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Project News & Upcoming Events: 2004
2004: January February March April May ... August September October November
January 2004
The First African Conference on the Digital Commons, January 12 - 16, 2004
The Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA), the African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources (AVOIR) project at the University of the Western Cape and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) invite you to participate in this seminal event to be held in Capetown from 12th to 16th January 2004. The conference will address the challenges and opportunities of the creation and use of free / open source software and open content and their development potential for Africa. The conference has both strategic and practical objectives, bringing together participants from government, education, business and civil society together with the developer community. The purpose of this conference is to:
- Review progress on implementation of open source and open content in Africa
- Create opportunities for peer-to-peer networking and learning among Africans participating in open source and open content initiatives
- Lay the groundwork for collaborative creation of open source software in Africa
- Expose Open Source companies and products to a variety of participants
For additional information, contact:
Contact person
Bildad Kagai
Coordinator
Free Software and open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA)
P. O. Box 919 Nairobi 00100 Kenya
Suite B2, Tetu Apartments, State House Avenue
Tel. 254 20 272 8332
Fax. 254 20 272 6965
Cell. 254 722 379 409
Email: fossfa@fossfa.org Web: http://idlelo.uwc.ac.za
February 2004
Moderated email discussion - Women, Peace and Security Moving 1325 into Action!
What has happened since Resolution 1325 Women, Peace and Security was passed by the United Nations Security Council on 31 October 2000? Has there been a full-on effort to have women part of all peace-building, peace-making and peace-keeping discussions at every level? Or do women remain as one of the most exploited and violated sections of communities struggling to survive amidst armed conflicts?
31 October, 2004 is the fourth anniversary of SC Res. 1325 and the Secretary-General will report to the Security Council on the status of its implementation. Women worldwide really need to join forces and drive a new momentum towards achieving the objectives of 1325 in these months leading up to October 2004.
During February 2004, an opportunity to share information, gather ideas, coordinate strategies, and anticipate what might be achieved in 2004 is planned by three international women's organizations (UNIFEM, the International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC), and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)) and you are invited to participate!
To participate:
Subscribe by e-mailing klara.banaszak@undp.org. You could also contact Isha Dyfan at IWTC for further information at ishadyfan@iwtc.org. Send a message to the list by e-mailing Ediscussion@womenwarpeace.org.
International Conference on Bride Price and Development, Makerere University, February 16 - 18, 2004
This international conference is sponsored by the generous support of GTZ - the German Technical Co-operation on behalf of the German Government.
On 22nd December 2001, the people of Tororo, Uganda held a referendum on the reform of bride price, following a two-year campaign process organized by the MIFUMI project. The question was whether bride price should become a non-refundable gift. The referendum was won with 60% in favour of reform. The need for this intervention arose out of work with women who highlighted the fact that bride price is a major contributing factor to domestic violence and poverty.
Mifumi is leading women's rights and development agency with a large constituency of grassroots women's organisations. Our mission is to work with rural based communities to reduce the burden of poverty. To this end, we run integrated projects in the fields of gender violence, education, healthcare and economic self-sufficiency. Our gender violence intervention programme encompasses provision of information, legal advice and support services, protection of women through the criminal justice system, and the prevention of violence through public education and work with young people.
Why bride price?
The issue of bride price and women's rights has been debated in Uganda mainly in the academic forum. In 1960, a national conference on women's rights discussed the issue of bride price and its conclusions, contained in the Kalema report, were that bride price relegated women to "an article of trade, to be bought or sold".
Update: Abstracts, Full Papers, Speeches and Publications (in Word format) for the conference are available at http://www.mifumi.org/bp_conference/doc_list.htm. For more information, on work addressing this issue, on the Mifumi Project, or about the international conference, contact:
Contact:
The Mifumi Project
Box 274
Tororo, Uganda
Tel. 077 781 122 / 3
Website: http://www.mifumi.org
Email: mifumi@mifumi.org
A Conference on Advancing Rural Women's Empowerment: ICTS in the Service of Good Governance, Democratic Practice and Development for Rural Women in Africa, Women'sNet/Dimitra Project, Johannesburg, South Africa, February 23 - 25, 2004
Women'sNet hosted a regional workshop with the support of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Dimitra Project that brought together women's organisations, government officials, and gender and development practitioners and researchers, involved in gender and Information and Communication (ICT) projects and initiatives.
The aims of conference were to identify the pertinent issues, share and discuss existing ways and platforms used in the region for bringing rural and disadvantaged women into the Information Society, identify challenges, as well as to begin to strategise as to the future directions and initiatives.
For more information and materials from the conference, visit http://womensnet.org.za/dimitra_conference.
March 2004
Prix Ars Electronic 2004
Prix Ars Electronica, the foremost international prize for computer-based art, offers an open platform for the encounter with leading edge trends in art, technology and society. Over the last 17 years, more than 24,800 works from 87 countries have been submitted for Prix Ars Electronica consideration, and a total of 1,350,000 Euro in prize money has been awarded to the most outstanding of them.
For the 18th time, artists, scientists, researchers and developers are invited to participate in the 2004 Prix Ars Electronica cyberarts competition in the following categories Computer Animation/Visual Effects, Digital Musics, Interactive Art, Net Vision, Digital Communities, U19-Freestyle Computing, and "The Next Idea" - Art and Technology Grant.
For information on taking part in the Prix Ars Electronica 2004 and to submit your work, visit http://prixars.aec.at. The deadline for submissions is March 12, 2004. New this year is the Digital Communities category that is dedicated to social developments of great current relevance.
April 2004
AISI Media Awards 2004
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has introduced the AISI Media Award programme to encourage more informed coverage of the information society and ICT for development issues in Africa as part of the its AISI Outreach and Communication Programme. The AISI Media Awards is aimed at individual journalists and media institutions based in Africa that are “promoting journalism which contributes to a better understanding of the information society in Africa".
The African Information Society Initiative (AISI) is aimed at supporting and accelerating socio-economic development across the continent, focusing on priority strategies, programmes and projects that can assist in the sustainable build up of an information society in African countries. This requires the development of information resources to reflect the needs of each and every sector and stakeholder in society.
The information society also requires that information and knowledge are disseminated and used by stakeholders, the public at large and disenfranchised groups such as women and the poor, in particular, to make rational choices in the economy and for all groups to exercise democratic and human rights.
Article 54 of the AISI on the role of the media states that: “In addition to being an essential means for information dissemination, the mass media plays a critical role in spreading awareness in Africa of the importance and benefits of the information revolution. Newspapers, radio and television provide an easy, accessible and cheap means of carrying information to the end user. Communities in Africa do not have to wait for the Internet to receive much of the information it carries. The mass media can access many of the existing sources of information and provide broad channels of communications to the poor and to remote areas.
For 2004, the award categories are:
- AISI/GKP Media Awards 2004: "Promoting the Information Society in Africa"
- AISI/IDRC Media Awards 2004: "Reporting ICT Research, Innovation and Policy"
- AISI/IICD Media Awards 2004: "Local Content Applications and Media"
- AISI/OSIWA Media Awards 2004: "Reporting ICTs and Rural Communities AND Best Female Reporter on ICT4D Issues"
The deadline for submissions is 30 April 2004.
Contact:
Ms Kidist Belayneh
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA AISI MEDIA AWARD
DISD, 5th Floor, ECA Building, ECA, PO Box 3001, Menelik II Avenue
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Email: kbelayneh@uneca.org
Web: http://www.uneca.org/aisi/mediaaward.htm
May 2004
2004 Women PeaceMakers Program, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice (IPJ), San Diego, California
The Women PeaceMakers Program at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice (IPJ) is a program for leaders who want to document, share, and build upon their unique peacemaking stories. Selected peacemakers will receive roundtrip airfare, housing, and a small stipend to cover expenses for the eight-week residence (September 25 – November 19, 2004) in San Diego, California. The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice is pleased to announce its 2004 Women PeaceMakers Program is now accepting applications. Program details as well as the down-loadable application are available at http://peace.sandiego.edu/wpmp.shtml.
The Women PeaceMakers Program invites four women to participate in an eight-week residency (September 25 – November 19, 2004). Each participant will have assistance in documenting her development as a peacemaker and the work she is doing share her vision and work with new communities explore peace-building with other women on the frontlines of peacemaking have a beautiful setting for a needed respite. Women from anywhere in the world who have assumed the leadership role in peace and conflict resolution with an emphasis in human rights in their own society or our global community are invited to apply for this unique residency in San Diego. Assistant writers and a film assistant will help each peacemaker document her unique peacemaking experience.
Application deadline is May 28, 2004. Interested Women PeaceMakers, as well as persons interested in assisting in writing and videography may access more information at: http://peace.sandiego.edu/wpmp.shtml. For more information, contact:
Contact:
Shelley Lyford, M.A.
Program Officer
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, California 92110-2492
Ph: 1.619.260.7569
Fx: 1.619.260.7570
Email: slyford@sandiego.edu
Web: http://peace.sandiego.edu/wpmp.shtml
National Women's Conference, May 9-12, 2004, The Windsor Lake Victoria Hotel, Entebbe, Uganda
The Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) is hosting a national conference with the theme: A National Women's Conference on Sustainable Gender Mainstreaming and the Political Transition in Uganda. The process of political transition that will culminate with elections in 2006 will be a major and unique milestone in the annuls of Uganda's history, and indeed her future: Not only is there a likelihood that Ugandans will exercise their constitutional mandate to vote for all elective offices (i.e. from the grassroots to the presidency); For the first time since 1986, these elections will be conducted under a multi-party system.
The 'excitement' these and other constitutional innovations are bound to either overshadow (or indeed, sideline) some of the strategic gains that the women of Uganda have gained over the years. The Gender Question remains vulnerable even as each political party and / or organisation or groups thereof concentrate on voter mobilization utilizing all 'means' to attain their respective objectives of grabbing power.
The Ugandan voting population, the majority of who are female (57 per centum), would need to be sensitised to understand gender issues to be able to ordinarily exercise their voting power to consolidate on the gains so far made. Target groups for this training would include women (and some men) in leadership and decision-making positions at all levels (with emphasis at the grassroots); female youth and women in CBOs, who inevitably form the bulk of potential holders of elective offices.
This will be possible where there already exist skilled personnel to train the said target groups. Falling short of that will necessitate training of trainers whose responsibility will be to move to and train the grassroots to ensure a common understanding of gender issues.
There will additionally be critical need for a research facility to clearly monitor and advise on the trends of issues that touch and concern the gender question during all times material, in the road map to the political transition. Results from research facility will inter alia, Identify key issues to be addressed; gaps to be filled; successes attained, if any; etc
Goal of the conference:
- To organise, galvanise, and mainstream gender issues into the whole process of the political transition.
- To take stock, evaluate and position women in politics
- To identify, internalise and prioritise, strategic challenges in mainstreaming gender issues during the road map to political transition
- To identify appropriate and dependable partners and allies in the struggle to raise gender issues into the national agenda of the political forces within the transition process; within the reigns of Government, and the operational ambit of NGOs & CBOs, Civil Society Groups and the media.
- To design and workout a sustainable strategy of promoting gender issues through empowerment of the critical stakeholders with research based information; education and training. Specific Objectives:
- To critically assess the current status quo i.e. what are the current gains in terms of legislation, policy and political good will?
- To objectively identify the missing links and gaps i.e. what is yet to be achieved?
- To empirically analyse what are the respective parties and / or organisations offering in terms of gender issues i.e. what are their understanding and/or commitments towards gender issues?
- To stimulate and generate consensus amongst the stakeholders so as to arrive at a critical minimum position on gender issues i.e. what do the women MPs and other activists want to be done; what are the real underlining issues and long-term goals?
- To assess ways in which the global gender mainstreaming environment could impact on the transition process in Uganda i.e. how has Uganda progressed vis-a-vis the rest of the world; what are the global settings and/or standards in respect to effective and efficient handing of gender issues and dynamics (examples from the region and international experiences), etc.
- A higher appreciation and more active participation of the identified stakeholders (participants) in mainstreaming gender issues during the period of political transition.
- Clearer strategies for the stakeholders (participants) to engage in dialogue, mobilisation and education of the beneficiaries of good gender policies and programmes.
- Conference Report
For more information, contact:
Contact:
The Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA)
Email: uwopa@parliament.go.ug
Tel: 256-(0)41-234340
Fax: 256-(0)41-231296/346826
August 2004
Isis-WICCE'S 2004/5 Exchange Programme Institute: Training Announcement/ Call for Applications, August 23 - September 3, 2004, Kampala, Uganda
Isis-WICCE is a global, action oriented resource centre based in Kampala, Uganda. It exists to promote justice and the empowerment of women globally through documenting violations of women's human rights, and facilitating the exchange of information and skills to strengthen women's capacities, visibility, and potential. This is done through the production and exchange of information, the promotion of ideas, solidarity actions, and networking. Isis-WICCE has been running annual Exchange Programme Institutes since 1984. These institutes offer women activists working in the area of human rights, armed conflict and peace building issues, an opportunity to spend time working on specific themes, and developing skills in using the human rights framework for advocacy purposes.
The theme for the 2004 Institute is: Documenting the Violations of Women's Human Rights During Armed Conflict: A Tool for Advocacy and Sustainable Peace Building. The Institute will focus on developing the skills of women in understanding human rights and documenting the experiences of women in situations of armed conflict using the human rights framework. It also aims to improve on women's advocacy skills for the promotion and protection of women's human rights and conflict transformation.
Active participation in this institute will enable the selected women to contribute more meaningfully in advocating for women's human rights and building sustainable peace at the community, national, regional, and international level. Participants must be seconded by their organisation/ sending group, and have a contract of at least two years. This group should be working actively on issues of human rights, armed conflict, or peace building, especially as they concern women. For more information about the program, contact:
Contact:
Isis-WICCE Exchange Program
Tel: 256-41-543953
Fax: 256-41-543954
Email: isis@starcom.co.ug
Web: http://www.isis.or.ug
Catalyzing the Creation and Exchange of Local Content: CCELC Uganda Small Grants Fund - Call for Applications
It is widely accepted that there is need to build capacity in developing countries to enable people to generate and disseminate content. Content about, and relevant for, local communities to facilitate the local expression and local application of information (see for example: ‘Collecting and Propagating Local Development Content’, Peter Ballantyne, International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD), May 2002).
The process of production, storage and dissemination of local knowledge can be facilitated by the application of information and communication technologies (ICTs). The goal of CCELC is to strengthen the abilities of local communities and organizations in developing countries to create, synthesis, adapt, and exchange valuable, and potentially wealth-generating local content, including appropriate knowledge from elsewhere. CCELC is funded by DFID and the Canadian Government. In Uganda, the CCELC program is managed by I-Network Uganda.
Under the CCELC program, I-Network and IICD announce a small grants fund (CCELC-SGF) to address issues in the creation and exchange of local content in Uganda. The CCELC-SGF is an amount of 40,000 Euros that will be distributed among 5 projects as non-renewable grants of 8,000 Euros each. At the end of the year (12 month period), a dissemination workshop will be held at which results from the 5 projects will be showcased.
The aim of the CCELC small grants fund (CCELC-SGF) is to support innovative activity that contributes to the understanding and application of ICTs in the creation and exchange of local content in Uganda. This competitive fund provides an opportunity for local communities to strengthen work on ICTs in local content creation and exchange for sustainable development.
The CCELC-SGF application process involves completion of an application form that is available from the I-Network website, the WOUGNET website (click PDF or WORD to download a copy), the AITEC office, Old tower, 3rd floor, Colline house, Pilkington Rd, or the WOUGNET office at Room 13, Plot 59 Nkrumah Road. Completed applications should be submitted to:
CCELC-SGF Program Coordinator
I-Network Uganda
P.O. Box 26970
Kampala, Uganda
Fax: (041) 343005
Email: aitec.uganda@infocom.co.ug
OR dropped at the AITEC or WOUGNET offices.
The deadline for submitting applications is August 11, 2004 and grant winners will be announced on September 10, 2004. For more information about the CCELC Uganda program, contact: 041-251632 / 041-256832 or send email to aitec.uganda@infocom.co.ug / info@wougnet.org.
September 2004
Call for Papers - “Universities: Taking a Leading Role in ICT-enabled Human Development, September 5-7, 2004, Directorate for ICT Support, Makerere University
Universities in the more technologically advanced countries have played a major role in the development and utilisation of information and communication technologies in their societies. In developing countries, where the absence of ICTs is compounded by poverty and high levels of illiteracy, universities have an even more critical role to play, and must be at the forefront of efforts to bridge the digital divide. This is aligned with the outreach and service to the community role of universities in developing countries.
The Directorate of ICT Support, Makerere University, is organising a conference under the theme “Universities: Taking a Leading Role in ICT-enabled Human Development” to facilitate the sharing of experiences, lessons, and ideas. Academics, practitioners, and experts from both developing and technologically advanced countries are invited to submit paper summaries/proposals not exceeding 1,000 words on any of the following (or closely related) topics for consideration by the panel of reviewers. Emphasis should be put on the current or potential roles of universities and the challenges they face. Well documented case studies that pass on important lessons or best practices are particularly encouraged.
- Creating ICT awareness, literacy and expertise.
- Developing enabling ICT policy and regulation.
- Transforming organisations: Integration of ICT services and systems in the functions of universities, governments and enterprises.
- Outreach and benefits to communities.
- Addressing financing and sustainability challenges.
- Creating capacity for software and hardware development.
- Knowledge management.
The best papers among those accepted will be formally published in the form of a book that captures experiences, lessons, and ideas.
Deadlines
Submission of summaries/proposals: 30th May 2004
Notification of acceptance: 30th June 2004
Submission of camera ready papers: 30th August 2004
Fellowships
A limited number of fellowships, covering air-tickets and subsistence costs, may be available to participants from least developed countries.
Proposed Review Panel
Dr F F Tusubira, Directorate for ICT Support, Makerere University
Dr Maria Beebe, Center to Bridge the Digital Divide, Washington State University
Dr Nakanyike Musisi, Makerere Institute of Social Research, Makerere University
Dr Alison Gillwald, LINK Center/Research ICT Africa!, University of Witwatersrand
Dr Lishan Adam, Independent Consultant (academic, formally with United Nations Economic Commission for Africa), Addis Ababa
Hon Dr Johnson Nkuuhe, MP, Parliament of Uganda
For more information, contact helpme@dicts.mak.ac.ug.
October 2004
Women and ICT: Challenges and Opportunities on the Road to Tunis 2005, Arusha International Conference Centre, Arusha, Tanzania, 18-20 October 2004
One of today's most pressing global challenges is to reduce by half the number of people living in absolute poverty by 2015 as stated in the UN Millennium Development Goals. New ICTs are seen by many as appropriate tools to combat poverty and achieve sustainable development in Africa. However, this requires political commitment as well as effective actions on the ground - actions that provide opportunities for poor people, actions that will achieve the goal of digital inclusion, enabling universal, sustainable, ubiquitous and affordable access of ICT by all. Unfortunately, Women in Africa have not taken advantage of these new technologies and have remained spectators in the unfolding ICT era. The participation of the Gender Caucus at the just concluded Geneva 2003 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) brought to fore more challenges to Women in respect to the use and adoption of ICT in their daily activities, the need to actively participate in the regional policy debates to make sure that Women interests are catered for; the need to network, collaborate and coordinate and document Women ICT initiative across the continent.
As stated in the theme, the overall objective of the conference is to draw a roadmap for the caucus that will enable effective Women participation at WSIS-Tunis 2005. The specific objectives are:
- Report back of the activities and agreements made at the Geneva-WSIS 2003
- To draw up a detailed workplan through a participatory approach covering all major challenges that Women identified at the Geneva phase in readiness for Tunis 2005.
- To study the draft Geneva 2003 Draft Plan of Action and identify entry points for the caucus's further intervention.
- Develop continuity strategies, including funding, for the Women ICT activities in the region
Contact:
Harry Hare
AITEC Exhibitions & Conferences
Fax: +44-1480-495596
Email: info@aitecafrica.com
Web: http://www.aitecafrica.com
Seventh African Regional Conference on Women, UNECA/The African Center for Gender and Development, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 6 - 14 October 2004
The Seventh African Regional Conference on Women will focus on the decade review of the implementation of Beijing Platform for Action in Africa (Beijing+10). Within the framework of the global evaluation of progress achieved over the past ten years in implementing the Beijing Platform for Action on Women (Beijing + 10), Africa will join the rest of the world to assess its performance and identify the way forward. Being held in parallel with the African Development Forum on Governance (ADF IV), the 7th African Regional Conference on Women will also benefit from the presence of a wide variety of guests who are expected to attend this important Forum.
In addition, as per request of the ECA Committee on Women and Development (CWD), the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is facilitating and supporting the participation of women's NGOs in the Decade Review Process. To this effect, ECA has convened a Regional Consultative Meeting of African women NGOs (22-23 July 2004, Addis Ababa) that gathered more than 50 non- governmental organizations, most of whom are mainly members of the Committee on Women and Development and NGO Networks that operate at the sub-regional and regional level. The main objective of this meeting was to avail participants of the opportunity to exchange views on the preparatory process of the African Women NGO Forum on Beijing + 10 due to be held just before the Seventh African Regional Conference on Women. This Forum will take place from 5-6 October 2004 in Addis Ababa.
For more information, contact:
Contact:
Houda Mejri
ACGD Information Officer
UNECA/The African Center for Gender and Development
Email: HMejri@uneca.org
Web: http://www.uneca.org/fr/acgd/en/800x600/acgd.htm
November 2004
International Perspectives: Women Leading Change in Public Health and Technology, November 12-14, 2004, Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Washington, D.C., USA
The American Association of University Women Educational Foundation invites proposals for its third biennial international symposium, International Perspectives: Women Leading Change in Public Health and Technology. The symposium will explore new definitions of technology and its relationship to public health. Presentations will focus on women's experiences in different regions of the world where access to and knowledge of technology and health concerns may vary. Presenters will explore the importance of women's leadership roles, both formal and informal, and how women have used their education to create changes that concern Public Health, Technology, and The intersection of public health and technology.
While all pertinent submissions will be considered, the symposium will focus on the developing world and newly independent states.A limited number of travel scholarships will be available for presenters and participants. Proposals can be submitted for one of the following session formats: panel discussions, applied research, paper presentation, case studies, structured poster sessions, or skill-building workshops. Potential presenters are encouraged to submit proposals for one of these formats and to submit joint proposals with others working on similar topics.
In selecting proposals, the symposium planners will seek diverse participants, including women and men from groups traditionally underrepresented in conferences designed to advance the interests of women throughtout the world. The following groups are particularly encouraged to submit proposals:
- Researchers and academics pursuing the intermediate or advanced stages of their work (junior researchers will not be excluded)
- Practitioners and field researchers reporting on projects currently under way
- Public and private community outreach personnel dealing with the pragmatic realities of advocating and initiating change
Submission Deadline: All proposals must be received by May 3, 2004. For more information, contact:
Contact:
International Symposium Coordinator
AAUW Educational Foundation
1111 Sixteenth St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Fax: (202) 463-7169
E-mail: intsymp@aauw.org
Web: http://www.aauw.org/rf/?symp3
World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse - 19 November 2004
The Women's World Summit Foundation (WWSF) is happy to announce that more than 490 organisations from over 90 countries joined the international NGO coalition and marked the World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse 19 November in 2003 with activities and events. The list of coalition organisations is published on the Internet http://www.woman.ch and a global impact report 2003 is in preparation. In 2004, WWSF will award for the first time active coalition members for prevention activities organized on 19 November 2003 on the occasion of the World Day. Prize categories include: First Prize for innovative prevention activities (US$ 3000), Second Prize for significant prevention activities (US$ 1000), and two additional Prizes for specific activities (US$ 500 each). Prize Winners will be awarded on 19 November 2004.
If you wish to join the 2004 coalition to mark the World Day (or renew your membership) and take part in the next year Prize, please download, complete and return the following forms by June 1, 2004:
Registration Form (English - WORD format)
Organisation Presentation Form (English - WORD format)
Your organisation's name will then be printed on the global poster 2004 and published on the Internet. You will receive our new campaign materials in due course.
For more information contact:
Contact:
Laure Domeniconi
Program coordinator Children's section
Women's World Summit Foundation WWSF
P.O. Box 2001, 1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland
Tel: (+41 22) 738.66.19
Fax: (+41 22) 738.82.48
Email: dignity@vtxnet.ch
Web: http://www.woman.ch
11th Eastern Africa Regional Fundraising Workshop, Entebbe, Uganda, 9-12 November 2004
The Resource Alliance announce a three-day regional workshop on Resource Mobilisation in Uganda. The workshop has been organised in partnership with the Uganda Debt Network. If you are involved in local resource mobilisation in Eastern Africa, you are invited to participate. The workshop will address the challenges and opportunities of resource mobilisation in this region and will consist of a wide range of practical skill development workshops and inspirational plenaries. You will also have the opportunity to meet with experts on a one-to-one basis to discuss issues which are of specific relevance to your working environment. The workshop is suitable for staff from local and international NGOs and CBOs and for anyone with a vested interest in resource mobilisation in this region.
The Resource Alliance is an international network working to build the capacity of not-for-profit organisations to mobilise funds and local resources for their causes. The Resource Alliance has been working in Eastern and Southern Africa with regional partners since 1993; it is now in its third decade of supporting the NGO sector.
For more information contact:
Contact:
EARW Coordinator
The Resource Alliance
295 Kennington Road
London SE11 4QE, United Kingdom
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7582 4335
Email: earw@resource-alliance.org
Web: http://www.resource-alliance.org
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