COMMUNIQUE
NORTHERN YOUTH DIALOGUE ON ELECTORAL REFORM ORGANIZED BY YOUTH ACTION INITIATIVE AFRICA (YAIA) WITH SUPPORT FROM INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE (IRI) HELD ON
1st JULY, 2009. @ CREST HOTEL JOS, PLATEAU STATE.

Preamble:
The Northern Youth Dialogue on Electoral Reform was organized by Youth Action Initiative Africa (YAIA) with support from International Republican Institute (IRI). The one day dialogue had in attendance about 83 participants representing various youth groups, organiz… Continue

APPLY NOW FOR THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS AND MEDALS COMPETITION 2009

The Global Development Network (GDN) is now accepting submissions for the 2009 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition. The Competition offers cash prizes and travel expenses to all finalists to attend GDN's Annual Global Development Conference, held each year in a different country, to present their research proposals/papers and showcase an interesting on-project before an eminent jury for the final round. This ye… Continue

The ACACIA Female Leadership Initiative (AFLI) was cofounded by two participants of the 2008 Jane Goodall's Global Youth Summit, Julia Coburn and Shadrach Meshach, out of a desire to foster leadership attributes in youth that will be critical in solving the interconnected and comple… Continue

2010 Access to Learning Award

Opportunity closing date:
Saturday, October 31, 2009

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is currently accepting applications to its annual Access to Learning Award, which recognises the innovative efforts of public libraries and similar institutions outside the United States to connect people to information and opportunities through free access to computers and the Internet. The award is given by Global Libraries, a special initiative of the foundation’s Globa… Continue

Dear Friends,

Many thanks for your continued support especially as regards the Digital Lifestyles of Connected Nigerians (DLCN) research effort – a joint initiative of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) and the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD).

As you may recall from previous correspondences I have shared with you, the survey exercise was scheduled to end yesterday 30th June, 2009. However, entries to date are not representative of Nigeria’s geographic spread and demogr… Continue

Landmark Internship International is seeking international volunteers for a partner NGO working in the areas of children empowerment, climate change and issues relating to the environment.

BENEFITS:
Volunteers would get a full programme cost waiver, free accommodation, food, local transport, and monthly stipends of about $200.

During the programme, volunteers would have the opportunity of increasing their knowledge of the issues of climate change, children empowerment, and sustainable developm… Continue

Creativity Creates Prosperity

At Orient Global, we believe creative freedom is powerful. Prosperous societies are founded upon creativity. Societies that encourage artistic expression build strong foundations for economic, political and cultural development. They will lead tomorrow’s w… Continue

Dear Friends,


Join a Reality Tour this Summer and become an active citizen diplomat! For the past 30 years our delegations have offered an educational experience that include face-to-face meetings with local activists and organizations working for positive changes in their communities. Join one of our upcoming delegations that are sure to be a life-changing and empowering experience. Meet the People, Learn the Facts, Make a Difference!

Our feature trips for this June newsletter include:
- Per… Continue

Africa’s poor and vulnerable communities rarely have the opportunity to share their valuable experience and learn from others in broader or more formal exchanges of knowledge on climate change adaptation. The AfricaAdapt network, which is funded by the joint UK Department for International Development (DFID)/International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Climate Change Adaptation in Africa Programme , is launching its new Knowledge Sharing Innovation Fund promoting new ways of sharing knowledg… Continue

WELCOME TO SHOOT NATIONS 2009 PRESENTED BY PLAN UK.The theme for this year's competition is GROWING UP IN THE 21st CENTURY.

This year we want people to look at the world around them and think about their place in it, and any limitations, advantages and opportunities that come with being… Continue

Deadline is 1 August 2009.
We want to see what you think about children’s rights!

It’s the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In 1989, world leaders decided that children needed a special convention just for them because people under 18 years old often are n… Continue

The German Bundestag – the Federal German parliament – offers the opportunity for well-qualified young people from the U.S. and central, eastern and southeastern Europe with a strong interest in politics to gain first-hand experience in Germany’s system of parliamentary government throu… Continue

VIENNA, 16 June 2009 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the technology company HP announced today the opening of 20 additional training centres in Africa and the Middle East to expand HP’s youth entrepreneurship and IT education programme.

The new centres, part of the HP Graduate Entrepreneurship Training through IT programme (GET-IT), will operate in Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. The total num… Continue

LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME LIP, 2009

Introduction:
The Africa Leadership Forum supported by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Nigeria is organizing a Legislative Internship Programmes for interested young Nigerians and students in Higher Institutions ages 18-40 years with a view to providing an opportunity to acquaint them with parliamentary structures and processes thereby encouraging them to take – up parliamentary career or as future parliamentarians or parliamentary support staff.

ALF-L… Continue

www.connectafricamag.com is an African cultural, politics and social lifestyle magazine. The magazine forum is designed for all consumers of the African culture as a platform for sharing, exchange and better understanding of African culture, politics and social life. It features perspectives, opinions, commentaries and analysis on various issues and happenings within the continent. The inspiration behind “Connect Africa” is drawn from the need to promote the African identity, understand our rich… Continue

This Global Photography Campaign aims to show examples of people winning the battle against poverty, social exclusion and marginalization. It is intended to raise awareness of the successes in the development process. The campaign is intended to counterbalance the frequently shown images of desolation and despair. A photo gallery will to be permanently located at IPC-IG office and open for public visitation. A series of photo exhibitions will also be organized in several cities around the world.… Continue

"A man has stepped forward with a $1million reward in gold to challenge vaccine supporters, CDC and the government to justify promotion of vaccines over natural immunization by Bionaid™ & ZeoHeal™."


For Immediate Release:


United States of America (Press Release) Ju… Continue

Right now the alliance between ABC4All and LIVEH2O is a step along the way to developing ABC4All Global Peace Concerts http://ABC4All.net/gpcindex.html and specifically the first: YES WE KEN: http://ABC4All.net/yesweken.htm (KENYA).

It is anticipated that this alliance can bring us closer to the goal of sharing Global Humanitarian Relief across the world via Plasma Activated Water (PAW) http://abc4all.net/pawquickreview.htm and other advanced technologies to which we are blessed and privileged… Continue

2009 photo contest


Enter to Win $1,000 Prize: Show us your image of development in action.

We are giving $1,000 to the winner of this year's photo contest.

WHO: The Development Gateway photo competition is open to ALL photographers at least 13 years of age, except employees of Development Gateway and their immediate families. Your entry to the contest constitutes your agreement to allow your photograph, name, occupation, city and state of residence, to be published as the selected award winn… Continue

You are invited to visit the Africa Peace and Conflict Network's (APCN) new website, which is accessible to the public as of June 5th, and is steadily being updated and extended as of that date.

There will be online events for the launch, which will be announced on APCN's email list. We would be glad if you would help publicize this via your website and any associated or other sites or social networking forums.

APCN's site has much free content including refer… Continue