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GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN NGO LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

The Global Partnership (GP) is the outcome of process and cooperation between BRAC and the Organization of Rural Associations for Progress (ORAP), Zimbabwe and World Learning's School for International Training (SIT), Vermont, USA. The Global Partnership is formed to increase South-South-North sharing of educational programs and learning resources relevant to a new generation of leaders in NGOs, civil society and the various institutions, which work with this sector. The Global Partnership (GP) for NGO Studies, Education, and Training offers two academic programs that educate NGO leaders and managers to meet these challenges and increased responsibilities:

Master of International and Intercultural Management. August 2001 - May 2002.

Coursework includes: Research Methods for NGO Managers; Intercultural;
Communications for NGO Managers; Human Resource Management; Social
Entrepreneurship; Advanced Training of Trainers; and Advanced Issues in
Sustainable Development.

ENQUIRIES: Mostofa Karim, Global Partnership Desk, BRAC Training Division
Tel: (+880) (2) 988-1265 Fax: (+880) (2) 882-3542
E-mail: tdbrac@bdmail.net; http://www.brac.net; www.sit.edu

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS FOR DEVELOPING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROCESS IN THE CIS"

We are honored to invite you to participate in the International Conference "International Relations for Developing Economic and Social Process in the CIS", June 7-8, 2001 in Omsk.

The peace and security in CIS are intricately connected to economic prosperity and political stability, which has been growing in recent years but could be disrupted at any time by external and internal forces.

This International Conference will bring together alumni of BECA Programs, governmental officials, independent foreign and local experts, mass media leaders, specialists in Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, International Law and International Human Rights, Social, Political and Economic Sciences, Civic Education, Comparative and International Education, teachers working on issues related to topics of the Conference.

The agenda will cover the following topics:

1. Diplomacy and Democracy.
2. International Law and Economics.
3. International Human Rights.
4. Independent Mass Media and International Relations.
5. Foreign Economy and Foreign Policy.
6. Public Relations and Modern Competitive Situation.
7. International Experience in solving Social Problems.
8. Comparative and International Education.
9. International Scientific, Cultural, Educational and Business Exchange Programs:
Experience and Perspectives.

The key issue is to support the process of globalization through democratic development in CIS, strengthening Social and Economic Process which mainly depends on critical thinking of a person and her/his ability for independent decision making. This International Conference is wonderful opportunity to create a forum for working out the information and methodological tools on how to support citizens' participation in the process of Civil Society development in Russia, to investigate and study International Relations in CIS, to implement positive international experience of the countries which are the leaders in developing Social and Economic process through democratization.

Publication of Conference papers book will disseminate the articles of the Conference participants within the local community, region and state libraries, and mass media agencies.

Terms of Participation:
In order to take part in the Conference we invite you to fill out an Application form. The application form is attached to the Information Letter. The Conference Papers should be submitted by May 7, 2001.

Please, send you application to the following address:
Inter-Universities Center for
International Cooperation and Academic Mobility
Omsk State Pedagogical University
644099 Omsk, Russia
14, Nab. Tukhachevskogo #333
Tel./fax: + 7 (3812) 243 795
E-mail: common@omsk.edu

EUROPEAN FOUNDATION CENTER
http://www.efc.be

Established in 1989 by seven of Europe's leading foundations, the EFC promotes and underpins the work of foundations and corporate funders active in and with Europe. As part of its mission to promote philanthropy in Europe, the EFC operates a number of projects and initiatives, including the Orpheus Programme, a searchable database of over 650 funder profiles; the Community Philanthropy Initiative; and the Corporate Citizenship Europe initiative.

CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN IN CONFLICT

The international conference will be held in Athens, Greece, on 24 and 25 May, 2001. The conference title is: THE CHILD: A VICTIM OF WAR, AND A MESSENGER OF PEACE.

The event is organized by the Foundation for the Child and the Family (Athens), in cooperation with the International Peace Bureau and the Hague Appeal for Peace.

The last few years have seen growing international awareness of how war and violent social conflicts affect children. This has found expression in the work of UN agencies such as UNICEF and the ongoing programs of many NGOs. At the same time efforts have intensified to end war altogether - as seen for example in the title of the historic Hague Appeal for Peace conference in May 1999: Time to Abolish War. Out of this worldwide Hague Appeal process has grown a new campaign to bring peace education into schools around the world, thus empowering young people to engage in peace-promoting debates and projects. No threat to children - and the population as a whole - is of course greater than that of destruction by nuclear war and radioactive contamination. This conference will bring together government officials, experts and civil society leaders to examine ways to ensure the protection of children, and civilians in general, in the century to come. Prominent among these leaders are the members of the Canberra Commission, who will be meeting in Athens during the conference to review progress 5 years after their landmark report on the elimination of nuclear weapons. The culmination of this two day gathering will be their report to the conference on the challenges still ahead.

The provisional program includes a major opening plenary with
distinguished guests, and a closing plenary at which the Canberra
Commission's new statement will be given. Other sessions are planned as follows:

Panel 1: Psycho-social effects of war on children; Child soldiers
Panel 2: Education for a Culture of Peace
Panel 3: Training for nonviolent civilian intervention in conflict zones
Panel 4: Depleted uranium
Panel 5: Nuclear disarmament and National Missile Defense

For more details please contact IPB Secretariat or the Foundation for the Child and the Family at childfamily@hellasnet.gr

A full brochure will be published shortly. Please circulate this
information widely as soon as possible, since time is now rather short.

Best wishes

From: (Mr) Colin Archer, Secretary-General
International Peace Bureau
41 rue de Zurich, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland.
Tel: +41-22-731-6429, Fax: 738-9419
Email: mailbox@ipb.org
Web: http://www.ipb.org
also: www.haguepeace.org and http://youth.haguepeace.org

IPB is the oldest and the most comprehensive of the international peace federations - covering issues ranging from nuclear weapons and small arms to human rights and peace education. Current main program is the Hague Appeal for Peace, which features all these themes. Our newest book publication is 'Peace is Possible' - 35 short accounts of positive successes in peacemaking. Join the Global Campaign for Peace Education! For details of membership, projects and publications, consult our 3 websites - or write
to above address.

FELLOWSHIP: MEDICAL EDUCATION

IFME is a fellowship program for faculty from foreign medical schools. The program provides opportunities for faculty from schools of medicine outside the United States to study aspects of medical education that have the potential to improve medical education in their home country institutions and departments.

Applications will be accepted for study periods of six months to one year. Approximately 20 fellowships will be available. Only one application can be accepted for consideration from a home country institution. Applications are due at the ECFMG by August 15, 2001.

Eligible areas of study include:
* educational methodology
* curriculum design
* evaluation systems
* development of basic and clinical science departments

Although the major emphasis of this program is to learn educational processes, fellows may concurrently pursue some collaborative research interest with U.S. basic science or clinical faculty.

Fellowships ARE NOT provided for any of the following: programs in basic or clinical research, degree-granting educational programs, programs that require tuition payments, grants for short-term courses or conference attendance, specialty training in residency programs, clinical fellowships, training solely in clinical procedures, or educational programs in schools of public health.

ELIGIBILITY
Candidates for this program must:
* reside and work in their home countries at the time of application and at the time of acceptance of the fellowship award.
* Hold an academic appointment as a faculty member in a school of medicine or postgraduate medical education institute.
* Have a graduate or professional degree in clinical medicine or in a basic science that is taught in a medical education setting in the U.S. or a professional degree in education.
* Have not less than three years of wor experience as a faculty member in the home country following completion of their formal academic and clinical training.
* Document competence in written and spoken English.
* Have the endorsement of a home country medical school or postgraduate
medical education institute for the proposed educational program.
* Have a position to return to in the home country medical school,
organization, or institution upon completion of the fellowship.

Candidates will be notified of the final results of the review of applications about six months following the closing date for receipt of applications.

Fellowship allowances generally include a monthly stipend *of $2,400, round trip economy class airfare for the fellow only, and travel to one scientific meeting in the U.S., as appropriate. In addition, the program provides health insurance for the fellow and accompanying family members.

Further information and application forms may be obtained by written, telephone or faxed requests to the following address:

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Washington Office, Suite 475
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
USA
Tel: (202) 293 9320
Fax: (202) 457 0751

BERTELSMANN FOUNDATION
Carl-Bertelsmann-Strasse 256
PO Box 103
33311 G?tersloh
Germany
Tel: 49-(52)417-4060
Fax: 49-(52)417-3882
Web Page: http://www.stiftung.bertelsmann.de
Regional interest: Europe and Newly Independent States, Middle East and North Africa
Mission: The Foundation supports socio-politics, the media, international understanding, culture and education, and health and medicine. It assists, in a very direct way, in solving present-day social problems.

ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED TO INCREASE INTERNATIONAL GRANTMAKING

The Tides Center (http://www.tides.org/center/index.cfm), a San Francisco-based public charity that works to affect positive social change, in collaboration with International Donors Dialogue (http://www.internationaldonors.org/), a Bay-area donors network, and the International Working Group of the National Network of Grantmakers, has launched a new organization designed to increase U.S.-based
international grantmaking.

The organization, Grantmakers Without Borders, plans to welcome the participation of a broad range of people and institutions, including foundations, grantmaking public charities, invidividual donors, and donor-activists.

While the organization's strategy is still being formulated, its fundamental goals have been decided: to make the case for international grantmaking; to show how
international grantmaking can be done; and to lead funders to innovative, effective overseas work.

For more information on international grantmaking, see highlights from the Foundation Center's recent study, "International Grantmaking II: An Update on U.S. Foundation Trends," at: http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/trends/index.html#int

INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

The International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance is an intensive multidisciplinary training program designed to provide volunteers and professionals from a variety of backgrounds with a comprehensive insight into the complexities of humanitarian crises and to equip them with the awareness, understanding and skills that are essential for effective service in such settings.

Course Format:

This course is designed as a four-week, in-residence program of approximately 250 hours of instruction. It includes lectures, case studies, seminars, group discussion and practical exercises.

Topics include field management, logistics, health, communications, education, conflict resolution, international humanitarian law, human rights, politics, psychology, sociology and advocacy. The emphasis is on the interaction of individuals, communities, populations, institutions, organizations and governments. Exams and weekly assessments as well as team assignments, a written paper, and final oral exam are required to successfully complete the program and receive the diploma. Language of Instruction: English

Faculty consists of four to six course tutors who live with the participants and guest lecturers, many of whom are internationally renowned experts in their area of specialization.

Participating Institutions: the program is offered jointly by the Center for International Health and Cooperation, Fordham University, the University of Geneva, and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. The curriculum is developed in consultation with senior field representatives of the United Nations Secretariat, UNHCR, UNICEF, WHO, USAID, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRC, IFRC, National Societies) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) active in the humanitarian aid field.

Participants: past participants have included individuals from medical, religious, military, legal, film, and journalism backgrounds as well as professionals from UN agencies (UNHCR, WFP), IOM, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the International Federation of the Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and NGOs. Some of the NGOs and international organizations participating in previous courses include: Amnesty International, Concern, Oxfam, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), Trocaire, UNHCR, UNICEF, USAID, WFP, WHO, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.
Next Courses:
IDHA 8, Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus, 3 - 29 June 2001
IDHA 9, Geneva, January 2002

Contact:
Michel Veuthey, Academic Director
14 Pierre-Longue, CH-1212 Geneva (Switzerland)
Fax +41 22 793 56 10, Ph. +41 22 469 71 84

Please visit our Website where you can also find a registration form, the
syllabus of the course and a wealth of documentation on humanitarian issues.

 

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FELLOWSHIP FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION

Deadline: August 15, 2001

The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (http://www.ecfmg.org/) administers the International Fellowships in Medical Education in order to help promote excellence in international medical education. The program allows faculty from schools of medicine abroad to gain access to educational opportunities in the U.S. Fellows study aspects of medical education that have the potential to improve and expand medical
education programs in their home-country institutions and departments.

Approximately twenty fellowships are awarded annually. Eligible areas of study include educational methodology, curriculum design, evaluation systems, medical school governance, and the development of basic and clinical science departments. Programs range in length from six months to one year. Fellowship allowances generally include a monthly stipend of $2,400 as well as travel expenses and insurance.

See the program's Web site for complete eligibility requirements. Applications may be obtained by writing or calling the Commission's offices.

Contact:Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
International Fellowships in Medical Education
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 475
Washington, D.C. 20037 USA
Tel: (202) 293-9320
Fax: (202) 457-0751

RFP Link: http://www.ecfmg.org/ifme/index.html

 

FELLOWSHIPS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
Fellowship Deadline: 2001-10-01

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars announces the opening of its 2002-2003 Fellowship competition. The Center awards academic year residential fellowships to men and women from any country with outstanding proposals in a broad range of the social sciences and humanities on national and/or international issues - topics that intersect with questions of public policy or provide the historical framework to illumine policy issues of contemporary importance.

Fellows should be prepared to interact with policymakers in Washington and with Wilson Center staff who are working on similar topics. Applicants with outstanding capabilities and experience from a wide variety of backgrounds (including government, the corporate world, and the professions, as well as academia) are eligible for appointment. For academic participants, eligibility is limited to the postdoctoral level.

The Center tries to ensure that the stipend provided under the fellowship, together with the Fellow's other sources of funding (e.g., grants secured by the applicant and sabbatical allowances), approximate a Fellow's regular salary. Stipends provided in 2000 ranged from $20,000 to $60,000. In 2001-2002, the Center expects to be able to award a few fellowships at a higher stipend level, up to a maximum of $85,000.

Fellows are provided offices, access to the Library of Congress, Windows-based computers, and research assistants.

The Center holds one round of competitive selection per year. The deadline for receipt of applications is October 1, 2001. Decisions on appointment will be made by early April 2002.

Information and application forms may be downloaded from the Wilson Center's
web site at http://wwics.si.edu/FELLOWS/FELLOWSH.HTM

Scholar Selection and Services Office
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-3027
Telephone: (202) 691-4170
Fax: (202)691-4001
Email: fellowships@wwic.si.edu
Visit the Fellowship website at http://wwics.si.edu/FELLOWS/FELLOWSH.HTM

 

 

SIT FAMILY STUDY GRANTS

The School for International Training (SIT), the accredited college of World Learning, is pleased to announced the Bradley/Gamble Fellow Program, a scholarship specifically for individuals from countries in transition who are involved in and plan to continue work in population studies, family planning, or population-related health and nutrition work, and who would benefit from an education that would enhance their skills in the management of non-governmental organizations. Applicants can also be from an academic setting or a health related program and wish to continue their research and advancement in this area. This is a competitive scholarship and individuals should have solid professional experience and an excellent academic record. Following are the details of the scholarship and the masters programs offered at SIT that the scholarship recipient is eligible to pursue.

Deadline for International Students: July 15, 2001

Number of scholarships available: 1 (to an international applicant) 2 (to US applicants)

Amount of scholarship: The scholarship of $15,000 for an international applicant covers half the total costs during the on-campus phase of the degree program. Candidates may be eligible to receive other scholarship funds and further financial aid.

Students will also be provided an opportunity to work on campus and earn up to $2,400, which, it is estimated, will help cover most of their fees for books and personal expenses.

Degree Program Start Date: September 1, 2001

Admission Requirements

For International Students

Minimum score of 550 on Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for non-native speakers of English. Professional experience (3+ yrs.) Personal essay References U.S. bachelor's degree or equivalent which demonstrates academic potential Graduate Degree Programs

MASTER OF ARTS IN INTERNATIONAL AND INTERCULTURAL SERVICE
http://www.sit.edu/pim/maiis.html
A self-designed degree option for students with specific interest in nongovernmental organization (NGO) leadership and management.

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT
http://www.sit.edu/pim/msom.html
Preparation for management careers in mission-driven organizations in the non-profit and public sectors.

GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR NGO STUDIES, EDUCATION AND TRAINING
http://www.sit.edu/pim/pgdma.html
The Global Partnership (GP), is a collaboration of BRAC in Bangladesh, the Organization of Rural Associations for Progress (ORAP) in Zimbabwe, and the
School for International Training (SIT) in the United States. GP offers a Postgraduate Diploma in NGO Leadership and Management and a corresponding master's degree which provide rigorous and relevant coursework in NGO leadership and management

Graduate Application Form: On the following page you will find the PDF
graduate application form: http://www.sit.edu/admissions/index.html

Financial Aid Form: Even though applicants are applying for the scholarship, they will still need to complete this form if they require further funding or assistance to help cover those expenses not included in the scholarship. Applicants should state on this form that they are applying for the Bradley/Gamble scholarship.

The financial aid PDF form can be found on the following page:
http://www.sit.edu/admissions/financial.html

Contact person:Angela Nichols
Participant Sponsorship Specialist
Center for Social Policy and Institutional Development
School for International Training
Phone: 1-802-258-3335
Email: angela.nichols@sit.edu

LGI POLICY FELLOWSHIPS

see: http://lgi.osi.hu/fellowship/index.html
Fellowship topics for 2002
Methods and procedures
The deadline for submitting applications is July 20, 2001. Late applications
will not be considered.
Applications should be submitted to:

Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative: lgprog@osi.hu

Please write "LGI Policy Fellowship 2002" in the subject line.

Contact Person for related detailes: Petra Kovacs kovacsp@osi.hu

Purpose
The purpose of the LGI Policy Fellowship program is to provide experts and professionals from the region the opportunity to work with a multinational team of fellows on comparative research. The fellowship program is aimed at developing policy research and strengthening regional capacity by developing policy networks throughout the region. The expected outcomes - policy studies and recommendations - will support democratic governance and public administration reform in the region.

The project
The primary goal of the LGI Policy Fellowship program is to launch policy research and to design recommendations on the interaction of development models in various areas of government and public services. Fellows are encouraged to initiate research and to work on policy conclusions with national and local government officials and advisers.

Each year, three or four broad topics are identified for candidates from different country groups. LGI will support joint, or compatible, research and policy development studies. Combining the fellows' efforts on their own countries' problems, our intention is to create long-standing horizontal professional contacts and to improve knowledge on specific Central European and Eastern development models.

LGI is currently calling for Fellows for the 2001/2002 LGI Policy Fellowship Program. The program will begin in October 2001 and will end in July, 2002 .

NGO INITIATIVE UNDER GUIDANCE OF THE UNITED NATIONS

In order to facilitate the work of NGOs worldwide and to promote communication between NGOs and the United Nations system, a global network is being created that will link NGOs among themselves and to the UN. This network is coordinated by regional NGO coordinators.

These coordinators will advise other NGOs wishing to obtain consultative status at the United Nations and facilitate the accreditation process. The coordinator for Eastern Europe and Central Asia is International Association 'Znanie', which has general consultative status at the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. We invite all NGOs interested in obtaining consultative status at the United Nations or interested in widening their scope and outreach to read the following information and to join in this
network.

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations has emphasized the importance of promoting a representative and inclusive relationship with Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and is granting consultative status to a steadily increasing number of organizations from a wide range of countries. A significant number of such organizations, however, find themselves subject to financial and logistical constraints that effectively limit their ability to make full use of their consultative
status with ECOSOC, particularly, in regard to participation at the international level.

A key problem is the difficulty of establishing and maintaining regular contact between the NGOs in these regions and with the NGO Section in New York owing to geographic dispersion, travel problems and inadequate communications systems. These organizations are therefore often deprived of current information and opportunities to participate in UN activities either regionally or internationally. In 1999, the General Assembly recommended that the NGO Section "work to improve the exchange of information through informal networks of country or regionally-based NGOs in consultative status with the ECOSOC, which will serve as links between the NGO Section and NGOs in each region".

For this purpose the 'NGO Informal Regional Network' has been created. It will be a means of drawing even the smallest and most isolated organizations into a system that provides information and support and the opportunity for collaborative action. Furthermore, the NGO Informal networks will provide a forum for exchange of views, information dissemination and practical experiences of cooperation with other UN system agencies in the respective fields covered by the networks. It would thus contribute to the
harmonization of individual efforts of UN system agencies in their endeavor to foster cooperation with civil society at large.

One of the most important aspects of the proposed network system is the possibility of providing national and regional organizations with the practical tools to make a tangible contribution to the work of ECOSOC and to add the NGO perspective to the deliberations of that body, particularly the discussions of the High Level Segment. The networks offer the potential for sharing expertise and resources of every description to support joint NGO action within and among regions thereby enhancing their significance and strengthening their impact. It is intended that the networking capacity be exploited to the fullest in following up the outcome of all major international meetings, particularly the outcome of the Millennium Summit that resulted in a declaration of the political will of the world's leaders to achieve certain objectives for the betterment of humankind.

The NGO Informal Network will be supported through the intermediary activities of designated organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council that have recognized standing within a particular area of expertise. Five such organizations have been identified in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Western Asia/Arab States, Eastern
Europe and CIS, Latin America, Western Europe and other states.

International Association Znanie has been selected regional coordinator for Eastern Europe and the CIS. It will serve as an advisor and facilitator to ALL NGOs WISHING TO OBTAIN CONSULTATIVE STATUS AT THE UNITED NATIONS. In the near future it will also provide a network that will unite NGOs in Russia and the CIS with the help communication platforms, databases with useful information for NGOs, possibilities for education and training, and help in obtaining funding for NGO activities.
This network is now starting and we invite all NGOs in Eastern Europe, Russia and the rest of the CIS, to join in. We urge interested NGOs to contact us.

Sincerely,
Patrick van de Coevering
Counsel to the President
International Association Znanie
PO Box 25
Moscow 129085
Russia
Tel: +7 (095) 9410830, 9412291, 9412633
Fax: +7 (095) 9412353
E-mail: patrick@muh.ru

WORKSHOP ON CIVIC CULTURE AND SOCIAL NETWORKS

CIVIC CULTURE AND SOCIAL NETWORKS IN POST-COMMUNIST SOCIETIES

September 20-23, 2001
University of Joensuu, Finland

The plenary programme of the symposium introduces a unique panel of leading Finnish, Russian and Estonian specialists on civil society and civic culture, voluntary association and social networks, nationality and traditions of citizenship in post-communist societies of the European North.

Beyond the plenary programme, the workshop will offer opportunities for up to 32 presentations in the branching programme organized in four themes focussing on contemporary social and political change in Russia and in Eastern Europe. The concept of this conference is interdisciplinary, therefore you will have an opportunity to present your work, discuss and network with colleagues from a broad range of disciplines. A collection of papers presented will be selected for publication in book form.

During the workshop sessions on Friday September 21, the speakers of the symposium will participate in discussing and commenting on the papers presented in the panel sessions.

Concerning Saturday September 22, participants of the workshop are invited to consider following post-symposium excursion alternatives:

I Sortavala
II Monasteries of New Valamo and Lintula
III The easternmost point of the European Union in Hattuvaara, Ilomantsi.

Workshop themes

The papers will be submitted through four themes, representing four special interest areas of the Civic Forum:

I Voluntary association and political culture
II Social networks and preconditions for collective action
III Work, workplace and local communities
IV Nationality and nation-building

Abstracts by June 20, 2001
Prospective participants are encouraged to send an abstract of their proposed paper (around 100 - 150 words) by June 20, 2001 to:
Dr Ilkka Liikanen, University of Joensuu, Karelian Institute,
PO Box 111, FIN-80101 Joensuu, Finland.
Phone 358 (0)13 251 2461; Telefax 358 (0)13 251 2472;
Email: ilkka.liikanen@joensuu.fi
For more information look at the Civic Culture Forum Internet pages:
http://cc.joensuu.fi/~iliikane/civic.htm

Registration by the August 24, 2001
Workshop participants are to register to the Symposium and pay one day
registration fee, 700 FiM.
Karelia Congresses
Arja Hukkanen, tel. +358 13 251 4217, +358 50 5289634
Fax +358 13 251 4560, email: arja.hukkanen@joensuu.fi
For more information look at the Symposium Internet pages:
http://tkk.joensuu.fi/itainnova/sympos/mainE.htm

CIVICUS 2001 WORLD ASSEMBLY

The 4th CIVICUS World Assembly is being held from 19 to 23 August, 2001, at Vancouver, in the beautiful British Columbia province of Canada. CIVICUS invites you to join representatives from civil society, business, academia, government and media, in five days of plenaries, panel discussions, workshops and learning exchanges. In this announcement, we have included highlights and information that will assist you as you make your plans to attend the World Assembly. I especially hope that this compilation will convey to you the innovative and inclusive spirit with which CIVICUS staff and our host committees in Canada are making their preparations. Additionally, you will find material on the CIVICUS Civil Society Index, which will be profiled at the opening plenary of the World Assembly. We expect that this innovative CIVICUS project will generate interest and debate among civil society practitioners and academics alike.

How to register
1. Download the Registration Form from www.civicus.org and mail it with
payment to the Canadian Hosts, 207 West Hastings St., Suite 1105,
Vancouver, BC Canada, V6B 1H7

2. Fax the Registration Form to (1-604) 408-6723

3. Register on-line on www.civicus.org

For more information on the CIVICUS World Assembly please contact

CIVICUS 2001 World Assembly
Phone: (1-604) 408-6722
Fax: (1-604) 408-6723
E-mail: assembly@civicus.org
Website: www.civicus.org



The "NGOC Gazette" is produced by the AAA NGO Training and Resource Center. It provides information on conferences, seminars, training and grants opportunities worldwide.

Your feedback about this publication is appreciated. We would greatly appreciate if you informed us about your making use of the opportunities provided in the "NGOC Gazette". Thank you.

UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL GRANTMAKERS
www.usig.org

This website, developed by the Council on Foundations in Washington, DC, "serves both grantmakers and grantseekers to support and facilitate the process of making grants overseas." The site is currently offered as a free service, but "with the addition of new
features," it warns, "portions of this site may become restricted to members only and be accessible only through a password."

In other words, it might not be free much longer.

 

LONG TERM TRAINING COURSE "BEYOND CONFLICT IN THE CAUCASUS REGION"
The role of young people and youth organisations in preventing and overcoming conflict

26 September - 10 October 2001
European Youth Centre, Strasbourg

8 - 19 May 2002
European Youth Centre, Budapest

Course presentation and application form can be found on:
http://www.coe.fr/youth/home.htm

International Health Resources
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ALLIANCE
http://www.aiha.com/english/index.cfm
A not-for-profit organization dedicated to the belief that U.S. health-care providers, academic institutions, and other governmental and non-governmental health-related institutions and their communities can make important practical contributions to their international colleagues' efforts to address common health-care issues and concerns. The organization has created a highly successful partnership model to address local, national, and regional health-care issues and has supported over 80 partnerships involving health-care providers and educators in 21 nations.

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
http://www.ccisd.org/
A Quebec-based not-for-profit corporation that specializes in designing and managing international health projects. Over the past decade, CCISD has earned a strong reputation for its success in the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, the fight against AIDS, and in the fields of epidemiological surveillance, primary health care, women's health, and support for community participation.

COUNCIL ON HEALTH RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT
http://www.cohred.ch/
COHRED, a non-governmental organization closely linked to the United Nations Development Programme, facilitates technical and financial support for the development of effective national health research systems. The organization also stimulates and promotes partnerships at country, regional, and global level; collaborates in the production of tools that can be used to improve the effectiveness of research as a means of achieving equity in health development; and advocates for the interests, needs, and priorities of developing countries among international investors and other agencies.

EUROPEAN OBSERVATORY ON HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
http://www.observatory.dk/
The European Observatory on Health Care Systems supports and promotes evidence-based health policymaking through comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the dynamics of health care systems in Europe.

GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL
http://www.globalhealth.org/
The Global Health Council (formerly the National Council of International Health), a U.S.-based nonprofit membership organization comprised of professionals in the health-care field, was created to identify priority world health problems and report on them to the U.S. public, Congress, international and domestic government agencies, academic institutions, and the global health community.

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION
http://www.healtheconomics.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ihea
IHEA was formed to increase communication among health economists, foster a higher standard of debate in the application of economics to health and health care systems, and assist young researchers at the start of their careers. The association presents the annual Kenneth J. Arrow Award for best paper in health economics; distributes the Journal of Health Economics and the Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics; and publishes a monthly electronic newsletter; and organizes conferences.

POPULATION INFORMATION ONLINE (POPLINE)
http://www.jhuccp.org/popline/
Produced by the Population Information Program at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and funded by the U.S. Agency of International Development, the POPLINE database includes coverage of population, family planning, and related health issues worldwide, including family planning programs and population law and policy.

TOBACCO CONTROL RESOURCE CENTRE
http://www.tobacco?control.org/
The Tobacco Control Resource Centre works in partnership with national medical associations across Europe to educate their members, help patients, and inform public policy with respect to tobacco. It also acts a resource for individual doctors interested or involved in tobacco control. Although the main focus of the TCRC is the European medical profession, much of its work is also relevant to health workers and tobacco control advocates throughout the world.

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
http://www.who.int
Founded in 1948, the World Health Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations, works to provide worldwide guidance in the broad field of health; to set global standards for health; to cooperate with governments in strengthening national health programs; and to develop and transfer appropriate health technology, information, and standards. For a directory of health NGOs with official relations with WHO, see: http://www.who.int/ina-ngo/

CFA: HUMAN DIMENSIONS WORKSHOP (JUNE 3 - 14, 2002 IN BONN, GERMANY)

IHDP and START would like to announce a call for applications for the third bi-annual International Human Dimensions Workshop for young scientists from developing countries and from Central/Eastern Europe and Russia.

The workshop will take place from June 3 - 14, 2002 in Bonn, Germany. The theme for the workshop will be "Human Dimensions of Urbanisation and the Transition to Sustainability". Deadline date for applications is November 10, 2001. All those selected to participate in the workshop will be fully funded by IHDP, START and several other donors.

Ms. Maarit Thiem
(International Project Co-ordinator)
IHDP
International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change
Walter-Flex-Str. 3
53113 Bonn
Germany
email: thiem.ihdp@uni-bonn.de
http://www.uni-bonn.de/IHDP
phone: + 228 - 73 96 79
fax: + 228 - 73 90 54

CEE BOOK FUND

Fund for Central and East European Book Projects Grants programme assists in:
* Publication of literary and scholarly books and journals of quality in the languages of
Central and Eastern Europe, particularly translations. Priority is given to literary works and to publications in the humanities encouraging exchange of thought and information
across territorial and cultural borders. In particular grants are awarded for the translation of seminal scholarly works and essays that are also of interest to a wider intellectual readership. Editors of high quality journals in the fields of culture and humanities can
apply for grants to improve the dissemination of their periodical.
* Professional contacts, tools and expertise Grants are allocated to (associations of) publishers and translators in Central and Eastern Europe to help defray incidental professional and equipment costs (such as subscriptions to foreign journals, computer equipment, design of a website). Assistance is given to publishers in countries of Central and Eastern Europe in professional and infrastructural improvement of their promotion,
marketing, distribution, or efficiency measures.
Next Deadline: 15th of August 2001
More Info via:http://www.ceebp.org/grantsprogramme.html

HEALTH SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (OCT 17 - NOV 5 2001)

Start Date: October 17, 2001

Location: Galillee College, Israel

Event Details: The three-week intensive Health Systems Management Program includes lectures, workshops, and study tours, enabling participants to gain further knowledge in their professional field, learn from the Israeli experience, and visit places of historical, religious and tourist interest in Israel, while networking and exchanging knowledge with colleagues from other Developing countries world-wide.

This program is designed for senior hospital directors and health officers who are responsible for health planning, management and development. Participants in the program will review and analyze the wide range of problems encountered in health systems management at its differing levels and consider advanced techniques and strategies in use for approaching these problems and dealing with them in their various aspects.

Candidates who are citizens of a Developing Country with at least a first academic degree, proficient in English and with professional experience in the area of Health, may qualify for the tuition scholarship.

Registration Details:
To apply, candidates need to send us the following:
-CV detailing educational background and work experience
-registration form
-sponsorship endorsement form
Galillee College Registration Forms
Registration Deadline Setember 13 2001

Contact Information:
Mrs. Yael Strausz
Director International Department
ystrausz@galilcol.ac.il

Mrs. Shoshi Norman
Assistant Director International Department
snorman@galilcol.ac.il

TRAINING ON SOCIAL CARE IN BUDAPEST

Workshop announcement

Budapest International Workshop
"New paths in Social and Health provision in Central and Eastern Europe"
September 14-16, 2001
Budapest, Hungary

The Social Innovation Foundation (Budapest) is organising the International Workshop "Budapest Mühely" (BIW) in co-operation with the Mayor's Office of the City of Budapest and with the Municipality of Budapest.

The seminar is financed by Open Society Institute Local Governmental Initiative (LGI) program and by the Ambassador Fund of the British Know How Fund.

The purpose of this seminar is to collect, evaluate and distribute those experiences and best practices that can help the organization of community care in the capital cities of Central and Eastern Europe. We would like to provide assistance for the countries of the region to get acquainted with requirement and possibilities of cooperation with EU countries and to discuss what kind of changes are needed in social and welfare services to
meet EU standards and quality assurance.

The project consists of two parts: establishment of an information system for model projects and "best practices "in community development and elaborating minimum standards in social services; utilizing the experiences and expertise the network of Open Society Institute (OSI) Public Health Projects.

The workshop will realize this aim by presenting pilot projects and new models from Hungary and from the region. (for example to introduce the Budapest Social Charta) These innovative projects demonstrate cooperation between different sectors (Local Governments, civil organizations, business sector, etc.). We would like to emphasize the problem solving cooperation between the three sectors: governmental - non-governmental - (civil sector) - for-profit (business sector).

Methodology
A 3 day seminar entitled "New ways in Social and Health Provision in Central and Eastern Europe", to be held in between September 14-16th in Budapest. The seminar will include lectures, workshops, case study sessions, discussion groups, site visits. We expect participants who are senior officials at welfare and health departments of local governments, leaders of social service agencies, including network members of OSI Geriatric and Gerontology Public Health Project -who have participated in previous
seminars and have already developed innovative projects in the field of community and social care. (40 persons from 12 central and eastern European countries).

Participant Selection
Each country - that participated in the Geriatric Z Gerontology Project of the Open Society Institute (OSI) Public Health Program- will be invited to send three participants. Priority is given to those local governments who have implemented independent projects in the last 3 years of the G Z G project in the area of elderly care, disability, and other issues). We also welcome representatives of local governments who commit themselves to provide quality services and making reforms in their welfare and health provision. In case we received more application than the number of participants we can host at the seminar, the organizers reserve the right to select applicants.

Application
In order to apply for this conference, please contact the project manager of Social Innovation Foundation (Éva Kárpáti Gray) by fax: 36- 1 352-7094, or by Email: mazsa@jdc.hu

Deadline of application: July 31st, 2001
Languages of the seminar are English, Russian and Hungarian. During the seminar simultaneous translation will be provided.

Finances
There is no conference fee. Conference organizers cover expenses of participants' accommodation and meals. Participants will have to pay for their own traveling, visa and pocket money. Participants of the seminar will stay at single rooms. We expect participants to arrive September 13th and leave on September 16th or latest September 17th Monday. The first working day of the seminar is 14th of September.

PRINCETON INTENSIVE PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM (FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE)

Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

Master's Degree in Public Policy:

A One-Year Program for Midcareer Professionals

Our M.P.P program provides rising leaders in the international and domestic policy arenas an opportunity to expand their organizational skills and intellectual breadth to compete in an increasingly complex global environment.

Financial Assistance. Our generous policy meets the full demonstrated needs of all admitted students. More than threequarters of graduate students at the School receive financial aid, which for most includes full tuition and a stipend for living expenses. Thanks to a grant from the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation, special funding is available to candidates from the nonprofit and nongovernmental sectors.

Qualifications. Applicants must possess a minimum of 7 years of professional experience in domestic or international government agencies, and/or experience in the nonprofit sector. Successful candidates demonstrate creativity, leadership, a commitment to public service, and the intellectual capacity to thrive in a demanding academic setting.

For further information, call us at (609) 258-4836 or e-mail us at mpp6@princeton.edu or visit our website at www.wws.princeton.edu/degree/mpp.html

Woodrow Wilson School Master's Degree in Public Policy

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544-1013

Applications must be received by January 2, 2002.

The Woodrow Wilson School also offers a twoyear Master's degree in Public Affairs (M.P.A.) and a Ph.D. degree program.

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CONFERENCE IN BUDAPEST

19.09.01-22.09.01 NEW!
"The Social Situation of Young People in an Enlarged European Union"
International Conference in Budapest (H)
organised by Vereniging 31
Themes: situation of young people in Central- and Eastern Europe, effects on working places and social business...
Contact: Vereniging 31, Prinsengracht 770-II, NL-1017 LE Amsterdam,
phone +31-20-6383918, fax +31-20-6386094, kantoor@vereniging31.nl, www.vereniging31.nl

WORKSHOP: INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP IN NONPROFIT GOVERNANCE, Washington, DC,
November 1-16, 2001.

 

The National Center for Nonprofit Boards (NCNB) will host its sixth International Fellowship in Nonprofit Governance in Washington, DC from November 1-16, 2001. The Fellowship is a capacity-building program created to build a cadre of board development professional trainers who can facilitate the strengthening of boards of directors in various regions of the world. Since 1997, 62 representatives from 25 countries have participated in this rigorous program.

Participants should be:

THE 14TH INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE

Barselona, Spain
July 7, 2002 - July 12, 2002
The Conference is organized by the International AIDS Society, UNAIDS, ICASO, GNP+, ICW and Red 2002. Deadline to apply for scholarships - February 1, 2002.The Barcelona Conference has set as its major objective the translation of knowledge gained from science and experience into action. This principle and its reflection in the Conference program has been developed within The Barcelona Framework, which has the concepts of "Science" and "Action" as its two pillars. The Conference program will have two components, both of which will accept submissions: "Biomedical, Behavioral and Social sciences and Interventions", "Program Implementation and Policy". The former component includes a new track on "Prevention Science" and the latter component has two formal tracks: "Intervention and Program Implementation and Policy". Bridging sessions and Skills-Building sessions will complete the integration of science and action and enhance dialogue among participants representing both Conference components.
http://www.aids2002.com/

"GLOBAL HEALTH IN TIMES OF CRISIS"
28-31 May 2002
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, D.C., USA

2002 Call for Abstracts
The Global Health Council invites healthcare providers, community organizers, program managers, policy makers, researchers, and advocates from around the world to submit abstracts for presentation at our 29th Annual Conference.
Conference Themes
An increasing number of crises are having a negative impact on the health of families and communities around the world. Military and political conflicts, natural disasters, environmental catastrophes and collapsing economies result in injuries and death, psycho-social trauma, rapid spread of communicable diseases, food insecurity, nutritional deficiencies, sexual abuses and the breakdown of health services. Relief and rehabilitation work in complex emergencies has become a significant element of international public health activities, and there is no sign that the scope or frequency of these crises is decreasing. Furthermore, the health needs generated by complex emergencies are often long-term and cumulative. Examples can be found all over the world: a full 12 years after a debilitating earthquake and regional conflict devastated regions in the Caucasus, thousands of families are still living in emergency shelters and relying on international aid for their food supply. A series of natural disasters afflicting Central America in recent years are said to set back development efforts in the region by decades. Many African countries are suffering from recurring natural and political calamities that fuel a vicious spiral of poverty and poor health. Throughout much of the developing world, weak economies and ineffective health systems make populations particularly vulnerable to the effects of natural and manmade disasters.

Responding to these complex emergencies and improving the effectiveness of public health interventions requires cross-sector cooperation and coordination; strong national, regional and global mechanisms for rapid response as well as long-term planning; and models of effective rehabilitation and transition.

While media headlines tend to focus on the immediate deaths and injuries from the most visible catastrophes, the toll from other public health crises is far greater. Approximately 100,000 people were killed by natural disasters in 1999; in contrast, 13 million died from infectious diseases related to poverty. New diseases such as HIV/AIDS, together with the resurgence of old diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria, have major health, social, demographic, economic and political consequences that threaten the security of many nations. Poor communities suffer the most. When people cannot work or stay in school, financial investment declines, the cycle of poverty is perpetuated and social instability increases.

There are, however, reasons for hope. According to WHO, affordable and highly effective solutions to crisis care have been implemented in a number of low-resource settings. By using available tools widely and wisely, TB deaths can be reduced five-fold, HIV infection rates can be reduced by 80 percent, and malaria death rates can be halved. Unfortunately, the costs of implementing these solutions far outstrips the resources of the countries that are most affected. In many poor countries, the cost of the tools to fight these diseases greatly exceeds their current budgets for health. Moreover, countries already struggling to cope with the burden of communicable diseases are beginning to experience the effects of chronic diseases as well. Tobacco-related illnesses are increasing rapidly and will result in the deaths of an estimated 500 million people alive today.

The crises described above are often intensified by the large-scale migration of people from rural to urban areas. By 2050, it is estimated that more than two-thirds of the world's population will reside in urban areas. Rapid urbanization has led to overcrowding, homelessness, increasing levels of crime, violence, substance abuse, sex trafficking, and vulnerability to environmental and natural disasters -- trends that will continue as more people migrate to cities in search of better employment and higher living standards. Urbanization can also be viewed, however, as a powerful positive force for social, political and economic change. Most cities of the developing world have higher immunization coverage, lower fertility rates, better access to emergency services, and greater availability of basic preventive and curative health services than do most rural areas. A key challenge will be to further strengthen the delivery of services and other health-related interventions in urban areas, while at the same time improving access to services for rural populations. Crisis situations endanger health and human rights, but they also create opportunities to fundamentally transform healthcare systems.

We invite you to submit an abstract in one of the following tracks to present research and experience that 1.) further defines the challenges of global health in times of crisis, and 2.) identifies effective policies and programs to improve the health status of populations, including women, children, refugees or internally displaced people, the elderly, the poor, and other vulnerable groups:
· Health, Human Rights and Advocacy
· Disasters and Conflict
· Issues in Transitioning from Disaster to Development
· Infectious Diseases and Epidemics
· Urbanization and Socio-Economic Change
· Environmental Threats to Health
· Health Policy and Financing
· Health Service Delivery and Behavior Change
** Abstract submissions must be postmarked by 8 October 2001. **
For more information visit the event website at http://www.globalhealth.org/view_top.php3?id=126

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ON MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT OF NGOS

Galillee College Tuition Scholarship
March 6 - 25, 2002

This 3-week intensive course includes lectures, workshops and study tours, enabling participants to further their professional field and learn from the Israeli experience, while networking and exchanging knowledge with colleagues from other Developing countries world-wide.

Based on Galillee College's ongoing scholarship policy towards Developing Countries, we can offer a special tuition scholarship to participants who meet the following requirements: citizens of developing countries with at least a first academic degree, proficient in English and with professional experience in the area of NGOs.

A candidate who qualifies for the scholarship has to fund only the airfare to and from Israel and a local expense fee (US$ 2,865) covering for: accommodation with full board, airport transfers, medical insurance, laundry services, computer services, study tours and weekend excursions.

You are invited to visit our web site at: http://www.galilcol.ac.il where you will be able to find the course curriculum and additional information on the various programs we offer (such as our program on Participatory Rural Development scheduled for August 2002).

For your information, we would also be willing to evaluate the possibility of planning and conducting a special 'tailor made' training program jointly with your organization for a group of senior officials and planners.

We hope you may find this study opportunity interesting and choose to benefit by it yourself or recommend other applicants from your organization. In order to be registered, please send me a detailed CV and the completed registration form and sponsorship endorsement form (these forms can be found on our web site or be sent to you upon your request).

I look forward to hearing from you. Should you need any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at the address below, or to the personal email of Vered E. Ben-Zvi vechet@galilcol.ac.il

FUNDING FOR ATTENDING CONFERENCEON COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS IN US

2001 Fall Conference for Community Foundations
October 15-17, 2001 Vancouver, BC, CANADA

The Council on Foundations is pleased to announce the Mott International Community Foundation Scholarship Fund. Made possible with the generous support of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the fund will support the participation of representatives from community foundations and community foundation support organizations outside the United States at the Council on Foundation's 17th Fall Conference for Community Foundations.

The conference will take place October 15-17, 2001 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. For information about the conference including session descriptions, accommodations and logistics, see the Council's web site at www.cof.org/conferences/fc2001/index.htm.

A limited number of scholarships will be available to international attendees at the 2001 Fall Conference. These scholarships are available to senior staff and board members of community foundations and community foundation support organizations from countries other than the United States and Canada.

Each applicant must fill out the attached application form. Up to two representatives from the same community foundation may submit applications.

Applications will be accepted from Wednesday, August 1, 2001 through Friday, August31, 2001 or until the available funds are committed.

The guidelines describe eligibility requirements, use of scholarship funds, award criteria and the application process for community foundations and community foundation supports organizations located outside the United States and Canada. Separate guidelines are available for Canadian community foundations.

For the guidelines and application form:

CONTACT: Heather Scott, Coordinator, Fall Conference and Special Events
FAX: (1-202) 835-2906
E-MAIL: scoth@cof.org
INTERNET: http://www.cof.org/conferences/fc2001/index.htm

PRIZE FOR WOMEN IN RURAL CREATIVITY

Prize for Women's Creativity in Rural Life -- 31 Laureates receive a Prize in 2001.

Every year since 1994, Women's World Summit Foundation announces the winners of the "Prize for women's creativity in rural life" to the international community and media. The Prize ($500 per laureate) honours creative and courageous women and women's groups around the world for their contributions to improving the quality of life in rural communities.

Little by little the world is recognising the role of women in many fields of development, household food security, the protection of the environment, the transmission of knowledge and the fight against diseases among others.

In 2001 31 winners have been selected. We hope their stories will inspire you and encourage other women to make their mark in ending poverty and injustice and preserving our planet and our cultural heritage. Among the 31 prizewinners, five will be invited to Geneva to personally present their work at a Prize award ceremony to be held at the Palais des Nations on Monday 15 October, 2001.

For information on how to nominate candidates for the year 2002, and to read about the 179 laureates awarded since 1994, please visit our Internet site at www.woman.ch (Rural Women's Hall of Fame) or contact Women's World Summit Foundation to receive the profiles of the 31 laureates honored in the year 2001.

CONTACT:

Elly Pradervand, Founder/Director, Women's World Summit Foundation
P.O.Box 2001, 1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland
Tel.: (41-22) 738-6619
Fax: (41-22) 738-8248
E-mail: prize@vtxnet.ch
Internet: www.woman.ch

 

INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO AND HEALTH RESEARCH AND CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM

Sponsor: US National Institutes of Health through the Fogarty International Center
Deadline: Oct. 26, 2001 for proposal, Sept. 4, 2001 for letter of intent
Amount: $400,000 per year up to five years
Requirements: must be proposed by PhD or MD from academic institution or small business.
Eligibility: Applications may be submitted by domestic and foreign, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, public and private, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local governments, and eligible agencies of the federal government. This RFA is open to all qualified investigators. Principal investigators from the U.S. or other high-income nations are required to collaborate with an investigator from a low- or middle-income nation. Principal investigators from a low- or middle-income nation are strongly encouraged to collaborate with a U.S. or other high-income nations.

Abstract: This request for applications (RFA) solicits research and capacity building projects that address the burden of tobacco consumption in low- and middle-income nations by pursuing observational, intervention, and policy research of local relevance; and building capacity in these regions in epidemiological and behavioral research, prevention, treatment, communications, health services, and policy research. The level of research and research training specialization in any given research project grant will vary based on the strengths of the particular investigators and institutions that apply and the need to build capacity to support research and future interventions. The overall intent of the program is to encourage transdisciplinary approaches to the international tobacco epidemic to reduce the global burden of tobacco-related illness. The program is designed to promote international cooperation between investigators in the United States and other high-income nations pursuing research programs on tobacco control, and scientists and institutions in low- and middle-income nations where tobacco consumption is a current or anticipated public health urgency. The major portion of the research must be conducted in a low- or middle-income nation, and greater than 50 percent of the direct costs requested must be used in a low- or middle-income nations or "in-country" for either research or capacity strengthening of foreign institutions. Thus, the program allows U.S. and other high-income nation investigators to gain expertise working under low- and middle-income nation-specific conditions and strengthens the research base of the U.S. and foreign institutions, especially those institutions in low- and middle-income nations. To this end, capacity strengthening must be integrated into the research proposal. In this RFA, the term "tobacco" includes both smoking and smokeless (chewing or unburned) tobacco.

Kirsten Levy
Medical Education Administration
Boston University School of Medicine
715 Albany St. Room C-426
Boston, MA 02118
tel 617-638-4019
fax 617-638-4092
e-mail: klevy@bu.edu

WORLD SOCIAL FORUM 2002

The World Social Forum is an open meeting space designed for in-depth reflection, democratic debate of ideas, formulation of proposals, free exchange of experiences and planning of effective action among entities and movements of civil society that oppose neoliberalism and a world dominated by capital and any form of imperialism and that are engaged in building a planetary society centered on the human being.
Registration for the World Social Forum 2002 starts in September
Attention! Get ready! Registration for the World Social Forum 2002 will be open from September 1 onwards. Come and participate in this major historic encounter. Civil society organizations and movements from the world over will be meeting to exchange experience and hammer out proposals for building a juster and more democratic world society.
If you work in an NGO, network, social movement or trade union, you can take part in the WSF as a delegate representing your organization. For those who are not connected with civil society organizations, the option is to listen in on the workshops and all the cultural activities. All registrations must be completed via our website by October 22.
If you would like to help organizing the Porto Alegre Forum, register as a volunteer. Residents in the Porto Alegre metropolitan region can collaborate with our Solidarity Accommodation project.
The WSF will take place in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, from January 31 to February 5, 2002.
In the website http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/eng/inscr.asp you can find more details on how to participate in the event.

Useful websites

EURASIA HEALTH KNOWLEDGE NETWORK

http://www.eurasiahealth.org/english/about/index.cfm
Eurasia Health Knowledge Network (a project of the American International Health Alliance/AIHA) is an on-line clearinghouse featuring a library of multilingual health resources, databases, and interactive forums. This clearinghouse-designed to serve as a repository for clinical practice guidelines, medical textbooks, and other educational materials that are available in Russian and other languages of the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)-provides users with access to information, tools, and training to enhance the knowledge of healthcare professionals in the region.

INNOVATIONS IN FAMILY PLANNING

New Fertility Awareness-Based Methods - a significant number of women worldwide use some form of periodic abstinence. However, most of these women are not aware of when pregnancy is likely to occur during their menstrual cycle. 2 simple fertility awareness-based methods of family planning called The Standard Days Method and the TwoDay Method can help women identify their fertile days and will also increase family planning options for other couples. http://www.irh.org

FUNDERS ONLINE

Funders Online is an initiative of the European Foundation Centre Orpheus Programme. The mission of the European Foundation Centre (EFC) is to promote and underpin the work of foundations and corporate funders in the New Europe. Orpheus, the information and communications programme of the EFC, provides a public record and a public information service on foundations and corporate funders active in Europe. Funders Online is also part of ARIES, the European telematic network for the social economy.
Funders Online has as one of its major goals to facilitate access to online funding information. However, having the information better organised and easily accessible will not relieve you from the hard task of reviewing carefully all the details about a funder's areas of interest and ways of work. Do your homework first, before approaching a funder for support - that's the key to successful fund-raising.
We have put together some useful information and practical tips on how to research independent funders, how to package your project proposal and where to find additional information, both in print and online, on foundations and corporate funders, as well as on fund-raising. We hope it will be helpful and wish you good luck!
Funders Online operates from the European Foundation Centre:
51 rue de la Concorde
B-1050 Brussels
tel.: +32.2.512.8938
fax: +32.2.512.3265
e-mail: webmaster@fundersonline.org
http://www.fundersonline.org

GATEWAY TO SOCIAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT

Website of the UN Division for Social Policy and Development
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/

AGENCY FOR SOCIAL INFORMATION

http://www.asi.org.ru/asinfo/
The Agency for Social Information (ASI) is an independent agency, involved in information assistance and promotion of civic initiatives. ASI provides the following services:
Information activities: Daily and weekly information bulletins, containing operational information on activities of the community initiatives and NGOs, functioning in Moscow and in the regions; Announcements of upcoming events and news; informational and analytic bulletins on specific social issues.
PR activities: press-conferences; presentations; roundtable discussions; competitions for journalists and NGOs.
Publishing activities: ASI publishes books, reviews and brochures on social issues; ASI is the cofounder of the "Charity Newsletter".
Surveys: ASI cooperates with a group of researchers, conducting surveys on actual social problems.
Consultancies and training courses: ASI provides consultancy services, organizes seminars and training courses on PR and social journalism.
Also, ASI initiates and organizes various social projects, provides information assistance to NGOs and carries out joint activities

The "NGOC Gazette" is produced by the AAA NGO Training and Resource Center. It provides information on conferences, seminars, training and grants opportunities worldwide.

Your feedback about this publication is appreciated. We would greatly appreciate if you informed us about your making use of the opportunities provided in the "NGOC Gazette". Thank you.

2001 APC BETINHO COMMUNICATIONS PRIZE:
Closing date for the $7,500 USD prize - to recognize the use of the Internet for social justice - is September 24

The $7,500 USD APC Betinho Prize is offered to non-profit organisations, community-based groups, coalitions, working groups or social movements anywhere in the world that have successfully used information and communication technologies (ICTs) as an essential ingredient in their development work.

Last year, over 160 inspiring projects were nominated for the prize including a Website recruiting and orienting volunteers to participate in the reconstruction of ex-Yugoslavia; an information network connecting indigenous communities in Mexico; and a child's rights data gathering initiative in Mozambique. The inaugural winner, the Max Foundation, is a life-saving online support network functioning in English, Spanish and Portuguese for the families of children suffering from leukaemia and host of Latin America's first online bone marrow tissue registry.

Nominations for the Prize will be accepted until September 24, 2001.
Detailed eligibility criteria and a nomination form are available from:
http://www.apc.org/english/betinho

THE PROGRAM "PROMOTING SOCIAL STUDIES ON EDUCATION IN RUSSIA"

From August 1999, the EUSP (European University in St. Petersburg) has been
running a program, "Promoting Social Studies on Education in Russia", the main purpose of which is to establish a network of specialists working in the fields of history, sociology, ethnology, and economics of education. The aims of the program include

• financial support of young scientists in the fields mentioned above, advanced education of young scientists, and promotion of new trends in research
  
• support of scholarly associations, formation of a scientific community in the field of social studies of education
  
• development of international exchange and links in the field of social studies of education.
  An annual All-Russian open competition of research projects is held - in the framework of the program - in history, sociology, ethnology, and economics of education.
  Winners of the All-Russian open competition are awarded grants of two types:
  (1) scholarships to write the thesis (the grants are intended for full-time or part-time, postgraduates about to complete their dissertations) and (2) individual grants to support post-dissertation research after the defence of the thesis (the grants are intended for young scholars who have just got their academic degrees). The competition committee also selects candidates for seminars at the summer school - for discussing problems of education. The range of themes in the applications is extremely wide, covering various aspects of history, sociology, and economics of education. A great number of applications deal with urgent problems of improving education in today's Russia. Moreover, the program includes the organization of scientific conferences on educational problems. The first conference was held in July 1999, with the motto "The State of Higher Education in Russia: What do we know about it? The Spencer Foundation in Chicago, USA, ensures financial support of the Program.
  Director - Daniil Alexandrov
  (spencer@eu.spb.ru)

 

 

HILTON HUMANITARIAN PRIZE

Nominations Invited for Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize

Deadline: December 15, 2001

The $1 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize is awarded annually to an organization making extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering anywhere in the world.

Nominees must be established charitable or nonprofit organizations. (Nominations of individuals will not be accepted.) Although the nominator should have direct knowledge of the nominated organization's work, he/she may not be an officer or employee -- or a family member of an officer or employee -- of the nominated organization. Board members may serve as nominators providing they do not also serve as officers of the nominated organization and do not receive remuneration for their services. The prize is intended to honor an organization's accomplishments. Award criteria include extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering; an established record of achievement; innovation in program design; organizational capacity and administrative efficiency; collaboration with others; and demonstration of long-term impact.

For complete information on program guidelines and nomination procedures, see the program's Web site.

Contact:
Melissa Whalen
Manager of the Hilton Humanitarian Prize
Tel: (310) 556-4694, ext. 213
Fax: (310) 556-8130
E-mail: Melissa@hiltonfoundation.org

Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90067-4011

RFP Link: http://www.hiltonfoundation.org/process_one.htm

 

 

THE ALLEN FOUNDATION ACCEPTING GRANT PROPOSALS

The Allen Foundation Inc., which makes grants in the field of human nutrition, accepts proposals that involve training children and young adults to improve their health and development, and that focus on educating pregnant women and new mothers to form good nutritional habits at an early age. The Foundation particularly welcomes proposals that encourage the inclusion of mandatory courses in nutrition in medical schools.
The policies and priorities of The Allen Foundation Inc. are as follows:

• To make grants in the field of human nutrition and to fund relevant nutritional research anywhere in the world.
  
• To assist programs in human nutrition and training of children and young adults to improve their health and development.
  
• To support programs for the education and training of mothers during pregnancy and after the birth of their children so that good nutritional habits can be formed at an early age.
  
• To assist in the training of persons to work as educators and demonstrators of good nutritional practices.
  
• To give financial aid in the publication of periodicals and articles regarding sound nutritional practices.
  
• To encourage the dissemination of information regarding healthful nutritional practices and habits.
  
• In limited situations to make grants to help solve immediate emergency hunger and malnutrition problems.

Contact:
Dale Baum, Secretary
The Allen Foundation Inc.
P. O. Box 1606
Midland, Michigan 48641-1606
Tel: (517) 832-5678
Fax: (517) 832-8842
E-mail: d-baum@tamu.edu
URL: http://www.tamu.edu/baum/allen.html

 

 

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM

The University of Illinois School of Social Work offers Master of Social Work Program. The School's distinctive educational mission is to prepare MSW and PhD graduates for leadership roles in social work education, social policy analysis, health and mental health services, child welfare, and school social work.
The MSW program prepares students for advanced social work practice in public and private agencies in four fields of specialization: child welfare, health care, mental health and schools. Students are prepared for leadership roles in prevention, intervention, and rehabilitation; program development and analysis; direct service, supervision, planning and administration. The MSW program is available in two formats. A traditional campus program and a Campus and Community-Based MSW. Admission requirements are the same for both programs, with the additional factor that applicants to the community program must be currently or recently employed at a social service agency.
The Campus and Community-Based MSW Program is designed for persons employed in human service agencies. Each year, the program is offered in one or two different communities with a maximum of 25 students admitted at each site. Site location is based on local interest and professional need. This program has three phases: community-based coursework, campus coursework and field practicum. As with the on-campus program, students without a BSW start in the summer. Students may return to their original agencies if the field practicum plan is approved by the agency and meets the School's educational requirements.
A total of 14 to 16 units of graduate course work are required for the MSW degree. A unit, usually one course, is the equivalent of four semester hours. The 14-unit program is designed for students who have the bachelor of social work degree from an undergraduate social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Students with a BSW begin study in the fall. The 16-unit program is for students who do not have a degree from an undergraduate social work program accredited by CSWE. Students with a degree other than a BSW begin in June. Foundation Prerequisites may lengthen the time to degree.
One of the unique features of our program is that with the exception of two field seminars, all coursework is completed before field practicum. This allows students to select from field placement sites throughout Illinois and in adjacent metro areas such as St. Louis and Indianapolis. Field placement lasts two semesters for at least 29 weeks and with a requirement of a minimum of 928 clock hours. People specializing in school social work, however, must complete a practicum in a public school that lasts an entire academic year. All MSW students, even those who begin on a part-time basis, must complete at least one semester of full-time coursework as well as both terms of field practicum on a full-time basis.
For more information and the application procedure visit http://www.social.uiuc.edu/HTM/ourschoo.htm

COURSES OFFERED BY THE CENTER FOR SOCIAL POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The Center for Social Policy and Institutional Development (CSPID), based at World Learning and its School for International Training (SIT), researches and documents the issues facing NGOs, civil society, and other sectors (government and business), and facilitates social and organizational learning through short courses and other educational programs. Drawing on the resources available through World Learning and SIT (faculty, professional staff, alumni, consultants, partner organizations, library, etc.), it can provide in-country or international courses in the following areas:

• Institutional Development
  
• Strategic Management
  
• Financial Management and Social Entrepreneurship
  
• Human Resource Management
  
• Project Design and Planning
  
• Project Monitoring and Evaluation
  
• Multicultural Team Development
  
• Organizational Leadership
  
• Policy Advocacy
  
• Training of Trainers
  
• Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding

CSPID currently offers several unique professional development programs:
International Policy Advocacy
Professional development programs that focus on the strategies and methods of policy advocacy in different local or global contexts and on the creation of more participatory, democratic governance.
International Consultations and Courses
Specific training programs that match the specific needs of communities or NGOs.
In-Country Courses and Capacity Building
CSPID provides customized short courses or other support (curriculum development, training of trainers, etc.) on a contract basis.
Building Global Capacity for NGO Policy Advocacy Training
Designed to facilitate global networking, collaborative sharing, and joint planning among civil society organizations engaged in training citizen organizations to be effective policy advocates.
For more information visit http://www.sit.edu/cspid/index.html.

AAUW INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR WOMEN GRADUATE STUDENTS

Women graduate students from countries outside the United States are invited to apply for a fellowship from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation for study or research in the United States.
International Fellowships are available to women who are not American
citizens or permanent residents. Of the 58 fellowships awarded, six are available to members of the International Federation of University Women for graduate study in a country other than their own.

AWARDS

Postdoctoral Fellowship: $30,000
Doctoral Fellowship: $20,000
Master's/First Professional Fellowship: $18,000

Full-time graduate or postgraduate study in all disciplines for one year
Studies important to changing the lives of women and girls

The Foundation also awards several annual Home Country Project Grants ($5,000-$7,000 each). These grants support community-based projects designed to improve the lives of women and girls in a fellow's home country.

Eligible Foundation International Fellowship recipients will receive further information on the program.

To download an application, or to request an application on-line, please visit the web site at: http://www.aauw.org/3000/fdnfelgra/internat.html

To receive a hard copy of the application, please contact:

AAUW Educational Foundation
c/o Customer Service Center, Department 141
2201 Dodge Street
Iowa City, IA 52243-4030
Tel: 319-337-1716 ext. 141
E-mail: ntsymp@aauw.org

DIRECT CARE; MAKING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE
AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONALISM; JUNE 13-15, 2002

Please join us for this international conference designed to create a live forum for sharing global perspectives on the provision of direct care services.

The focus and theme of this conference is the essential presence and practice of direct care in every culture. Led by experts from every continent, this conference will challenge and inspire its participants to help develop direct care as a profession.

We will:

• Bring together the best thinking on direct care from around the world
  
• Promote collaboration between education and service
  
• Bring about positive change regarding direct care throughout the world

To contact us:

Phone: 845-297-8800 ext. 111
Fax: 845-297-6323
Email: squimby@greystoneprograms.org

Direct Care: Making a World of Difference
24 Delavergne Avenue
Wappingers Falls, New York 12590
USA

Call for proposals
We welcome proposals from around the world from individuals involved in research, practice, education, or administration in the fields of direct care, social pedagogy, and human services across the life span.

Workshop proposals are expected to be congruent with the aims of the conference as outlined in Statement of Purpose. They may include best practice presentations, experiential workshops, and/or presentation of papers and research findings. Workshops should be broadly applicable, engaging competencies and skills throughout the profession. We are looking for commonalities, as well as differences, across national borders and between populations receiving services.

After the conference a video will be produced, and a book highlighting selected conference proceedings will be published. Each workshop presenter is expected to submit a paper for consideration. Presenters of experiential workshops are also expected to submit papers describing in detail what will take place and the purpose of the experiential nature of the presentation. Papers for possible publication should be submitted by April 24, 2002.

Workshops Proposal Forms returned by August 30, 2001, will be given first consideration. The final date for submission is September 30, 2001. Completed forms should be mailed to the following address:

Direct Care: Making A World of Difference
c/o Greystone Programs, Inc.
24 DeLavergne Avenue
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 U.S.A.
Phone: (845) 297-8800, Ext. 111
Fax: (845) 297-6323
E-mail: squimby@greystoneprograms.org

Please contact Sue Quimby at the above address, or via email, to receive a workshop proposal form if you are unable to download this file.

THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH, BRISBANE, 11-15 JUNE 2002

Organised by Elsevier Science and sponsored by the Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association (AICAFMHA), Triple P - Positive Parenting Programme, Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Sue McAllister
Senior Project Officer AICAFMHA
ph: (08) 8204 7389; fax: (08) 8204 7371
email: mcallistes@mail.wch.sa.gov.au

 

3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DRUGS AND YOUNG PEOPLE
13 May 2002 , Sydney, Australia
The conference will focus on youth drug policy and practice in prevention, education, treatment, law enforcement, legal and justice issues. The deadline for submission of abstracts is November 15, 2001.

Website: http://www.adf.org.au
Contact e-mail: events@adf.org.au

USEFUL WEBSITES

THE SOCIAL WORK CAFE

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/4862/
The Social City is a part of the Social Work Cafe- a page of links of interest to social workers, social work students, and other professionals. Includes an email list of social workers and students from around the world!. Welcome to The SocialCity!! We are a 4 year old community of social work professionals, educators, and students who believe in the cross-global exchange of information. Join us and make new connections in your local region to further the ideals of our profession as researchers, clinicians, community organizers, policymakers, religious leaders, advocates, and family members.
Think of this site as the marketplace for ideas. Exchange information through the Complete Social Worker research project, debate special topics on the SWSN Message Board or in the International Social Work Chat Room. Rally aid to your situation on the Community Bulletin Board. And much, much more....

 

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WELFARE

The website of the International Council on Social Welfare-a world organization promoting social development-holds links to Non-Governmental Organisations and Research Institutes and Foundations involved in social work. For more information visit http://www.icsw.org/html

The "NGOC Gazette" is produced by the AAA NGO Training and Resource Center. It provides information on conferences, seminars, training and grants opportunities worldwide.

Your feedback about this publication is appreciated. We would greatly appreciate if you informed us about your making use of the opportunities provided in the "NGOC Gazette". Thank you.

GUIDE TO FUNDING AND PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN UNION PROGRAMMES FOR NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN CEE AND NIS

Updated on August 2001

The guide was prepared by the Open Society Institute - Brussels, to download it, please check the following address: http://www.osi.hu/brussels/guide2001/funding_index.html

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Section 1: General Information for Applicants; Abbreviations; Introduction; Application Check List; Funding Possibilities

Section 2: EU Programmes: Introduction; Education; Culture 2000; Leonardo da Vinci II; Socrates II; Tempus III; Youth; Support of European Integration Activities Organized by Academic World...; European Training Foundation (ETF); Justice
Daphne Programme; Falcone; Grotius II - Criminal; Grotius II - Civil Odysseus;
OISIN II; STOP II; Research & Development; Fifth Framework Programme;
Equal Opportunities; Community Framework Stategy on Gender Equality; Community Action Programme to Combat Discrimination;
Community Action Programme to Combat Social Exclusion; Health: Public Health; Human Rights and Democracy: European Initiative on Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR); Accession to the EU; PHARE Programmes; Access; Consensus III (PHARE) TACIS; Bistro (Tacis)

Section 3: Glossary

GATES AWARD FOR GLOBAL HEALTH

$1 million (US) is awarded to recognize an organisation that has made a major and lasting contribution to the field of global health. http://www.comminit.com/awards/sld-2596.html
Contact Terry Fisher tfisher@globalhealth.org

 

2ND WORLD ASSEMBLY ON AGEING (APR 8-12 2002)

Location: Madrid, Spain

Event Details: The assembly will be devoted to an overall review of the outcome of the First World Assembly held in 1982 in Vienna. The Madrid Assembly will adopt a revised plan of action and a long-term strategy on ageing in the context of "a society for all", the theme of the 1999 International Year of Older Persons. Marking the twentieth anniversary of the 1982 First World Assembly, the General Assembly decided to convene the Second World Assembly by its resolution 54/262 of 25 May 2000.

By the time of the 2002 Madrid Assembly, according to documents before the Committee, the ageing of the global population will be one of the defining characteristics of the twenty-first century. As compared to 1982 - when ageing was very evident in developed countries - in 2002 the majority of older persons will be living in developing countries. The rapid rate of ageing in developing countries will challenge the institutional framework and capacity of many governments to sustain development and ensure the well-being of ageing societies. Also, because the pace of ageing in developing countries is more rapid than in developed countries, developing countries will have less time to adapt to the consequences of population ageing. For more information visit http://www.madrid2002-envejecimiento.org/index2I.htm - Un Program on Ageing.

INTERNATIONAL PHILANTHROPY FELOWS

The Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies, Center for Civil Society Studies is pleased to announce a call for applications for the International Fellows in Philanthropy Program for the 2002-2003 academic year. This program based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, affords an opportunity for advanced study, research, and training for up to eight participants each year who are involved in studying or managing private nonprofit, or philanthropic organizations outside of the United States, or working as NGO liaisons in the public or commercial sectors. Fellowships, which can be an academic year or semester, are available at both the Junior and Senior level.

Eligibility:

We are soliciting candidates who: 1) have demonstrated a high degree of interest, experience, and professional competence in research, management, or general leadership related to the voluntary, nongovernmental, nonprofit,
or philanthropic sector; or 2) nonprofit liaison officers established by governments and multinational organizations who play a role in linking with nonprofit organizations through project partnerships, legal reform initiatives, and a variety of other activities.

Candidates are expected to have attained a university diploma equivalent to the American Bachelors of Arts or Science degree and be capable of carrying out independent research and inquiry. A high degree of English fluency is required as demonstrated by a score of 600 or higher on the TOEFL exam.

There are no restrictions as to nationality (except that US citizens are excluded from eligibility). Fellows are required to attend the annual International Fellows in Philanthropy Conference prior to their fellowship year and are strongly encouraged to participate in subsequent annual conferences.
For more information, or to download an application, visit: www.jhu.edu/~philfellow or contact Program Manager Carol Wessner (cwessner@jhu.edu).

 

GRANTS - NEW MACARTHUR RESEARCH AND WRITING COMPETITION

The Program on Global Security and Sustainability of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announces new guidelines for grants under the Research and Writing Grants competition. The Foundation invites
proposals relating to either of the following themes:

• Migration and Refugees, including the causes and consequences of migration and refugee flows, and policy responses to international and internal migration and refugees;
  
• Technological Change and Global Security and Sustainability, examining the impact of technological advances-and uneven access to technologies-on global security and sustainability.
  The Program seeks to support research and writing projects in any academic discipline or profession, as well as creative work conducted outside of traditional disciplinary and professional approaches. Applicants may request up to $75,000 for individual projects, and $100,000 for two-person collaborations. Applications must be received by February 1, 2002 to be considered for the current round. The text version of the application guidelines and procedures can also be downloaded from the Foundation's web site at: www.macfound.org. Inquiries about the competition can be made at researchandwriting@macfound.org. Please circulate this message to anyone you think may be interested in the revised competition guidelines and application procedures. If you wish to receive a copy of these guidelines via e-mail please contact Angela Schlater at aschlate@macfound.org.

POPULATION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM

What activities does the program fund?
Developing capacity of grassroots NGOs work-ing in population, reproductive health, safe motherhood, female genital mutilation, and other women's and adolescent's health issues.
Who is eligible? Grants are made to international and regional NGOs for assistance to grassroots NGOs in developing countries. International and regional NGOs with links to grassroots NGOs in developing countries can
apply for grant funds to act as grant-making and technical assistance intermediaries.
How to apply? Contact the Human Development Network, Health, Nutrition and Population Department at the World Bank for information on how to participate.
Website: At main World Bank website (www.worldbank.org), go to Site Index, then click on Health, Nutrition and Population World Bank Unit: Human Development Network - Health, Nutrition and Population Department

THE 2ND POVERTY FORUM IN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA will be organized in Budapest in late November.

For the attentions of NGOs in the countries that are elaborating Poverty
Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP): Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Mecedonia, Moldova, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.

This message is to draw your attention to an interesting initiative that is to precede the Forum -- the Development Debates. Basically these are substantive debates on selected themes related to the PRS conducted at a national level. They pose an opportunity to 1. seek more civil society engagement in the PRSP process and to 2. heighten the quality of the debate itself. The debates will take place during the four weeks prior to the Budapest event in the participating countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Kyrgyz. Rep. Moldova, Tajikistan and possibly Uzbekistan) -- the first and the last debate will have a videolink to the PRSP team in Washington. More information on Poverty Reduction Strategies in your country you can fins at the World Bank's site: http://poverty.worldbank.org/prsp/ (English version)
http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/russian.htm (Russian version).
I am attaching a brief description of the Debates. Please send your feedback/response to Liliana Proskuryakova; Member from Russia
World Bank Europe and Central Asia region NGO Working Group
E-mail: wb-eca-ngo-wg@yandex.ru
Web: www.folkuniversitetet.se/uppsala
Web: www.developmentgateway.org/subsites/eca

CONFERENCE IN UKRAINE

On November 22-25, People's Voice Project in collaboration with the Urban Development Institute (Ivano-Frankivsk) and the Institute for City Development (Nova Odesa) will hold an International Conference on "Citizen Participation in the Decision Making Process at the Local Level in CEE Countries: Concepts and Practices". This conference will take place in the picturesque Carpathian town of Yaremche, in Ukraine's Ivano-Frankovsk Region.

You are invited to take part in the conference and encouraged to share this information with representatives of NGOs and local government authorities in your home country. Send contact information of other prospective participants directly to Agnes Natkaniec at the address listed below.

If you are interested in participating in the conference, please contact Agnes Natkaniec by OCTOBER 15, 2001. Furthermore, please ensure that you have included all the requested information in your application portfolio.

Agnes Natkaniec
Conference Coordinator
Citizen Participation Conference
People Voice Project, ICPS
Fax: (+380-44) 63-5970
E-mail: pvp-events@icps.kiev.ua

2001/2 SMALL GRANTS FUND

The purpose of the Fund is to encourage collaboration between Canadian organizations and those from developing country and/or countries in transition on HIV/AIDS priority issues. It is being administered by both CSIH and ICAD. CSIH is the lead agency, and ICAD is responsible for managing the newly established capacity-building component which aims to strengthen the institutional capacity of the participating organizations.

The Fund will provide each successful applicant with up to $75,000 which can be utilized over a period of up to 18 months. Projects must start no later than 31 January 2002 and be completed no later than 30 June 2003. CSIH must receive your completed application by the 13 November 2001 and any application received after the deadline will not be considered. CSIH has established an e-mail address dedicated specifically to the project. It is hivaids@csih.org.

ICAD will be happy to provide support, advice and assistance to any members interested in developing project proposals. Should you require any help, please contact Rosemary Forbes at the ICAD office, or at her e-mail address rforbes@icad-cisd.com. Incidentally, Michaesl will be away from the office for approximately three weeks.

Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD)
180 Argyle Avenue, Suite 312
Ottawa ON K2P 1B7
Tel: (613) 788-5107 Fax: (613) 788-5082
E-mail info@icad-cisd.com Web: http://www.icad-cisd.com

CALL FOR OPINIONS COMPETENCIES: COMMUNICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT/SOCIAL CHANGE

The CHANGE Project, The Rockefeller Foundation and the Pan American Health Organization are working to define competencies for practitioners of Communication for Development/Social Change. This information will be used to define training/education needs for two groups of people:

1. "communicators for social change" - a new profession still being defined (see social-change for more information about communication for social change); and
2. development workers/social change agents who use communication to further development and social change.

We would like wide participation in this process. It is not limited to those who consider themselves communicators, or to those who are involved in development or social change.
We invite YOUR participation and guide other decision making. The Communication Initiative is supporting this process. We welcome your contributions, from your experience, to this important enquiry. If you have good, easy access to the internet please go to one of the following URLs and complete the relevant questionnaire: www.comminit.com/competencies.html

WORKSHOP: SOCIAL ANALYSIS FOR NATURAL RESOURCE RESEARCH, EXTENSION & DEVELOPMENT WORKERS (AUG 5-30 2002)

Location: University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

Event Details: This is a practical workshop in social analysis for individuals working in natural resource research, extension and development. It will enable participants to link social and technical issues for more effective problem identification, implementation and monitoring.

The workshop will cover four themes:

• social change and development interventions
  
• methods and tools for social analysis
  
• training needs and training needs analysis
  
• participatory training techniques and training evaluation

Registration Details:
To participate effectively, it is necessary to have full workshop level competence in English. Further course details are available on the ODG Website http://www.odg.uea.ac.uk/pages/course_social.html . Online registration is available.

Contact Information:
Overseas Development Group
University of East Anglia
Norwich NR4 7TJ
United Kingdom
Telephone +44 (0)1603 456410 Fax +44 (0)1603 505262
odg.train@uea.ac.uk

 

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS NEW FRONTIERS IN WOMEN'S HEALTH
March 8 & 9, 2002
Nice Acropolis Palais de Congres
Nice, France

Conference Objectives: The conference will focus on recent and clinically relevant developments in the field of women's health. The primary audience will be clinicians from Europe and North America. The goals of the conference are to:

• Improve understanding of the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of key health disorders that affect women, focusing primarily on Europe and North America
• Improve understanding of key gender differences in medical care and health outcomes
• Provide clinically useful information to both generalists and obstetricians/gynecologists
• romote a trans-Atlantic dialogue on the best practices for caring for women patients
• Address public-health and health policy issues relevant to caring for women

The conference includes the following types of sessions: Plenary Sessions; Workshops; Interactive Poster Sessions. Registration after September 1 and before January 1, 2002 is $200 for attendees and presenters. After this date, registration is $250. Individuals who have been accepted to present a poster are eligible for a discounted registration fee of $150. Special registration forms will be sent with all notifications of acceptance. Notification of acceptance or rejection of submissions will be mailed to the submitters no later than December 15, 2001, and all communication will be made through the designated corresponding author.
Proposal deadline for abstracts is November 15, 2001.
For additional information and submission materials contact: Matthew O'Rourke
New Frontiers in Women's Health; E-mail: morourke@mms.org; Web Site: http://www.health-symposia.org

 

12TH EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (MILAN, ITALY) 24-27 APRIL, 2002

The annual ECCMIDs are now widely perceived as the most appropriate European venue where new and important knowledge gained in the two disciplines may be presented and discussed before an informed and attentive international audience. This is thanks to the dedicated and imaginative work of the international members of the Programme Committee appointed by the ESCMID Executive to design a balanced and innovative supporting backgbone to the congress.
The traditional and successful ingredients of the congress include keynote lectures, official symposia, reports by the many ESCMID Study Groups, debates, workshops, meet-the-expert sessions and integrated industrial symposia which will all be represented in Milan. The opportunity for sharing personal scientific experience is also planned in the form of oral and poster sessions. Postgraduate educational courses that fulfil the needs of continuous medical education in the various European countries are also planned. Needless to say, ECCMID's official symposia have been designed with the aim of providing delegates with the best opportunity to meet the leading scientists and clinicians active in the field.
Young researchers presenting outstanding data will have the chance to be nominated for prestigious awards, whilst the ESCMID Award for Excellence in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases will also be presented.
The official Journal of the Society, Clinical Microbiology and Infection, will publish all accepted abstracts as well as selected papers. We are confident that our invitation to submit your scientific work to the forthcoming 12th ECCMID will provide you with the best opportunity in Europe for presenting your work. Please visit our website (www.escmid.org/eccmid2002) for further information and continuous updates.
The 12th ECCMID will also give you the possibility to visit Milan, a city with a distinctive cultural flavour that reflects centuries of uninterrupted Italian contributions to our civilisation. Architecture, art, music, commerce and fashion are all offered by this modern city of the new millennium. At the time of the congress, the city will be slowly warming from a hectic winter to a mild spring which will be yours to discover.
We are convinced that both the scientific and cultural settings of the 12th ECCMID deserve your active participation. ESCMID is proud to offer this outstanding event from within the European Community which in a moment of magic integration is made to the entire world.
For more information visit the ECCMID website http://www.akm.ch/eccmid2002/

USEFUL WEBSITES:

http://www.communitywealth.org/

Community Wealth Ventures, Inc. is a consulting firm that assists in all aspects of enterprenural wealth creation for the social sector. Our objective is to teach our clients how to best leverage the community wealth concept to meet their mission and revenue objectives. Our commitment to social change demands and depends on creating new resources to support those programs that are already proven to work but don't have the capacity to grow to scale. Helping others design and build successful revenue-generating enterprises is the fastest way to advance the community wealth concept.

 

http://www.rehab-international.org/

Rehabilitation International is a federation of national and international organizations and agencies working for the prevention of disability, the rehabilitation of people with disabilities and the equalization of opportunities within society on behalf of persons with disabilities and their families throughout the world.

http://www.hdnet.org/home2.htm
Health & Development Networks (HDN) is a non-profit organisation with substantial experience in managing and moderating electronic discussion forums and providing communication support to conferences. The mission of HDN is to mobilize a more effective response to HIV/AIDS and other health-and-development-related issues by improving information, communication and the quality of debate.

http://www.eurofound.ie/about/about.htm
European Foundation for the Improvement of Working and Living Conditions Achieving the European Union goal of improving living and working conditions will only be possible when the policy makers have good quality information. By monitoring, analysing and identifying the impact of changes in society, the Foundation aims to provide the data and knowledge needed to support action. In brief, the Foundation's role is to provide findings, knowledge and advice from comparative research managed in a European perspective, which respond to the needs of the key parties at EU level.

http://www.iddc.org.uk
International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) is a self-managing group currently consisting of 16 international non-government organisations supporting disability and development work in over 100 countries globally. IDDC's aim is to more effectively and efficiently promote the rights of disabled people through collaboration and sharing of information.

The "NGOC Gazette" is produced by the AAA NGO Training and Resource Center. It provides information on conferences, seminars, training and grants opportunities worldwide.

Your feedback about this publication is appreciated. We would greatly appreciate if you informed us about your making use of the opportunities provided in the "NGOC Gazette". Thank you.

WITH BEST WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR

DEVELOPMENT PRIZE

King Baudouin International Development Prize Since 1980, the King Baudouin International Development Prize has awarded €150,000 (Euros) biennially to an individual or organization for sustainable achievements in improving the lives of people in the developing world. For more information on how to submit a candidate's file, visit: http://www.kbprize.org. Submit applications by February 1, 2002.

ECHOING GREEN SOCIAL CHANGE FELLOWSHIPS

Community Improvement/Development
Deadline: January 10, 2002

Echoing Green is a nonprofit foundation that offers full- time fellowships to emerging social entrepreneurs. The foundation applies a venture capital approach to philanthropy by providing seed money and technical support to individuals creating innovative public service projects that seek to catalyze positive social change.

The Initial Application for an Echoing Green Foundation Public Service Fellowship 2002 is now available online. The fellowship includes a two-year health care benefits, online connectivity, access to Echoing Green's network of social entrepreneurs, training, and technical assistance. The stipend serves as seed money to start a new public service organization or an independent project.

The proposed project can be domestic or international. The foundation supports projects in all public service areas including, but not limited to: the environment, arts, education, health, youth service and development, civil and human rights, and community and economic development. Projects must be in start-up phase and must be the original idea of applicants.

Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and must commit to lead their project for at least two years. Partnerships (no more than two individuals) may apply.
International applicants must locate their project and its work outside the United States.

For complete guidelines and the Initial Application form, please see the Echoing Green Web site.

Contact:
Echoing Green Foundation
24 East 21st Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10010
www.echoinggreen.org

SURVIVING TRAUMA WITH DIGNITY

Surviving Trauma with Dignity, July 6 - 14, 2002, will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is organized in a partnership between the Azerbaijan Psychological Association and the Institute for International Connections, for Personal and Cultural Growth. Homestays will be following the conference July 14 - 19.

In this conference we want to talk about dealing with trauma as a result of wars and conflicts of any nature, psychotherapy of PTSD and other consequences. Recently there was an earthquake in Azerbaijan so it is necessary to discuss work with children. Also we want to address issues of non-violent communication, cross cultural perspectives of reconciliation and forgiveness for intra and inter-personal, and intergroup levels, when groups were in conflict for years and want to move on-even though the conflict is not resolved. We invited Dr. Vamik Volkan, Dr. Marshall Rosenberg and Dr. Ivan Urlic who are experts in work with groups and communities in conflict and do workshops on non-violent communication across cultures and nations. We invite psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, family therapists, psychoanalysts, workers in crisis centers , orphanages and other institutions, students and professionals, who are interested in issues of trauma healing, cross cultural co-operation and dialogue, work with refugees, war and violence survivors and other people who live and work in the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
The brochure will include information about Azerbaijan, websites, with history and culture, details of the program and other information. We still have some agreements to make with travel agencies and staff people engaged in the preparation process. Some people will arrive one or days earlier in order to recover from jet lag and after the conference for interested guests there will be homestays offered so they could get familiar with families and life styles of the Azerbaijan Community. The conference itself will be organized in a community building style where participants will have an opportunity for personal and professional exchange and have time for round tables, dialogue groups and other activities they are interested in. Therefore, we are seeking people who have personal commitment to this kind of work.
Contact BJBrothers@aol.com, American co-chair of the conference or alexcherpsy@yahoo.com for updates on information.

GRANTS FOR PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN CEE-NIS NGOS AND WORLDWIDE PARTNERS

CHARITY KNOW HOW (CKH) GRANTS PROGRAMME 2002

In the light of the change-over to Allavida, we are re-launching the CKH Grants Programme for 2002. The CKH programme provides small grants (up to £15,000) for skill-sharing partnerships between Non-Governmental
Organisations (NGOs) from different countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States. The new Global Grants program also encourages links between organisations in this region and Asia, Africa or Latin America.

We have outlined below some priorities for the CKH program. There will be just two grants rounds in 2002, with deadlines of 26 February and 27 August

The following information should be read in conjunction with the CKH guidelines already published. In addition to the criteria listed in those guidelines, we would particularly welcome applications which address the following:

1. Innovative projects with new approaches to problems

2. Cross-border partnerships within the four priority sub-regions listed on page five of the guidelines (i.e.. Balkans and Carpathians; Caucasus; Central Asia; Western CIS).

3. Partnerships where skills and 'know-how' are transferred from larger, more experienced NGOs to smaller, grass-roots, community-based organisations, which would otherwise have limited access to funding. In such cases, we will accept applications from partners in one country. Please note, however, that we would not fund projects which are considered to be the core work of organisations such as NGO support centres or intermediary NGOs.

4. Partnerships under our 'Global Grants Programme' involving organisations from two or more of the regions identified (CEE/FSU; Africa; Asia; Latin America). Beneficiary NGOs should look in particular for partners who can offer tools, techniques and methodologies which would be difficult to find within the beneficiaries' own broad region, or who can offer a different focus or approach to problems.

5. Sustainable partnerships, which involve a longer-term engagement between the organisations, rather than a short-term partnership which exists for the terms of the project only.

Further information, copies of the application form and guidelines are all available from our website at www.allavida.org or by email from enquiries@allavida.org

Allavida
enquiries@allavida.org
Tel: +44 (0)20 7400 2315
Fax: +44 (0)20 7404 1331
http://www.allavida.org

Charity Know How is now part of Allavida

INTERNATIONAL PHILANTHROPY FELLOWS PROGRAM AT THE JOHN HOPKINS INSTITUTE

The Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies, Center for Civil Society Studies is pleased to announce a call for applications for the International Fellows in Philanthropy Program for the 2002-2003 academic year. This program based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, affords an opportunity for advanced study, research, and training for up to eight participants each year who are involved in studying or managing private nonprofit, or philanthropic organizations outside of the United States, or working as NGO liaisons in the public or commercial sectors. Fellowships, which can be an academic year or semester, are available at both
the Junior and Senior level.

Eligibility:

We are soliciting candidates who: 1) have demonstrated a high degree of interest, experience, and professional competence in research, management, or general leadership related to the voluntary, nongovernmental, nonprofit, or philanthropic sector; or 2) nonprofit liaison officers established by governments and multinational organizations who play a role in linking with nonprofit organizations through project partnerships, legal reform initiatives, and a variety of other activities.

Candidates are expected to have attained a university diploma equivalent to the American Bachelors of Arts or Science degree and be capable of carrying out independent research and inquiry. A high degree of English fluency is required as demonstrated by a score of 600 or higher on the TOEFL exam.

There are no restrictions as to nationality (except that US citizens are excluded from eligibility). Fellows are required to attend the annual International Fellows in Philanthropy Conference prior to their fellowship year and are strongly encouraged to participate in subsequent annual conferences.

Deadline for submission of applications is February 25, 2002.
For more information, or to download an application, visit: www.jhu.edu/~philfellow or contact Program Manager Carol Wessner at cwessner@jhu.edu.

NEW BIBLIOGRAPHY ON INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT

The Brookings-CUNY Project on Internal Displacement has just published a Selected Bibliography on the Global Crisis of Internal Displacement. Authored by Gimena Sanchez-Garzoli, this 73-page bibliography compiles and catalogues available materials on internally displaced persons. It contains more than 800 items.

The bibliography includes various thematic categories: basic texts and sources of information, web resources, early writings on internal displacement, general overview of displacement caused by conflict and human rights violations, displacement caused by development projects, legal framework including the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, institutional framework, vulnerable groups, protection strategies, return, resettlement and reintegration, and development strategies.

Geographical categories include region specific listings for Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and Europe and 56 individual country listings.

According to Project Co-Directors Roberta Cohen and Francis Deng, this publication "is intended to prove useful to both scholars and practitioners interested in gaining a better understanding of internal displacement and
the national, regional and international strategies being developed to address the needs of those displaced."

The bibliography is available in PDF format from the Brookings-CUNY Project on Internal Displacement website: www.brookings.edu/fp/projects/idp/idp.htm

If you would like to receive a hard copy of this publication please contact Gimena Sanchez-Garzoli at gsanchez@brookings.edu .The author would also be pleased to receive from you any additional materials you believe should be included in future editions of this bibliography, please forward these items to the address below:

Gimena Sanchez-Garzoli
Research Analyst
Brookings-CUNY Project on Internal Displacement
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036

 

SOUTH EASTERN EUROPEAN CONFERENCE PUBLIC HEALTH AND PEACE

Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MASA)
Faculty of Medicine, University "Sts. Cyril and
Methodius"-Skopje
The Stability Pact: Training & Research in Public
Health, South Eastern
Europe (PH-SEE)
http://www.snz.hr/ph-see

JOHN SMITH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME 2002
TRAINING YOUNG LEADERS IN DEMOCRACY

The John Smith Fellowship Programme is a partnership between the John Smith Memorial Trust, the British Council and the Department for International Development. It was established in 1996 by the John Smith Memorial Trust to strengthen and deepen democratic awareness through a study programme in the U.K.

The Programme aims to select 3 young leaders from Armenia, aged 25 to 45, working in politics, local government or civil society with an established interest in fighting poverty and promoting democratic values throughout society.

The Fellowship Programme will last for 6 weeks, in June/July 2002, and will be made up as follows: An introductory week in Edinburgh, Scotland; A two-week residential course at the Strathclyde Centre for European Economics in Transition; A two-week individual attachment to an organisation relevant to each fellow's background and interest; A week of professional appointments in London

The deadline for submission of applications is 16 January 2002. Shortlisted candidates will take a formal English language test - IELTS on 22 January 2002. Those who pass IELTS successfully (minimum requirement 6.0) will be invited for Interviews on 19 February 2002. The final results will be available by the end of March 2002. For further information and application form please contact Marine Aghekian - at the above address, or Anna Melkoomian; Tel: 54-38-22, 55-30-81; Opening hours: 1200 - 1700 from Monday to Friday.

Further information is also available on the following site:
http://www.britishcouncil.org.ge/contact/index-a.htm

CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS- CIDA CHILD PROTECTION RESEARCH FUND

1. Summary

At the International Conference on War-Affected Children in September 2000, Canada's Minister for International Cooperation, Maria Minna, announced the establishment of a five-year, C$2-million grant fund for research in child rotection as part of the child protection component of CIDA's social development priorities. The fund's primary objective is to influence child protection policy and to identify sustainable, practical solutions to problems facing children in need of special protection, through innovative, multidimensional, applied research.

The fund is responsive. Proposals will be accepted only after a call for proposals has been issued. Canadian and international or regional organizations and institutions are eligible to apply for support under the fund.

In terms of results, CIDA expects that the fund will:

• increase knowledge and generate new data on child protection issues;
  
• influence child protection policy and program development of various organizations and governments;
  
• improve research capacity around children's rights and child protection in developing countries / countries in transition; and
  
• form and/or strengthen partnerships between Canadian researchers and researchers in developing countries / countries in transition.

The average grant is expected to be under C$150,000. In exceptional cases, proposals that are particularly innovative, using action-oriented research with a significant development-programming component, may qualify for a larger grant.

Of the four years left in the fund's operations, $220,000 is available for projects in FY 2001-02, and $500,000 for each of the remaining three years (FY 2002-03, 2003-04, and 2004-05).

2. The focus of the Child Protection Research Fund

The research fund is seeking proposals focused on the particular problems facing the following groups of children in developing countries and/or countries in transition:

 

• children affected by armed conflict
  
• child labourers
  
• sexually exploited children
  
• street-involved children
  
• children with disabilities
  
• children facing discrimination because of their ethnic or religious identity
  
• children in conflict with the law or in institutional care

Examples of possible themes to be explored as they relate to these groups of children are given in CIDA's Action Plan on Child Protection (available at www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/childprotection).

3. Eligibility

The following categories of organizations and institutions are eligible to submit research proposals:
x Canadian non-governmental organizations and institutions, including universities, NGOs, and research institutes.
x Multilateral, international, or regional organizations (e.g., UNICEF, PAHO)
x International or regional NGOs (and NGO coalitions are eligible provided they have separate legal status). To be considered, international or regional NGOs must meet the criteria of CIDA's International NGO Program. To meet CIDA criteria, an international NGO must be able to demonstrate that it is an international organization with respect to membership and management, and that it is efficiently managed and able to meet its financial and other obligations in operating its development program and activities.
x If organizations do not have an already-established relationship with CIDA, the following information must be included with the research proposal:

• documents related to the registration as a not-for-profit organization
  
• list of the Board of Directors and chief staff
  
• information on the mandate and objectives of the organization
  
• annual reports including financial statements for the past two years
  
• supporting material that illustrates recent work

4. Partnership

Canadian organizations who apply to the fund must partner with organizations in developing countries and/or countries in transition, and explain the nature of the partnership in their proposal (e.g., cost-sharing arrangements, shared research activities, etc.). Canadian partners may also partner with research organizations from other donor countries; the Canadian partner must apply on behalf of their partner organization.

Non-Canadian organizations must also partner with researchers in developing countries and/or countries in transition, and explain the nature of the partnership in their proposal. They are also encouraged to partner with Canadian organizations or researchers.

Research projects that have consortium funding (i.e., funds from more than one source) are eligible for financial support.

5. Size and duration of award

The average grant is expected to be under C$150,000. The maximum value of each award will be C$150,000. However, it is expected that the average size of grant will be lower. In exceptional cases, proposals that are particularly innovative, using action-oriented research with a significant development-programming component, may qualify for a larger grant. Of the four years left in the ffund's operations, $220,000 is available for projects in FY 2001-02, and $500,000 for each of the remaining three years (FY 2002-03, 2003-04, and 2004-05). The average duration of each award will be two financial years (CIDA's financial year is April 1 to March 31).

Proposals must be received at CIDA headquarters at or prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on Thursday, January 31, 2002. Proposals can be submitted in electronic or hard copy format. Please note that submissions by fax will not be accepted.

Electronic submissions should be sent to protection@acdi-cida.gc.ca (Microsoft Word or Lotus Wordpro are preferred).

CENTER FOR INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE FOR AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(CIKARD) - to preserve and use the knowledge of farmers and rural people around the globe to facilitate participatory and sustainable approaches to development. Its goal is to record indigenous knowledge and make it available to local communities, development professionals, scientists and scholars. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~anthr_info/cikard/

HEALTH COMMUNICATION MATERIALS NETWORK (HCMN) - provides a forum for health communication specialists to share ideas, information, and samples of materials with their colleagues, and to seek advice and suggestions from others. http://www.hcmn.org To apply, contact sleibtag@jhuccp.org

JONATHAN MANN AWARD - presented annually to a leading practitioner in health and human rights, be it an individual or organisation. Cash prize of US$20,000 to allow recipients freedom to pursue their work in the area of
global health and human rights. Deadline: Feb 1 2002.
http://www.comminit.com/awards/sld-2598.html

GOLD QUILL AWARDS - includes development communications, with a new division covering communication programmes focused on economic, social, environmental, and 3rd World development, including population and health issues. Deadline: Feb 6 2002. http://www.comminit.com/awards/sld-3518.html

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