From intern at womensnet.org.za Mon May 7 11:02:51 2007 From: intern at womensnet.org.za (intern@womensnet.org.za) Date: Mon May 7 11:03:42 2007 Subject: [Womensnet_News] Website hacked Message-ID: <463F075B.1818.678344@intern.womensnet.org.za> Greetings from Women'sNet As you may be aware, the Women'sNet website is currently not functioning properly. This is due to the fact that it has been hacked. We are currently working to rectify the problem. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience caused. We are also working on a longer-term solution to current problems and will be moving the current website to a new Drupal platform. We appreciate your patience in this regard. Best wishes, Women'sNet. From intern at womensnet.org.za Tue May 8 16:13:15 2007 From: intern at womensnet.org.za (intern@womensnet.org.za) Date: Tue May 8 16:13:34 2007 Subject: [Womensnet_News] ***New this week at Women'sNet*** Message-ID: <4640A19B.31180.1871A02@intern.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 On Thursday 17 May 2007, Women?sNet, in collaboration with Agenda will be launching the journal "ICTs Women take a byte". A Gender and ICT Strategy and Action Planning Session will take place, with a specific focus on gender and ICTs in South Africa. If you would like to attend, please contact Eunice Mwesigwa at 011 429 0000 or Eunice@womensnet.org.za . .................................................................... Women?sNet will be attending a two-day gathering from 31 May to 1 June called The Mobile Advocacy Toolkit Working Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. The meeting is organised by the Tactical Technology Collective ( TTC ), in collaboration with Fahamu and directly follows the " Establishing an African Network of Mobile Activists - Start-up Workshop " organised by Fahamu. Women'sNet will be co-facilitating the Mobile Advocacy Toolkit working meeting. Women?sNet have partnered with Tactical Tech in the past on 'Source Events' as lead facilitators and as advisors to Africa Source II held in Uganda in 2006. More recently Natasha Primo of Women?sNet acted as the editor of 'Base-box'; a packaged set of free and open source tools and materials containing everything you need to set up and run a small to medium sized NGO. 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 05/08/2007 - HIV prevention services miss rape survivors Irin News South African rape survivors are not receiving vital anti-HIV treatment due to ignorance and a lack of basic treatment procedure at government health facilities and justice departments, new research shows. The National Working Group on Sexual Offences, a consortium of 25 organisations that includes the Teddy Bear Clinic for sexually abused children and the Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre (TLAC), which focuses on sexual abuse cases, submitted the findings of a recent survey to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). ..................................................................... 05/08/2007 - 140 Digital Doorways to connect rural communities Tectonic The Digital Doorway project has received further funding and will soon have completed the deployment of 140 open source computers in rural areas across the country. The project, a joint operation between the department of science and technology (DST) and the Meraka Institute, aims at promoting "minimally invasive education and computer literacy" by providing people in rural and disadvantaged areas with freely accessible computer equipment and open source software, enabling them to experiment and learn without formal training and with minimal external input. ..................................................................... 05/08/2007 - CSO Condemns the Composition of IGF Advisory Group Highway Africa News Agency The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has condemned the recent composition of the Advisory Group for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The Caucus is the main coordinating framework for civil society participation in Internet governance discussions at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and subsequently at the first IGF meeting that was held in Athens-Greece, last quarter. Co-coordinator of the caucus, Mr. Adam Peake, who made this known at the weekend in a report to the CSOs on Internet Governance, said that his group was not adequately represented at the advisory group. ..................................................................... 05/08/2007 - Campaign on for the fight against violence Aaw- Network Within the framework of its programme of activities on young women?s leadership, AZUR Development recognises that it cannot have lasting development without the women enjoying their rights. AZUR Development has therefore kick-started a campaign fighting against domestic and sexual violence towards women and girls of Pointe-Noire, in the Republic of the Congo; thanks to the support of the Maypole Fund. ..................................................................... 05/08/2007 - Women speak out! Reflections on Zuma judgement + 1 One in Nine As part of a series of activities planned for the 8 May 2007, the One in Nine Campaign asked women five questions about the Zuma trial. Below you will find one woman's response. To read more about the Campaign, and what other respondents have said, visit our website www.oneinnine.org.za . ..................................................................... 05/08/2007 - Women speak out! Reflections on Zuma judgement + 1, Part 2 One in Nine As part of a series of activities planned for the 8 May 2007, the One in Nine Campaign asked women five questions about the Zuma trial. Women interviewed had the option of disclosing their identity or remaining anonymous. Below you will find the second interview in a five part series that is being circulated by the One in Nine Campaign. This Interview was done with Marion Stevens and was conducted by AIDS Legal Network on behalf of the One in Nine Campaign. To read more about the Campaign, and what other respondents have said, visit our website www.oneinnine.org.za. ..................................................................... 05/08/2007 - Taking 'IT' to rural schools Highway Africa News Agency At the heart of Meru district, Eastern province, a dusty road leads to Ruiga Girls' School. It is a typical village school with no power and vehicles to the shopping centre that operates only on market days. To access it, one needs prior information, if it rained; don't bother visiting because the road is impassable. The school is two kilometers from the road with no public transport. ..................................................................... 05/08/2007 - ILGA gears up african region reps Behind the mask The establishment of ILGA-Africa - which is the African branch of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) entered a painstaking debate at the organisation?s conference taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa, yesterday. ILGA-Africa will be non-profit making organisation which will espouse lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) in Africa. ..................................................................... 05/08/2007 - Malawi: Transport Problems Contributing to High Maternal Mortality Rate All Africa At only 13, Zione (not real name) has a very daunting and demanding responsibility. She looks after her two younger sisters. She bathes them, prepare them food and does all the household chores in the home to make their lives bearable. Little Zione's 'workload' and responsibilities are large when equated with her tender age. The role she has in her home would have been her mother's role if only she were alive. ..................................................................... 05/08/2007 - African states urged to implement hiv/aids policies Behind the mask Researchers have challenged African governments to implement policies and study recommendations on the fight against HIV/Aids. The more than 500 experts attending a seminar on HIV/Aids in Kisumu on Tuesday criticised governments for weak health structures. ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/jobandstudyopportunities.shtml Now Accepting Women PeaceMaker and Peace Writer Applications Global | Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace | Deadline: 1 June 2007 I am pleased to announce that the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice in San Diego, California, is currently accepting applications for its Women PeaceMakers Program. The Women PeaceMakers Program is a program for leaders from conflict-affected countries around the world who have been involved in human rights and peacemaking and who are seeking ways to have a greater impact on peacemaking efforts in their society. ..................................................................... EISA - Vacancy Johannesburg | EISA | Deadline: 20 May 2007 A vacancy exists for the position of Manager, Elections and Balloting Services (BES). The position is based in Johannesburg. Qualified South African nationals are encouraged to apply. EISA offers a competitive remuneration package based on qualifications and experience. EISA is a not-for-profit section 21 Company, established in 1996 with headquarters in Johannesburg and field offices in Angola, the DR Congo,Madagascar and Mozambique. Its vision is the promotion of credible elections and democratic governance in Africa. For more information about EISA please visit www.eisa.org.za ..................................................................... MANGO - Opportunities for Accountants in Africa Africa | MANGO | Deadline: Mango is a UK registered charity that helps NGOs improve their financial management. Mango runs a register of accountants who are prepared to work with relief and development organisations all around the world. The register helps NGOs to recruit professional finance staff to ensure that their programme funds are used efficiently and effectively. NGOs ask Mango to help them to fill a wide variety of finance roles such as, Finance & Administration Managers, Finance Managers, Financial Controllers and Finance Directors. We are looking for suitably skilled and qualified finance professionals to apply to join Mango's register. ..................................................................... Interface-KZN Fundraiser Vacancy Westville, KZN | Interface KZN | Deadline: Until position filled Interface KZN is looking for a highly motivated, experienced fundraiser to assume responsibility for all fundraising for this registered NPO. Interface KZN provides support and advocacy for adults and children who due to disability have limited or no functional speech. The contract will primarily be commission based. ..................................................................... PACSA - Vacancies Pietermaritzburg | Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness | Deadline: 14 May 2007 PACSA (Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness) PACSA, the Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness, an ecumenical NGO operating in the KZN Midlands, seeks to appoint two staff for their HIV and AIDS. ..................................................................... Zenzele Training & Development: General Manager Khayelitsha | Zenzele Training & Development | Deadline: 18 May 2007 Zenzele Training & Development, a 20-year old Christian NPO in Khayelitsha, provides vocational and business skills training as well as business incubator and support services to unemployed residents in their community and the broader Cape Flats area. Zenzele is currently recruiting a General Manager to lead Zenzele and further increase its already significant impact. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated track record of strategic, organizational, and operational leadership and a minimum of five years full-time work experience. ..................................................................... OSISA: Grants Manager Johannesburg | OSISA | Deadline: 19 May 2007 The Grants Manager will be based in Johannesburg and will be responsible for overseeing the legal and administrative compliance for the grant activity of OSISA. The incumbent will serve OSISA?s needs for compliance and information by managing the daily flow of grant-related documentation for OSISA grants. ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml 05/08/2007 - 05/08/2007 South African NGO Web Awards 2007, Other, SANGONeT Now in its second year, this competition aims to raise awareness amongst South African NGOs about the benefits of having a web presence, stimulate interest in the application of web solutions and applications, and showcase best practices in website creation and maintenance. The competition will run in conjunction with the 2007 SANGONeT "ICTs for Civil Society" Conference and the winners will be announced at the conference gala dinner on 17 July 2007 in Johannesburg. ..................................................................... 06/26/2007 - 06/30/2007 SANPAD's 2007 Poverty Challenge Conference, Conference, South Africa SANPAD 2007 marks the tenth year anniversary of the birth of SANPAD (The South Africa Netherlands research Programme on Alternatives in Development). As an institution that is at the frontline of stimulating and promoting scholarly activity in the field of development, it is befitting that it hosts an international conference of this magnitude dealing solely with the burning issue of poverty. ..................................................................... 06/21/2007 - 06/23/2007 2nd Annual Women's Leadership and Empowerment Conference , Conference, Thailand Tomorrow People Tomorrow People Organisation invites students, scholars, NGOs, private companies, aspiring and accomplished leaders to the 2nd Women?s Leadership and Empowerment Conference 2007 (WLEC). ..................................................................... 05/23/2007 - 05/27/2007 7th CIVICUS World Assembly, Conference, Scotland The CIVICUS World Assembly is a forum aimed at giving participants an opportunity to exchange ideas, experiences and build strategies for a just world and also to share the platform with high-profile speakers and grassroots activists from all over the world. ..................................................................... 08/05/2007 - 08/08/2007 Distance Education and Teacher Training in Africa, Conference, Uganda Deta The major objectives are to contribute to the debate on teacher training in Africa and to build capacity for the delivery of teacher training programmes through open and distance learning in Africa. These objectives represent ways in which we can support: NEPAD, various protocols on educations and training in Africa, the Millenium Development Goals and some of the recommendations of the All-Africa Ministers' Conference on Open Learning and Distance Education (February 2004). ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - 05/24/2007 World Conference on Children without Parental Care , Conference, Netherlands WIO World Initiative for Orphans (WIO), a worldwide independent, non-profit human rights organization for orphaned and abandoned children, invites government decision-makers, relevant NGO's and researchers to the "World Conference on Children without Parental Care". ..................................................................... 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? 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Following the launch we will hold an Open Space workshop to identify key issues relating to ICTs, and how we as women's organisations can engage with these issues. Of primary concern is ICT policy with regard to privacy, the right to information, secure communications and voice. There are still spaces left for those who would like to attend the workshop - please contact Eunice Mwesigwa at 011 429 0000 or Eunice@womensnet.org.za . 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 05/14/2007 - Uganda: Rural Schools to Get Solar Computers All Africa Children in rural schools will soon acquire computer skills, following the Government's recent approval for the introduction of solar-powered computers. The Minister of State for Information and Communication Technology, Alintuma Nsambu, says both President Yoweri Museveni and Vice-President Gilbert Bukenya have approved the production of the solar-powered computers for use in rural schools. He says 5,000 solar-powered computers will be imported. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - Second helping of ARVs no longer an issue Irin News Access to second-line antiretroviral (ARV) therapy in developing countries could become more widely available after former US president Bill Clinton unveiled a new venture earlier this week. Clinton told a press conference in New York on Tuesday that deals to provide low-cost ARVs to 66 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean had been clinched with two Indian generic drug companies. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - Ubuntu plans mobile edition Tectonic Ubuntu Linux developers plan to extend the popular free and open source operating system to handheld devices. The move comes close on the heels of the announcement of a similar Gnome-based project last week. In an email to the Ubuntu developer list over the weekend Matt Zimmerman announced the project saying: "At the heart of the Ubuntu project lies a belief that open source software and technology can play a key role in enabling individuals to achieve their potential. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - Amnesty International Increases Support for Abortion Rights Feminist Majority Foundation Amnesty International -- a human rights group that had previously remained mostly neutral on abortion -- has released a new policy on sexual and reproductive rights that increases the organisation's support for abortion rights. Amnesty recently announced that it will support abortions for victims of sexual violence and for women whose health is endangered by pregnancy. It will also advocate the decriminalization of abortion worldwide. The decision came after two years of discussion with experts and the organization's 2.2 million members. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - Prime Minister Ramgoolam Launches NEPAD e-Schools in Mauritius Highway Africa News Agency The Mauritian Prime Minister, Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, launched the NEPAD e-Schools Demonstration Project on 3 May 2007 at Belle Rose State Secondary School, in Plaine Wilhems District, in south-eastern Mauritius. The project is a joint venture of the Mauritian Government, Cisco Consortium, Microsoft Consortium, and NEPAD e-Africa Commission. The launch, which covers six schools across the country, makes Mauritius the eighth country to launch the project after Uganda, Ghana, Lesotho, Kenya, Rwanda, Egypt and South Africa. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - Rwanda in limelight over improved health services through the use of ICTs Highway Africa News Agency The Treatment and Research Aids Centre (TRAC) was this week internationally recognised for ensuring real time access of information on HIV/AIDS and Anti- Retroviral drugs (ARVs) nationwide through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Speaking to HANA, Dr. Anita Assimwe, the Managing Director of TRACnet said "the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) awarded TRACnet for its efforts in improving the health of Rwandans through the use of information technology." ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - HIV-Positive Women Activists in Latin America Stand Tall Ips News Patricia P?rez, an activist from Argentina who was diagnosed HIV-positive in 1986, has been nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for her activism on behalf of women living with the AIDS virus. But her case is an exception to the rule. Most Latin American women who contract HIV hide their status for fear of rejection, or experience veiled or open discrimination. And the number of HIV-positive women is rising sharply. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - The great mobile network shake-up Tectonic Mobile and wireless technology has the strength to break whatever barriers to entry that may still exist within the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector at large. But there is never growth without some pain, never progress without sacrifice and one has to consider the bare facts before jumping on the popular technology bandwagon. Wireless or non-wired technology has emerged as a popular conduit through which individuals and companies now communicate. The market has really grown beyond the expectations of even technology vendors themselves. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - Google searches web's dark side BBC News One in 10 web pages scrutinised by search giant Google contained malicious code that could infect a user's PC. Researchers from the firm surveyed billions of sites, subjecting 4.5 million pages to "in-depth analysis". About 450,000 were capable of launching so-called "drive-by downloads", sites that install malicious code, such as spyware, without a user's knowledge. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - Ghana is committed to FOSS penetration in Africa - Oquaye Highway Africa News Agency The Ghanaian Minister for Communications, Prof. Mike Oquaye, says Ghana is committed to the penetration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) on the continent. Declaring open the first-ever FOSS-Media workshop on Tuesday, April 24 at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (AITI-KACE), Prof. Oquaye said that this commitment is evident in the deployment of FOSS in most of the Ghanaian universities. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - Web safety warning for children BBC News More than half of children in the UK using the internet have had an "unwanted experience", a poll suggests. The NSPCC found 50.4% of 2,053 children had experienced problems such as bullying, being threatened or sexually harassed while online. It is concerned about the popularity of social networking sites such as Bebo or MySpace, which it says 52% of children aged 11-16 use once a day. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - New Report Ranks Best and Worst Countries for Mothers and Children Feminist Majority Foundation In its annual "Mother's Day Report Card," Save the Children this week released a ranking of the best and worst countries for mothers and children. The report is the eighth annual of its kind compiled by the global humanitarian organization. The report considers, among other factors, the risk of maternal mortality, use of modern contraceptives, the presence of skilled attendants during labor, women's income as compared to men's, education for girls, the percentage of underweight children under five, and the participation of women in government. ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/jobandstudyopportunities.shtml ORT - Regional Programme Coordinator Vacancy Namibia and South Africa | ORT International Cooperation | Deadline: 25 May 2007 ORT International Cooperation is seeking a Johannesburg-based Regional Programme Coordinator to oversee and support the management of community development programmes in Namibia and South Africa and to play a key role in developing additional projects and programmes and securing funding. ..................................................................... School of Public Health - Postgraduate Admission in 2008 | Wits School of Public Health | Deadline: The School is a dynamic vibrant environment offering teaching programmes which are well-evaluated, oversubscribed and internationally recognised. They are designed to meet the needs of the 21st century public health professionals and reflect the values of the School: to promote equity and human rights, and to meaningfully respond to the needs of the people on the African continent. ..................................................................... Gender Desk Manager Vacancy Pietermaritzburg | Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness | Deadline: 21 May 2007 PACSA, the Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness, an ecumenical NGO operating in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands, seeks to appoint a Gender Desk Manager (Middle Management post). The purpose of the Gender work is to affirm that women and men are both made in the image of God, with dignity, sacredness and equality. We seek to restore right (peaceful, safe and caring) relationships, with no domination and injustice on the basis of gender. This involves changing mindsets about gender relations, identities and social power as well as the links between gender and HIV/AIDS. ..................................................................... African women's scholarships United Kingdom | UK Commonwealth Scholarships Commission | Deadline: 28 May 2007 An exciting opportunity has been offered by the UK Commonwealth Scholarships Commission to join an internationally recognised, cutting edge masters' programme and to become part of a community of learning and practice in Education for Sustainability(EFS). If eligible (see below), you are advised to apply as soon as possible. The deadline for applications to be received in our office is Monday May 28th. ..................................................................... Regional Logistician and Administrator Southern Sudan | Action Against Hunger | Deadline: The Regional Log/Admin will supervise logistic, finance and human resource issues in South Sudan to ensure the efficient and optimal implementation of all projects in the bases operational area. He/She will be the ACF representative at the Country/State level in coordination with the Deputy Head of Mission. He/She will finally participate in defining ACF positioning and programs in collaboration with the Deputy Head Of Mission. ..................................................................... Food and Livelihood Security Co-ordinator Kenya and Southern Sudan | Action Against Hunger | Deadline: The Food and Livelihood Security Co-ordinator will provide technical-management support and coordination for food and livelihood security projects and produce a global as well as country office specific strategy for food and livelihood security sector in the Kenya and South Sudan missions. ..................................................................... Conference Coordinator Khayelitsha - Cape Town | MSF [Doctors without Borders] | Deadline: 25 May 2007 M?decins Sans Fronti?res (MSF) [Doctors without Borders] is an international medical aid organisation who provides medical aid to populations in need, worldwide. In 2007, MSF opened an office in Johannesburg, the first MSF office on the African continent. As part of a broader engagement in medical advocacy issues, one of the first focuses will be MSF's participation in the International meeting of the TB Union (IUATLD), held for the first time in Africa. In order to assure proper preparations of MSF's active participation in this conference, organised in Cape Town in November this year, MSF iscurrently looking to fill the following post: Conference Coordinator. ..................................................................... Call for expressions of interest Online | Children?s Institute, University of Cape Town | Deadline: 23 May 2007 The Children?s Institute, University of Cape Town, is calling for expressions of interest to conduct an enquiry into the accessibility, credibility and usefulness of its annual publication, the South African Child Gauge, for Children?s Institute target audiences. ..................................................................... Become a Supporter of the International KnowledgeNetwork of Women in Politics Online course | iKNOW Politics | Deadline: Ongoing Launched at the United Nations in February, iKNOW Politics is the first virtual network linking parliamentarians, representatives, candidates, political party leaders and members, researchers and practitioners throughout the world. This ground- breaking initiative was founded in partnership by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). Since the launch of iKNOW Politics, over 1 million visitors around the world have logged on to the network. ..................................................................... Researcher on Burundi - Africa Division (Bujumbura Field Office) Bujumbura | Human Rights Watch | Deadline: 17 May 2007 This Africa Division Researcher will be based in Bujumbura after an initial period of orientation (in HRW's New York, Washington, DC, Brussels or London office). Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, monitoring, investigating and documenting human rights violations in Burundi; developing local and international advocacy strategies to bring violations to the attention of the Burundi government and the international community. ..................................................................... Expression of interest to participate in the women?s panorama Zanzibar, Tanzania | Zanzibar International Film Festival | Deadline: 1 June 2007 ZIFF (the Zanzibar International Film Festival) is marking its 10 years in 2007 from June 29 to July 8, 2007. ZIFF is more than a film festival; it is a celebration of a living culture- the Dhow Culture stretching along the East Coast of Africa from the Horn of Africa to South Africa. For its anniversary ZIFF proposes a new approach whereby the Women?s Panorama is mainstreamed into the Festival programme not as a side event but as a key component of the programme. Towards this end we hope to transform the panorama space to become a market place of ideas, products, activism, and workshops with a social and policy impact. ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml 07/30/2007 - 07/31/2007 4th National Annual Local Government Conference, Workshop, South Africa Quo Vadis Communications To facilitate co-operative local governance, traditional leaders can work in collaboration with the municipalities, elected councillors and community-based organisations in order to develop and enhance service delivery thereby promoting the quality of life of the rural populace. The aim of this conference is to address the impact on service delivery particularly in traditional authority areas by placing into practice the lessons that can be learnt from the African experience. ..................................................................... 07/26/2007 - 08/04/2007 Allies for Social Change course in Thailand, Training Course, Thailand IWP International Women?s Partnership for Peace and Justice (IWP) announces a 10 day course for women, 26 July - 4 August 2007, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The course, Allies for Social Change: Buddhism and Peacebuilding, will bring together an International community of women to learn and share together. The workshop will focus on bringing a Buddhist feminist framework to cultivating inner peace while engaging in social action in our communities and the world. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - 05/14/2007 First Regional Training Course on Rights Based approaches, Training Course, South Africa CALS The Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Amsterdam and the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), Johannesburg announces the First Regional Training Course on Rights Based approaches. The course is entitled `Building Capacity for Rights: Democracy and Development in Africa. ..................................................................... 10/22/2007 - 11/09/2007 Promoting Gender and Rights in Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS, Training Course, Kenya CAFS CAFS is pleased to announce its course entitled Promoting Gender and Rights in Reproductive Health and HIV & AIDS. The course is a product of the Initiative that was launched to improve the quality and scope of gender and reproductive health training world-wide. A collaboration of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the South African Women's Health Project, and the Harvard School of Public Health, the Initiative offers a three- week core curriculum. CAFS is one of the six regional training institutions from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Australia that offer this course. The curriculum covers gender, determinants of health, reproductive rights, evidence, analysis of health policies and health systems with the aim of improving gender focused planning and systems design. It also provides an overview of International Conference on Population and development (ICPD) and Beijing International conferences and their updates. CAFS is offering this course this year during the period of 22 October to 9 November 2007. ..................................................................... 05/29/2007 - 05/31/2007 Academic Writing Skills Development Workshop, Workshop, South Africa Agenda Diverse, thought provoking academic research and publishing on sexuality, sexual health and reproductive rights is the corner stone of a strong, democratic country. It guides policy and infrastructure decisions, and determines the course of the laws and social norms citizens live by. We recognise the need for extensive discussion on this issue and at the same time we are also aware of the exclusion of many voices from this arena of thought. ..................................................................... 05/17/2007 - 05/17/2007 African Launch of CIVICUS' Global Report on the State of Civil Society, Meeting, South Africa CIVICUS Based on a research method developed in cooperation with Prof. Helmut Anheiner (then at London School of Economics), Volume 1 of this global report assesses key factors that determine the overall health of each country?s civil society (e.g. civic engagement, democracy, corruption, social capital, gender equity and civil society?s role impact). Through this comprehensive assessment, Volume 1 also formulates tangible policy recommendations. Arguably, this report is the most exhaustive picture of civil society ever. ..................................................................... 06/21/2007 - 06/23/2007 2nd Annual Women's Leadership and Empowerment Conference , Conference, Thailand Tomorrow People Tomorrow People Organisation invites students, scholars, NGOs, private companies, aspiring and accomplished leaders to the 2nd Women?s Leadership and Empowerment Conference 2007 (WLEC). ..................................................................... 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... URL: http://lists.sn.apc.org/pipermail/womensnet_news/attachments/20070514/db838f63/attachment.htm From intern at womensnet.org.za Mon May 21 16:12:14 2007 From: intern at womensnet.org.za (intern@womensnet.org.za) Date: Mon May 21 16:12:34 2007 Subject: [Womensnet_News] ***New this week at Women'sNet*** Message-ID: <4651C4DE.6334.1806517@intern.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 Please join us for an eTalk on the topic of the recently launched Agenda journal `ICTs - Women Take a Byte'. The following topics will be discussed: - How can ICTs promote gender equality? - Challenges to accessing ICTs, especially in rural areas - infrastructure, finance, language - eLearning - Engendering ICT policies - How can ICTs help to (economically) empower women? When: Tuesday, May 22, 14h00 to 15h00 Where: http://www.chatzy.com/642963981927 We look forward to seeing you online! ...................................................................................................... There will be another launch of the Agenda journal "ICTs Women take a byte" taking place in Durban. A Gender and ICT Strategy and Action Planning Session, with a specific focus on gender and ICTs in South Africa. Following the launch we will hold an Open Space workshop to identify key issues relating to ICTs, and how we as women's organisations, can engage with these issues. Of primary concern is ICT policy with regard to privacy, the right to information, secure communications, and voice. If you would like to attend the workshop - please contact Eunice Mwesigwa at 011 429 0000 or Eunice@womensnet.org.za or Kristin Palita at editor@agenda.org.za . 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 05/21/2007 - Search Status exposes website details Tectonic Search Status is a great Firefox extension that provides a handful of additional information on any site you're visiting at the time. Useful for bloggers, web developers and Internet marketers, Search Status adds a toolbar to Firefox and shows information such as Google PageRank, Alexa rank, meta tags, links overview and nofollow links. Search Status also includes the ability to look up whois information on the site you are visiting as well as search Archive.org for the history of the website. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - Media Civil to Civil Society? Ips News They fight for the rights of AIDS patients, lobby for fairer trade regulations, highlight environmental ills -- and address a host of other pressing issues in Kenya. But, some of them feel these initiatives are being given short shrift by the media. In short, certain activists and non-governmental groups have an axe to grind with news outlets in the East African country. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - Ghana brings on board ICT laws to regulate the industry Highway Africa News Agency Ghana is bringing on board four laws to sanitise the national Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) environment. The bills, which are: The National Information Technology Agency (NITA), Electronic Transactions, Electronic Communications, New Telecommunications Amendment bill have undergone all the legislative rituals awaiting the approval of Cabinet. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - Uganda Celebrates World Telecommunication Day Highway Africa News Agency Uganda on May 17 joined other countries in commemorating their 142nd anniversary of the International Telecommunications Information Society day held at the Hotel Africana. The half day function that was held in Kampala had a number of speakers on Uganda?s progress in the telecommunications sector, including the Acting Permanent Secretary in the Information Communication Technology (MOICT) ministry, Dr. Godfrey Kibuuka who said that the Ugandan government has started laying a 2000sq. km national transmission backbone cable that will be ready for the CHOGM to be held in November. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - Students translate webmail into local language Tectonic isiXhosa speakers have translated the interface for Rhodes University's Horde email system in a 48-hour Translate@thon. The translated software is the first application of its kind that will allow the institute's students and staff to access email in their mother tongue. About 60 isiXhosa speakers and IT specialists huddled around computer screens and dictionaries in an attempt to translate the 10 000 words that make up the Rhodes email system on Friday afternoon. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - Uganda: Women NGO Trains Prisoners All Africa Women Prisoners' Support Organisation (WPSO), a non-governmental organisation, together with Irish Aid, has established a functional literacy and skills training programme for prisoners in Jinja main prison. The six-month-prisoners' peer tutors scheme aimed at equipping prisoners with functional basic life skills, was launched recently. Kareem Buyana, the programme coordinator, said prisoners would be trained in adult literacy, basic computer skills, tailoring and design. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - March for Women's Reproductive Rights All Africa Tuesday 15TH May, 2007 was a day that spoke out for women throughout Africa. Hoards of marchers trekked in the blazing heat from Kwame Nkrumah Circle to Efua Sutherland Children's Park, Accra in aid of women's reproductive health rights. It was hard to miss the participants as they walked down the principal streets of the city sporting bright pink bandanas and matching t-shirts. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - Still many challenges for computers in schools Tectonic The Digital Freedom exposition held in Cape Town last month, highlighted the relationship between education and a culture of digital freedom. The South African government spoke of the policy decisions which favour an approach that includes open source software, and attempts to harness the digital revolution. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - Husband?s disapproval is an important barrier to prenatal care use by pregnant women Agenda This article, published in the Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, examines the influence of the attitudes and background characteristics of husbands and wives on prenatal care utilisation, and identifies the role of husband?s approval on women?s use of prenatal care. Using data collected from 1750 women in a community based survey in south west Ethiopia, the paper finds that husband?s approval has a greater effect on prenatal care utilisation than whether a wife wanted the pregnancy or a wife?s level of education. It was also found that the impact of a husband's approval on prenatal care is greatest among women under the age of 20. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - Foster families extend charity years after war Irin News Rural Mozambicans who opened their homes to children separated from their families during the 17-year civil war have continued to support orphans, providing an efficient but little recognised social safety net, a researcher has discovered. Between 250,000 and 500,000 children were estimated by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to have been permanently or temporarily separated from their families by the civil conflict between the ruling FRELIMO and the rebel RENAMO groups from 1975 to 1992. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - Global net censorship 'growing' BBC News The level of state-led censorship of the net is growing around the world, a study of so-called internet filtering by the Open Net Initiative suggests. The study of thousands of websites across 120 Internet Service Providers found 25 of 41 countries surveyed showed evidence of content filtering. ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/jobandstudyopportunities.shtml Finance Grant Manager Pretoria | Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) | Deadline: 30 June 2007 Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of a Finance Coordinator in Pretoria. The successful candidate will plan and implement the rollout of grants in Africa and the Middle-East National Offices/projects. ..................................................................... Training and Support Person Cape Town | Cell-Life | Deadline: 25 May 2007 Cell-Life is a section 21 company supporting the fight against HIV/AIDS through open source technical systems, particularly using cellphone & internet-based technology. The organisation is involved in the provision of health information management and monitoring tools through the use of technological innovation. Cell- Life is looking for a technical support person who will be involved in the setup, installation and training of its technology solutions in Cape Town. ..................................................................... Programme Administrator Western Cape | Mamelani Projects | Deadline: 29 June 2007 Mamelani Projects is currently looking for a Programme Administrator to provide a range of project and administrative support to the Director. This staff member must demonstrate willingness and ability to manage a demanding workload, as well as maturity and professionalism. ..................................................................... Institutional and Social Development & Research Manager Eastern Cape | Rural Support Services (RSS) | Deadline: 1 June 2007 The Rural Support Services (RSS), an Eastern Cape-based NGO, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of Institutional and Social Development & Research Manager. RSS offers an annual package of R204, 000 CTC which includes provident fund, medical and thirteenth cheque (dependant on the availability of funds). ..................................................................... Governance Programme Manager Lusaka, Zambia | Panos Institute Southern Africa | Deadline: 30 May 2007 PSAf is therefore seeking a South African resident who is a self starter able to manage and lead a programme unit with remote minimum supervision. He/she will manage all aspects of the development and implementation of Governance programme within PSAf to the standards required and will lead the programme team in the programme quality, budgetary and financial control and managing staff. The individual should have operational project management skills and ability to contribute significantly to strategic development in the Governance field. The position further requires communication and networking skills to further develop the influence of PSAf with its wide range of stakeholders in the programme area. ..................................................................... Umthathi: Manager - Development Programme Grahamstown, Eastern Cape | Umthathi | Deadline: 1 June 2007 This position is primarily responsible for the facilitation community developer process of the new uMthathi?s Development Department in the Eastern Cape. The core activities are poverty eradication, addressing food security using a developmental approach, and mentoring of community institutions. ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml 05/29/2007 - 05/31/2007 Agenda Academic Writing Skills Development Workshop, Workshop, South Africa Agenda Diverse, thought provoking academic research and publishing on sexual health and reproductive rights is the corner stone of a strong, democratic country. It guides policy and infrastructure decisions, and determines the course of the laws and social norms citizens live by. We recognise the need for extensive discussion on this issue and at the same time we are also aware of the exclusion of many voices from this arena of thought. ..................................................................... 05/22/2007 - 05/22/2007 Invitation to ICT eTalk, Online Event, Global Please join us for an eTalk on the topic of the recently launched Agenda journal `ICTs - Women Take a Byte' - How can ICTs promote gender equality? - Challenges to accessing ICTs, especially in rural areas - infrastructure, finance, language - eLearning - Engendering ICT policies - How can ICTs help to (economically) empower women? ..................................................................... 06/28/2007 - 06/30/2007 Civil Society Development Forum 2007 , Conference, Congo UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service It is with great pleasure that we invite you-on behalf of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO)-to participate in the Civil Society Development Forum 2007-"A Platform for Development: Countdown to 2015." Registration is open through 25 May 2007. ..................................................................... 06/08/2007 - 06/10/2007 IAHV International Women's Conference, 2007, Bangalore, India, Conference, India The International Association for Human Values invites you to "Celebrating Women", an International Women's conference targeted at today's women. The conference will serve as a platform for interaction and introspection for women from around the world. It is a wonderful opportunity to network with amazing women from all over the world and to experience something outside of your normal routine, in the spiritual capital of the world, India. ..................................................................... 06/07/2007 - 06/09/2007 ICT Best Practice Forum West and Central Africa, Other, Burkina Faso Regional ICT Best Practices Forums will serve as a practical way for high level officials from the different regions in Africa to share their own specific experiences and demonstrate practical examples of successful technology solutions in their respective countries. It will allow for such solutions to be more easily replicated (particularly given the skills shortfall in the region), and encourage an increase in technology investment overall. ..................................................................... 06/05/2007 - 06/08/2007 3rd South African AIDS Conference, Conference, South Africa HIV/AIDS continues to engender disagreement among key stakeholders in South Africa who are otherwise fully committed to tackling the epidemic. The divisions can be attributed to a lack of a common understanding of the nature and meaning of research evidence that moreover, is evolving at a rapid rate at local, national and global levels. One way to deal with these differences in perceptions is to provide opportunities and forums where issues of contention can be discussed. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - 05/31/2007 International Conference on Women and Child Abuse, Conference, Nigeria The International Conference on Women and Child Abuse is a groundbreaking meeting of the international youth & women's rights advocates from diverse backgrounds and working on different issues and youth movements and other related NGOs. ..................................................................... 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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A Gender and ICT Strategy and Action Planning Session will take place, with a specific focus on gender and ICTs in South Africa. If you would like to attend, please contact Eunice Mwesigwa at 011 429 0000 or Eunice@womensnet.org.za . .................................................................... Women?sNet will be attending a two-day gathering from 31 May to 1 June called The Mobile Advocacy Toolkit Working Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. The meeting is organised by the Tactical Technology Collective ( TTC ), in collaboration with Fahamu and directly follows the " Establishing an African Network of Mobile Activists - Start-up Workshop " organised by Fahamu. Women'sNet will be co-facilitating the Mobile Advocacy Toolkit working meeting. Women?sNet have partnered with Tactical Tech in the past on 'Source Events' as lead facilitators and as advisors to Africa Source II held in Uganda in 2006. More recently Natasha Primo of Women?sNet acted as the editor of 'Base-box'; a packaged set of free and open source tools and materials containing everything you need to set up and run a small to medium sized NGO. 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 05/08/2007 - HIV prevention services miss rape survivors Irin News South African rape survivors are not receiving vital anti-HIV treatment due to ignorance and a lack of basic treatment procedure at government health facilities and justice departments, new research shows. The National Working Group on Sexual Offences, a consortium of 25 organisations that includes the Teddy Bear Clinic for sexually abused children and the Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre (TLAC), which focuses on sexual abuse cases, submitted the findings of a recent survey to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). ..................................................................... 05/08/2007 - 140 Digital Doorways to connect rural communities Tectonic The Digital Doorway project has received further funding and will soon have completed the deployment of 140 open source computers in rural areas across the country. The project, a joint operation between the department of science and technology (DST) and the Meraka Institute, aims at promoting "minimally invasive education and computer literacy" by providing people in rural and disadvantaged areas with freely accessible computer equipment and open source software, enabling them to experiment and learn without formal training and with minimal external input. ..................................................................... 05/08/2007 - CSO Condemns the Composition of IGF Advisory Group Highway Africa News Agency The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has condemned the recent composition of the Advisory Group for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The Caucus is the main coordinating framework for civil society participation in Internet governance discussions at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and subsequently at the first IGF meeting that was held in Athens-Greece, last quarter. Co-coordinator of the caucus, Mr. Adam Peake, who made this known at the weekend in a report to the CSOs on Internet Governance, said that his group was not adequately represented at the advisory group. ..................................................................... 05/08/2007 - Campaign on for the fight against violence Aaw- Network Within the framework of its programme of activities on young women?s leadership, AZUR Development recognises that it cannot have lasting development without the women enjoying their rights. AZUR Development has therefore kick-started a campaign fighting against domestic and sexual violence towards women and girls of Pointe-Noire, in the Republic of the Congo; thanks to the support of the Maypole Fund. ..................................................................... 05/08/2007 - Women speak out! Reflections on Zuma judgement + 1 One in Nine As part of a series of activities planned for the 8 May 2007, the One in Nine Campaign asked women five questions about the Zuma trial. Below you will find one woman's response. To read more about the Campaign, and what other respondents have said, visit our website www.oneinnine.org.za . ..................................................................... 05/08/2007 - Women speak out! Reflections on Zuma judgement + 1, Part 2 One in Nine As part of a series of activities planned for the 8 May 2007, the One in Nine Campaign asked women five questions about the Zuma trial. Women interviewed had the option of disclosing their identity or remaining anonymous. Below you will find the second interview in a five part series that is being circulated by the One in Nine Campaign. This Interview was done with Marion Stevens and was conducted by AIDS Legal Network on behalf of the One in Nine Campaign. To read more about the Campaign, and what other respondents have said, visit our website www.oneinnine.org.za. ..................................................................... 05/08/2007 - Taking 'IT' to rural schools Highway Africa News Agency At the heart of Meru district, Eastern province, a dusty road leads to Ruiga Girls' School. It is a typical village school with no power and vehicles to the shopping centre that operates only on market days. To access it, one needs prior information, if it rained; don't bother visiting because the road is impassable. The school is two kilometers from the road with no public transport. ..................................................................... 05/08/2007 - ILGA gears up african region reps Behind the mask The establishment of ILGA-Africa - which is the African branch of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) entered a painstaking debate at the organisation?s conference taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa, yesterday. ILGA-Africa will be non-profit making organisation which will espouse lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) in Africa. ..................................................................... 05/08/2007 - Malawi: Transport Problems Contributing to High Maternal Mortality Rate All Africa At only 13, Zione (not real name) has a very daunting and demanding responsibility. She looks after her two younger sisters. She bathes them, prepare them food and does all the household chores in the home to make their lives bearable. Little Zione's 'workload' and responsibilities are large when equated with her tender age. The role she has in her home would have been her mother's role if only she were alive. ..................................................................... 05/08/2007 - African states urged to implement hiv/aids policies Behind the mask Researchers have challenged African governments to implement policies and study recommendations on the fight against HIV/Aids. The more than 500 experts attending a seminar on HIV/Aids in Kisumu on Tuesday criticised governments for weak health structures. ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/jobandstudyopportunities.shtml Now Accepting Women PeaceMaker and Peace Writer Applications Global | Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace | Deadline: 1 June 2007 I am pleased to announce that the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice in San Diego, California, is currently accepting applications for its Women PeaceMakers Program. The Women PeaceMakers Program is a program for leaders from conflict-affected countries around the world who have been involved in human rights and peacemaking and who are seeking ways to have a greater impact on peacemaking efforts in their society. ..................................................................... EISA - Vacancy Johannesburg | EISA | Deadline: 20 May 2007 A vacancy exists for the position of Manager, Elections and Balloting Services (BES). The position is based in Johannesburg. Qualified South African nationals are encouraged to apply. EISA offers a competitive remuneration package based on qualifications and experience. EISA is a not-for-profit section 21 Company, established in 1996 with headquarters in Johannesburg and field offices in Angola, the DR Congo,Madagascar and Mozambique. Its vision is the promotion of credible elections and democratic governance in Africa. For more information about EISA please visit www.eisa.org.za ..................................................................... MANGO - Opportunities for Accountants in Africa Africa | MANGO | Deadline: Mango is a UK registered charity that helps NGOs improve their financial management. Mango runs a register of accountants who are prepared to work with relief and development organisations all around the world. The register helps NGOs to recruit professional finance staff to ensure that their programme funds are used efficiently and effectively. NGOs ask Mango to help them to fill a wide variety of finance roles such as, Finance & Administration Managers, Finance Managers, Financial Controllers and Finance Directors. We are looking for suitably skilled and qualified finance professionals to apply to join Mango's register. ..................................................................... Interface-KZN Fundraiser Vacancy Westville, KZN | Interface KZN | Deadline: Until position filled Interface KZN is looking for a highly motivated, experienced fundraiser to assume responsibility for all fundraising for this registered NPO. Interface KZN provides support and advocacy for adults and children who due to disability have limited or no functional speech. The contract will primarily be commission based. ..................................................................... PACSA - Vacancies Pietermaritzburg | Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness | Deadline: 14 May 2007 PACSA (Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness) PACSA, the Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness, an ecumenical NGO operating in the KZN Midlands, seeks to appoint two staff for their HIV and AIDS. ..................................................................... Zenzele Training & Development: General Manager Khayelitsha | Zenzele Training & Development | Deadline: 18 May 2007 Zenzele Training & Development, a 20-year old Christian NPO in Khayelitsha, provides vocational and business skills training as well as business incubator and support services to unemployed residents in their community and the broader Cape Flats area. Zenzele is currently recruiting a General Manager to lead Zenzele and further increase its already significant impact. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated track record of strategic, organizational, and operational leadership and a minimum of five years full-time work experience. ..................................................................... OSISA: Grants Manager Johannesburg | OSISA | Deadline: 19 May 2007 The Grants Manager will be based in Johannesburg and will be responsible for overseeing the legal and administrative compliance for the grant activity of OSISA. The incumbent will serve OSISA?s needs for compliance and information by managing the daily flow of grant-related documentation for OSISA grants. ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml 05/08/2007 - 05/08/2007 South African NGO Web Awards 2007, Other, SANGONeT Now in its second year, this competition aims to raise awareness amongst South African NGOs about the benefits of having a web presence, stimulate interest in the application of web solutions and applications, and showcase best practices in website creation and maintenance. The competition will run in conjunction with the 2007 SANGONeT "ICTs for Civil Society" Conference and the winners will be announced at the conference gala dinner on 17 July 2007 in Johannesburg. ..................................................................... 06/26/2007 - 06/30/2007 SANPAD's 2007 Poverty Challenge Conference, Conference, South Africa SANPAD 2007 marks the tenth year anniversary of the birth of SANPAD (The South Africa Netherlands research Programme on Alternatives in Development). As an institution that is at the frontline of stimulating and promoting scholarly activity in the field of development, it is befitting that it hosts an international conference of this magnitude dealing solely with the burning issue of poverty. ..................................................................... 06/21/2007 - 06/23/2007 2nd Annual Women's Leadership and Empowerment Conference , Conference, Thailand Tomorrow People Tomorrow People Organisation invites students, scholars, NGOs, private companies, aspiring and accomplished leaders to the 2nd Women?s Leadership and Empowerment Conference 2007 (WLEC). ..................................................................... 05/23/2007 - 05/27/2007 7th CIVICUS World Assembly, Conference, Scotland The CIVICUS World Assembly is a forum aimed at giving participants an opportunity to exchange ideas, experiences and build strategies for a just world and also to share the platform with high-profile speakers and grassroots activists from all over the world. ..................................................................... 08/05/2007 - 08/08/2007 Distance Education and Teacher Training in Africa, Conference, Uganda Deta The major objectives are to contribute to the debate on teacher training in Africa and to build capacity for the delivery of teacher training programmes through open and distance learning in Africa. These objectives represent ways in which we can support: NEPAD, various protocols on educations and training in Africa, the Millenium Development Goals and some of the recommendations of the All-Africa Ministers' Conference on Open Learning and Distance Education (February 2004). ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - 05/24/2007 World Conference on Children without Parental Care , Conference, Netherlands WIO World Initiative for Orphans (WIO), a worldwide independent, non-profit human rights organization for orphaned and abandoned children, invites government decision-makers, relevant NGO's and researchers to the "World Conference on Children without Parental Care". ..................................................................... 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? 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Following the launch we will hold an Open Space workshop to identify key issues relating to ICTs, and how we as women's organisations can engage with these issues. Of primary concern is ICT policy with regard to privacy, the right to information, secure communications and voice. There are still spaces left for those who would like to attend the workshop - please contact Eunice Mwesigwa at 011 429 0000 or Eunice@womensnet.org.za . 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 05/14/2007 - Uganda: Rural Schools to Get Solar Computers All Africa Children in rural schools will soon acquire computer skills, following the Government's recent approval for the introduction of solar-powered computers. The Minister of State for Information and Communication Technology, Alintuma Nsambu, says both President Yoweri Museveni and Vice-President Gilbert Bukenya have approved the production of the solar-powered computers for use in rural schools. He says 5,000 solar-powered computers will be imported. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - Second helping of ARVs no longer an issue Irin News Access to second-line antiretroviral (ARV) therapy in developing countries could become more widely available after former US president Bill Clinton unveiled a new venture earlier this week. Clinton told a press conference in New York on Tuesday that deals to provide low-cost ARVs to 66 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean had been clinched with two Indian generic drug companies. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - Ubuntu plans mobile edition Tectonic Ubuntu Linux developers plan to extend the popular free and open source operating system to handheld devices. The move comes close on the heels of the announcement of a similar Gnome-based project last week. In an email to the Ubuntu developer list over the weekend Matt Zimmerman announced the project saying: "At the heart of the Ubuntu project lies a belief that open source software and technology can play a key role in enabling individuals to achieve their potential. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - Amnesty International Increases Support for Abortion Rights Feminist Majority Foundation Amnesty International -- a human rights group that had previously remained mostly neutral on abortion -- has released a new policy on sexual and reproductive rights that increases the organisation's support for abortion rights. Amnesty recently announced that it will support abortions for victims of sexual violence and for women whose health is endangered by pregnancy. It will also advocate the decriminalization of abortion worldwide. The decision came after two years of discussion with experts and the organization's 2.2 million members. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - Prime Minister Ramgoolam Launches NEPAD e-Schools in Mauritius Highway Africa News Agency The Mauritian Prime Minister, Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, launched the NEPAD e-Schools Demonstration Project on 3 May 2007 at Belle Rose State Secondary School, in Plaine Wilhems District, in south-eastern Mauritius. The project is a joint venture of the Mauritian Government, Cisco Consortium, Microsoft Consortium, and NEPAD e-Africa Commission. The launch, which covers six schools across the country, makes Mauritius the eighth country to launch the project after Uganda, Ghana, Lesotho, Kenya, Rwanda, Egypt and South Africa. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - Rwanda in limelight over improved health services through the use of ICTs Highway Africa News Agency The Treatment and Research Aids Centre (TRAC) was this week internationally recognised for ensuring real time access of information on HIV/AIDS and Anti- Retroviral drugs (ARVs) nationwide through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Speaking to HANA, Dr. Anita Assimwe, the Managing Director of TRACnet said "the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) awarded TRACnet for its efforts in improving the health of Rwandans through the use of information technology." ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - HIV-Positive Women Activists in Latin America Stand Tall Ips News Patricia P?rez, an activist from Argentina who was diagnosed HIV-positive in 1986, has been nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for her activism on behalf of women living with the AIDS virus. But her case is an exception to the rule. Most Latin American women who contract HIV hide their status for fear of rejection, or experience veiled or open discrimination. And the number of HIV-positive women is rising sharply. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - The great mobile network shake-up Tectonic Mobile and wireless technology has the strength to break whatever barriers to entry that may still exist within the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector at large. But there is never growth without some pain, never progress without sacrifice and one has to consider the bare facts before jumping on the popular technology bandwagon. Wireless or non-wired technology has emerged as a popular conduit through which individuals and companies now communicate. The market has really grown beyond the expectations of even technology vendors themselves. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - Google searches web's dark side BBC News One in 10 web pages scrutinised by search giant Google contained malicious code that could infect a user's PC. Researchers from the firm surveyed billions of sites, subjecting 4.5 million pages to "in-depth analysis". About 450,000 were capable of launching so-called "drive-by downloads", sites that install malicious code, such as spyware, without a user's knowledge. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - Ghana is committed to FOSS penetration in Africa - Oquaye Highway Africa News Agency The Ghanaian Minister for Communications, Prof. Mike Oquaye, says Ghana is committed to the penetration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) on the continent. Declaring open the first-ever FOSS-Media workshop on Tuesday, April 24 at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (AITI-KACE), Prof. Oquaye said that this commitment is evident in the deployment of FOSS in most of the Ghanaian universities. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - Web safety warning for children BBC News More than half of children in the UK using the internet have had an "unwanted experience", a poll suggests. The NSPCC found 50.4% of 2,053 children had experienced problems such as bullying, being threatened or sexually harassed while online. It is concerned about the popularity of social networking sites such as Bebo or MySpace, which it says 52% of children aged 11-16 use once a day. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - New Report Ranks Best and Worst Countries for Mothers and Children Feminist Majority Foundation In its annual "Mother's Day Report Card," Save the Children this week released a ranking of the best and worst countries for mothers and children. The report is the eighth annual of its kind compiled by the global humanitarian organization. The report considers, among other factors, the risk of maternal mortality, use of modern contraceptives, the presence of skilled attendants during labor, women's income as compared to men's, education for girls, the percentage of underweight children under five, and the participation of women in government. ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/jobandstudyopportunities.shtml ORT - Regional Programme Coordinator Vacancy Namibia and South Africa | ORT International Cooperation | Deadline: 25 May 2007 ORT International Cooperation is seeking a Johannesburg-based Regional Programme Coordinator to oversee and support the management of community development programmes in Namibia and South Africa and to play a key role in developing additional projects and programmes and securing funding. ..................................................................... School of Public Health - Postgraduate Admission in 2008 | Wits School of Public Health | Deadline: The School is a dynamic vibrant environment offering teaching programmes which are well-evaluated, oversubscribed and internationally recognised. They are designed to meet the needs of the 21st century public health professionals and reflect the values of the School: to promote equity and human rights, and to meaningfully respond to the needs of the people on the African continent. ..................................................................... Gender Desk Manager Vacancy Pietermaritzburg | Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness | Deadline: 21 May 2007 PACSA, the Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness, an ecumenical NGO operating in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands, seeks to appoint a Gender Desk Manager (Middle Management post). The purpose of the Gender work is to affirm that women and men are both made in the image of God, with dignity, sacredness and equality. We seek to restore right (peaceful, safe and caring) relationships, with no domination and injustice on the basis of gender. This involves changing mindsets about gender relations, identities and social power as well as the links between gender and HIV/AIDS. ..................................................................... African women's scholarships United Kingdom | UK Commonwealth Scholarships Commission | Deadline: 28 May 2007 An exciting opportunity has been offered by the UK Commonwealth Scholarships Commission to join an internationally recognised, cutting edge masters' programme and to become part of a community of learning and practice in Education for Sustainability(EFS). If eligible (see below), you are advised to apply as soon as possible. The deadline for applications to be received in our office is Monday May 28th. ..................................................................... Regional Logistician and Administrator Southern Sudan | Action Against Hunger | Deadline: The Regional Log/Admin will supervise logistic, finance and human resource issues in South Sudan to ensure the efficient and optimal implementation of all projects in the bases operational area. He/She will be the ACF representative at the Country/State level in coordination with the Deputy Head of Mission. He/She will finally participate in defining ACF positioning and programs in collaboration with the Deputy Head Of Mission. ..................................................................... Food and Livelihood Security Co-ordinator Kenya and Southern Sudan | Action Against Hunger | Deadline: The Food and Livelihood Security Co-ordinator will provide technical-management support and coordination for food and livelihood security projects and produce a global as well as country office specific strategy for food and livelihood security sector in the Kenya and South Sudan missions. ..................................................................... Conference Coordinator Khayelitsha - Cape Town | MSF [Doctors without Borders] | Deadline: 25 May 2007 M?decins Sans Fronti?res (MSF) [Doctors without Borders] is an international medical aid organisation who provides medical aid to populations in need, worldwide. In 2007, MSF opened an office in Johannesburg, the first MSF office on the African continent. As part of a broader engagement in medical advocacy issues, one of the first focuses will be MSF's participation in the International meeting of the TB Union (IUATLD), held for the first time in Africa. In order to assure proper preparations of MSF's active participation in this conference, organised in Cape Town in November this year, MSF iscurrently looking to fill the following post: Conference Coordinator. ..................................................................... Call for expressions of interest Online | Children?s Institute, University of Cape Town | Deadline: 23 May 2007 The Children?s Institute, University of Cape Town, is calling for expressions of interest to conduct an enquiry into the accessibility, credibility and usefulness of its annual publication, the South African Child Gauge, for Children?s Institute target audiences. ..................................................................... Become a Supporter of the International KnowledgeNetwork of Women in Politics Online course | iKNOW Politics | Deadline: Ongoing Launched at the United Nations in February, iKNOW Politics is the first virtual network linking parliamentarians, representatives, candidates, political party leaders and members, researchers and practitioners throughout the world. This ground- breaking initiative was founded in partnership by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). Since the launch of iKNOW Politics, over 1 million visitors around the world have logged on to the network. ..................................................................... Researcher on Burundi - Africa Division (Bujumbura Field Office) Bujumbura | Human Rights Watch | Deadline: 17 May 2007 This Africa Division Researcher will be based in Bujumbura after an initial period of orientation (in HRW's New York, Washington, DC, Brussels or London office). Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, monitoring, investigating and documenting human rights violations in Burundi; developing local and international advocacy strategies to bring violations to the attention of the Burundi government and the international community. ..................................................................... Expression of interest to participate in the women?s panorama Zanzibar, Tanzania | Zanzibar International Film Festival | Deadline: 1 June 2007 ZIFF (the Zanzibar International Film Festival) is marking its 10 years in 2007 from June 29 to July 8, 2007. ZIFF is more than a film festival; it is a celebration of a living culture- the Dhow Culture stretching along the East Coast of Africa from the Horn of Africa to South Africa. For its anniversary ZIFF proposes a new approach whereby the Women?s Panorama is mainstreamed into the Festival programme not as a side event but as a key component of the programme. Towards this end we hope to transform the panorama space to become a market place of ideas, products, activism, and workshops with a social and policy impact. ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml 07/30/2007 - 07/31/2007 4th National Annual Local Government Conference, Workshop, South Africa Quo Vadis Communications To facilitate co-operative local governance, traditional leaders can work in collaboration with the municipalities, elected councillors and community-based organisations in order to develop and enhance service delivery thereby promoting the quality of life of the rural populace. The aim of this conference is to address the impact on service delivery particularly in traditional authority areas by placing into practice the lessons that can be learnt from the African experience. ..................................................................... 07/26/2007 - 08/04/2007 Allies for Social Change course in Thailand, Training Course, Thailand IWP International Women?s Partnership for Peace and Justice (IWP) announces a 10 day course for women, 26 July - 4 August 2007, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The course, Allies for Social Change: Buddhism and Peacebuilding, will bring together an International community of women to learn and share together. The workshop will focus on bringing a Buddhist feminist framework to cultivating inner peace while engaging in social action in our communities and the world. ..................................................................... 05/14/2007 - 05/14/2007 First Regional Training Course on Rights Based approaches, Training Course, South Africa CALS The Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Amsterdam and the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), Johannesburg announces the First Regional Training Course on Rights Based approaches. The course is entitled `Building Capacity for Rights: Democracy and Development in Africa. ..................................................................... 10/22/2007 - 11/09/2007 Promoting Gender and Rights in Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS, Training Course, Kenya CAFS CAFS is pleased to announce its course entitled Promoting Gender and Rights in Reproductive Health and HIV & AIDS. The course is a product of the Initiative that was launched to improve the quality and scope of gender and reproductive health training world-wide. A collaboration of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the South African Women's Health Project, and the Harvard School of Public Health, the Initiative offers a three- week core curriculum. CAFS is one of the six regional training institutions from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Australia that offer this course. The curriculum covers gender, determinants of health, reproductive rights, evidence, analysis of health policies and health systems with the aim of improving gender focused planning and systems design. It also provides an overview of International Conference on Population and development (ICPD) and Beijing International conferences and their updates. CAFS is offering this course this year during the period of 22 October to 9 November 2007. ..................................................................... 05/29/2007 - 05/31/2007 Academic Writing Skills Development Workshop, Workshop, South Africa Agenda Diverse, thought provoking academic research and publishing on sexuality, sexual health and reproductive rights is the corner stone of a strong, democratic country. It guides policy and infrastructure decisions, and determines the course of the laws and social norms citizens live by. We recognise the need for extensive discussion on this issue and at the same time we are also aware of the exclusion of many voices from this arena of thought. ..................................................................... 05/17/2007 - 05/17/2007 African Launch of CIVICUS' Global Report on the State of Civil Society, Meeting, South Africa CIVICUS Based on a research method developed in cooperation with Prof. Helmut Anheiner (then at London School of Economics), Volume 1 of this global report assesses key factors that determine the overall health of each country?s civil society (e.g. civic engagement, democracy, corruption, social capital, gender equity and civil society?s role impact). Through this comprehensive assessment, Volume 1 also formulates tangible policy recommendations. Arguably, this report is the most exhaustive picture of civil society ever. ..................................................................... 06/21/2007 - 06/23/2007 2nd Annual Women's Leadership and Empowerment Conference , Conference, Thailand Tomorrow People Tomorrow People Organisation invites students, scholars, NGOs, private companies, aspiring and accomplished leaders to the 2nd Women?s Leadership and Empowerment Conference 2007 (WLEC). ..................................................................... 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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When: Tuesday, May 22, 14h00 to 15h00 Where: http://www.chatzy.com/642963981927 We look forward to seeing you online! ...................................................................................................... There will be another launch of the Agenda journal "ICTs Women take a byte" taking place in Durban. A Gender and ICT Strategy and Action Planning Session, with a specific focus on gender and ICTs in South Africa. Following the launch we will hold an Open Space workshop to identify key issues relating to ICTs, and how we as women's organisations, can engage with these issues. Of primary concern is ICT policy with regard to privacy, the right to information, secure communications, and voice. If you would like to attend the workshop - please contact Eunice Mwesigwa at 011 429 0000 or Eunice@womensnet.org.za or Kristin Palita at editor@agenda.org.za . 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 05/21/2007 - Search Status exposes website details Tectonic Search Status is a great Firefox extension that provides a handful of additional information on any site you're visiting at the time. Useful for bloggers, web developers and Internet marketers, Search Status adds a toolbar to Firefox and shows information such as Google PageRank, Alexa rank, meta tags, links overview and nofollow links. Search Status also includes the ability to look up whois information on the site you are visiting as well as search Archive.org for the history of the website. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - Media Civil to Civil Society? Ips News They fight for the rights of AIDS patients, lobby for fairer trade regulations, highlight environmental ills -- and address a host of other pressing issues in Kenya. But, some of them feel these initiatives are being given short shrift by the media. In short, certain activists and non-governmental groups have an axe to grind with news outlets in the East African country. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - Ghana brings on board ICT laws to regulate the industry Highway Africa News Agency Ghana is bringing on board four laws to sanitise the national Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) environment. The bills, which are: The National Information Technology Agency (NITA), Electronic Transactions, Electronic Communications, New Telecommunications Amendment bill have undergone all the legislative rituals awaiting the approval of Cabinet. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - Uganda Celebrates World Telecommunication Day Highway Africa News Agency Uganda on May 17 joined other countries in commemorating their 142nd anniversary of the International Telecommunications Information Society day held at the Hotel Africana. The half day function that was held in Kampala had a number of speakers on Uganda?s progress in the telecommunications sector, including the Acting Permanent Secretary in the Information Communication Technology (MOICT) ministry, Dr. Godfrey Kibuuka who said that the Ugandan government has started laying a 2000sq. km national transmission backbone cable that will be ready for the CHOGM to be held in November. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - Students translate webmail into local language Tectonic isiXhosa speakers have translated the interface for Rhodes University's Horde email system in a 48-hour Translate@thon. The translated software is the first application of its kind that will allow the institute's students and staff to access email in their mother tongue. About 60 isiXhosa speakers and IT specialists huddled around computer screens and dictionaries in an attempt to translate the 10 000 words that make up the Rhodes email system on Friday afternoon. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - Uganda: Women NGO Trains Prisoners All Africa Women Prisoners' Support Organisation (WPSO), a non-governmental organisation, together with Irish Aid, has established a functional literacy and skills training programme for prisoners in Jinja main prison. The six-month-prisoners' peer tutors scheme aimed at equipping prisoners with functional basic life skills, was launched recently. Kareem Buyana, the programme coordinator, said prisoners would be trained in adult literacy, basic computer skills, tailoring and design. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - March for Women's Reproductive Rights All Africa Tuesday 15TH May, 2007 was a day that spoke out for women throughout Africa. Hoards of marchers trekked in the blazing heat from Kwame Nkrumah Circle to Efua Sutherland Children's Park, Accra in aid of women's reproductive health rights. It was hard to miss the participants as they walked down the principal streets of the city sporting bright pink bandanas and matching t-shirts. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - Still many challenges for computers in schools Tectonic The Digital Freedom exposition held in Cape Town last month, highlighted the relationship between education and a culture of digital freedom. The South African government spoke of the policy decisions which favour an approach that includes open source software, and attempts to harness the digital revolution. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - Husband?s disapproval is an important barrier to prenatal care use by pregnant women Agenda This article, published in the Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, examines the influence of the attitudes and background characteristics of husbands and wives on prenatal care utilisation, and identifies the role of husband?s approval on women?s use of prenatal care. Using data collected from 1750 women in a community based survey in south west Ethiopia, the paper finds that husband?s approval has a greater effect on prenatal care utilisation than whether a wife wanted the pregnancy or a wife?s level of education. It was also found that the impact of a husband's approval on prenatal care is greatest among women under the age of 20. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - Foster families extend charity years after war Irin News Rural Mozambicans who opened their homes to children separated from their families during the 17-year civil war have continued to support orphans, providing an efficient but little recognised social safety net, a researcher has discovered. Between 250,000 and 500,000 children were estimated by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to have been permanently or temporarily separated from their families by the civil conflict between the ruling FRELIMO and the rebel RENAMO groups from 1975 to 1992. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - Global net censorship 'growing' BBC News The level of state-led censorship of the net is growing around the world, a study of so-called internet filtering by the Open Net Initiative suggests. The study of thousands of websites across 120 Internet Service Providers found 25 of 41 countries surveyed showed evidence of content filtering. ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/jobandstudyopportunities.shtml Finance Grant Manager Pretoria | Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) | Deadline: 30 June 2007 Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of a Finance Coordinator in Pretoria. The successful candidate will plan and implement the rollout of grants in Africa and the Middle-East National Offices/projects. ..................................................................... Training and Support Person Cape Town | Cell-Life | Deadline: 25 May 2007 Cell-Life is a section 21 company supporting the fight against HIV/AIDS through open source technical systems, particularly using cellphone & internet-based technology. The organisation is involved in the provision of health information management and monitoring tools through the use of technological innovation. Cell- Life is looking for a technical support person who will be involved in the setup, installation and training of its technology solutions in Cape Town. ..................................................................... Programme Administrator Western Cape | Mamelani Projects | Deadline: 29 June 2007 Mamelani Projects is currently looking for a Programme Administrator to provide a range of project and administrative support to the Director. This staff member must demonstrate willingness and ability to manage a demanding workload, as well as maturity and professionalism. ..................................................................... Institutional and Social Development & Research Manager Eastern Cape | Rural Support Services (RSS) | Deadline: 1 June 2007 The Rural Support Services (RSS), an Eastern Cape-based NGO, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of Institutional and Social Development & Research Manager. RSS offers an annual package of R204, 000 CTC which includes provident fund, medical and thirteenth cheque (dependant on the availability of funds). ..................................................................... Governance Programme Manager Lusaka, Zambia | Panos Institute Southern Africa | Deadline: 30 May 2007 PSAf is therefore seeking a South African resident who is a self starter able to manage and lead a programme unit with remote minimum supervision. He/she will manage all aspects of the development and implementation of Governance programme within PSAf to the standards required and will lead the programme team in the programme quality, budgetary and financial control and managing staff. The individual should have operational project management skills and ability to contribute significantly to strategic development in the Governance field. The position further requires communication and networking skills to further develop the influence of PSAf with its wide range of stakeholders in the programme area. ..................................................................... Umthathi: Manager - Development Programme Grahamstown, Eastern Cape | Umthathi | Deadline: 1 June 2007 This position is primarily responsible for the facilitation community developer process of the new uMthathi?s Development Department in the Eastern Cape. The core activities are poverty eradication, addressing food security using a developmental approach, and mentoring of community institutions. ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml 05/29/2007 - 05/31/2007 Agenda Academic Writing Skills Development Workshop, Workshop, South Africa Agenda Diverse, thought provoking academic research and publishing on sexual health and reproductive rights is the corner stone of a strong, democratic country. It guides policy and infrastructure decisions, and determines the course of the laws and social norms citizens live by. We recognise the need for extensive discussion on this issue and at the same time we are also aware of the exclusion of many voices from this arena of thought. ..................................................................... 05/22/2007 - 05/22/2007 Invitation to ICT eTalk, Online Event, Global Please join us for an eTalk on the topic of the recently launched Agenda journal `ICTs - Women Take a Byte' - How can ICTs promote gender equality? - Challenges to accessing ICTs, especially in rural areas - infrastructure, finance, language - eLearning - Engendering ICT policies - How can ICTs help to (economically) empower women? ..................................................................... 06/28/2007 - 06/30/2007 Civil Society Development Forum 2007 , Conference, Congo UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service It is with great pleasure that we invite you-on behalf of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO)-to participate in the Civil Society Development Forum 2007-"A Platform for Development: Countdown to 2015." Registration is open through 25 May 2007. ..................................................................... 06/08/2007 - 06/10/2007 IAHV International Women's Conference, 2007, Bangalore, India, Conference, India The International Association for Human Values invites you to "Celebrating Women", an International Women's conference targeted at today's women. The conference will serve as a platform for interaction and introspection for women from around the world. It is a wonderful opportunity to network with amazing women from all over the world and to experience something outside of your normal routine, in the spiritual capital of the world, India. ..................................................................... 06/07/2007 - 06/09/2007 ICT Best Practice Forum West and Central Africa, Other, Burkina Faso Regional ICT Best Practices Forums will serve as a practical way for high level officials from the different regions in Africa to share their own specific experiences and demonstrate practical examples of successful technology solutions in their respective countries. It will allow for such solutions to be more easily replicated (particularly given the skills shortfall in the region), and encourage an increase in technology investment overall. ..................................................................... 06/05/2007 - 06/08/2007 3rd South African AIDS Conference, Conference, South Africa HIV/AIDS continues to engender disagreement among key stakeholders in South Africa who are otherwise fully committed to tackling the epidemic. The divisions can be attributed to a lack of a common understanding of the nature and meaning of research evidence that moreover, is evolving at a rapid rate at local, national and global levels. One way to deal with these differences in perceptions is to provide opportunities and forums where issues of contention can be discussed. ..................................................................... 05/21/2007 - 05/31/2007 International Conference on Women and Child Abuse, Conference, Nigeria The International Conference on Women and Child Abuse is a groundbreaking meeting of the international youth & women's rights advocates from diverse backgrounds and working on different issues and youth movements and other related NGOs. ..................................................................... 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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