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NGO to Benefit From IT Excellence Awards
The Papillon Foundation, which celebrates its 10th birthday this year, will be the charity beneficiary of the upcoming Computer Society of South Africa (CSSA) President's Awards Breakfast, to be hosted in partnership with ITWeb.

A portion of the proceeds from the breakfast will be donated to the Papillon Foundation, a NGO working towards the social development of previously disadvantaged communities.

The Foundation director and founder, Stephen Smith, points out that, “The fact that we earn tiny stipends is evidence that our income is ploughed back into our projects. The event's proceeds will sponsor those that cannot afford our subsidised course fees.”

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IT Web
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Call for More PhD Graduates in SA
A study released by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAF) has found that bold intervention is needed to increase the number of PhD graduates in South Africa.

Speaking during the presentation of a study on demands for high-level skills in an emerging economy in Johannesburg, ASSAF’s Professor Jonathan Jansen said the production of doctorates in the country has been stable for several years.

The report further concludes that, "Women are well-represented among doctoral graduates in both health and social sciences. However, only about a third of graduates in natural and agricultural sciences and in humanities were female."

To read the article titled, “Unless SA gets smarter, we will get poorer',” click here.
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Mail&Guardian
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Poor Countries Face Education Crisis – GCE Report
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According to a new report released by the Global Campaign on Education (GCE), Somalia and Haiti are the two worst countries in which to be a school child at a time when US$4.6 billion has been cut from education budgets worldwide.

Titled ‘Back to School’, the report states that chronic under-investment in education means that 69 million children are out of school around the world. It says poor countries are “Teetering on the brink of an education crisis.”

Of the five countries at the bottom of the list, four are in Africa, and three of those are in East Africa. The ranking rates Somalia, Eritrea, Haiti, Comoros and Ethiopia at the bottom five based on access to basic education, teacher-student ratio, and educational provisions for girls.

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All Africa
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Why aren't they listening to me?
We have all, at some time or another, felt that jaded feeling... no-one is hearing us, people aren't listening, I simply can't keep their attention...

Acknowledging that ongoing education and training towards personal, organisational and social transformation is key towards realising change at every level of society, Vuleka's acclaimed DEE (Designing Educational Events) courses seek to adress this need.

Both the basic and advanced course equip delegates with the knowledge and skills to effectively design, implement and evaluate a variety of educational programmes for youth, adults, communities, business units or NGO staff.

During the intensicely structured, five-day courses, novice or experienced trainers gain a comprehensive understanding of experiential learning as a constructive educational framework together with the skills to demonstrate creative ways to design, implement and evaluate an array of learning programmes. Insight is gained into group dynamics and skills to address complex issues which emerge in group situations.

The courses offer deliberate exercises on personal discovery and trainer introspection aimed at building, nurturing and maintaining healthy interpersonal relationships and bringing about a heightened consciousness of the role of the trainer in the broader environment.

These courses have contributed significantly to the development of many of the leaders in our NGO world today: I think of the likes of Paul Graham (IDASA), Nomabelu Mvambo-Dandala (Diakonia Council of Churches), Revd Sue Brittion (Anglican Church of SA), Revd Dr Norman Hudson (Methodist Church of SA), and so many others. They remain a must-do for any aspirant trainer, facilitator, youth or community worker, as well as being hugely important to anyone involved in designing educational events, whether a one-hour workshop, a worship session or a week long wilderness trail!
Wazima: Fundamentals of M&E Training Course Offered
Fundamentals of Monitoring and Evaluation Training Offered by Wazima Development Solutions OBJECTIVE OF THE TRAINING The overriding objective of the training will be for participants to be able to come away from the training having drafted an M&E framework or improved upon their existing one to make it more management orientated while being fully complaint to donour needs. OUTCOMES OF THE TRAINING Participants will gain the understanding to, and begin to develop their own: • Results Framework with appropriate indicators • Audience analysis • Data management plan • Data quality plan • Draft data collection instruments • Draft data collation instruments • Understanding of its M&E database design needs • Reporting of M&E data DESIGN OF THE TRAINING The design of the training will be as follows: • Theoretical, knowledge based sessions introducing the M&E concepts explained through ample real-life examples • Followed by practical group work to allow for contextualized learning and results in practical outputs for participants. WHO SHOULD ATTEND The training is targeting M&E related staff, programme managers and data based decision makers within the organisation. Due to the interactive nature of the training and hands-on work with programme’s individual contexts, it is highly advisable for two or more staff members from each organisation to attend. Wazima views this to be pivotal to the transmission of concepts being delivered in this training. This training is intended to supplement the need for external M&E consultants who would come in to an organisation to design an M&E framework/system or assist with data management. TRAINING DATES Wazima will be offering two, three-day, Fundamentals of M&E trainings in Johannesburg, on: • 26 – 28 October, 2009 • 1 – 3 November, 2009. COST OF THE TRAINING The cost for the training per participant is R6 000. The maximum number of participants at each training will not exceed 12, so as to allow for adequate individual time with each participant / organisation. CONTACT INFORMATION For queries and reservations, please contact: Ana Stiglic Cell: +27 84 266 0441 Alt Cell: +27 83 460 7752 Office: +11 880 6643 (ext 315) Email: ana@wazima.co.za Alt Email: jenni@wazima.co.za URL: www.wazima.co.za
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Fundraising Training at Community Chest
Fundraising Training at the Community Chest

On 17th and 18th June 2009, the Community Chest of the Western Cape held fundraising training at our training facility in Cape Town.

18 participants fervently workshopped the challenges and solutions around fundraising for NGO's in this tough economic climate.

To find out more about further training opportunities, email clinton@comchest.org.za

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Looking at blogs for NGOs from the inside
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The African Commons Project and SANGONET have some great insights that they're sharing with about a dozen people from the NGO sector today.

Looking at the birth of blogs and how they developed in the late 1990's through to today. Social media and the NGO sector is the name of the workshop, if they offer it again you should go!