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| ngopulse
| issue no. 125| 21 May 2008 |
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on the Home Page: http://www.sangonet.org.za
Building a strong,
vibrant and accountable civil society movement does not happen
overnight. It requires long-term solidarity and commitment to the
ideals of
freedom, justice and equality. It requires that organisations and
individuals working for social justice embrace collaboration
– across borders and sectors – using
innovative
and creative ways that respond to the challenging contexts in which
they operate.
The two articles featured in this week's edition of NGO Pulse
touch on ideas around solidarity. In his contribution Kumi Naidoo,
secretary general of CIVICUS: World Alliance of Citizen Participation
shares plans for the upcoming CIVICUS World Assembly taking
place in June 2008. The theme for this year's World Assembly
is 'Acting Together for a Just World: People, Participation
and Power' and will according to Naidoo, "highlight
the role of people acting together to gain
power". He writes that: "As a dynamic
venue for CSOs
to create and strengthen connections with each other, the CIVICUS World
Assembly allows for dialogue that can lead to innovative collaboration
across national borders". Click here to read more.
In their article, David Barnard, SANGONeT's executive
director and Katrin Verclas, co-founder and editor of MobileActive.org,
point to one of the innovative ways in which global solidarity
can be
built – using mobile technology. Their article announces the
launch of mobileactive08.org, the website of the MobileActive08 summit
taking place in South Africa in October, and also calls for expressions
of interest in the event. The three-day international summit will bring
together more than 300 civil society, development and technology
practitioners interested in the use and application of mobile
technology in support of social impact. Watch this space for more
details. Click here to read more.
As news reports reveal the violence that has erupted against
refugees, asylum-seekers, and other vulnerable groups in South
Africa,
individuals and organisations – including SANGONeT
– are calling for action to be taken to STOP the violence.
Click here to read the press statements issued by the Social Movements Indaba and Centre for the Study of Violence and
Reconciliation.
The ways in which what is happening is framed, are many: we read of
'battles for resources',
'xenophobia', criminal elements'
– each of which are embedded with complex relationships
between people, institutions and resources, require
careful interrogation. In a
letter to the editor, NGO Pulse reader, Ben Nkambule says that:
"I strongly disagree that South Africans are
xenophobic". Click here to read more. Yet contrast
this with
the contribution of Yoke Barrish and Thandi Addo from the Refugee
Rights Organisation that we published last month. Click here to read their contribution.
Solidarity is being expressed in many spaces including through the
social networking site Facebook, where a 'South Africans
United Against Xenophobia' group has been formed. Members of
the
group have begun offering suggestions about how to stop the violence,
and are sharing their outrage and concern with each other.
In solidarity,
- Janine Moolman, edi...@sangonet.org.za
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| Jobs,
Proposals & Events |
Vacancies
- The Adopt-A-School
Foundation, a NGO that assists needy schools to access basic
facilities, seeks to appoint a Senior
Community Coordinator to be based in Johannesburg. The
application deadline is 23 May 2008. For more information, click here.
- The Sonke Gender
Justice Network invites applications from suitably qualified candidates
for the position of Finance
Assistant / Bookkeeper to be based in Johannesburg. This
is a 12-month contract position. The application deadline is 30 May
2008. For more information, click here.
- Centre for
Development Enterprise, an independent policy research and advocacy
organisation, seeks to appoint a Senior
Project Manager to be based in Johannesburg. The
application deadline is 30 May 2008. For more information, click here.
RFPs
and other Opportunities
- The United Nations
Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women is calling for proposals
for its 13th grant cycle (2008). The submission deadline is 26 May
2008. For more information, click here.
- The Social Housing
Foundation is calling
for proposals from suitably qualified service providers to
investigate and outline the municipal utilities and service charges to
Social Housing Institutions. The appointed service provider will also
develop recommendations to modify the impact of these costs. The
submission deadline is 30 May 2008 at 16h00. For more information,
click here.
- The National
Development Agency is calling
for proposals from service providers for strengthening the
institutional and individual capacity of those leading cooperatives,
CBOs, NGOs, FBOs throughout South Africa. The submission deadline is 6
June 2008. For more information, click here.
New Events
- The Gay and Lesbian
Memory in Action (GALA) and partner organisations will be launching a
series of exhibitions
and publications under the umbrella of the GALA Heritage
Project on 24 May 2008 in Johannesburg. For more information, click here.
- The Mail &
Guardian, in partnership with the Southern Africa Trust and Oxfam, are
hosting a Critical
Thinking Forum on poverty on 29 May 2008 in Johannesburg.
For more information, click here.
- Imp-Act Consortium,
a global group of organisations working to promote and support the
management of social performance, will present an Online Social Performance
Management Network on 31 August 2008. For more
information and to participate, click here.
Training
- The International
NGO Training and Research Centre will conduct a five-day course on Advanced Monitoring and Evaluation
from 14-18 July 2008 in Oxford, UK. For more information and to
participate, click here.
- The Reuters
Foundation is conducting a two-week course on Writing
International News from 11-22 August 2008 in London. The
application
deadline is 27 June 2008. For more information, click here.
- Overseas
Development Group invites representatives from government agencies and
NGOs to its 12-day course on Climate
Change and Development from 1-12 September 2008 in
Norwich, UK. For more information, click here.
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one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of
others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.
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| Prodder
Directory |
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The new
online version of the Prodder is now available in 'beta' format. Both
the current version of Prodder and the new beta
version will be available concurrently until the end of June 2008. To
view the new directory, please click here.
We encourage NGOs to review their entries and forward us information
about changes and corrections that need to be made. Any feedback about
the new platform in general, including additional features and
information to be added, would also be appreciated. Please forward your
comments to pro...@sangonet.org.za.
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Prodder - NGOs and Development in South Africa 2008, here.
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NGOs by providing software and hardware for very low or discounted fees
in conjunction with ICT donor partners, as well as by supporting NGOs
to make the most of their ICT purchases and infrastructure. This
SANGONeT programme is open to South African non- profit organisations
that have either Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) status or Non-Profit
Organisation (NPO) status. For more information about SANGOTeCH, please
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an online fundraising website which combines the power of sport and the
reach of the Internet in support of NGOs in South Africa. We provide
potential donors with detailed information, through the Prodder
NGO Directory, about the NGOs profiled for support on
BackaBuddy.
For more information contact David Barnard or Matthew de Gale on 011
403-4935 or e-mail: in...@sangonet.org.za
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Subscription to the SN-Announce service is free. For more information
about how to subscribe to SN-Announce or post an announcement on it,
please contact Neila Pillay at SANGONeT on (011) 403-4935 or ne...@sangonet.org.za.
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