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Give the gift of education this holiday

C5 company, a leader in sustainable jewelry, has created a promotional pendant for Under the Baobab Tree (UTBT), an international nonprofit organization that provides education and other critical services in Malawi. With the $100 purchase you receive the ethically made pendant of the UTBT logo, handmade recycled paper giftbox and a personal story about one of the children who will receive free education because of your contribution. Malawi is one of the most impoverished countries on earth. HI… Continue

Added by 3BL Media on December 22, 2009 at 4:07pm — No Comments

cerco bandi per progetti in africa

cerco bandi per progetti in africa , meglio se della comunità europea Continue

Added by anna abbate on November 7, 2009 at 12:36am — No Comments

BiD Network presents two business plan competitions

The mission of BiD Network is to contribute to sustainable economic growth by stimulating entrepreneurship in emerging markets. BiD Network supports entrepreneurs in writing their business plans by offering them coaching and other business tools. The best entrepreneurs gain access to investors in our ne… Continue

Added by Seb Vlugt on November 4, 2009 at 12:09pm — No Comments

Water Awareness

16 October 2009 In the past weeks a lot of positive things happened concerning the awareness building around water. There was a clown in space- Guy Laliberté who really tapped the drums and created a lot of goodwill for the cause of water (see our blog at http://watersite.ning.com); What to say about the beautiful Jessica Biel with her golden heart for water. Not only she will climb mount Kilimanjaro next year, she is also heavily promoting the Dow/Live Earth Run For Water with musicians Pete… Continue

Added by Willem Tijssen on October 16, 2009 at 10:26am — No Comments

Africa Business Women Network

Today Africa Business Communities launches the Africa Business Women Network. All African business women - and African women who want to start a business - are more than welcome to join! Follow this link to visit the Africa Business Women Network:… Continue

Added by Seb Vlugt on September 30, 2009 at 5:10pm — 1 Comment

Your One-Stop Portal for all your South African Needs.

Shopping Direct South Africa is an online shopping website offering many stores and services to the people of South Africa all from just one website for your convenience. Many of the merchants extend their services to other African nations and also worldwide. Go and take a look and make big savings by shopping online while petrol costs remain high. www.shoppingdirectsa.yolasite.com Continue

Added by Marilyn Jones on September 14, 2009 at 11:13am — No Comments

Directory of Arts and Culture Organizations & Festivals in the CEMAC region

CREATE (2004), a civil society group in Cameroon committed to the culture and creative sector in the CEMAC region, released their annual directory of pan-African and global organizations a couple weeks ago. On such a culturally-rich continent, the arts and culture sector in Africa plays an integral role in sustainable development. It helps create jobs, encourage diversity, promote unde… Continue

Added by Amanda Fortier on September 10, 2009 at 8:39pm — No Comments

ECOWAS Investigative Journalism Award

West African journalists invited to apply for investigative reporting prize Journalists from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Mauritania are invited to apply for a prize that promotes investigation and research of political, economic, social, and cultural issues. The Norbert Zongo Journalism of Investigation Prize accepts submissions in three categories: radio, newspapers, and television. Applicants must be employed by a news agency or collaborate with news agencies i… Continue

Added by Amanda Fortier on September 8, 2009 at 7:03pm — No Comments

Have ideas on Sustainable Development for rural Africa?

I want to introduceall of you to Africa Rural Connect (ARC)- an online collaborative community that allows people around the world to come together and discuss their ideas for the sustainable development of rural Africa. This website links members of the African Diaspora, Peace Corps Volunteers, Development Professionals, Africans across the continent, and others with an interest in Africa. We are holding a competition, ending in November, offering funding to the top development plans… Continue

Added by Lissan Anfune on August 12, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

WATER & SUSTANABLE DEVELOPMENT

Water seriously effects Sustainable Development in Africa. Here are some hard facts for consideration. WATER, ECONOMICS AND FINANCE • Almost two in three people lacking access to safe drinking water survive on less than $2 a day and one in three on less than $1 a day. More than 660 million people without adequate sanitation live on less than $2 a day, and more than 385 million on less than $1 a day. This evidence highlights clearly the financing difficulties of improving access through… Continue

Added by Willem Tijssen on July 20, 2009 at 12:17pm — No Comments

WATER

If interested join me at http://watersite.ning.com to create more awareness for the importance of water for mankind and exchange ideas how to spread the message in our networks. Almost two in three people lacking access to clean water survive on less than $2 a day, with one in three living on less than $1 a day. “Around the world, 884 million people do not have access to safe drinking water and 2.5 billion are without adequate sanitation facilities. Every day, nearly 6,000 people… Continue

Added by Willem Tijssen on July 14, 2009 at 11:38pm — No Comments

Carbon Manna / Carbon Micro-PROFIT-Sharing System -- update - July 2009

***** Hello Folks, Please visit the links below to learn more about our completely novel and universally-applicable form of microfinance called Carbon Micro-PROFIT-Sharing, or "Carbon Manna", which will replace micro-debt/micro-loans in many instances worldwide. And which, of course, is a much better deal for poor families in the Developing World. We share micro PROFITS -- we don't burden the Poor with high-interest micro debt. Allll my best, David Palella David A. Palella Founder Carbon Ma… Continue

Added by David Palella on July 12, 2009 at 7:59am — No Comments

Solarix launches Sustainer

The Sustainer is a unique solution to produce fuel and electricity in remote rural areas, for example in the African countryside where only 5 to 20 percent of the population have electricity. In many of these situations, access to energy would facilitate development, higher… Continue

Added by Seb Vlugt on May 31, 2009 at 2:15pm — No Comments

Have you ever thought to expand your activities in Italy?

If you work for a not for profit organisation, an African NGO, wishing to expant its activities, get new opportunities and become re-kown in the Italian market contact me. It it the right time to come: Italians are looking for effective development projects to fund and linking directly (not via International agencies) would be a competitive advantage. Continue

Added by Tiziana Fattori MBA on May 21, 2009 at 3:59pm — 6 Comments

NGO roots for educating girls in rural areas of Tanzania

The Tanzanian government has been urged to find practical ways which will ensure that rural-based girls have access to better education. Campaign for Female Education (Camfed) executive director Prof. Penina Mlama made the call on Thursday in Dar es Salaam at a get-toge… Continue

Added by Rasel Mpuya Madaha on April 29, 2009 at 2:33pm — 1 Comment

Micro-credit projects in Africa

I am currently looking for a couple of micro-credit projects in need of funding involving local communities in Africa, particularly women, interested in setting up small business. An Italian group of Donors is interested to fund them. Can anyone suggest to me interesting projects? Thanks Tiziana Fattori Continue

Added by Tiziana Fattori MBA on April 20, 2009 at 5:37pm — 4 Comments

Links & Interviews Sahara-Art-Venture

Photoshow with music from Tinariwen: http://www.trekinu.com/viewtrek.aspx?trkid=mquiko5rgn2bbjt Photshow on Flickraccount: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sahara-art-venture/show/ Interview: http://www.expatclic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1982:tuaregs-camels-and-desert-the-art-and-projects-of-ineke-a-nomad-soul&catid=57:art-and-creativity-living-abroad& Continue

Added by Ineke Hemminga on April 5, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania - Northern Diocese Poverty Alleviation Strategy

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – Northern Diocese Designs Poverty Alleviation Strategy The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania - Northern Diocese is setting a trend for poverty alleviation. The Diocese has come up with an innovative scheme to uplift the economically marginalised poor and to break the poverty cycle. Until 2003, the diocese of about 400,000 members in 152 parishes with dozens of income-generating ventures and educational and health institutions on the slopes of Mt.… Continue

Added by ARTHUR SHOO on March 5, 2009 at 4:46pm — No Comments

SPIRULINA "The Food of the Future" in Kenya

SPIRULINA Spirulina is a blue green alga that evolved on Earth about 3.6 billion years ago. Scientists say that algae like spirulina generated the oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere, which allowed all higher life forms to evolve. Spirulina is a nutritionist's delight, considered by many to be nature's most perfect food, these tiny blue green spiral coils harvest the energy of the sun and turn it into a treasure chest of bio-available nutrients. Other than it's manifold health benefits, Spirulina i… Continue

Added by Els Wijt-Mulder on November 11, 2008 at 8:42am — 2 Comments

Farmers changing national policy: the bottom-up approach

Farmers changing national policy: the bottom-up approach by admin — last modified 2008-09-15 10:53 Country: Mali [ML] Sector: livelihoods Farmers in Mali know what they want: a fair chance to make a decent living without being restricted by rules and policies made by people with little understanding of the difficulties faced by farmers in the field. But how can you get through to the top if you are miles away from the Ministry and it’s hard to access proposals for legislation, let alone provide… Continue

Added by Agula Joseph Ogoror on October 13, 2008 at 7:58am — No Comments

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