JUA: Penn African Studies Bulletin (04/12/04)

AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER - UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

JUA: Penn African Studies Bulletin (04/12/04)

J U A

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
BIMONTHY BULLETIN
Issue No.14, Spring 2004
April 12, 2004

CALL FOR PAPERS: COPENHAGEN SYMPOSIUM ON RWANDAN GENOCIDE.TEN

YEARS LATER (MAY 5-6, 2004).
To mark the tenth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, the Danish Institute for International Studies, in cooperation with the Danish Institute for Human Rights and the Centre for African Studies at Copenhagen University, will hold an academic symposium, "The Rwandan Genocide of 1994: Lessons Learned, Lessons Still To Learn," on 5-6 May 2004, at the Danish Institute for International Studies, Strandgade 71, 1401 Copenhagen K. The three main themes to be examined are justice and reconciliation after genocide, lessons for the prevention of future genocides, and the situation in Rwanda today. Given the short notice, we welcome short papers (4-6 pages) that summarize research, either completed or in progress. We hope to schedule a special session at which papers by students may be presented and discussed. The symposium will be open to the public and conducted in English. Please send inquires and submissions to Professor Eric Markusen at eka@diis.dk

CALL FOR PAPERS: THE 2ND ANNUAL TOWARDS AN AFRICA WITHOUT

BORDERS CONFERENCE TRANSFORMATION AND ACTION (October 8-10, 2004) at UW-Madison, Wisconsin US The organizing committee for TAWB II invites papers and colloquia from activists

and scholars on the topic of TRANSFORMATION and GUIDEPOSTS in Africa and Diaspora.
The committee's vision for TAWB II is to host a forum for a discussion leading to ACTION
that will be centered on (but not limited to) a few core questions, available on
the website.
Anticipated keynote speakers include Wole Soyinka, Sonia Sanchez and Heena Brambhatt.
Abstracts should be limited to 250 words, and should include the author's name, title, affiliation,
and full address (including telephone, fax, and e-mail). If abstracts are submitted by e-mail,
attachments should be in Microsoft Word. The deadline for abstract submission is

May 10th, 2004. For more information contact Mukoma Wa Ngugi (mwngugi@wisc.edu) or 608-262-8462 or visit the website at http://african.lss.wisc.edu/AWB

CALL FOR PAPERS: ACROSS FRONTIERS BEYOND BORDERS: TRANSATLANTIC

HISTORY 1400-2004 (September 30th, 2004) The History Department of the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) and the Transatlantic
History Student Organization (THSO) are sponsoring the Fifth Annual Graduate Student

Workshop on Transatlantic History. Since 1999 this workshop has provided a

venue to
discuss the comparative and transnational/ transcultural character of the interrelations and
interactions between and among the peoples of the Atlantic World. From Africa's
shores to the
American West, from South America's rainforests to the European Bosporus, the Atlantic World
has been the site of social, cultural, economic and political encounters that have transformed people
and places. The purpose of UTA's interdisciplinary workshop is to bring together
graduate students
to explore the transatlantic interrelations and interchanges over the last five centuries. Graduate
students from history and other disciplines are invited to submit a 300-word abstract and abbreviated curriculum vitae by May 31, 2004. Authors of papers accepted for a 20-minute presentation will be notified by June 30, 2004. A limited number of travel funds for participants coming to the
workshop will be provided by THSO. For more information or to submit your abstrace (via email)
contact Mike Downs (downs@uta.edu) or Dr. Thomas Adam (adam@uta.edu)

CALL FOR PAPERS: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING JOURNAL,

SPECIAL ISSUE ON "CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON EUROPEAN AND AFRICAN STUDIES"
Critical research draws on a tradition of scholarship that depends on its openness to fresh perspectives and experience for its continuous re-invigoration. This special issue invites contributions that are inspired by African and European historicity, culture, and erudition. Contributors are invited to interpret this call for papers broadly; to draw on the diversity of their own historical and contemporary experiences in order to present us with their own unique formulation of "critical". For instance, given the tumultuous events of the recent past, we would be especially interested in research that speaks to extant colonial and imperialist aggression, as experienced by both the colonizer and the colonized, in both colonial and post-colonial eras. We would welcome submissions addressing this, or any other critical field of choice. Potential contributors are invited to contact Professor Sy to discuss their ideas and work. Four copies (and a disk copy) of submissions should be in Word format, include name, address, email, telephone and FAX numbers of all authors (designating the corresponding author), and be mailed to Professor Sy at: Baruch College at the City University of New York, Box 12:236, Accountancy Department, One Baruch Way, New York, NY10010-5585, USA (Aida_Sy@baruch.cuny.edu)

CALL FOR PAPERS: CODESRIA CONFERENCE ON ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING

(September 1-2, 2004) in Dakar, Senegal Information and communication technologies has brought considerable changes and innovations in the creation, management, publishing and dissemination of knowledge. Aware of the importance of these technologies and their effects on the production and dissemination of knowledge, CODESRIA is organizing a conference on the impact of information and communication technologies on electronic publishing and dissemination. Deadline for abstracts is May 30, 2004. For more information contact Abou Moussa Ndongo (abou.ndongo@codesria.sn)

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: FEMINIST AFRICA 4, WOMEN MOBILIZED

A Feminist Africa focus on Women's Mobilisations offers a forum for the exploration of contemporary mobilisations of African women. We are especially interested in critical reflection on women's movements that can be viewed as transformative in the sense that they offer radical challenges to existing gender relations, inequalities and injustices. Contributions should add to the documentation on the proliferation and growth of new modes of organising. Feminist activists have responded to the challenges of economic decline, dictatorship, crisis and conflict, and to repressive civil societies in many new and undocumented ways. Current global challenges make it all the more urgent to critically engage with the changing modes of activism. Submissions would include feature articles; review articles; profiles of individuals, events or organisations; opinion pieces, interviews and other short articles. Deadline for abstracts is April 30, 2004. For more information: http://www.feministafrica.org/2level.html

CALL FOR PAPERS: FLOWS FROM THE PAST: A TRANS-DISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE ON THE

HISTORY OF WATER IN AFRICA (December 8 - 11, 2004), in Riviera on Vaal, Vereeniging, South Africa
This conference follows in the wake of discussions on the IWHA network and plans mooted by a group of interested researchers at the third conference of the IWHA in Alexandria, Egypt, in December 2003. The major objective of this conference is to start exploring, under the auspices of the IWHA, the potential for a comprehensive project on the history of water on the African continent. It is hoped that the conference would prepare participants who specialize in Africa for the next IWHA Conference in Paris that is scheduled for 2005. All abstracts must be submitted in English as an e-mail attachment. Deadline for abstracts is June 15, 2004. For more information contact Ms. Petra Lawson (dvpal@puk.ac.za)

CALL FOR PAPERS: CONSTRUCTING AND DECONSTRUCTING MOTHERHOOD IN LITERATURE AND

FILM (September 30-October 2, 2004)
The subject for this year's Colloquium was chosen in conjunction with a celebration of women and creativity being sponsored by the West Virginia University's Center for Women's Studies. Deadline for abstracts is May 15, 2004. For more information contact Janice S. Spleth (WVUCOLL@MAIL.WVU.EDU)

CALL FOR PAPERS: 2ND INTERNATIONAL 'LANGUAGE-COMMUNICATION

CULTURE' CONFERENCE (November 24-27, 2004) in Beja, Portugal, The theme of this conference is "Knowledge and Power: History, Geography, Representation, Identity in Post-Colonial Studies." In Orientalism, Edward Said selected these two great Baconian themes - Knowledge and Power - as dominant in the discourse of imperial authority. And, in Culture and Imperialism, he called for 'a different and innovative paradigm for humanistic research', 'a way of regarding our world as amenable to investigation and interrogation without magic keys, special jargons and instruments, curtained-off practices.' Both in method and content Said's books contributed to a new approach to post-colonial theory and practice. A year after his death we would like to address some of the issues he developed in his work. Papers on the following subjects are welcome: 1) Histories of Empires and Colonies; Women and Empires; Old Empires and Indirect Colonialism; Post-colonial Theories in the 21st century; Said's works and their importance in post-colonial cultural criticism. Please send 150-word abstracts by July 15, 2004 to the following addresses: Adelaide Meira Serras (aserras@mail.telepac.pt), Luí Leal de Faria (lealfaria@yahoo.com) or Teresa Malafaia (tvmalafaia@mail.telepac.pt)

CALL FOR PAPERS: TWO-DAY SEMINAR ON "HOW GREEN WAS OUR

EMPIRE? ENVIRONMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND THE COLONIAL SERVICE" (April 26-27, 2004) in London, England
This conference, which will be held at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, will bring together scholars, development workers and former British colonial officials to record and exchange experiences and to reflect on the historical record more generally. For more information contact Michael Twaddle (michael.twaddle@sas.ac.uk) or Terry Barringer(tabarringe@aol.com)

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT: JOURNAL

OF WEST AFRICAN AFFAIRS (SPECIAL ISSUE, VOL.5, NO.1, 2004), THEME: RELIGION, POLITICS AND SOCIETY IN CONTEMPORARY WEST AFRICA The post 9/11 'surveillance' on religious fundamentalism has coincided with a renewed resurgence of the religious imagination in many West African countries, leaving the spontaneous challenge of how to maintain a balance between doctrinal rigor and political extremism. At the same time, religion has continued to impact on transitioning West African societies in many ways. In these societies, the influence of religion can be observed across many social geographies- in higher institutions, corporate organizations, official institutions; in short, every social interstice where religion is theoretically expected to be 'noticed' by its absence. This process, what we might call the enchantment of the public realm, has had profound consequences for traditional divisions between the public and the private spheres. We invite contributions from across disciplines and methodologies which balance the theoretical and the empirical, rethinking these issues in innovative and challenging ways. Authors are encouraged to pay special attention to the ways in which new religious movements question the legitimacy of the state, the role of alienated youth in the formation of these movements, the surge of fundamentalisms across the sub-region, and how ordinary people are using religion to re-negotiate the existing terms of citizenship, engage with or subvert the state. Papers are due by July 30, 2004. For more information: http://www.cdd.org.uk

CALL FOR PAPERS: NEPAD PROMOTING INTER-REGIONAL TRADE AND CO-OPERATION IN

AFRICA(October 27-29, 2004) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa For more information on participating in this international trade and investment conference, please email congress@petech.ac.za

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: LOCAL ENVIRONMENT: THE INTERNATIONAL

JOURNAL OF JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABILITY, SPECIAL ISSUE ON "SUSTAINABILITY: LOCAL ACTION IN AFRICA" The journal Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability seeks submissions for a special issue featuring local sustainability initiatives, practices, and conceptual developments in the African continent. To encourage the dissemination of African scholarship, the editors will give preference to original research from within Africa. Deadline for submissions IS June 30, 2004. For discussion about paper ideas, please make contact with the Special Issue Coordinator before May 17, 2004. Send enquiries and paper submissions to Zarina Patel (patelz@geoarc.wits.ac.za)

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: NEW FEMINIST LITERARY-POLITICAL

EZINE (SOUTH AFRICA)
"Fito," a feminist ezine, seeks artwork, fiction, articles and other unnameable genres that go against the grain. For more information: http://www.fito.co.za

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: INVITATION TO CONTRIBUTE TO BOOK

OF ESSAYS ON FEMI OSOFISAN
Femi Osofisan, acclaimed dramatist, poet, short story writer, teacher, essayist and journalist will be sixty years old on 16 June 2006. As part of the events marking this birthday, there will be published a book of critical essays on his writing. Essays can be written in English or French. Deadline for submissions is November 30, 2004. For more information contact Sola Adeyemi (essayist@tiscali.co.uk)

CALL FOR PAPERS: SIXTH NORTHEAST WORKSHOP ON SOUTHERN

AFRICA (April 22-25, 2005)
This conference, which will be held in Burlington, VT, will bring together scholars working on southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe), is organized around intensive discussion of pre-circulated papers. The organizers especially encourage participation from professionals, scholars and graduate students in Africa as well as those located in Canada and the United States. Deadline for proposals is December 15, 2004. For more information contact Julie Livingston 9jliving@tulrich.com)

CALL FOR PAPERS: YOUTH IN THE AGE OF DEVELOPMENT

(June 20-22, 2004) in Bahia, Brazil
The SSRC and the Centro d'Estudos Afro-Orientais of the Federal University of Bahia will organize a collaborative workshop on the changing perceptions and roles of 'youth' in the age of development. For more information or to receive an application: sephis@iisg.nl

CALL FOR PAPERS: MEMORY AND IDENTITY IN ASIA AND AFRICA

(late 2004/early 2005)
In recent humanities research, an increasing number of interests are grouped under the common heading of memory. Inspired by this memory boom, Reiko Abe and Anne Thelle Backer (University of Oslo) plan to organize a project that will bring together various research topics which have 'memory and identity' as their focus. The conference will invite scholars to discuss set texts; present papers; and participate in a roundtable discussion over a three-day period. For further information contact: Professor Reiko Abe Auestad (r.a.auestad@east.uio.no) or Anne Thelle Backer (a.t.backer@east.uio.no)

NEW JOURNAL: AFRIQUE & HISTOIRE

Les Editions Verdier (Paris) have announced publication of a new biannual journal (September & April) that focuses on the history of the African continent and surrounding oceans and seas. Articles are published in French and English. Contributions are welcomed from history as well as other disciplines, such as archaeology, anthropology, and linguistics. To contact the editorial board and submit articles or book reviews: hafrique@univ-paris1.fr

CONFERENCE: SOUTH AFRICA AT TEN (April 15 - 17, 2004) Assessing the Transformation Process Goucher College (MD) invites the public to join scholars, journalists, and political activists to commemorate and assess 10 years of democracy in South Africa. Hear journalists who have covered South Africa. Examine civil society's role in the country's political, economic, and cultural transformation. Talk with scholars about a decade of change on Africa's southern tip. Co- sponsored by Goucher College and the Center for Public Participation, located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Musical performance by Vusi Mahlasela on April 17th at 8:00 p.m.. For information and conference registration visit www.goucher.edu/southafricaatten.

CONFERENCE: ENTERTAINMENT-EDUCATION AND GLOBAL AFRICA

(April 15-17, 2004)
This conference is hosted by the Department of African American Studies, Ohio University. For more information: http://www.ohiou.edu/aas/happenings/CONFERENCE.htmlx

RUTGERS INSTITUTE FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, "AFRICA IN

WORLD HISTORY" (April 23, 2004)
This institute is only open to secondary school teachers and Registration is required. The institute will look at major issues in the history of Africa and its relationship to World History. Broad themes will be combined with in-depth study of the area of Senegambia and the Upper Guinea Coast (modern Senegal south to Sierra Leone including Mali and other interior areas). The institute will be structured so as to facilitate the integration of African history into the world history curriculum. Particular attention will be given to new curricular materials available for educators and schools. For more information and to register:
http://rcha.rutgers.edu/highschool.php

SYMPOSIUM: SECURITY, RECONSTRUCTION, AND RECONCILIATION: WHEN

THE WARS END (April 23-24, 2004)
The symposium, hosted by cornell University, will bring together an interdisciplinary group of experts in comparative constitutionalism,conflict resolution, governance, development and security to discuss issues raised above. An attempt will be made to derive common lessons learned; identify pitfalls to be avoided and to articulate issues and guidelines to be considered in the design of post conflict processes. It hoped through an exchange of views and experiences, the symposium would determine the variables that underline success in the approaches adopted to achieve reconciliation and reconstruction in post conflict societies. This conference is free and open to the public. Attendees are asked to fill up a form of attendance. An evening reception, breakfast and lunch are all free and open to the public. For information regarding the symposium and hotel accommodations, contact: Jackie Sayegh, Program Coordinator, Institute for African Development, 170 Uris Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853; e-mail: CIAD@cornell.edu; Tel: (607) 255- 5684; website: http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/Africa.

CONFERENCE: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE BLACK BODY, "IMAGINING,

WRITING AND (RE)READING" (April 23-24, 2004) This conference, organized by the Center for Black Diaspora and the Center for the Study of Race and Bioethics at DePaul University, will explore the ways in which the Black body has been constituted as a site for the construction and maintenance of social and political power. The conference will explore the changing discourse on the Black body, its production, policing, regulation, disfiguring, and how different disciplines have been deployed to map, project and inscribe different symbolic meanings. In particular the conference seeks to advance scholarly interests in the significance of the Black body, how it is imagined, contested and (re)read polysemically. For more information: http://condor.depaul.edu/~diaspora/blkbody/index.htm

CONFERENCE: AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN RELATIONS IN US,

AMERICAS AND AFRICA (April 29-May 1, 2004) This conference is organized by the Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution in collaboration with the Pan African Studies Program at California State University, Sacramento. For more information contact Dr. Ernest E. Uwazie, Director, Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution (uwaziee@csus.edu)

8th ANNUAL ALTA CONFERENCE (April 29th - May 1st, 2004) Hosted by the National African Language Resource Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison and in conjunction with the annual conference of the National Council Of Least Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL). The theme of the conference is "Expanding Our Vision for African Language Pedagogy: A Priority for the 21st Century". For more information contact Alwiya Omar (aomar@indiana.edu)

CONFERENCE: PERFORMING AFRICA (May 15-17, 2004) in the UK The conference will focus on the crucial role of theater in contemporary Africa as a vehicle for political debate, development and cultural identity. It will be hosted by the Leeds University Centre for African Studies. For more information contact African-Studies@leeds.ac.uk or: http://www.kit.nl/frameset.asp?/specials/html/td_news___events.asp&frnr=1&MakeFrame=No&language=

CONFERENCE: AFRICAN REFUGEES: REEXAMINING PRACTICES,

PARTNERSHIPS AND POSSIBILITIES (May 24-26, 2004) The Ethiopian Community Development Council, African Resource Network's (ECDC/ARN) tenth national conference will provide opportunities to explore new responses to the new challenges and dramatic changes in the African refugee resettlement program in the United States. The conference will review the past, present and future of shared efforts to respond to the needs, hopes and dreams of African refugees on the continent; those awaiting imminent resettlement; and those who have recently arrived and are now beginning new lives in a new homeland. The conference will be held at the Hilton Crystal Hotel, just five minutes from downtown Washington, D.C. For more information regarding the conference, contact: ECDC, Attn: ARN Conference, 1038 S. Highland St., Arlington, VA 22204; Tel: (703) 685-0510;

Fax: (703) 685-0529; e-mail: arn@ecdcinternational.org;
website: www.ecdcinternational.org.

CONFERENCE: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF KENYA, PAST AND

PRESENT (May 27-28, 2004) in the UK
The workshop, which will be held at St. Anthony's College, Oxford, is intended to be a tribute to John Lonsdale, who will give the annual Africa Lecture. For more information contact: david.anderson@sant.ox.ac.uk

CONFERENCE: JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR AFRICAN STUDIES, ANNUAL

CONFERENCE (May 29-30, 2004) in Kasugai City, Japan The meeting is open to scholars of all disciplines. For more information contact Prof. MINE Yoichi (africa@intl.chubu.ac.jp)

CONFERENCE: AEGIS EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN

STUDIES (June 29-July 3, 2005) in London For more information: http://www.aegis-eu.org

CONFERENCE: 'TRADITIONAL' ACCOUNTABILITY AND 'MODERN' GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA

(July 5-7, 2004), University of Durham, UK This conference aims to bring together a cross-disciplinary group of scholars to discuss the significance of 'traditional' accountability for 'modern' government. For more information contact Dr. Tim Kelsall (Tim.Kelsall@Newcastle.ac.uk) or Dr. Justin Willis (Justin.Willis@Durham.ac.uk)

CONFERENCE: INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON GENDER AND VISUALITY

(August 27-29, 2004), Cape Town, South Africa This international and interdisciplinary workshop on gender and visuality will be held at the University of the Western Cape. For more information contact Patricia Hayes, History Department, University of the Western Cape (phayes@uwc.ac.za)

3RD ADALEST CONFERENCE (August 30-September 3, 2004) in Malawi The 3rd ADALEST Conference will be hosted by the University of Malawi, Centre for Language Studies. The conference will be combined with the 5th Malawian National Language Symposium and will be held in Mangochi, Malawi, from 30 August until 04 September 2004. For more information: http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=21055

CONFERENCE: DEBATING AFRICA, 2004 BIENNIAL ASAUK CONFERENCE

(September 11-13, 2004) in London
The conference will be held at Goldsmith's College, University of London. The overarching theme is "Debating Africa." For more information contact Dr. Nici Nelson, ASAUK President: (n.nelson@gold.ac.uk)

CONFERENCE: AFRICAN STUDIES: PARADIGMS, PEDAGOGY AND

PARTNERSHIPS (October 7-9, 2004)
This conference is being organized by African/African American Studies at Grand Valley State University, Michigan, (Allendale campus), and the Department of African Studies at University of Cape Coast (Ghana). For more information contact: Dr. Ronald J. Stephens, Coordinator of African/African American Studies (stephron@gvsu.edu)

CONFERENCE: 47TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AFRICAN STUDIES

ASSOCIATION (November 11-14, 2004)
This conference will take place at the Marriott Hotel in New Orleans, LA. The meeting will be held jointly with the Canadian Association for African Studies. The theme is "The Power of Expression: Identity, Language, and Memory in Africa and the Diaspora." For more information:
http://www.africanstudies.org/asa_papercallguide2004.html

SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS

WORLD LEARNING DEMOCRACY FELLOWS PROGRAM (UNITED NATIONS)

The World Learning Democracy Fellows Program (DFP), in collaboration with USAID,

identifies, places, and supports Democracy Fellows throughout USAID. Democracy Fellows work in USAID's missions abroad or in Washington, DC, and specific fellowships are
based on the needs of the particular USAID sponsoring unit. Although fellowships
are not
intended for independent activities, such as individual research, they make a unique contribution
to USAID democracy-related programming, while promoting fellows' careers and commitment
to the cause of democracy development. Current and recent Democracy Fellows have
tackled
many important themes such as the intersection of civil society and food security, assessing
patronage and clientalism as obstacles to effective programming, and the influence of money
and resources in political process development. Currently the program is looking for candidates
with Middle East, West Africa, or Latin America/Caribbean experience, and relevant professional
or academic expertise in democracy development, political science, elections, rule of law,
government, or civil-military relations. For more information: http://www.worldlearning.org/wlid/dfp

SOUTH AFRICA: DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA RESEARCH UNIT (DARU) VISITING

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN Visiting Research Fellowships are offered to established scholars from universities and research institutes in Africa and around the world. Visiting Fellows will normally spend six to twelve months at UCT. They will be expected to build local research and analytical capacity, conduct systematic research, analyse data and present findings. Applicants must possess a PhD and a demonstrated research record in the fields of political science or related disciplines. Interested researchers are invited to submit to the Director of DARU a curriculum vitae, together with a detailed proposal outlining the type of work to be conducted and the intended research output. For mroe information: http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/cssr/darujobs.html or contact edownes@commerce.uct.ac.za

2004 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES PROGRAM: CALL FOR APPLICANTS

The Centre for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University has announced a call for applications for the 2004 Human Rights Advocates Program. The Human Rights Advocates Program was established in 1989 to build the capacity of grassroots activists worldwide so that they can more effectively address pressing human rights concerns and build linkages with the global human rights community. Deadline for applications is April 15, 2004. For more information: http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=21058

APPLICATIONS FOR CLAUDE AKE VISITING CHAIR (Sweden) The Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, jointly with The Nordic Africa Institute, offers an annual visiting professorship for up to six months, funded by the Swedish Government. Deadline for proposals (send by ordinary mail) is April 30, 2004. For more information:
http://www.pcr.uu.se/information/claude_ake_visiting_chair.htm

STIPENDS FOR LCTL SUMMER PROGRAMS: CENTER FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH ON

LANGUAGE ACQUISITION (CARLA)
CARLA is offereing a $600 teacher stipend for Less Commonly Taught Language (LCTL) teachers to attend one of the CARLA Summer Institutes. The stipends are provided by the European Studies Consortium and the Institute for Global Studies, both National Resource Centers at the University of Minnesota. Deadline for applications is April 26, 2004. For more information and an application: http://www.carla.umn.edu/institutes/2004/scholarships.html

CARLA SUMMER INSTITUTES FOR LCTL TEACHERS

The CARLA Summer Institutes will be held during the weeks of July 26-30, August 2-6, and August 9-13, 2004. The institutes offered this year are: Content-Based Language Teaching with Technology; Proficiency-Oriented Language Instruction and Assessment; Basics of Second Language Acquisition for Teachers; Developing Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages; Maximizing Study Abroad; Developing Assessments for the Second Language Classroom; Meeting the Challenges of Immersion Education; Immersion 101; Technology in the Second Language classroom; A Practical Course in Styles- and Strategies-Based Instruction. For detailed information see: http://www.carla.umn.edu/institutes/

AFRICA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN STUDENTS

ASSOCIATION (IASA)
IASA has partnered with the Bank of Namibia to sponsor a fellow for a three month work fellowship in Namibia. The fellowship is for Africans and friends of Africa in the diaspora. The fellowship is unpaid, but accommodation, feeding and transportation within Namibia will be provided. Application deadline is April 23, 2004. For more information:
http://www.iasaonline.org/home/viewnews.php?e=2

HIV-MALARIA FELLOWSHIP, INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN STUDENTS

ASSOCIATION (IASA)
The IASA and the African Regional Youth Initiative (ARYI) are pleased to announce a Fellowship program to provide a stipend of $300 to two young Africans in Africa to conduct social and behavior research on HIV/AIDS or malaria in their local communities. For more information: http://www.iasaonline.org/home/viewnews.php?e=4

TRAVEL FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM, FRENCH INSTITUTE FOR CULTURE &

TECHNOLOGY (Philadelphia)
This fellowship program, open to Penn seniors, graduate and post- doctoral students with a functional command of French, helps to defray the costs of traveling to participate in a conference in France or of working in a French laboratory or ogranization. Deadline for applications is April 20, 2004. Send a resume, cover letter explaining the pertinence of your work in France to your research or career plans, and two letters of recommendation from Penn professors to: FICT Program, French Institute for Culture and Technology, 3624 Market Street, Suite One East, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2615. For more information email jparnet@sas.upenn.edu

2005-2006 U.S. FULBRIGHT COMPETITION

Awards are to over 25 sub-Saharan African countries including: Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic republic of the Congo, Eritrea, ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. For award descriptions, application forms, instructions and guidelines:
http://www.cies.org

STANLEY J. TARVER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

The Stanley J. Tarver Memorial Scholarship Fund, established by the Tarver family in memory of their son, provides a scholarship to a graduate student of African descent, an African American, or a Black person of another nationality who is matriculating toward a Doctorate or a Masters degree in African History and/or Culture, and who has completed at least one year of graduate study at a college or university in the United States. The scholarship will be a $1,000 per semester award, for a maximum award of $2,000 per academic year. Applications must be postmarked by April 19, 2004. For more information: http://www.communityfoundationdc.org

PENN CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH: FY 2005 PILOT AND FEASIBILITY

GRANT PROGRAM
The Penn Center for AIDS Research (Penn CFAR) seeks applications to the pilot program offered through its Developmental Core. Proposals regarding any aspect of HIV/AIDS clinical care, epidemiology, virology, immunology, structural biology, vaccine development, or prevention are considered relevant to the goals of the Developmental Core. The CFAR is especially interested in proposals that bridge programmatic areas and, in particular, those that bridge clinical investigators with basic or behavioral scientists. These will be given preference. Proposals that include an international component also are encouraged. Faculty members, holding appointments at the CFAR institutions, who meet one of the following requirements, are invited to apply: New investigators who never have held extramural support from the NIH; investigators who have not previously worked in HIV/AIDS; investigators who have worked in HIV/AIDS who wish to study an area that represents a significant departure from their currently funded work. For more information and an application: http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/aids/PilotGrant05.htm

FELLOWSHIPS FOR THREATENED SCHOLARS

The Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund provides fellowships for scholars whose lives and work are threatened in their home countries. These fellowships permit scholars to find temporary refuge at universities and colleges anywhere in the world, enabling them to pursue their academic work and to continue to share their knowledge with students, colleagues, and the community at large. When conditions improve, these scholars will return home to help rebuild universities and societies ravaged by fear, conflict and repression. Academics, researchers and independent
scholars from any country, field or discipline may qualify. Preference is given to scholars with a Ph.D. or other highest degree in their field; who have been employed in scholarly activities at a university, college or other institution of higherlearning during the last four years (excluding displacement or prohibition); who demonstrate superior academic accomplishment or promise; and whose selection is likely to benefit the academic community in the home and/or host country or region. Applications from female scholars and under-represented groups are strongly encouraged. Universities, colleges and research centers in any country may apply to serve as hosts. Applications and nominations should be made to the Fund's Selection Committee. Institutions interested in hosting a particular scholar should submit a letter with the scholar's application. Fellowships are awarded to institutions for support of specific individuals, to be matched in most cases by the institution or third-party. Fellowship recipients are expected to continue their work in safety at the host institution-teaching, lecturing, conducting research, writing and publishing. Fellowships from 3 months to one calendar year will be considered with up to 25 fellowships awarded annually. The maximum award is US $20,000. Applications are accepted at any time. Emergency applications receive urgent consideration. For more information and to receive an application: http://www.iie.org/SRF

2004 CLAUDE AKE MEMORIAL AWARDS PROGRAM

The Africa-America Institute (AAI), in collaboration with the African Studies Association (ASA), is pleased to announce the the Claude Ake Memorial Awards Program, which seeks to encourage young and mid-career African scholars-activists to carry out research, reflection and writing about their ideas and activities. The award is intended for Africans, working in Africa, who are engaged in knowledge-based and reality-informed problem solving to address the continent's development challenges, in the tradition of Claude Ake. It will support research projects that are applicable to a country, region, or other defined setting within Africa. Deadline for applications is April 30, 2004. For more information and to download application forms: http://www.aaionline.org/

SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS: THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE

The United States Institute of Peace invites applications for the 2004-05 Senior Fellowship competition in the Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace. The institute funds projects related to preventive diplomacy, ethnic and regional conflicts, peacekeeping and peace operations, peace settlements, democratization and the rule of law, cross-cultural negotiations, nonviolent social movements, U.S. foreign policy, and related topics. This year the institute is especially interested in topics addressing problems of the Muslim world, postwar reconstruction and reconciliation, and responses to terrorism and political violence. Projects which demonstrate relevance to current policy debates will be highly competitive. Fellows reside at the institute in Washington, D.C., for a period of up to 10 months. For more information and an application form:
http://www.usip.org/fellows.html

SHUTTLEWORTH FOUNDATION: CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Shuttleworth Foundation, a non-profit organization, has a strong belief that innovation is the key to improving the quality of education in South Africa. The primary aim is to improve education in the areas of math, science, technology and entrepreneurship, both from a learner's and educator's perspective. The foundation is currently calling for proposals of innovative and pilot educational projects in the following areas: math, science, technology and entrepreneurship in the General Education Training (GET) phase; numeracy in the Foundation phase. For more information contact info@shuttleworthfoundation.org or: http://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

GLOBAL ACCESS GRANT

This program aims to support women's participation in international events such as seminars, conferences, trainings related to women's rights issues. The objective of this program is to facilitate the access of women active in this field to the international movement for the emancipation of women. The grants will be allocated for the participation in those events that will contribute to information gathering and later on their dissemination at national level, as well as to sharing experiences concerning the promotion of women's rights. Rolling deadlines. For more information: http://www.comminit.com/Scholarships2004/sld-9633.html

IT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NORTH AFRICAN WOMEN JOURNALISTS

Internews has launched an information technology (IT) training program for African and Asian women working in the media and other communication sectors. The program, which provides 430 scholarships, is intended for women in the African countries of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, and the Asian countries of Bangladesh, Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The scholarships are reserved for "exceptional" women from low-income communities who already use IT for public benefit, who can demonstrate entrepreneurship, and who have the potential to become local role models for girls in their societies. Deadline for applications is May 31, 2004. For more information: http://www.comminit.com/Scholarships2004/sld-8997.html

CODESRIA: CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2004/2005
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) invites proposals for the constitution of Comparative Research Networks (CRNs) in Africa. The primary objectives of the CRNs are to carryout comparative studies on various themes, and develop and consolidate a comparative analytic perspective in the work of African social researchers. For the period 2004-2005, the Council will be open to receive proposals up to July 31, 2004. For more information: http://www.thusanang.org.za/index.php?option=news&task=viewarticle&sid=488

FELLOWSHIPS FOR LEADERSHIP & ADVOCACY FOR WOMEN IN AFRICA

Applications are now being invited for the Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) 2004-05 Fellowships for law school graduates and practicing attorneys in Lesotho, South Africa and Swaziland who have a strong interest in and commitment to women's rights. This unique program offers African women's rights advocates an opportunity to come to Washington, DC, USA for 16 months to earn an advanced law degree at Georgetown University Law Centre and complete a work placement focused on women's rights. For more information: http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=20025

PHILIP L. RAVENHILL FELLOWSHIP

The Philip L. Ravenhill Fellowship is awarded annually to an African art historian, cultural anthropologist, museum curator, or visual artist. The Fellowship is intended to give deserving individuals the opportunity to travel, conduct research, or practice their art in North American or European museums or educational institutions. Preference is given to young or mid-career scholars or artists who have not recently had the opportunity to travel internationally. Support may be requested for periods of one to three months, and applications will be funded up to US $7,500. Successful applicants will have demonstrated accomplishment in research related to or practice of contemporary or traditional African arts. Fellowship recipients will be expected to deliver one lecture or give one critique and to make themselves available to staff, faculty and students at the host institution. Deadline for applications is June 15, 2004. For more information contact Marla C. Berns, UCLA Fowler Museum(berns@arts.ucla.edu).

SUMMER PROGRAM: PEACEBUILDING & DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

(June 28-July 16, 2004)
The Peacebuilding and Development Summer Institute is one of the first and only academic and practical training programs specifically organized to bridge the two issues of peacebuilding and development. The summer 2004 Institute is excited about continuing in the success of the previous year and exploring ways to enhance the learning opportunities for this year as well. Participants will be provided with a multitude of opportunities to enhance their professional and personal experiences while attending the Summer Institute. For more information: http://www.american.edu/sis/peace/summer/

BANK OF NAMIBIA RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP, IASA

The International African Students Association is a non-profit umbrella organization for African students and adults in the Diaspora. This three-month fellowship is open to students and recent graduates with business and economics backgrounds. The deadline for applications is April 23, 2004. For more information: http://www.iasaonline.org/home/viewnews.php?e=2

AFRICA GRANTS AVAILABLE FROM THE GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN

The Global Fund for Women (GFW) aims to support women's groups that advance the human rights of women and girls. GFW is a grant making foundation supporting women's human rights organizations around the world working to address critical issues such as gaining economic independence, increasing girls' access to education and stopping violence against women. For more information: http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/

CODESRIA PRIZE FOR DOCTORAL THESES

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to announce the launching of its prize for the best three doctoral theses produced annually in Africa. This program has been introduced with a view to promoting the research work of African doctoral students and to celebrate the performance of those among them who produce outstanding studies that are worthy of being given greater visibility than would otherwise be possible in the absence of a special initiative designed to bring them to the attention of a critical international audience. For more information: http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=19677

SOUTH AFRICA: MUSIC GRANTS AVAILABLE

MMINO, a South African-Norwegian Music Education and Music Program, is currently calling for funding applications for music projects. Grants are available for music education, documentation and research, choral music and music festivals. Funding will be granted twice a year. For more information:
http://www.mmino.org.za/news.htm

SOUTHERN AFRICA: CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR RESEARCH ON

HIV/AIDS
With support from the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the University of KwaZulu-Natal has extended and refined its grants program to stimulate research in Population Studies and HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa over the 2004-2005 periods. Interested researchers are requested to contact Millicent Atujuna for further grant and application details at atujunam@ukzn.ac.za or visit the following website: http://www.ukzn.ac.za/grants.

FELLOWSHIP: ISLAM, DISENGAGEMENT OF THE STATE,

GLOBALIZATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
The African Studies Centre (ASC) Leiden and the Centre d'Etudes d'Afrique Noire (CEAN) Bordeaux are launching a project to study the relationship between Islam, society and the state in sub- Saharan Africa that will culminate in an international conference to be held in the Spring of 2005. Fellowships are available for innovative field research projects in Africa, especially in Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. For more information contact Ben Soares (Islaminafrica@fsw.leidenuniv.nl) or Rene Otayek (r.otayek@sciencespobordeaux.fr)

VISITING SCHOLARSHIP FOR EASTERN AFRICAN ACADEMICS

This 3-month scholarship supports scholars from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, who will pursue research and/or course development in the broad field of African studies. Preference will be given to academics in the early stages of their careers. Deadline for applications is April 30, 2004. For more information: http://www.soas.ac.uk/centres/centreinfo.cfm?navid=732

DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS: THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL

Applicants in the social sciences and humanities are eligible. For more information: http://www.ssrc.org/programs/idrf or contact program staff at (idfr@ssrc.org).

CODESRIA-THESIS WRITING GRANTS

Grants are for African professionals and graduate students registered in African universities. For more information: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/codesria/grants99.html

FIVE COLLEGE AFRICAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM

This program brings junior and mid-level African scholars, employed by and teaching in African universities and with active research projects with an African focus, for 5 and 10 month research residencies at Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Deadline for applications is May 15, 2004. For more information:
http://www.fivecolleges.edu/asp/

FORD FOUNDATION: FELLOWSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL POST

BACCALAUREATE STUDY
For more information: http://www.fordfound.org

ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION HUMANITIES FELLOWSHIPS

These fellowships support scholars and writers engaged in research on global social and cultural issues relating to diversity, sustainability, and civil society. For more information: http://www.rockfound.org

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT DISSERTATION WORKSHOP PROGRAM

(Resource for funding opportunities)
This site has a collection of tips, samples, and links to help students. The IIS site also includes funding opportunities for Africans and Foreign Nationals. For more information: http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/RADW/index.html

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PENN IN DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA

(July 5-August 6, 2004)
Penn-in-Dar es Salaam is a five-week program that will provide students with an opportunity to study at the University of Dar es Salaam. Courses will include Swahili Language and Culture; Government, Politics, and Development in Tanzania and other East African Countries; and Social Structure of Tanzania Societies. For more information: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/CGS/summer/abroad/dar_es_salaam/ or contact Dr. Paul Kaiser (pkaiser@sas.upenn.edu)

OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, UPENN

The University of Pennsylvania has several academic year study abroad opportunities in Africa, including Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, and Zimbabwe. Applications for the spring 2005 semester are due in early fall (2004). For more information: http://www.upenn.edu/oip/sa/programs/index.html

2004 SUMMER PROGRAM IN SENEGAL, COLORADO COLLEGE

For more information contact Dr. Ibrahima Wade, Professor of Francophone/African Studies/Comp. Lit., The Colorado College, (719) 389-6629

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN GHANA

(July 11-30, 2004)
This program will enable students to examine critical issues in politics, society and economic development in the West African state of Ghana, and offers an optional internship and research component up to August 21, 2004. For more information: http://www.american.edu/sis/summer

TEACHER TRAVEL/STUDY PROGRAM TO SOUTH AFRICA: "SOUTH AFRICA PAST AND PRESENT: A CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL JOURNEY" (July 20 - August 1, 2004)
The Center for African Studies and the Department of History, University of Florida, will host this program designed for professional development.
For more information: http://web.africa.ufl.edu/davis.pdf

SUMMER FIELD STUDIES PROGRAM IN EGYPT AND ETHIOPIA

The Department of Africana Studies at Tennessee State University in collaboration with the Institute of Ethiopian Studies of Addis Ababa University and the American Research Center in Egypt and its Consortium institutions in the United States will conduct a summer field studies program beginning with the 2004 summer session. For more information:
http://www.tnstate.edu/africanastudies/summerfieldstudies/

STUDY ABROAD IN SOUTH AFRICA, SUMMER 2004

Georgia Southern University will offer study opportunities in South Africa for anthropology students in summer 2004. The two-part program is geared for those who would like to obtain field experience in ethnography, biological anthropology, or both. For more information:
http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/~robshan or contact Rober Shanafelt (robshan@georgiasouthern.edu)

FIELD STUDIES PROGRAM IN EGYPT & ETHIOPIA, SUMMER 2004

The Department of Africana Studies at Tennessee State University in collaboration with the Institute of Ethiopian Studies of Addis Ababa University and the American Research Center in Egypt and its Consortium Institutions in the United States will conduct a summer field studies program in 2004. For more information:
http://www.tnstate.edu/africanastudies/summerfieldstudies or contact Wosene Yefru (wyefru@tnstate.edu) or Candy Tate (candy@emory.edu)

12TH TRAINING COURSE ON THE USE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS

PROCEDURES FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA (April 22-27, 2004), Dakar, Senegal
The African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) is a Pan-African organization, established in The Gambia in 1989. Since its inception, the Centre has been at the forefront in promoting and protecting human rights and democracy in Africa, through training, action-oriented research, publications and documentation. The Training Course on the Use of International Human Rights Procedures for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Africa is one of the main tools of ACDHRS to promote the use of international human rights instruments to protect human rights in Africa. For more information: http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=19646

JOBS & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

AFRICA PROGRAM DIRECTOR: UNIVERSITY FOR PEACE (ETHIOPIA)

The United Nations affiliated University for Peace welcomes applications for the position of Director of its Africa Program. The director will be based in the Addis Ababa office of UPEACE (once launched in 2004), and will be part of a unique university that functions as a global knowledge network, created by a General Assembly resolution of the United Nations two decades ago. Deadline for applications is April 30, 2004. For more information: http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=21052

CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF AFRICANA STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Applications will be considered until the position is filled. For more information: http://www.pitt.edu/~bjgrier/bulleti.htm

AFRICA JOB SERVICE

For a website with a long list of jobs in Africa, searchable by country, field and keywords, see:
http://www.findajobinafrica.com/findajobinafrica/index.jsp

AFRICARECRUIT EVENTS

AfricaRecruit aims to build robust and enduring productive capacity in Africa, especially by helping Africans in the diaspora to secure careers and work assignments in Africa. They will hold a Careers in Africa Summit (April 23-25, 2004, in London, UK). For more information:
http://www.cbc-link.com/africarecruit/events.jsp

CORRESPONDENTS (SOUTH AFRICA) : THE BUREAU OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS, INC.

The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (BNA), a Washington, D.C.-based news publisher, seeks correspondents in Moscow, the Middle East, and South Africa. These positions cover news for
BNA's full range of nearly 200 publications, including international trade, environment, banking,
foreign investment, taxes, securities, electronic commerce, and other areas relating to business and government. Spot news stories to be filed on a daily basis, along with regular filing of longer analytical pieces. Deadline for applications is May 1, 2004. For more information:
http://www.bna.com

REGIONAL DIRECTOR & PROGRAM OFFICER (AFRICA): IFES

By providing expert technical assistance in all areas of election administration
and
election management, IFES works to encourage national and international democracy.
Since 1987, IFES has supplied world governments with election observation and analysis
and has developed into one of the world's leading centers of election information and

resources. In addition to election monitoring, IFES seeks to bolster

democracy
by
developing programs that strengthen rule of law, good governance and civil society.
IFES is dedicated to the success of democracy worldwide and the prospect that each
person in every corner of the world is entitled to have a free and informed say in how
he or she is governed. For more information: http://www.ifes.org

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE FOR WEST AFRICA (SENEGAL)

The Executive Director, who will be based in Dakar, Senegal, will be responsible for directing and managing the OSIWA office and providing leadership and acumen to all aspects of program development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation to achieve the foundation's objectives. The Executive Director should have a demonstrated commitment to open society values, excellent understanding of the social and political context of West Africa and familiarity with organizations and networks in the West Africa region. Deadline for applications is April 30, 2004. For more information: http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=21053

LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPECIALIST, WORLDWIDE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION

FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS
IFES is seeking resumes from qualified candidates specializing in local governance programs. Depending on the projects, Local Government specialists would be based overseas on short- and long-term assignments (several weeks to six months/year). Local Government specialists should be available to work worldwide. For more information: http://www.ifes.org

PROGRAM COORDINATOR: NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE (Uppsala, Sweden) The Nordic Africa Institute is seeking a program coordinator for a Research Program on "Post-Conflict Transition in Africa: The State and Civil Society." The Institute offers the selected qualified scholars employment for initially three (extendible to a maximum of six) years with adequate remuneration in a stimulating working environment. The deadline for applications is April 30, 2004. For more information: http://www.nai.uu.se/

SENIOR LOGISTICS COORDINATOR, AFRICA: INTERNATIONAL RESCUE

COMMITTEE
Closing date: May 1, 2004. For more information: http://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/jobs_contact_show.htm?doc_id=208962

EDUCATION SPECIALIST, US & AFRICA, SAVE THE CHILDREN

Closing date: April 1, 2004. For more information: http://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/jobs_contact_show.htm?doc_id=215265

DATABASE CONSULTANT, AFRICA: INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE

Closing date: May 1, 2004. For more information: http://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/jobs_contact_show.htm?doc_id=208964

AFRICA PROGRAM MANAGER, INTERACTION

InterAction, the largest alliance of US-based international development and humanitarian NGOs seeks a Program Manager to serve as its principal staff representative, liaison and manager of the Africa Liaison Program Initiative (ALPI) ALPI is a USAID-funded tripartite effort to enhance collaborative relationships among three key stakeholders in African development: AfricanNGOs, US-based PVOs and USAID. This position focuses on facilitating andmanaging relationships among diverse stakeholders and requires someone with an understanding of the benefits of those relationships and the ability to serve as a strong advocate for initiation and maintenance of partnerships despite their inherent challenges. This individual must have a background that ensures credibility with the various ALPI stakeholders through experience interacting with African NGO, American PVO and USAID systems and personnel within an African context. For more information: http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=19777

SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR, HIV/AIDS/DIRECTOR, ADVOCACY/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
The Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) promotes positive change through partnership projects, training, and advocacy. The Senior Advisor will have primary responsibility for expanding and implementing CEDPA's HIV/AIDS program portfolio. The HIV/AIDS/Director, Advocacy/Reproductive Health will serve as a member of the management team for a USAID-funded Policy Project and as director of advocacy - one of four major Project components. For more information: http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=19640

ANGOLA: SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGERS/CONSULTANTS, IBIS Ibis is a Danish NGO with a long history of working in Angola going back to pre-independence support for the liberation struggle. The Ibis programme in Angola is clustered around two major areas, Organisational Development of Civil Society and Education for Change. At the moment, we are looking at two positions to be filled: Civil Society Programme and Senior Programme Manager/Consultant. Deadline for applications is May 3, 2004. For more information: http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=21049
BURUNDI: PROGRAM COORDINATOR, International Rescue Committee (IRC) For more information: http://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/jobs_contact_show.htm?doc_id=214567
CONGO: ADMINISTRATIVE/LOGISTICS CONSULTANT, INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC) Closing date: May 30, 2004. For more information: http://www.reliefweb.int/w/res.nsf/wDocs/8A06BCDC070C2F91C1256E210075C166

GAMBIA: SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER

Closing Date: April 30, 2004. For more information: http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=20745

KENYA: AFRICA REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ACTION AID

Closing date: April 21, 2004. For more information: http://www.actionaid.org/aboutus/vacancies/africaregionaldirector.doc
KENYA: REGIONAL COORDINATOR/COLLABORATION PROGRAMME OFFICER/CAMPAIGNS OFFICER, HEALTH ACTION INTERNATIONAL (HAI) For more information: http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=20870
KENYA/SUDAN: EDUCATION SUPPORT MANAGER, AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH Sudan Basic Education Program (SBEP). For more information: http://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/jobs_contact_show.htm?doc_id=202580
MALAWI: HIV/AIDS ADVISOR, CONCERN WORLDWIDE For more information contact Concern Worldwide (hrenquiries@concern.ie)

MOZAMBIQUE: FIELD DIRECTOR FOR HEALTH ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL

(HAI)
For more information:
http://depts.washington.edu/haiuw/docs/employment.htm#fielddirector

MOZAMBIQUE: CHILD SURVIVAL PROGRAM MANAGER, HAI

For more information:
http://depts.washington.edu/haiuw/docs/employment.htm#fielddirector

MOZAMBIQUE: HIV/AIDS CLINICAL CARE ADVISOR, HAI For more information: http://depts.washington.edu/haiuw/docs/employment.htm#fielddirector
MOZAMBIQUE: HIV/AIDS IT & LOGISTICS ADVISOR, HAI For more information: http://depts.washington.edu/haiuw/docs/employment.htm#fielddirector
MOZAMBIQUE: HIV/AIDS OPERATIONS RESEARCH COORDINATOR, MONITORING & EVALUATIONS ADVISOR, HAI For more information: http://depts.washington.edu/haiuw/docs/employment.htm#fielddirector
MOZAMBIQUE: HIV/AIDS SCALE-UP ADVISOR, HAI For more information: http://depts.washington.edu/haiuw/docs/employment.htm#fielddirector
NIGERIA: PROGRAM COMMUNICATION/SOCIAL MOBILISATION OFFICER For more information: http://www.comminit.com/vacancy1638.html

SUDAN: GENDER AND HIV SPECIALIST, UN DEVEOPMENT PROGRAM

For more information:
http://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/jobs_contact_show.htm?doc_id=215263

ZAMBIA: LIVELIHOODS & CAPACITY BUILDING ADVISOR, CONCERN

WORLDWIDE
For more information contact Concern Worldwide at (hrenquiries@concern.ie)

LYNX SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT INTERN

SHIPS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA
This is an internship with the Lagos State Government. Land NET Summer interns will assist with a government project in Lagos, Nigeria for four to six weeks. Interns will live in Lagos and will be transported daily to their work station. They will be provided with lodging, transportation and a small living stipend to cover the cost of food and other necessities. Students are encouraged to apply for school funds to cover the cost of travel to Nigeria. A limited number of round trip air tickets will be a vailable to interns. For more information: http://www.iasaonline.org/forum/viewtopic.php?TopicID=510

VISIONS IN ACTION, VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

Visions in Action is an international nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC. Founded in 1989, Visions in Action provides six and 12 month volunteer programs in Africa (South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda) and Mexico. Positions are available with nonprofit development organizations, research institutes, health clinics, community groups, and the media. The program features a 3 to 4 week summer program available in Tanzania which involves working with children in an orphanage. Visit online for more information at: www.visionsinaction.org.

HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIPS, AFRICA: INSTITUTE

FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA (The Gambia) The Institute welcomes interns who participate in its work. The aim of the internship program is to contribute to the training of young human rights workers from all over the world, and the African continent in particular. For more information: http://www.africaninstitute.org

INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS, FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

(TANZANIA & UGANDA)
Individual internships for graduate and undergraduate students are available during any time of the year other than during the summer programs and can be for eight weeks and longer (most internships have been between 8 and 16 weeks in length). Individual internship programs include family homestay, individual orientation and debriefing, and an individual internship with a community development organization. FSD's summer internship programs are 8-10 weeks in length and consist of an individual internship with a local community development organization, an individual family homestay, group orientation and debriefing sessions, a midterm trip, and in some cases group travel at the end of the program. The Tanzania and Uganda programs include a week of intensive language instruction. For more information: http://www.fsdinternational.org

VOLUNTEER RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: WASHINGTON OFFICE ON AFRICA

The Washington Office on Africa has identified some possible research topics for university faculty and students to consider. For more information:
http://www.woaafrica.org/research.htm

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY, REFUGEE LAW PROJECT (UGANDA)

The RLP considers requests for volunteer positions from individuals based abroad on a rolling basis. For more information: http://www.refugeelawproject.org/whatwedo/employment.htm

VOLUNTEER INTERN: INTERIMS FOR DEVELOPMENT (LONDON)

IT, Marketing and Research Assistant internship for a 6-month period. For more information:
http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=19244

VOLUNTEER FOR PEACE

Campus California offers 14-month and 3-4 month programs. Programs provide training and development project work in Africa and Central America. For more information: http://www.cctg.org and http://www.gaia-action.org

OTHER RESOURCES

AFRICAN JOURNALS ONLINE (AJOL)

AJOL is being re-launched on its own website. It provides free access to tables of contents and abstracts for over 175 journals published on the continent, and also provides a number of additional facilities. AJOL offers a document delivery service, and full (improved) searching and browsing facilities, as well as a new Email alert function. The service remains free to both users and participating journals (with charges only for document delivery requests from outside developing countries). Journals included in AJOL are scholarly in content with peer reviewed articles, and publish a mixture of pure and applied research as well as review papers. The address of the new site is: http://www.ajol.info

USAID HIV/AIDS E-NEWSLETTER
The USAID HIV/AIDS E-Newsletter provides monthly updates on USAID's Office of HIV/AIDS and partner activities to prevent and mitigate HIV/AIDS across the developing world. Topics include: briefings on recent and upcoming global events, conferences, workshops, and forums; announcements of newly released publications and online resources; and links to HIV/AIDS-related documents, resources, and USAID partners' Web sites. The newsletter reflects activities exclusively to USAID and its implementing partners. For more information: http://www.synergyaids.com/newsletter.asp

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