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…
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World Entrepreneur Society 3rd Annual Summit 2010
“The Future of Capitalism – has anything changed?”
Goodenough College
Mecklenburgh Square, London
11th and 12th March 2010
Building the Evidence Base: Call for Papers
Policy and strategy rely on rigorous, grounded and useful academic research. This track, a regular feature of WES Summits runs parallel to the main event and bring together all of those who are interested in developing the evidence base through collaborative research and feeding i…
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Call for nominations for Hellman/Hammett grants
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Human Rights Watch administers the Hellman/Hammett grant program for writers of fiction, non-fiction and poetry who have been victims of political persecution and need financial support. Grants ranging from $500 to $10,000 are available to recognise their commitment to freedom of expression.
The grant is intended for writers who make a living primarily from writing. It also considers activists who w…
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Security in Futures-Security in Change
3-4 June 2010, Turku,FInland
This conference aims to look deeply into the inevitable changes of security issues. The traditional way we experience our existence in the world faces new challenges. The situation may feel obscure, fuzzy and even weird or frightening. Thus, it will increase and change the quality and quantity of security we demand from our communities. At the same time, awareness of the ways of interacting with the world is gradually slipping…
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Attend virtually at a reduced price!
Can't be there in person?
For those of you who were interested in taking part in the Breakthru-Technologies Conference we have put together an exciting new option to participate as a Virtual Attendee.
By registering as a Virtual Attendee you may experience the co…
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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…
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In the course of Crossing Borders Global Studies you will cross your personal, cultural, and ideological borders to become an aware global citizen.
You will test your ideas and build your capacity to act in the world. You will discover the global perspective in all that you do. You will examine globali…
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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.
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Added by Timothy Ogene on October 10, 2009 at 8:25pm —
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The SmokeFree Foundation is organising the First SmokeFree Youth Symposium-Lagos, Nigeria in December, 2009 for young people between the ages of 16-29. If you are passionate, committed, change hungry and love Africa, then this one is for you.
After taking part in several National and international Conferences, we are organising this summit to foster youth activism.
Please fill up the appication form to attend the First SmokeFree Summit December, 2009 by clicking on the link below:-
http://www…
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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…
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UAF-Africa links the activities of women with the resources they require to respond to conflict and to take advantage of opportunities to advance women’s human rights. Most donor organizations make grants at specific times of the year, making the process of reviewing grant proposals long and complicated. UAF-Africa is unique in this aspect: while the grants given are not large sums of money (the maximum grant is $5,000), they are dispersed very quickly, and there are no deadlines for grant appli…
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Enter the 2009 CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest and help tell the world about microfinance and how it’s touching the lives of poor people.
How are people using finance in nontraditional ways? What innovations are financial service providers using to serve people who would not otherwise be reached? And what impact is microfinance having, whether directly on the lives of poor clients, or more broadly on the world it touches?
By sharing your striking images, you’ll reach countless others wit…
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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…
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Chevening Scholarships are prestigious awards available to international students for study in the United Kingdom.
The scholarships are named after Chevening House in Kent, the official country residence of the Foreign Secretary. They are available in more than 130 countries and around 1000 new Chevening Scholarships are awarded globally each year. Chevening scholarships offer an ideal opportunity for young, high-flying graduates not only to study their chosen subject, but also to meet and netw…
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Deadline: 31.08.2009 (extended)
* palomar5 is a non profit do-tank that brings together:
30 people beneath the age of 30
30 different disciplines and backgrounds
30 ideas or projects that push the boundaries of the status quo
… for six weeks in a unique 2000 sqm Location in Berlin, Germany.
Palomar5 isn’t a sterile laboratory, it’s not a capsule and it wants to do more than just to think about things. In it’s first year of existence Palomar5 has chosen to: help design and build the future of i…
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Added by Timothy Ogene on August 13, 2009 at 6:42pm —
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From 1-21 August applications are being accepting for the Fourth Annual Global Youth Summit, which will take place in the UK from 15-21 November.
The objective of the Summit will be to initiate 60 new Global Changemakers (aged 16-19) into the community, build their knowledge of key global issues, build their skills in project management, fundraising, media, research and monitoring and evaluation, and launch community action projects.
At the end of the week, six Global Changemakers will be cho…
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Added by Timothy Ogene on August 11, 2009 at 6:30pm —
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Nigerian Leadership Initiative:
The Nigeria Leadership Initiative (NLI) was established in January 2006 as an international non-profit, non-partisan organization. The mission statement of NLI is to create a growing global network of credible and very accomplished community-spirited Nigerian leaders who are committed to taking responsibility for driving positive change in Nigeria and Nigerian communities. NLI provides a platform for highly accomplished, uniquely qualified older and younger Niger…
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Added by Timothy Ogene on August 8, 2009 at 12:30pm —
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Maker Faire Africa(MFA) is excited to announce that its search for Makers is now open!
There are no educational and or professional restrictions on participating as Maker at MFA.
What we ask is that your contraption,prototype etc. be something you made yourself or together with ot…
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Added by Timothy Ogene on August 2, 2009 at 5:58pm —
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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…
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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…
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