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Call for for Applications: UN Democracy Fund

At the 2005 World Summit held at the United Nations in New York, Heads of State and Government reaffirmed their commitment to promote democracy and human rights, by welcoming “the establishment of a Democracy Fund at the United Nations 1” (herein referred to as ‘UNDEF’). UNDEF’s primary purpose is to strengthen the voice of civil society and ensure the participation of all groups in democratic practices. The Fund complements current UN efforts to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide and fu… Continue

Added by Timothy Ogene on November 24, 2009 at 1:08am — No Comments

Climate Talks!

Dear Friends, Something big happened on Wednesday, November 3 at the United Nations climate talks in Barcelona. A delegate from the Gambia, speaking on behalf of all African countries, signified that Africa will not negotiate until rich countries make commitments on carbon emissions targets. Africa staged a small revolution, and it was all because of you. Typically, delegates from small countries don't speak up forcefully, even if they disagree with what's being said. This time, they knew that… Continue

Added by Unyime on November 5, 2009 at 11:50pm — No Comments

Social Entreprise Summit SAN FRANCISCO 2010!!

A new sector is emerging with the primary purpose of addressing social, environmental and economic challenges of our time. The growth of social enterprise has the potential to be a defining innovation of this century. Don’t miss this international forum advocating for increased social impact through soci… Continue

Added by Timothy Ogene on October 19, 2009 at 11:58pm — No Comments

The Hunger SIte

The Hunger Site was founded to focus the power of the Internet on a specific humanitarian need: the eradication of world hunger. Since its launch in June 1999, the site has established itself as a leader in online activism, helping to feed the world's hungry. On average, over 220,000 individuals from around the world visit the site each day to click the yellow "Click Here to Give - it's FREE" button. To date, more than 300 million visitors have given more than 657 million cups of staple food. T… Continue

Added by Timothy Ogene on October 10, 2009 at 8:25pm — No Comments

Your voice. Your video Competition, Create a video short that completes the phrase "Democracy is..." The Prize - An all-expense-paid trip to Washington, New York and Hollywood

Your voice. Your video. By: America.gov, September 2009 The Challenge - Create a video short that completes the phrase "Democracy is..." The Prize - An all-expense-paid trip to Washington, New York and Hollywood to attend gala screenings of the winning videos, gain exposure to the U.S. film and television industry and meet with creative talent, democracy advocates and government leaders. ABOUT THE CHALLENGE Create a video short that completes the phrase “Democracy is…” THE PRIZE An all-expens… Continue

Added by Timothy Ogene on September 19, 2009 at 10:20am — 3 Comments

Female documentarians invited to participate in competition

Female documentarians invited to participate in competition Deadline: 16/10/2009 Region: Worldwide Female producers, directors, and journalists from around the world can submit video and radio programs about women who are making a difference to a competition that will award US$750 to various winners. Deadline: October 16. The contest, sponsored by the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) invites entries between 20 and 90 minutes long for film, and 15 to 60 minutes… Continue

Added by Timothy Ogene on August 14, 2009 at 1:11pm — No Comments

African Professionals (AfriPRO) Network seeks Country Coordinators

Dear Friends and Colleagues, The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. ~Nelson Henderson This is to invite applications and or recommendations for COUNTRY COORDINATORS of the African Professionals (AfriPRO) Network. The selected coordinators will be responsible for the coordination of AfriPRO activities in Africa. We are looking for young African professionals who are committed to the development of Africa and who must be willing to contribute… Continue

Added by Timothy Ogene on August 1, 2009 at 10:35am — No Comments

oikos Student Entrepreneurship Award Call 2009

The annual "oikos Student Entrepreneurship Award" recognizes outstanding entrepreneurial student projects in the field of Higher Education for Sustainable Development that had a proven and visible impact in the field of Sustainable Campus or Curricula Change. An international award jury (see jury 2008) selects the projects. In 2009, we honour projects in two tracks: Curricula Change Tomorrow’s leaders require both knowledge on sustainable economics and management and action-oriented skills t… Continue

Added by Timothy Ogene on August 1, 2009 at 10:23am — 1 Comment

Call for Proposals, United States Institute of Peace, Annual Grants Competition

The Grant Program increases the breadth and depth of the Institute's work by supporting peacebuilding projects managed by non-profit organizations including educational institutions, research institutions, and civil society organizations. In over twenty years of grantmaking, the Grant Program's Annual Grant Competition and Priority Grant Competition have received nearly 10,000 applications and awarded almost 2,000 grants. The Institute has provided funding to grantees located in 46 U.S. states… Continue

Added by Timothy Ogene on August 1, 2009 at 10:06am — 2 Comments

APPLY NOW FOR THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS AND MEDALS COMPETITION 2009

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

Added by Timothy Ogene on July 3, 2009 at 11:57pm — 2 Comments

The ACACIA Female Leadership Initiative (AFLI)

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

Added by Timothy Ogene on July 2, 2009 at 7:00pm — 3 Comments

New fund for innovative knowledge sharing launched by AfricaAdapt

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

Added by Timothy Ogene on June 29, 2009 at 11:53pm — No Comments

German International Parliamentary Scholarships for Youths !!!

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

Added by Timothy Ogene on June 20, 2009 at 12:29am — No Comments

UNIDO, HP launch new training centres in Africa and Middle East to expand GET-IT education

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

Added by Timothy Ogene on June 20, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

ALF LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME LIP, 2009

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

Added by Timothy Ogene on June 19, 2009 at 7:59pm — No Comments

Humanizing Development:Global Photography campaign

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

Added by Timothy Ogene on June 18, 2009 at 8:42pm — No Comments

2009 Development Gateway Photo Contest

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

Added by Timothy Ogene on June 13, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Africa Peace and Conflict Network's new site and publications announcement

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

Added by Timothy Ogene on June 8, 2009 at 12:00pm — 6 Comments

Job opening: HR Assistant in UN Nairobi office, last day to apply: 16 May 2009

To my fellow YAP4D-ers, Hello! Sorry I've been missing in action lately. The end of the semester is coming up, and that's always a busy time. Here's a job posting that I thought you might be interested in. Apply for the position! Hopefully, you will get it, and then I can say that I know someone that works at the UN office in Nairobi. :-) My best, Alison. ---------- The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is the UN headquarters in Africa and the representative office of the Secretary-Gener… Continue

Added by Alison Lazaro on April 20, 2009 at 8:03pm — No Comments

Become a Global Changemaker and attend the African Youth Forum

This June, youth from all over Africa will come together for a youth forum preceding their presence at the World Economic Forum on Africa. From Wednesday 3 June to Monday 8 June, hundred young people will participate in intensive workshops, discussions and round tables and visit local organizations. From this group, a smaller group will be selected to participate in the World Economic Forum on Africa from Wednesday 10 June to Friday 12 June. We now welcome applications for the 2009 edition of… Continue

Added by Timothy Ogene on April 14, 2009 at 1:44pm — 7 Comments