - UN Peacekeepers Under Investigation for Sexual Assault Feminist Majority Foundation After allegations that Moroccan peacekeepers have committed sexual assault in Cote d'Ivoire, the UN has announced plans to repatriate the entire contingent during its investigation. According to UN spokeswoman Margherita Amodeo, only one unit was allegedly involved, but due to the gravity of the charge, the UN has decided to suspend all the activities of the 730-strong contingent. ..................................................................... 07/25/2007 - Continued violence causing gender role swap Irin News Until 2003, Salwa Khatab Omar, had been driven around by two drivers and accompanied by at least three guards who lived in a caravan next to her house in Baghdad. She lived in some style and without many responsibilities. Since the 2003 US-led invasion, however, Salwa, the wife of a former senior army officer, has found herself responsible for virtually everything. "My husband can't leave the house at all for fear of being targeted like other former regime officials," said Khatab, a 51-year-old mother of four. ..................................................................... 07/25/2007 - A new text message service for teachers in the offing Highway Africa News Agency Kenyan teachers staying far from the capital, can now receive information regarding the latest developments and changes at the Teachers Service Commission without having to travel all the way to Nairobi. Recently the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) unveiled a new mobile phone short text message (SMS) service, through which its employees countrywide could obtain services from its Nairobi headquaters. ..................................................................... 07/25/2007 - Huambo - Domestic Violence Situation Worries Governor All Africa The governor of central Huambo province, Paulo Kassoma stated Tuesday that the province's human and social development, is being hindered, in a certain manner, by the current situation of domestic violence in the region. Paulo Kassoma expressed this worry during an official ceremony of launching the National Action Plan on Domestic Violence and Intra-Family. At the event, the governor said that the consequences of the already ended armed conflict are one of the leading causes of this evil with tendency to rise in that central plateau region. ..................................................................... 07/25/2007 - Five years later, girls around the world need help more than ever GAIN July 22, 2007, marked the fifth anniversary of the Bush administration's decision not to release $34 million to the United Nations Population Fund. It is therefore the fifth anniversary of 34 Million Friends of UNFPA, a grassroots movement that continues strong to this day and that many in Redlands have supported. There are two issues that should be deeply explored. The first is population. The world is headed toward 9 billion people by 2050, with the growth to come in the poorest countries. Food, water, jobs, energy and security will be scarce. This will have serious consequences. ..................................................................... 07/25/2007 - Mass male circumcision - what will it mean for women? Irin News Women's voices have gone largely unheard in the debate on male circumcision as an HIV prevention method, but informal discussions with women reveal a range of concerns, preferences and views that researchers and governments would do well to consider before drawing up plans for rolling out a national circumcision programme. ..................................................................... 07/25/2007 - India Gets First Woman President GAIN Pratibha Patil won the presidential election to become India's first woman president in a bitterly contested poll that saw some cross voting from the BJP. Patil won by a huge three lakh margin defeating NDA-backed independent candidate Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. She will be sworn-in as president on July 25. ..................................................................... 07/25/2007 - 2007 NGO Web Awards Winners SANGONeT Three NGO websites each walked away with R10,000 worth of prizes out of the 46 entries into the South African NGO Website Awards 2007 at the SANGONeT Conference and Exhibition held on Tuesday night, 17 July 2007. The winning organisations won a year?s worth of IT training from Torque-IT. Introduced for the first time in 2006, the awards seek to recognise NGOs whose websites meet the criteria set by the judging panel of experts from the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. ..................................................................... 07/25/2007 - Study Finds Europe's Gender Pay Gap Remains Feminist Majority Foundation The European Union (EU) has made almost no progress in closing the wage gap between women and men in the last decade, according to a recent report by the European Commission. Women in EU member states earn an average of 15 percent less than men, even though more women attend university and perform better in school. The report cites the undervaluation of jobs dominated by women as a major contributor to the widening pay gap. According to the report, "jobs requiring similar qualifications and experience tend to be paid less when they are dominated by women rather than by men." ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/jobandstudyopportunities.shtml Call for Participation Online | Just Associates (JASS), | Deadline: Just Associates (JASS), in partnership with Action Aid International and Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, (OSISA), is organizing a 4-day movement-building institute around /Building African Women's Movements.This institute is the first phase of a long-term process that aims to strengthen the leadership, strategies and collective power of African women living with and working on HIV/AIDS for their voices and demands to be visible and influential at all levels of decision-making. ..................................................................... Call for nominations Online | Bright Media | Deadline: 27 July 2007 Do you know a young person who has made a difference, is a leader, has invented something or is doing something to better the lives of others? Bright Media is calling for nominations of teen leaders around the world who are actively working on projects that promote a more peaceful society by addressing issues related to basic human needs: food, water, health, shelter, safety and education. ..................................................................... Biko 30:30 Call for Papers University of Cape Town (UCT) | Steve Biko Foundation | Deadline: 29 July 2007 >From September 10-12, 2007, the Steve Biko Foundation (SBF) will host a conference at the University of Cape Town (UCT) to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of Bantu Stephen Biko. Biko was murdered at the tender age of 30 by South Africa's apartheid regime; yet, despite his youth, Biko's dynamic leadership and articulation of Black Consciousness continue to resonate 30 years after his death. Accordingly dubbed Biko 30:30, the Biko Foundation seeks to utilize the 30th anniversary commemoration to examine the historic role of Black Consciousness in Africa and the Diaspora, as well as its relevance in formulating Africa's current developmental agenda. ..................................................................... Oxford Internet Institute United Kingdom, Oxford Internet Institute| Deadline: 26 September 2007 The Oxford Internet Institute (University of Oxford) invites applications from the global South to fill two places in its Civil Society Practitioners Programme. ..................................................................... HR Consultant Pretoria | South African National Council for the Blind | Deadline: 31 July 2007 We are seeking the services of an experienced HR Consultant, with at least five years relevant experience, to be based at our offices in Pretoria. The incumbent will manage the administration and implementation of company policy & procedures, HR administration, union negotiations, performance management, EE reports as well as general IR related issues. ..................................................................... Receptionist Vacancy Houghton | M?decins Sans Fronti?res | Deadline: 10 August 2007 M?decins Sans Fronti?res (MSF ? Doctors Without Borders) is an international medical humanitarian aid organisation that provides medical care to populations in need, worldwide. In 2007, MSF opened an office in Johannesburg, the first MSF office on the African continent. MSF requires a receptionist to provide secretarial, clerical and administrative support. ..................................................................... Communications officer Houghton | M?decins Sans Fronti?res | Deadline: 10 August 2007 M?decins Sans Fronti?res (MSF) is an international humanitarian aid organisation that provides medical assistance to populations in need worldwide. MSF is expanding its activities in South Africa and plans to increase proactive communications towards domestic media and the general public. MSF is looking for an experienced Communications officer highly motivated to work in an international medical humanitarian organisation. ..................................................................... Care-for-Caregivers (CFC) Coordinator Observatory, Cape Town | AIDS Response | Deadline: 27 July 2007 AIDS Response is inviting applications for a part-time Care-for-Caregivers (CFC) Coordinator that will be based at its offices in OBSERVATORY, Cape Town. The CFC Coordinator will ensure the implementation of the CFC programme in line with the set objectives for the year and within budget parameters. ..................................................................... Managing Director | Africa Foundation | Deadline: 31 July 2007 The successful candidate will be the Managing Director reporting to the Africa Foundation Board of Trustees and will act as CEO with ex-officio status at Board Meetings and ExCo meetings. ..................................................................... Executive Personal Assistant and HIV/Aids Counsellors Braamfontein | Action Appointments for Thohoyandou Victim Empowerment Programme | Deadline: until position filled Our client, Thohoyandou Victim Empowerment Programme is a non-profit NGO with a vision to generate a zero tolerance attitude to rape, domestic violence and AIDS stigma in the Thulamela Municipality. They are looking for an Executive Personal Assistant and HIV/Aids Counsellors. ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: {http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml" }http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml 09/03/2007 - 09/04/2007 ASASWEI Annual Conference , Conference, South Africa SANGONeT The University of Johannesburg (UJ) through its Department of Social Work and the Centre for Social Development in Africa, will be hosting the ASASWEI Annual Conference on 3-4 September 2007. ..................................................................... 08/16/2007 - 08/17/2007 Conference Addresses Media Information and Warfare , Conference, Malaysia SANGONeT Journalists can join academic experts at an upcoming conference entitled ?Media and Information Warfare: A Global Challenge in the 21st Century.? The event is scheduled for August 16 and 17 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ..................................................................... 07/27/2007 - 08/04/2007 Engendering Economic Policies in a Globalising World, Conference, United States of America SANGONeT The Summer School 2007 of the Heinrich B?ll Foundation, the fifth one on ?Engendering Economic Policies in a Globalising World?, will take place from July 27th (arrival) to August 4th, 2007 (departure). It is being organised jointly by the Heinrich B?ll Foundation in Berlin and the Heinrich B?ll Foundation North America in Washington, DC. ^top of page ..................................................................... 09/17/2007 - 09/17/2007 The 2007 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition, Campaign Event, The Global Development Network is now accepting submissions for the Eighth Annual Global Development Awards and Medals Competition 2007. Carrying prizes in cash and travel worth nearly $240,000, this is the largest international competition on development research. Since 2000, nearly 3,700 scholars representing over 100 countries have participated in this competition and nearly $2 million has been distributed in prizes and conference expenses to finalists and winners. ..................................................................... If you would like to subscribe to the Women?sNet newsletter - Intersections, please send a message to: women@womensnet.org.za or nicolle@womensnet.org.za Want to know more about gender and women in South Africa? Visit: http://www.womensnet.org.za http://www.genderstats.org.za -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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To get your event/job or news listed on the website and in this email (at no cost) please email: women@womensnet.org.za or nicolle@womensnet.org.za *****************************NEWS********************************* To see all news Items, go to http://womensnet.org.za/news.shtml 07/30/2007 - HANA Commentary Highway Africa News Agency Africa is going from being a continent where bandwidth and voice prices were amongst the most expensive in the world to a situation in two years time where there will be much cheaper and more plentiful international bandwidth. Many businesses in the telecoms and Internet sectors are making significant returns from selling high price minutes and bandwidth. That reality is shortly going to change. ..................................................................... 07/30/2007 - Lesbians want protection Behind the Mask Two years ago, a government official broke into a home, seized property and detained one of the occupants without a warrant. The case seems clear, but will the plaintiff's homosexuality affect the verdict? The ruling, due next month in Uganda's Constitutional court, could set a precedent for sub- Saharan Africa's reportedly conservative masses. Two Ugandan lesbians are suing the government for trespassing, theft of property, illegal arrest, and inhuman and degrading treatment. The case has been in court since December 2006 and a verdict is expected when the court session resumes in August. .................................................................... 07/30/2007 - In-fighting a threat to free software Tectonic In-fighting within the open source community needs to stop or risk further alienating companies, attendees at the Cape IT Initiative's (CITI) FOSS event heard last week. Nathan Momsen of Business Data Solutions (BDS) believes that infighting between various distributions has negatively affected the uptake of open source software in local, provincial and national government. ..................................................................... 07/30/2007 - Hope for Zambian MSM Behind the Mask For the first time in Zambia, men having sex with other men (MSM) will have a government endorsed assessment aimed at identifying their existence and sexual behaviours in relation to HIV and Aids. This is done to draw the government?s attention to health issues faced by MSM in that country. Spearheaded by US-based Centre for Disease Control (CDC) together with the Zambian Ministry of Health and the Society for Family Health International, the assessment ?is exciting and will give some sort of identity for MSM in Zambia? according to Riva Ukwimi, who is the project coordinator of Friends of Rainka (FORP) at the Society for Family Health. ..................................................................... 07/30/2007 - Calls for more women in politics Irin News Women in Politics Support Unit (WIPSU), a Zimbabwean non-governmental organisation, is leading a campaign for the achievement of gender parity in choosing candidates for office, while a new report by human rights advocacy organisation Amnesty International shows women are increasingly becoming victims of political repression. "The campaign [called Fifty:Fifty] has already kicked off, and what we are currently doing is to audit the constitutions and manifestos of all political parties," the director of WIPSU, Rutendo Hadebe, told IRIN. ..................................................................... 07/30/2007 - UNICEF appeals for more aid to help women, children Irin News In 2007 floods, diseases, drought and armed conflict have increased the need for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, the UN Children?s Agency (UNICEF) said in its donor update report issued on 26 July. Women and children have been particularly affected, it said. "UNICEF urgently requires US$7 million to respond to the needs of children and women,? UNICEF said in its report entitled Humanitarian Action, Afghanistan - Donor Update Report. ..................................................................... 07/30/2007 - Uganda: Students Debate Use of ICT for CHOGM All Africa The I-Network-sponsored debates between schools have gone to a higher level of engagement in intellectual argument between students of different schools around Kampala. The students debate on how youth in Uganda can benefit from the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM) due in November. Recently, 45 students from five schools discussed the theme "Can students play a significant role in using ICTs during CHOGM?" at Kololo Secondary School. ..................................................................... 07/30/2007 - OBAA's Girls Education Awards Students All Africa OBAA Girls Educational Outreach program, a free learning opportunity for less fortunate girls, has awarded prizes to some 38 students. The school Executive Director, famous Liberian musician, Miatta Fahnbulleh, said this was a way of motivating discipline and hardworking students. Madam Fahnbulleh said the dream for the free education program started in 2003 in the Buduburam refugee camp in Ghana when three mothers approached her to help their girls get in school. ..................................................................... 07/30/2007 - Decades of Abuse in Kenya?s Maternity Wards Pambazuka Providing women with affordable, accessible, and safe health services is a key obligation of the government of Kenya. However, as a new report produced by the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Federation of Women Lawyers?Kenya vividly illustrates, Kenya?s health care sector suffers from systemic and widespread problems that deny women high quality family planning and maternal health care. ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/jobandstudyopportunities.shtml Trafficking: Call for papers Online | Stair Journal | Deadline: Politics and policy making The fight against human trafficking has become an increasingly salient political issue for governments around the world. In spite of widespread agreement on the need for multilateral cooperation in addressing this problem, its very persistence highlights the important weaknesses that still remain in the identification of appropriate countertrafficking policies. How can national legislation foster a more inclusive approach to trafficking? ..................................................................... Gender Facilitator Johannesburg | Khanya College | Deadline: 31 August 2007 Mission: To promote the cause of women's emancipation in South Africa, Southern African, African and globally. To contribute a feminist women's movement in South Africa - based on the broad-based participation and leading role of women from the working class and the poor. ..................................................................... General Coordinator, programmes - PIWA | Panos Institute West Africa (PIWA) | Deadline: 10 August 2007 Panos Institute West Africa (PIWA) seeks to recruit a General coordinator, programmes. Under the supervision of the Director General, he/she i) is in charge of the planning and of the implementation of tools for the monitoring and evaluation of all activities. Deadline for receiving applications is 10th August, 2007. ..................................................................... Managing Editors - CODESRIA Senegal | Council for the Development of Social Research in Africa (CODESRIA) | Deadline: 31 October 2007 The Council for the Development of Social Research in Africa (CODESRIA) invites applications for three Managing editor positions. Under the overall authority of the Executive Secretary and the direct supervision of the Senior Programme Officer (Publications and Dissemination), the managing editors, will be expected to serve primarily as the officers responsible for the day-to- day management of the CODESRIA publications that fall within their portfolio. All applications must be received by 31 October 2007. ..................................................................... Africa Research and Policy Associate Johannesburg | International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission | Deadline: August 1, 2007 We are currently seeking a committed individual to join us as Africa Research and Policy Associate (Horn, East and Central Africa), for a fixed- term, one-year position. Our program staff works both regionally and thematically. ..................................................................... Regional Financial Coordinator Pretoria | NICRO | Deadline: 31 July 2007 NICRO Communication is an NGO established to build and strengthen a democratic society, based on human rights principles through crime prevention and development. NICRO invites application from suitably qualified candidates for the position of Regional Financial Coordinator in Pretoria. ..................................................................... Programme Director Free State | Catholic Community Service (CCS) | Deadline: 15 August 2007 The Catholic Community Service (CCS) is looking to appoint a Programmes Director (Re-advertisement). CCS is a community development organisation under the auspices of the Catholic Church. The organisation works across the eastern Free State from its Bethlehem based office. At present, there are three programmes in operation; organisational development, vegetable production and nutrition, managed by a staff of sixteen. This is a challenging but fulfilling position. ^top of page ..................................................................... CIVICUS: Secretary-General Johannesburg | CIVICUS | Deadline: 1 October 2007 CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is an international alliance of members and partners which constitute an influential network of organisations at the local, national, regional and international levels. CIVICUS seeks a new Secretary-General in Johannesburg. ..................................................................... Community Wireless Networking - 10 Day Wireless Training Ghana | oneVillage Foundation-Ghana (OVF-Ghana) | Deadline: Apply Now oneVillage Foundation-Ghana (OVF-Ghana) in partnership with the University of Education, Winneba; the Commonwealth of Learning, Canada; the Ghana Information Network for knowledge Sharing (GINKS); and Wireless Ghana (WG) are implementing the 10- day Wireless Training as part of a series of emerging technology sessions dubbed the "Simpa Open Summits" (SOS).It will take place at the Winneba Open Digital Village (WODiV) from August 1-10, 2007. ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: {http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml" }http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml 08/08/2007 - 08/21/2007 Book launch: Love and Courage, Other, South Africa You are cordially invited to the launch of the book "Love and Courage" by Pregs Govender. ..................................................................... 09/17/2007 - 09/21/2007 4th International Gender Conference, Conference, Ghana Pambazuka Management and Board of the Gender Development Institute (GDI) invites participation in the 4th International Gender Conference. The theme for this conference has been chosen because Sexual and Gender-Based Violence is a major Public Health and Human Rights problem throughout the world. ..................................................................... 08/21/2007 - 08/24/2007 Kenya: 2nd Annual Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum 2007, Conference, Kenya The 2nd Annual Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum 2007 will bring together African government officials, senior figures from African regulatory authorities and international ICT experts who are leading the private sector connectivity drive to discuss key challenges, opportunities and benefits of connecting rural Africa. The event runs from 21st ? 24th August 2007. ..................................................................... 11/03/2007 - 11/10/2007 7th International Human Rights Colloquium, Other, Brazil Pambazuka The annual International Human Rights Colloquium is a one-of-a-kind forum that brings together scores of human rights activists and academics for a week each year to learn from their peers and experts in the field, obtain a fresh perspective on their work, and lay the foundation for professional alliances down the road (networking). The colloquium will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 3-10 November, 2007. ..................................................................... 09/12/2007 - 09/14/2007 SAIF 21st Anniversary Convention 2007, , South Africa SN Announce The Southern Africa Institute of Fundraising (SAIF) will be hosting the 21st Anniversary Convention 2007. The conference presents an exciting opportunity to discuss practical South African focused strategies for securing the future, reviewing friendships and building new networks with colleagues from South Africa and abroad. ..................................................................... 08/14/2007 - 08/14/2007 Free Market Foundation - Conference Invitation, Conference, South Africa SN Announce Conference invitation to a full day conference on intellectual property rights in emerging countries co-hosted by The Free Market Foundation and International Policy Network. ..................................................................... If you would like to subscribe to the Women?sNet newsletter - Intersections, please send a message to: women@womensnet.org.za or nicolle@womensnet.org.za Want to know more about gender and women in South Africa? Visit: http://www.womensnet.org.za http://www.genderstats.org.za -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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