The International Centre for Women’s Leadership is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for its 2013 Global Change Leaders program. This seven week course is offered at the Coady International Institute in Nova Scotia, Canada. The Global Change Leaders program is targeted … [Read more...] about Global Change Leaders program – A Certificate Course for Emerging Women Leaders
PWESCR invites women’s rights leaders from economic south for the two-phase Leadership Institute to be conducted in Kathmandu, Nepal
PWESCR (Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights), an international human rights organization based in the Global South, is currently accepting applications for its annual leadership development programme, “Leadership Institute in Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural … [Read more...] about PWESCR invites women’s rights leaders from economic south for the two-phase Leadership Institute to be conducted in Kathmandu, Nepal
Call for World Habitat Awards
The United Nations International Year of Shelter introduced The World Habitat Awards in the year 1985 for the homeless as part of its involvement of the Building and Social Housing Foundation. The annual United Nations global celebration of World Habitat Day presents the award of £10,000 for two … [Read more...] about Call for World Habitat Awards
PWESCR’s Leadership Institute for Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
PWESCR (Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights), an international human rights organization based in the Global South is accepting applications for its annual leadership development programme, “Leadership Institute in Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.” This Leadership … [Read more...] about PWESCR’s Leadership Institute for Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
2010 Progress Report: Stress-Tolerant Rice for Farm Households in Africa and South Asia
Learn about IRRI's progress in the last year on their project to help develop and supply farm households in Africa and South Asia with new breeds of stress-tolerant rice. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation … [Read more...] about 2010 Progress Report: Stress-Tolerant Rice for Farm Households in Africa and South Asia
USAID support for Thuthuzela Care Center in Tembisa, South Africa
The Thuthuzela Care Center in Tembisa, South Africa "is part of Women’s Justice Empowerment Initiative (WJEI), a Presidential Initiative launched in 2007 to combat sexual and gender-based violence in South Africa, Benin, Kenya, and Zambia. WJEI supports the TCCs by providing funding for services to … [Read more...] about USAID support for Thuthuzela Care Center in Tembisa, South Africa
Poverty
A condition of life where people are unable to afford basic human needs such as food, clothing and shelter is referred to poverty. But poverty can also be relative when compared to other existing standards of living or incomes. When economies produce little, then poverty conditions are high. It has … [Read more...] about Poverty
