Training date: 11 Jul 2011 - 21 Jul 2011—Coalition for Peace in Africa The 10 day training envisages bringing on board 20 practitioners working in the fields of peace building, development, humanitarian relief and human rights in the Horn, Eastern and Southern Africa regions in an effort aimed at building their capacities to deal constructively with conflict situations and at the same time providing them with a forum for sharing experiences and learning from others working under similar environments. The training will cover a range of peace building themes starting from the simple understanding of concepts to the more complex and controversial question of healing and reconciliation after violent experiences. Proposed ContentUnderstanding conflict ~ An overview of conflicts in Africa ~ Mapping of African conflicts ~ Theories of conflict ~ Practical analysis of Conflicts Conflict Transformation ~ African principles of peace building ~ Facilitating dialogue, mediation and negotiation ~ Conflict Early warning ~ Networking, coalitions and alliances in peace building Building Sustainable peace ~ Gender mainstreaming in peace building ~ Conflict sensitive approaches to development ~ Reconciliation and processing trauma ~ Monitoring and Evaluation of peace building programmes Training for Trainers ~ Designing and facilitating trainings Training charges are US$1860. ($ 900 will cover the 10 days tuition and resource materials ), ($960 will cover full board accommodation for 12 days ($80 per day). Day scholars will be required to pay US$20 per day to cover the conference package (adds up to $200)Download brochure:
Improving value chain performance requires viable and innovative business models including measurable benchmarks to monitor and manage benefits and impact. Participants This course is aimed at senior programme officers, managers, and project officers who have applied value chain development approaches for some years and wish to share their experiences and deepen their knowledge. Course Objectives Participants will review upgrading strategies, design business models, analyse value chain performance, discuss financing options and look at monitoring impact. Course OutlineUpgrading strategies and ways of building successful coalitions through business modelling Improving performances of value chains and financing options Monitoring impact
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If you work in healthcare, development organisation or in the caring industry at any level, then AMREF has the course for you. AMREF’s mission is to create vibrant networks of informed communities that work with empowered health workers in stronger health systems, in order to ensure that every African has access to the good health which is theirs by right. This mission is reflected in the training courses that we run, and our determination to build the capacity of the African people to take charge of their own healthcare. In 2011, AMREF will run short courses listed in the document that can be downloaded by clicking here or visiting AMREF's page at : http://training.amref.org/index.php?option...All other training schedules can be see via this link : http://training.amref.orgFor further information and booking contact AMREF at : AMREF International Training CentreLang’ata Road, opp. Wilson AirportP O Box 27691 00506, Nairobi Phone: +254 (20) 6993000 or Fax: +254 (20) 609 518 Email: training@amref.org or visit our website: www.amref.org
Course dates: May 14 – June 22, 2012 (6 weeks) Media: Radio/Television and Internet Type of Diploma: Certificate RNTC application deadline: 1st August 2011 Embassy and NFP application deadline: 1st December 2011 Deadline non fellowship applicants: February 28, 2012 Download the full infosheet here. Course Aim To strengthen the capacity of trainers, training organisers and educators working in or for the broadcast sector to assess training needs and design, develop and deliver effective and efficient training solutions. New training solutions for the broadcast sector Worldwide, the broadcast industry is undergoing radical change. The pace of technological innovation is breathtaking. The digitalisation of information is forging new types of media. Private broadcasting companies, local, national, regional or global, are mushrooming. Competition is increasing. Professional mobility is on the rise and new staff is employed every day. Moreover, there are a growing number of non-traditional media-professionals (e.g. from non-governmental organisations, international organisations and national ministries.) These changes have brought about a reassessment of the important contribution of training to the viability of broadcasting organisations. At the same time, however, the nature and pace of the changes make heavy demands on the existing training resources of broadcasting organisations. These resources are faced with a run on their services, a growing demand for a wider range of training topics, an increasingly heterogeneous client group and a clamouring for new types of training delivery. And, notwithstanding the renewed interest, budgets allocated to training are under pressure. In the light of these developments, trainers, training organisers and educators, working in or for the broadcasting industry in developing countries, have to review, explore and exploit traditional and new methods of organisation, design and delivery of training activities. New training solutions are needed. This is only a summary. Download the full infosheet here. Application procedure
Course dates: January 30th – April 20th , 2012 (12 weeks) Media: Radio/ Internet and TV/ Internet Type of Diploma: Certificate RNTC application deadline: 1 August 2011 Embassy NFP application deadline: 1st October 2011 Deadline non fellowship applicants: 15th of November 2011 Download the full information sheet Summary: Course Aim To strengthen the capacity of broadcast journalists and of the organisations they work for to research and report for broadcast and new media in an effective and ethical way on issues to do with diversity. Journalism and diversity Media have a fundamental role to play in ensuring an active and vibrant involvement of citizens in the development of their societies. They give people the information they need in order to identify issues that affect them, and make informed decisions to improve their lives. And they encourage their participation by providing a platform for dialogue, discussion and debate, where voices are heard, ideas exchanged and opinions formed. Journalists have a duty in a functioning civil society to ensure that, in all corners of that society, the views of people on issues that concern or affect them are heard. To do this effectively they must reflect the diversity of people, cultures, beliefs, interests and opinions within their societies. In practice, however, much journalism focuses on providing news and information from external and official/governmental sources. Furthermore, the thoughts and opinions that are regularly reflected in journalistic coverage and programming tend to be those of people and groups who already have power and influence in society – people whose interests are already in general well represented through the existing political, economic and social power structures. As a result marginalized and disadvantaged groups frequently see themselves being either misrepresented or excluded from the prevailing narratives of their societies. Their thoughts and opinions tend to be neglected or sought only in relation to stories that see them in conflict with the interests, wishes, or opinions of the majority or of dominant groups – be they gender-based, cultural, ethnic, religious, commercial. Broadcast journalists are often guilty themselves of compounding the problem by repeating assumptions and pedalling bias and stereotypes. The challenge they face is to be more critical of existing patterns of coverage and to discover and report on diversity in all its rich complexity. An effective functioning civil society is about more than just the right to vote and equality before the law. It is also about full and equal participation of all groups in society and about understanding and respect for each other’s qualities and differences. This is only a summary. Download the full information sheet here.Application procedure
Do you want to work with persons with disabilities in developing countries in ending the discrimination, stigmatization and exclusion they endure in violation of their guaranteed human rights? Imagine yourself becoming the expert to implement policies and practices inclusive of people with disabilities within federal agencies, international organizations and non-governmental organizations and in their overseas development assistance programs? The Master of Arts degree in International Development at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC focuses on advocating for and with persons with disabilities. The program’s coursework is taught through a transformative lens where political, social and development issues become a means through which ID graduates study topics, such as, the latest global trends and issues concerning disability and development, gender, models of disability, the micropolitics of development, the design of sustainable and effective development projects and programs, and economic development. Your two years of coursework includes a practicum placement at one of several Washington, DC agencies, as well as an internship overseas using the skills you will learn through your coursework at Gallaudet and the international experiences you will be exposed to in our nation’s capitol. For more information, please go to our website: http://edf.gallaudet.edu and/or write to amy.wilson@gallaudet.edu
Course dates: September 12th – December 2nd, 2011 (12 weeks) Media: Radio and Television Type of Diploma: Certificate RNTC application deadline: 1st December 2010 Embassy and NFP application deadline: 1st February 2011 Deadline non fellowship applicants: July 1st, 2011 Download the full information sheet Summary: Course Aim To strengthen the capacity of broadcast drama writers and programme-makers and of the organisations they work for to design, write and produce broadcast drama serials which can help to raise public awareness and change attitudes on issues to do with the development of their societies. Harnessing the power of popular drama Some of the problems facing societies around the world today require a change of attitude and ultimately of behaviour in people within those societies if they are to be surmounted. Issues to do with health and the environment are cases in point. Domestic violence is another. Worldwide the rising incidence of violence in the home and the number of deaths from unsafe water, from alcohol, drugs, smoking and AIDS are evidence of how prevailing attitudes and patterns of behaviour are an obstacle to attempts by experts and educators to persuade people to change. Raising awareness by giving clear and accurate information about the risks and consequences of certain behaviour is a start but is not enough in itself. The reasons and the underlying emotions which determine why and how people act as they do have to be addressed as well. And this is notoriously difficult to do. Attitudes are deep-seated. Well-established habits die hard. Used effectively – often in collaboration with specialists and educators - the broadcast media can make a contribution to the development of societies by raising awareness and changing attitudes. And there is perhaps no more effective means for them to do so than the long-running serial drama such as the ‘soap’. It is a form of drama with a proven ability to attract and retain a wide audience; it enables viewers and listeners to identify with characters and situations taken from daily life; and it speaks to them more directly than informative programming because it addresses the underlying motives and emotions that universally determine human attitudes and behaviour. In many parts of the world the ‘soap’ has shown that it can be a powerful means not only to attract and entertain large audiences but also to educate and to engage them on issues of importance to the development of their societies. This is only the summary. Download the full information sheet here. Application procedure
Building Capacities and Sustaining Movements of Young Feminists in the Economic South Background DAWN has described the first decade of the 21st century as the painful birthing of a “fierce new world” in light of the paradigmatic shifts induced by a run-away neoliberal globalization; a militarized and financialized political economy; a crisis in climate and other natural systems; a deepening food crisis; an energy crisis from fossil-fuel dependence; the decline of the nation-state and the reconfiguration of the geopolitical context. These crises have generated heated debates on the restructuring of global governance. Pressures to respond to these challenges in all their complexities have come to preoccupy sovereign nations and the peoples they govern. At the same time, these nations and peoples struggle to uphold values associated with sustainable livelihoods, poverty eradication, human rights promotion, freedom of expression and mobility, respect for identity and sexuality. DAWN recognizes this developing multilateral terrain as part of a fierce new world that is replete with complicated contradictions, serious fractures, severe backlash, broken promises, and uncertain outcomes for the world’s women, especially women from the economic South. There is an urgent need for women’s and civil society organizations to critically engage with these debates and advocate strongly for a world where economic and climate justice coincide with gender justice. In response, the DAWN Training Institute, a three-week intensive training programme, was launched in 2002. The programme draws on both DAWN’s feminist analysis which interlinks issues under the themes of Political Economy of Globalisation including Gender and Trade, Political Ecology and Sustainability, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and Political Restructuring and Social Transformation; and the network’s considerable experience in UN conference processes and other sites of struggle, including the global civil society movement against neoliberal economic globalisation, as well as regional, sub-regional and national processes. The fourth DAWN Training Institute will be held in Southeast Asia from 10 October – 28 October, 2011. It is being organised by Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era. Duration The training Institute will be held over a period of three weeks. Participants should be prepared to undergo an intensive training programme. Objectives 1)To build capacity of young feminist activists from Southern countries, especially in understanding linkages betweendifferent issues and advocacy agendas, particularly those concerned with gender justice in its multiple and inter-linkeddimensions – economic, political, ecological, social and personal. 2)To strengthen feminist advocacy work at global and regional level; and to deepen analysis in some complex areas 3)To prepare young feminists for the challenges entailed in working for gender justice in the present global geopolitical and economic context. Participants 1) Only applications from the economic south will be considered. 2) Preference will be given to young women participants who are/will be working with civil society organizations promoting gender justice. 3) The applicant’s professional and working experience, as well as future plans will be considered during selection. 4) Applicants must be able to communicate in written and spoken English. 5) Regional representation will be taken into account 6) Applicants must be between the ages of 25 to 35 years. Deadline Applications must be received by DAWN by September 15, 2010. Notification Only successful applicants will be notified. If you have not been contacted by March 31, 2011, please assume that your application was unsuccessful. Language The medium of instruction and discussion will be in English. Insurance Participants are responsible for their own luggage, accident and medical insurance as the organisers will not be responsible for any such costs incurred by participants. Application: Click here to APPLY ONLINEor Click here to DOWNLOAD application form and when completed, send to dti2011@dawnnet.org
ITIDO will be hosting a unique multi-institutional innovation conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in August 2010. The focus of this 2 day conference is to bring together innovators from multiple sectors to learn about each other’s fields and identify potential cross-sector collaborations. Goals and Objectives- To increase knowledge/awareness about current grassroots innovation projects on the ground and identify innovations going on in the fields of Engineering, CICT, Energy, Microfinance, Education, Health, Bio-Technology and Agriculture
- To build a more cohesive community of innovators by promoting idea exchange between participants and promoting peer learning and networking
- To create and publish a clear action plan for 1) promoting local innovation and 2) establishing an innovation center in Dar es Salaam
- To identify concrete solutions to several critical obstacles facing the innovator community today
- To discuss relevant policy and market development issues for patent and licensing of innovations
- To link to similar initiatives and foster awareness about the power of harnessing innovation on a wider societal scope
Target Groups and StakeholdersITIDO engages with a wide range of stakeholders and target groups. This conference is appropriate for Government agencies, academic institutions, individuals, private sector, NGO’s and donors. We hope to include university researchers and students, project and program managers from various development organizations, professionals across a range of sectors, small business investors, and policy makers. Expected Outcomes- Innovator Networks - We hope to establish collaborative networks between innovators across different sectors (Education, Health, Agriculture, Microfinance, Energy and Natural Resource Management) as well as between innovators and potential investors and other stakeholders. In addition, we will develop an action plan and identify necessary inputs to support the next innovation conference to engage additional stakeholders and connect to similar initiatives in other countries.
- Lessons Learned – We will document and publish what happens during the conference and share our lessons learned with this community as well as others interested in the topic.
- Innovation Center of Excellence – At the conference, we will develop a road map for how to create an Innovation Center of Excellence in Dar es Salaam.
TimelineWe hope to host this conference in 18th – 20th Agust 2010. We will be planning and coordinating all conference details from our offices in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Conference Key presentationThe following are the expected paper presentations that will be delivered on the conference: Innovation ProcessesThis is expected to cover the basic process that will help in particular the young innovative minds on what to do and the steps to take to realize, develop and build upon their innovative skills Innovation PoliciesThis will elaboeate on the policies that favor or hinder innovation in Africa, Tanzania being the case study. Further discussion will be conducted on the different sector meetings to that will come up with suggestions on what policies should be improved so as to create good environment for innovation and technology in Tanzania. Legal, Copyrights and PatentThis talk will focus on legal, copyright and patent issues regard innovations in Tanzania. Further discussion will be conducted on the different sector meetings to that will come up with suggestions on what should be improved so as to create good environment for innovation and technology in Tanzania. RegistrationAny person who is interested and wish to participate in the conference can register by sending email to info@itido.or.tz, jmtalitinya@yahoo.com, kemilembe85@yahoo.comwebsite: www.mst.go.tz
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Invitation for a Workshop on the Role of ICT on Land Management: Experiences in Tanzania on 19th August, 2010 from 15 to 17:300 at the Council Chamber of the Institute of Finance Management (IFM).
The Center for ICT Research and Innovations (CIRI) at IFM is organizing workshops on ICT for development (ICT4D). The workshops are intended to provide a platform for ICT stakeholders to share and exchange knowledge and experiences on the role of ICT in various development initiatives. This time the workshop will focus on sharing experiences on ICT initiatives on Land Management in Tanzania. The presenter will be the director of Management Information Systems from the Ministry of Lands and Human Settlement.
We are pleased to invite you to participate in this workshop. We would highly appreciate your participation in the workshop. We kindly ask for your confirmation by 15th August, 2010. Please send your confirmation to the coordinator using details provided below.
Workshop Date and Time: 1500-1730 hrs on 19th August, 2010
Venue: Council Chamber, IFM, Shaaban Robert Street, Dar Es Salaam
Fee: Free
We are looking forward to welcoming you to participate in this workshop.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Jim Yonazi - CIRI Coordinator:
Email: yonaz@ifm.ac.tz, Yonazijim@gmail.com, Phone: +255715566766
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