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****New this week on Women’sNet****

 

New items added to the Women’sNet website. To view all news items go to 
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Girl’sNet joined Sci-Bono (Science, Math discovery centre) on 9 August 
(Women’s day) which Celebrated Young Women in Science. Girl’sNet will be 
working closely with Sci-Bono in their future events.

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The SADC Protocol on Gender and Development has been adopted at SADC 
Heads of State Summit on Sunday (see more on the news item below) 
Importantly for our work, Article 31 addresses Universal access to 
information and communication technologies (ICTS) and states "State 
Parties shall put in place information and communication technology 
policies and laws in the social, economic and political development 
arena for women’s empowerment, regardless of race, age, religion, or 
class. These policies and laws shall include specific targets developed 
through an open and participatory process, in order to ensure women’s 
and girl’s access to information and communication technology." We hope 
to see advances in universal access in the SADC region, and in 
particular, efforts that address the gender digital divide, and advances 
in using ICTs to meet the real needs of women and girls. We congratulate 
the SADC Protocol Alliance for their lobbying efforts!

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08/18/2008 - Leaders told “the Time is Now” for Gender Equality

Gender Links

Over 60 representatives of gender justice organisations from around the 
region have called on heads of state meeting in Johannesburg this 
weekend to make history by signing the Protocol on Gender and Development.

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08/18/2008 - Summit Leaders Should Act on Equality for Women

Human Rights News

Southern African leaders should adopt the proposed Gender and 
Development Protocol at their upcoming summit after amending it to 
include crucial provisions deleted in 2007, Human Rights Watch said on 
14 August, 2008.

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08/18/2008 - Sex Danger in Chatrooms

Independent Online

Teenage girls who run away from home after befriending strangers on chat 
services like MXit are often promised jobs, but may be lured into drugs 
and prostitution instead. This is according to independent investigator 
Desmond Olivier who has probed numerous cases of missing children 
involving the cellphone chat service MXit.

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08/18/2008 - Law Logs on to Chat Rooms

Independent Online

The head of the MXit social networking site has defended his site amid 
the furore concerning "slut" lists - but The Sunday Independent has 
learnt that MXit and other such services will be regulated under 
amendments to be passed to the Film and Publications Act.

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08/18/2008 - AIDS, Millennium Goals Imperiled by Health Worker Shortage

CIVICUS

The campaign to provide universal access to anti-AIDS drugs by 2010 and 
meet key Millennium Development Goals is at threat from a crippling 
shortage of doctors and nurses, a senior UN health official said.

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08/18/2008 - Migrant Domestic Workers in Singapore

Association for Women's Rights in Development

Singapore has an estimated 160,000 migrant domestic workers – an 
overwhelming majority of them women. Singapore’s labour laws, however, 
still exclude domestic workers from key protections guaranteed to other 
workers, and as a result, exploitation is rife.

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08/18/2008 - Detracting from a Women’s Rights Approach to HIV and AIDS

Association for Women's Rights in Development

For several years now it has been recognized that HIV and AIDS is a 
feminized phenomenon. Women’s rights activists have asserted that in 
order to address the pandemic, it is necessary for women’s rights to be 
central to interventions. Now it seems like the battle for a women’s 
rights centred approach could be over before it has barely even begun.

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08/18/2008 - Anti-Sexual Harassment Group Take Campaign Directly to the 
Street

Daily News Egypt

The campaign “Respect yourself: Egypt still has real men” launched in 
May 2008, has grabbed a lot of attention. The campaign kicked off in the 
streets of Cairo, where the problem is most prevalent. Speaking directly 
to men, the campaign hopes to urge the male population to renounce 
sexual harassment.

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08/18/2008 - Supporting Single Mothers

Inter Press Service

There are increasing numbers of single mothers in Kenya. "The phenomenon 
is universal and pervasive, it is not confined to one class, age-group 
or region. The causes as well as the consequences of being a single 
mother vary, said Angelina Nandwa, the founder of the Single Mothers' 
Association of Kenya."

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08/18/2008 - Long Road to Successful PMTCT

Plus News

More HIV-positive pregnant women are testing for the virus and seeking 
out prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services in 
Sofala Province, in central Mozambique, but local health officials say 
much work remains to be done.

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********************Job and Study Opportunities********************

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Gender Expert

Lahore, Pakistan | Development and Training Services, Inc | Deadline: 
Open until filled

Development and Training Services, Inc. (DTS) is currently recruiting a 
Gender Expert for a USAID-funded Empowering Pakistan

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Human Trafficking Analyst

Fairfax, VA, USA | ICF International | Deadline: Open until filled

ICF International seeks a Human Trafficking Analyst to work in Fairfax, 
Virginia.

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Gender and Development Programme Advisor

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | UN-INSTRAW | Deadline: 31 August 2008

The United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the 
Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) is seeking qualified candidates for 
the position of Gender and Development Programme Advisor.

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Project Assistant

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | UN-INSTRAW | Deadline: 22 August 2008

The United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the 
Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) is seeking qualified candidates for 
the position of Project Assistant for its "Strengthening Governance from 
a Gender Perspective and Women's Political Participation at the Local 
Level in Latin America."

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Producer Organisation Specialist

KwaZulu Natal | Winrock International | Deadline: 30 August 2008

Winrock International, a non-profit organisation starting 2-year project 
to develop the production and processing of essential oils amongst 
traditional farmers in KwaZulu Natal Province, seeks agent specialised 
in strengthening producer organisations for part-time employment.

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Development Officer

Washington, DC, USA | Global Rights | Deadline: Open

Global Rights seeks a Development Officer at its Headquarters in 
Washington, D.C., to assist in planning, prioritising and writing 
proposals and maintaining relationships with donors in the U.S. and abroad.

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Project Manager

Johannesburg | Catholic Health Care Association | Deadline: 10 September 
2008

Catholic Health Care Association, an associate body of the Southern 
African Catholic Bishops Conference, invites applications from suitably 
qualified candidates for the position of Project to be based in 
Johannesburg.

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Senior Manager, Gender Integration

Washington, DC, USA | InterAction | Deadline: 15 September 2008

Building on InterAction's long commitment to gender equality, the Senior 
Manager will serve as a technical resource for InterAction staff and 
member agencies in advancing the integration of gender in policy and 
programs.

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***********************Calendar of Events*****************************

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08/30/2008 - 08/30/2008 NETRIGHT: The Accra Women’s Forum, Seminar, Accra

Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT)

The Accra Women’s Forum will take place on August 30th of 2008. It will 
be held at the Ellking Hotel, East legon, Accra (Ghana)

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08/21/2008 - 08/21/2008 Launch of Africa Regional Women Peacemakers 
Program, , Ghana

Women Peacemaker Programme

International Fellowship Of Reconciliation/ Women Peacemaker Programme 
Africa Regional Program will officially be launched on 21 August 2008 in 
Ghana.

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