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Newsflash From Other Years

2008 | 2007

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2 Feb 2011	(Call for Applications) Firelight Foundation is Now Accepting Letters of Inquiry for Lesotho, Malawi, and Tanzania! (Call for Applications) Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge (Call for Nominations) Women’s Link Worldwide invites Nominations for the Gender Justice Uncovered Awards (Call for Papers) African Center for Peace Building invites Papers for Presentation at Peace Conference (Resource) Protection Children from Violence, Abuse, and Neglect Read Newsflash!
26 Jan 2012	(Call for Applications) Firelight Foundation is Now Accepting Letters of Inquiry for Lesotho, Malawi, and Tanzania! (Call for Abstracts) The Children and HIV: Closing the Gap - Ending Vertical Transmission through Community Action international symposium (Call for Proposals) Foundation Ensemble seeks proposals for water and sanitation, sustainable development, animal biodiversity (Article) The Constant Gardeners by Jocelyn C. Zuckerman (Article) Malawi: Farmers Ease Climate Woes With Fertiliser Trees Read Newsflash!
18 Jan 2012	(Call for Applications) Firelight Foundation is Now Accepting Letters of Inquiry for Lesotho, Malawi, and Tanzania! (Call for Proposals) The Global Development Network offers $30,000 grant (Call for Proposals) Micro-Grants for Citizen Media Outreach Projects (Resource) A Summary of the Eight Must-Do's of financial leadership Read Newsflash!
12 Jan 2012	(Call for Applications) Firelight Foundation is Now Accepting Letters of Inquiry for Lesotho, Malawi, and Tanzania! (Call for Applications) The Young Feminist Fund (Call for applications) Save Africa's Children (Resource) Adolescent Girls: The Girls Count Series Read Newsflash!
5 Jan 2012	(Call for Papers) Canadian Association of African Studies invites Papers for its Annual Conference “Africa in Transformation: Africa of Individuals, Africa of Generations” (Call for Submissions) OECD seeks Video Submissions for 2012 Global Youth Video Competition themed on Education and Skills (Call for Submissions) One World Media seeks entries for One World Media Awards (Call for Nominations) Action for Nature seeks Nominations for International Young Eco Hero Awards (Tutorial) A Simple Format for NGOs to Write Job Descriptions Read Newsflash!
22 Dec 2011	(Call for Proposals) UN Womenʼs Call for Proposals for the UN Trust Fund (Call for Proposals) EC seeks Grant Proposals in Policy-Making on Food Security and Nutrition in Developing Countries (Call for Applications) SEAF seeks Applications for Second African Diaspora Marketplace Grants (Resource) Women's Health is in Your Hands Read Newsflash!
15 Dec 2011	(Call for Applications) The Road Safety Fund seeks Grant Applications for Improving Road Safety Condition in Middle-Income and Low-Income Countries (Offer) Computer Aid International Offers on Computers and Laptops (Offer) Refurbished Computers (Resource)Women's Health is in Your Hands Read Newsflash!
8 Dec 2011	(Call for Submissions) 2012 Red Ribbon Award: $10,000 grant opportunity for grassroots NGOs (Call for Nominations) Ford Motor Companyʼs International Fellowship of 92nd Street Y for Community Leaders from the NGO Sector (Call for Applications) Ashoka Changemakersʼ Innovations for Health: Seeking Solutions to improve health and health care (Tutorial) How NGOs Can Develop Budgets in Their Proposals Read Newsflash!
30 Nov 2011	(Call for Nominations) Women of Peace Award (Call for Applications) UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (Funding Resource) Commonwealth Foundation Grants (Resources) The 2011 Theme for World AIDS Day is Getting to Zero: Zero Deaths, Zero New Infections Zero Discrimination Read Newsflash!
23 Nov 2011	(Call for Nominations and Entries) Ashoka Changemakers and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundationʼs Pioneer Portfolio invite Entries for Innovations for Health Competition (Call for Nominations) Nominations invited for Dubai International Award for Best Practices aimed at improving the living environment (Call for Proposals) EC seeks Grant Proposals in Policy-Making on Food Security and Nutrition in Developing Countries (Article) The Marange diamond fields of Zimbabwe: An overview (Article) Majority Of UK Sex Workers Not Forced Or Trafficked, Says Report (Video Recording) Who Controls the Message? Producing and Distributing Media Content in the Digital Age Read Newsflash!
17 Nov 2011	(Call for Applications) TED invites Applications for the Fellows Program to attend TEDGlobal 2012 Conference (Call for Proposals) IBM Citizenship invites Grant Proposals under the Smarter Cities Challenge 2012 (Call for Applications) IDEO.org Fellowship Program 2013: Design Solutions to address Poverty (Call for Nominations) Martin Ennals Foundation seeks Nominations for the Human Rights Defenders Award (Article) Special report: Millions face starvation across Africa as land rush intensifies (Article) ‘Fertilizer’ trees help African farmers increase yields (Resource) Survival: The movement for tribal peoples Read Newsflash!
7 Nov 2011	(Call for Nominations) The Humanitarian Water and Food Award 2012 (Call for Applications) OHCHR Call for Applications to the Special Fund (Call for Proposals) Nordic Climate Facilityʼs Third Call for Proposals (Article) Contraceptive Used in Africa May Double Risk of H.I.V. (Article) Africa Blossoms: A Continent On the Verge of an Agricultural Revolution (Article) Girls are key to food security in poor countries, report says (Report) Girls Grow: A Vital Force in Rural Economies. Read Newsflash!
1 Nov 2011	(Call for applications) Earth Journalism Network seeks Applications under the Small Grants Program aimed at Media Coverage of Environmental Issues (Call for applications) ABILIS Foundation seeks application for projects initiated by organizations supporting activities to empower disabled persons (Call for applications) USADF seeks applications for grants between $50,000 and $250,000 for Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, and T anzania (Fact Sheets) 7 Billion Actions Read Newsflash!
26 Oct 2011	(Call for proposals) Dining for Women's Call for Grant Proposals (Call for Proposals) The Fund for Investigative Journalism invites Grant Proposals for Investigative Projects and Books (Call for Proposals) Starbucks Foundation Funding Opportunity for Youth Focused Organizations (Article) Finding Your Funding Model Read Newsflash!
20 Oct 2011	(Funding Resource): Stanford's List of African Grants and Fellowships (Call for Nominations) Human Rights Watch seeks Nominations under the Hellman/Hammett Grant Program (Call for Abstracts) IWA seeks abstracts for presentation at Water Convention 2012 during the Singapore International Water Week (Call for Photos and Video) Connect4Climate invites African Youth to submit Entries for the Photo and Video Competition on Climate Change (Article) Why protecting the world's wildlife is good for our wallets (Article) Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa (Resource) World Bank on Climate Change Read Newsflash!
13 Oct 2011	(Call for Submissions) IFEX launches International Day to End Impunity poster contest (Call for Proposals) PRM seeks Funding Proposals for Benefiting Refugees and Refugee Returnees in Rwanda, the DRC, Tanzania and Uganda (Call for Nominations) Canada World Youth seeks Nominations for the 2012 Leadership Awards (Call for Entries) Development Gateway seeks Entries for the Photo Contest depicting Empowerment and People Finding Solutions (Article) Stateless Children Denied The Right to Have Rights (Fact Sheet) Children's Right to a Nationality Read Newsflash!
4 Oct 2011	(Call for Proposals) Social Protection Thematic Window (Call for Case Studies) FHI 360 Seeks Case Studies about Best Practices in HIV Interventions for Young People (Call for Applications) 2011 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition (Right to Play) Read Newsflash!
26 Sept 2011	(Webinar) FundsforNGOs.org Webinar Series (Courses) Upcoming Regional AIDS Training Network Courses (Funding Resources) Stanford's list of African Grants and Fellowships (Resource) Facts for Life Read Newsflash!
22 Sept 2011	(Call for Nominations) 2012 Public Eye Award & $50,000 grant award opportunity (Call for Applications) UNAOC-BMW Group Award for Intercultural Innovation: Grassroots projects invited to apply for $50,000 award (Article) Guide to key resources for funding work in peacebuilding, international development, and related fields (Article) 12 Key Suggestions for Obtaining Funding for On the Ground Work (Article) Building Sustainability into your NGO Read Newsflash!
14 Sept 2011	(Call for Nominations) UNEP seeks nominations for the 2012 Champions of the Earth Awards (Call for Submission) Youth from all over the world invited for Essay Competition themed “Visions of Youth on Effective Aid & Development” (Call for Proposals) Pac Rim on Disability & Diversity seeks innovative proposals for the conference to be held in Hawaii during March, 2012 (Call for Applications) 2021 STARS Impact Awards (Tutorial) How to define the problem and framework for a project proposal Read Newsflash!
7 Sept 2011	(Call for Proposals) Children and Violence Evaluation Challenge Fund’s First Call for Proposals, (Call for Applications) One Africa Award 2011 from African organizations and individuals, (Call for Proposals) DFID’s Global Poverty Action Fund: Impact Window funding opportunity for NGOs, (Article) Child Disciplinary Practices at Home: Evidence from a Range of Low- and Middle-Income Countries, (Article) Maternal and Child Health, (Resource Guide) Preventing Child Maltreatment: A Guide to Taking Action and Generating Evidence Read Newsflash!
29 Aug 2011	(Call for nominations) 2011 Ginetta Sagan Award, (Call for applications) WAAW Foundation Scholarship, (Call for applications) NFP Fellowships for short courses, (Resource) Online course on "Essentials on Anti-Corruption and Human Development", 500 likes in 5 days for Firelight Foundation, (Publication) 10 Reasons to Oppose the Criminalization of HIV Exposure or Transmission, (Resource) Accelerating National-Level Action to End Pediatric HIV/AIDS: An Advocacy Toolkit Read Newsflash!
24 Aug 2011	(Call for nominations) ONE Africa Award, (Call for applications) Commonwealth Foundation Grants, (Resource) SlideRocket Online Presentation Service, (Resource) CREA: 2nd Disability, sexuality, & rights online institute, (Resource) Social Welfare Workforce Webinar Series, (Report) Devastating Impact: Explosive Weapons and Children, (Resource) Facing History and Ourselves Read Newsflash!
15 Aug 2011	(Call for proposals) Taqeem Fund for Evaluation in Youth Employment invites youth employment projects to submit evaluation proposals, (Call for proposals) How to apply for Commonwealth Foundation’s Civil Society Responsive Grants, (Call for nominations) UN-Water invites nominations for the second edition of the ‘Water for Life’ UN-Water Best Practices Award, (Article) What is Organizational learning?, (Article) Building a Learning Organization, (Article) The Challenge of Organizational Learning, (Article) Organizational Learning in NGOs: Creating the Motive, Means and Opportunity, (Resource) A Gateway for Capacity Development: Organizational Learning Read Newsflash!
9 Aug 2011	(Call for Applications) National Endowment for Democracy invites applications for 2012-2013 Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program, (Call for Nominations) Nominations invited for Make a Difference Award 2012 to be presented in Hong Kong, (Call for Applications) USIP seeks applications for the 2011 Annual Grant Competition, (Resource) Reflect Read Newsflash!
1 Aug 2011	(Call for Proposals) UNPFII Trust Fund on Indigenous Issues, (Call for Nominations) Cordaid HIV/AIDS Award 2011, (Call for Applications) IFHHRO Global Training of Trainers for HealthWorkers, (Resource) FrontlineSMS, (Resource) Flip Cam deals Read Newsflash!
25 July 2011	(Call for Nominations) Ashoka’s Changemakers Global Competition, “Making More Health”, (Call for Applications) Human Rights Prize of the French Republic, (Call for Applications) FLOW: Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women , (Call for Applications) Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships opportunity for young African mid-career professionals, (Call for Applications) Global Change Leaders: Certificate Program for Emerging Women Leaders from the Global South, (Resource) Organizational Chart, (Resource) Internal Communication, (Resource) Job Descriptions Read Newsflash!
18 July 2011	Call for Proposals: Small Grants Opportunity from UNPFII’s Trust Fund for the Second Decade, Call for Applications: USIP seeks applications for the 2011 Annual Grant Competition, Call for Applications: IHEU 2011 Grants Programme, Resource: What is Capacity Building?, Resource: Approaches to Building Nonprofit Capacity, Resource: Basic Building Blocks for Organizational Capacity, Resource: Effective Capacity Building in Nonprofit Organizations Read Newsflash!
11 July 2011	Call For Proposals: Be Fair Awards, Call for Applications: United States Institute of Peace Annual Grant Competition, Call for Applications: Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship Program, Call for Applications: African Women's Development Fund Grants, Call for Participation: World Pulse: Have Your Voice Heard, Resource: IHRFG's Directory of Human Rights Funders, Resource: Working With Young Women, Resource: International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education, Resource: Start with a Girl Report, Resource: International Federation Releases Stronger Guidelines on Female Sterilization Read Newsflash!
5 July 2011	Call For Proposals: Open Society Fellowship, Call for Nominations: DSC Social Change Awards, Call for Applications: Global Disability Rights Library funding, Call for Applications: Staying Alive Foundation Grants, Call for Applications: FLOW: Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women, Resource: Develate open source, free NGO software, Article: Census Update: What the world will look like in 2050, Article: No Place For Homophobia Here Read Newsflash!
29 June 2011	Call For Proposals: European Commission; Enhancing Respect for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Call for Nominations: Development Achievement Award, Call for Concept Notes: USAID Global Development Alliance, Resource: Adult Learning Theory, Resource: Nonformal Education Manual, Resource: Asset Based Needs Assessment Template Read Newsflash!
20 June 2011	(Call for Nominations) Drivers of Change Awards, (Call for Funding) The Commonwealth Foundation Special Grants Fund, (Call for Funding) USAID, Strengthening HIV Prevention Services for Most-at-Risk, (Call for Applications) Certificate Program for Emerging Women Leaders from the Global South, (Resource) Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training, (Resource) Fundraising in Rural Communities, (Resource) The Funding Site, (Resource) Strengthening Organizational Capacity on Resource Mobilization, (Resource) Fundraising and Proposal Writing, (Resource) CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation, (Resource) Network Learning Read Newsflash!
13 June 2011	(Call for Applications) JAMS Foundation, (Call for Proposals) Internews Innovation Grant Opportunity in Sub-Saharan Africa, (Call for Funding) USAID Biodiversity Understanding in Infrastructure Landscape Development Program, (Resource) What is sustainable agriculture and why is it important?, (Resource) Community Gardening, (Resource) Best Practices Database in Improving the Living Environment, (Resource) The Equator Initiative, (Resource) International Fund for Agricultural Development, (Resource) “From Relief to Recovery: Rural Farming in Zimbabwe” Read Newsflash!
6 June 2011	(Call for Applications) Synergos Senior Fellows Network: Fellowship opportunity for civil society leaders, (Call for Concept Notes) Concept notes invited for USAID’s Global Development Alliance, (Call for Nominations) Ashoka, (Resource) TechSoup's Donation Program, (Resource) Engage and organize volunteers with VolunteerMatters, (Article) Turkey's Changemakers: Human Rights in Mental Health Initiative makes a difference for its community based approach in mental healthcare, (Resource) Theory of Change Read Newsflash!
1 June 2011	(Call for Applications) Strengthening the Voices of Reproductive Health Champions Workshop, (Call for Applications) UNHR Fellowship Programme, (Call for Nominations) Nominations Open for Human Rights Defenders Tulip, (Call for Applications) Fellowship Opportunity for Advocates Aimed at Implementing HIV Prevention Related Activities, (Call for Submissions) World Summit Youth Awards 2011, (Resources) The Community Empowerment Collective Read Newsflash!
23 May 2011	(Call for nominations) The Africa Prize for Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger, (Call for nominations) Connecting Women Mediators and Peacemakers in Africa, (Resource) TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative, (Resource) Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+) and PLHIV Stigma Index, (Resource) Southern African AIDS Trust publications, (Resource) Promoting Young People's Sexual and Reproductive Health: Stigma, Discrimination and Human Rights, (Toolkit) Understanding and Challenging HIV Stigma: a toolkit for action, (Training) Reducing Stigma and Discrimination Related to HIV and AIDS: Training for Health Care Workers, (Website) Stigma Action Network Read Newsflash!
16 May 2011	(Call for Nomimations)The African Network for Strategic Communication in Health and Development (AfriComNet), (Call for Proposals) Save Africa’s Children, (Call for Proposals) The Izumi Foundation, (Resource) Supporting Children on Antiretroviral Treatment (ART): A Community Resource Toolkit, (Resource) How to Write a Proposal, (Website) Sparkle Box Educational Materials, (Article) The Impact of Education Across Sectors: Democracy Read Newsflash!
9 May 2011	(Call for Applications) School of International Development Scholarship at University of East Anglia, (Call for Nominations) The Hunger Project’s 2011 Africa Prize for Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger, (Call for Nominations) Human Rights Defenders Tulip 2011, (Resource) Regional AIDS Training Network, (Website) Independent Sector, (Resource) HelpAge Pensions for Elderly Study, (Resource) Backpack Farm Agriculture Program Read Newsflash!
2 May 2011	(Call for Nominations) BBC’s World Challenge: Nominations open for projects or small businesses at grassroots level, (Call for Nominations) AGFUND International Prize for Pioneering Human Development Projects, (Call for Nominations) Mario Savio Young Activist Award, (Call for Applications) WISE Awards 2011, (Resource) Reflections On Building CSO Capacity To Integrate Gender And Diversity Equality, (Article) Strengthening advocacy by documenting the experience of people living with HIV, (Resources) FundsForNGOs.org's top guides, Fraudulent Conference Warning, (Website) TechSoup.org and free resources Read Newsflash!
25 April 2011	(Call for submissions) Project Inspire: 5 Minutes to Change the World, (Call for applications) Women PeaceMakers Program and Peace Writers, (Call for nominations) Nestle Prize in Creating Shared Value, (Article) The war on Africa's family farmers, (Article) The Peace Corps in a Smaller World: A New Model for the Next 50 Years, (Website) Huairou On-line Resource Library, (Resource) Hesperian 'publishing for community health and empowerment', (Resource) HIV Clinical Resource: Prevention with Positives: Integrating HIV Prevention into HIV Primary Care, (Resource) 'Care and Support: the forgotten pillar of the HIV response', (Call for contributions) UN Women on-line strategic plan Read Newsflash!
18 April 2011	(Call for Nomination) John Humphrey Award 2011, (Call for Application) Global Fund for Women, (Call for Application) The Global Fund For Children, (Call for Application) Mama Cash Grants, (Resource) Human Rights Funders Group, (Resource) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, (Resource) Child to Child: Empowering Children as Active Citizens, (Resource) Human Rights Watch, (Resource) Amnesty International, (Resource) Youth for Human Rights: How to start a group, (Resource) Synergos Partnership Program Read Newsflash!
11 April 2011	"Green" funders, (Article) Global: Leaked World Bank energy strategy pushes destructive dam, (Resource) Gender and Agriculture sourcebook, Resources from 'Green' Organizations, (Resource) Agriculture at a Crossroads Global Report, (Resource) Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter- Agribusiness and the right to food Read Newsflash!
5 April 2011	(Call for participation) AWID International Forum on Women's Rights and Development, (Call for proposals) Civil Society responsive grants from Commonwealth Foundation, (Call for applications) Grand Challenges in Global Health Round 7, (Resources) Water resources, (Article) World Water Day Report: African Cities Outgrow Their Water Supplies, (Website) Women and Human Settlements: A Global Exchange Space Read Newsflash!
29 March 2011	(Call for nominations) BBC World Challenge 2011 for grassroots projects, (Call for Grant Proposals) African Women’s Development Fund, (Call for Nominations) Skoll Foundation Awards for Social Entrepreneurship, (Call for Proposals) UN Habitat Urban Youth Fund, (Article) AfricaFiles.com: Sex, Money & Power- Considerations for African Women’s Empowerment, (Article) AllAfrica.com: South Africa: Marching for Sex Worker Rights, (Resource) Sexuality in Africa Magazine, (Toolkit) Freedom of Information (FOI) and Women’s Rights in Africa, (Toolkit) WHO Toolkit for Monitoring and Evaluation of Interventions for Sex Workers Read Newsflash!
22 March 2011	(Call for Nominations) AGFUND Prize, (Call for Nominations) WISE Prize for Education, (Call for Proposals) UNDOC Small Grants related to human trafficking, (Resource) Strengthening Families and Communities: 2011 Resource Guide, (Article) Antiretroviral Therapy Awareness and Risky Sexual Behaviors: Evidence from Mozambique, (Resource) Overcoming gender stereotypes, (Resource) Working with men for women's rights, (Resource) Fatherhood from an African cultural perspective, websites for additional resources Read Newsflash!
14 March 2011	(Call for Applications) Commonwealth Foundation’s Civil Society Responsive Grants, (Call for Applications) Meridian Institute’s Fellowship Opportunity, (Call for Applications) Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value, (Resource) Managing NGOs: Practical Toolkits, (Resource) A Budget Guide For Civil Society Organisations Working In Education, (Resource) Systems & Policies for NGOs, (Resource) Zimbabwe NGO Corporate Governance Manual: How to Improve Governance for NGOs in Zimbabwe Read Newsflash!
7 March 2011	(Call for Applications) UN Habitat Youth Fund, (Call for submissions) Project Inspire, (Call For Submissions) Skoll Foundation, (Resource) Women's Land Rights, (Resource) Community Mapping for Water and Sanitation, (Resource) Women and Agriculture Read Newsflash!
28 Feb 2011	(Call for Applications) 2011 MILEAD Fellows Program for Young African Women Leaders, (Call for Nominations) Mary Fran Myers Disaster Award 2011, (Call for Nominations) The Annual Award for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Communication in Africa, (Call for Contributions) SAGE Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Todayʼs World - New Volume, (Website) International Women's Day 2011, (Video) AWID presents Women's RIghts in 2010: A Visual Overview, (Resource) World Pulse: Global Issues through the Eyes of Women, (Resource & Videos) Make Women Matter, (Toolkit) Make It Matter: 10 Key Advocacy Messages to Prevent HIV in Girls and Young Women, (Report) WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against Women Read Newsflash!
21 Feb 2011	(Call for Applications) EASSI: 2011 Young Women's Leadership Training Programme, (Call for Nominations) Nestle Prize in Creating Shared Value, (Call for Submissions) OECD Video Competition, Background on Skipped Generation Households, (Resource) Caring for the Elderly, (Resource) Forgotten Families, (Resource) Impact of Crises and HIV/AIDS, (Resource) Salt, Soap, and Shoes for School - Evaluation Summary Read Newsflash!
14 Feb 2011	(Call for Nominations) World for Children call for grant proposals, (Call for Proposals) UHAI calls for proposals from East African organizations working with sexual minorities, (Call for Proposals) IIECL and the Emily Sandall Foundation call for applications for mini-grants to support activities to eliminate child labor, (Call for Proposals) Beyond Sport Awards 2011: Using Sports to create positive social change, (Article) South African NGO LoveLife launches Valentine’s Day Campaign highlighting the importance of self-love, (Article) Tanzania: Artists use music to promote maternal health, (Article) Zimbabwe launches Valentine's Day blood drive, (Article)Manchester police volunteer to help African street kids, (Article)Fraught Valentine's Day ahead for Kenyan rose farms, (Article)Zimbabwean dating service for HIV-positive individuals discusses the impact of HIV/AIDS on Valentine’s Day for those who are “positive”, (Video)How Valentine’s Day is celebrated in Africa, (Resource) Love is in the Ear, (Resource) A Positive Woman’s Survival Kit, Read Newsflash!
7 Feb 2011	(Call for Applications) Positive Action for Children Fund calls for proposals to fill the gaps in Mother-to-Child transmission of HIV, (Call for submissions) Abbott Fund, (Call for submissions) The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, (Article) African First Ladies Gather To Discuss HIV/AIDS, (Article) Major Commitment Made to Dramatically Accelerate the Elimination of Pediatric HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe, (Resource) Women, Children, and HIV: Resource for prevention and Treatment, (Resource) UNAIDS on PMTCT, (Resource) CEPA PMTCT Tool Kit Read Newsflash!
24 Jan 2011	(Call for Applications) Peace and Security Fellowship for African Women, (Call for submissions)2011 CNN Hero, (Call for applications) 2012 Ford Motor Company International Fellowship of the 92nd Street Y, Guide for Effective Governance, Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, Fraudulent conference alert Read Newsflash!
18 Jan 2011	(Call for Nominations)2011 RFK Human Rights Award, (Call for Applications) The Global Disability Rights Library, (Call for Applications) TED Fellows Program, (Call for Proposals)IFAR's Professional Development Grants, List of small grant funders, Community-based Paralegals: A practitioner's Guide, (Article)Social justice philanthropy revisited, (Article) Tanzania: Statement on clashes in Arusha, HIV Clinical Resources Read Newsflash!
10 Jan 2011	(Call for Proposals) UN Trust Fund to end violence against women, (Call for Applications) NED Grants for human rights and democracy, Funding opportunities: May 18 Memorial Fund, (Call for Nominations) Nansen Refugee Award, Rationing Health: Who lives? Who decides?, (Article) UGANDA: 'Why Waste ARVs on Sex Workers?', Interagency Youth Working Group online forum on youth peer education, (Call for Proposals) 2nd World Conference of Women’s Shelters Read Newsflash!
20 Dec 2010	Open Society Foundations funding opportunities, Dell Social Innovation Competition, (Call for applications) Global Fund for Children's Second Grassroots Girls Initiative Fellowship, (Call for proposals) ViiV Positive Action for Children Fund, Children's Rights Centre's Publications, NGO policies and systems checklist, Santa Cruz teens Read Newsflash!
13 Dec 2010	(Call for nominations) International Bremen Peace Awards 2011, (Call for nominations) University of British Columbia International Student Humanitarian Award, (Call for nominations) Grinnell College Social Justice Prize, (Call for nominations) The Right Livelihood Award, (Call for applications) GO Ingenuity Award, Child Rights Information Network (CRIN), Ending Legalized Violence in Africa, Inter-Agency Task Team on Children Affected by AIDS, UNICEF Child Protection System Mapping and Assessment Toolkit Read Newsflash!
6 Dec 2010	Child Soldier resource, University for Peace online courses, Fahamu Courses, Healthy Newborn Network, (Call for suggestions) New leader for UN Women requests suggestions Read Newsflash!
1 Dec 2010	Citizenship Law in Africa, The Yogyakarta Principles, Costs and Benefits of Family Planning fact-sheet, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, International Conference on Community Health (Rwanda), Reduced AWID Membership, Managing HIV in the Workplace Read Newsflash!
22 Nov 2010	Call for Submissions: Global Creative Contest, IRIN Indepth: Coping with crisis, AWID's review of the 2010 UN Human Development Report, HIV, Health, & Your Community: A Guide for Action Read Newsflash!
16 Nov 2010	Truth, myth and Malawi’s reading culture, Catholics for Choice report questions the funding and activities of faith-based HIV/AIDS organizations, (Call for Applications): United Nations Democracy Fund, (Call for Submissions) Gender Across Borders series on "Gender, War, and Peace: Untold Experiences", Prize for prevention of violence and abuse against children, (Request for Submissions) Participatory Learning Action journal Read Newsflash!
8 Nov 2010	CBO Management: Handbook series for community-based organisations, Quarterly Gender Publication on AU Available, (Call for submissions) Huairou Commission call for Universitas Forum documentation, WHO's Virtual Global Discussion Forum, Funding opportunities Read Newsflash!
1 Nov 2010	(Call for applications) Oak Fellowship for Human Rights Workers, (Call for submissions) Women in Business Challenge 2010-2011 now open, World Pulse PulseWire Survey, (Article) Surge in Corporate Patents on "Climate-Ready" Crops, Fradulant conference warning, 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Website, HIV and the Law, Measuring Maternal and Child Health Care for RBF Impact Evaluations Presentation Read Newsflash!
25 Oct 2010	An Advocacy Resource Book for HIV and AIDS in Zambi, International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, (Call for papers) Research Grant Program for Young African Scholars, Kenyan slum dwellers map their way out of oblivion, Outcry as Rwandan Govt Shifts Money to Primary Education, (Call for applications) OSI Disability Rights Initiative Grant, Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings Read Newsflash!
18 Oct 2010	Karabo website, Relevant CBO training courses/awards, Agriculture in Africa: The Oakland Institute's resources and reports, Child Status Index toolkit, Planning Support Tool for SRHR/HIV Prevention Interventions for Young People Read Newsflash!
11 Oct 2010	(Call for Applications) Training of Trainers on Gender and Macro-Economics, Policy, Planning and Budgeting, (Call for Applications) My bubble, My space, My Voice Workshop, (Call for Applications) FitzGerald Prize and Thomson Teuters Journalism Scholarship, (Call for Applications) Acumen Fund Global Fellows, (Call for Applications) 2011 STARS Impact Awards, jhr Handbooks for Human Rights Reporting, Tips and Resources from former Firelight Staffer, TIME Magazine article "Fetal Origins: How the first nine months shape your life", A Rights-Based Approach to Participatory Video: toolkit Read Newsflash!
4 Oct 2010	"Facts for Life" Handbook, "Eating Healthy, Staying Positive" Nutrition Manual, Disability toolkit for refugee camps, (Article) "Improving Livlihoods: Defining child labour", (Call for applications) IREX Community Solutions Program Read Newsflash!
28 Sept 2010	New Tactics Self-care for human rights activists, Capacitar guides for healthy, rehabilitative exercises, CIVICUS Legitimacy, Accountability and Transparency website for civil society organizations, Fund for Women's Property and Inheritance Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS, World Youth Movement for Democracy Essay Contest, ABILIS Foundation, Gender in Local Government: A Sourcebook for Trainers (UN-HABITAT), Facilitating Participatory Budgeting handbook (UN-HABITAT) Read Newsflash!
20 Sept 2010	Deadly inertia: A cross-country study of educational responses to HIV/AIDS, Methodology for delivering and practicing non-formal education in Tanzania, (Call for Papers) Zambia: Access to Information in Quality Education, What would YOU fund? Send your opinions to the World Bank, World Bank Invests Record Sums in Coal, Beyond the Smoke and mirrors of World Bank Land Grab Report, Pambazuka: Queer African Reader, Mobile Phones no Silver Bullet for Africa, Says Study, List of resources used to compile the Newsflash! Read Newsflash!
13 Sept 2010	Resources for Fundraising, Gruber Foundation's Women's Rights Prize, 2010 Out of the Box Prize, Funding for Local CBOs/ CSOs in Uganda Read Newsflash!
30 Aug 2010	Funding Opportunities, Nuhu Ribadu essay on Fighting Corruption in Africa, Call to Action on Development of UN Women, HIV/AIDS Monitor releases report on the relationship between AIDS donors and human resources for health, Comments on the "Global Health Sector Strategy for HIV/AIDS 2011-2015", (Article) The HIV Shift, USAID: AIDSTAR-One Nominate a Practice Read Newsflash!
23 Aug 2010	Child to Child: A Practical Guide to Empowering Children as Active Citizens, ILO Handbook for Minorities and Indigenous Peoples, (Call for Proposals) African Grantmakers Network, Afghanistan and African nations at greatest risk from world food shortages, Nevirapine Linked to Treatment Failure, Women Caught in the Crossfire of HIV Battle, Fundraising Guide for CBOs, The One Man Can Campaign Toolkit, OVC in Africa Conference: Don't Turn a Blind Eye, Ebony Youth and Orphans Support Initiative Trainings Read Newsflash!
16 Aug 2010	Great Mini Poster on HIV Service Integration and Family Planning, How to Correctly Use a Male Condom Guide, "Making Sure Your HIV Care is the Best It Can Be" Guide for Workshop Facilitator, Funding Opportunities, (Article) Be Brave and Go for That Test, (Call for Applications) Voices of Our Future, Gay and Lesbian Network (South Africa), Sprout E-course and Fellowship Read Newsflash!
9 Aug 2010	(Call For Entries) Short Films About Progress In Developing World!, (Call For Proposals) 16 Days of Young Women’s Voices Campaign, 2010, (Call for applications) Community Tool Box, (Call for proposals) Nike and (RED) 2nd Call, PEPFAR revised guidance: Comprehensive HIV Prevention for People who Inject Drugs, What Works for Women and Girls: Evidence for HIV/AIDS Interventions Website, Human Rights HIV Cartoon for Children and Youth Read Newsflash!
2 Aug 2010	Hot Peach Pages: International Directory of Domestic Violence Agencies, (Call for Proposals) OSISA Young Women's Voices Campaign, (Call for Proposals) ATLA Global Libraries Initiative, Freedom to Create Grants, AWFD Grants, (Call for Applications) LAWA Fellowship Program, Free download: Girl Refugees Book, (Call for proposals) European Commission to fight child labor, (Call for applications) Synergos Institute fellowship program Read Newsflash!
26 July 2010	Firelight's supplementary issues of the Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies Journal Community Action: Supporting children and families affected by HIV/AIDS and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, WiserEarth networking tool for civil society efforts, (Article) Huairou Commission Update Grassroots Home-Based Caregivers Call for Immediate Action at International AIDS Conference, The Vienna Declaration, (Article) WHO and UNAIDS welcome ground breaking proof of concept study results for vaginal gel showing reduced risk of HIV infections in women, (Article) Women's Bill: Historic Demand for Women's Leadership, Building Blocks: Afirca-wide briefing notes Read Newsflash!
19 July 2010	Funding Opportunities, Resources and Information, (Article) Treat all under-twos with HIV immediately, says WHO, Firelight's Annual Report is here, HeroRat, Fraudulent Conference Warning, (Article) New Huairou Commission Study Reveals the Economic Value of Unpaid Female Care Labor in Six HIV/AIDS-Affected African Nations, (Article) Making & Maintaining Relationships for Sustainability Read Newsflash!
12 July 2010	(Article) 9 Ideas for Avoiding a Funding Crisis, Manual: A Guide to Mine Action, Factsheet: Women's Rights and Islam, Guide: Ant-Corruption Plain Language Guide, (Report) Zambian city of Kabwe is ranked the most toxic in Africa, Handbook: Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Operations, (Article) Marital Rape in Africa: The Right to Say No, (Article) Most 'orphans' have living parent, says charity, (Article) UNICEF- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene- Global event brings the urgent need for safe water into focus Read Newsflash!
6 July 2010	Funding Opportunities, Mango Finance staff, (Article) AFRICA: Renewing the Promise of Education for All, (Article) South Africa and the 2010 World Cup: Pushing Women’s Rights Further to the Fringe…, HelpAge International Resources, (Article) Rwanda Pursues Dissenters and the Homeless, Helpful Manuals on-line, Inspiring quotes, from you, on why we do the work Read Newsflash!
28 June 2010	Note from HIV/AIDS Monitor Update: 8 Countries Selected as "learning labs", What is Country Ownership Anyway? Rethinking Global Health Partnerships event hosted by HIV/AIDS Monitor, UNFPA Ensuring Universal Access to Family Planning, Funding opportunities, (Call for Participation) Survey of HIV prevention needs of young people, (Announcement) Global Fund Freezes funds to Zambia's Ministry of Health, (Announcement ) Huairou Commission Training on Gender Mainstreaming and Equality with Focus on MDGs, "Why He Does the Work" message from Elijah Molahlehi, Founder and Director of Motivation Community Development, South Africa Read Newsflash!
21 June 2010	Funding Opportunities, (Article) Getting the Right People on the Bus Read Newsflash!
14 June 2010	Funding opportunities, (Article) Behaviour change programmes have had little impact on HIV incidence amongst girls and women in poorer countries, (Article) NEWS ON SA TEENS’ SEX LIVES, (Article) Africa: Giving a Voice to Unpaid HIV Care Workers, (Article) UGANDA: When do we tell children they are HIV positive?, (Article) Africa: U.S. Summit Sets Agenda for Women, "Leader: First, Know Thyself" Read Newsflash!
10 June 2010	Honoring Firelight Grantee-partner St. Francis Health Care Services in Jinja, Uganda, "Make the United Nations more effective in realizing women's rights", Sign the GEAR petition, (Call for proposals) SEVEN Fund Announces Open Enterprise Solutions to Poverty Request for Proposals, (Essay competition) Global competition seeks essays on faith-based enterprise solutions to poverty, (Article) Mobile Phones Fight Africa's Drug Wars, (Article) Pepfar Targets Gender Violence, (Essay) The Global AIDS Transition: A Feasible Objective for AIDS Policy, (Article) 'We Matter': Kenyan young people analyze their current status and look to future, (Article) UNICEF Executive Director speaks out on girls' education and empowerment‘Engendering Empowerment: Education and Equality’ conference, Six Tips for Reducing or Managing Job Stress Read Newsflash!
31 May 2010	Call for Essays: A World fit for Children World Forum, Deadline September 9, M&E of HIV/AIDS Programs Workshop, South Africa, August 2010, Deadline June 11, Call for Nominations: Human Rights Defenders Tulip 2010, Deadline June 15, Call for Essays: Faith-based Enterprise Solutions to Poverty, Deadline October 15, Call for Applications: Sprout e-course, Deadline June 18, Call for Applications: Indigenous Leaders Conservation Fellowship, Deadline June 11, Article: Uganda’s Health Sector Gets US$130 Million Boost from World Bank, Article: Improving morale and dynamics within your organization Read Newsflash!
24 May 2010	International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, International Conference On African Same-Sex Sexualities And Gender Diversity, How Homophobia Fuels Africa's AIDS Crisis, Responding to the HIV-related Needs of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Africa: A guide to facilitating a consultation workshop with stakeholders, HIVOS Publication: Gay and Lesbian Rights are Human Rights, Online Resources and Civil Society Organizations Responses to Uganda's and Rwanda's Proposed Laws, Sida Offers International Training Program on LGBT and Human Rights, Evaluation Report: Hivos' role in LGBT emancipation in southern Africa, Other Donors Supporting Queer Organizations, Creating Safe Space for LGBT Youth: A Toolkit, Five Points to Stop Bullying Read Newsflash!
17 May 2010	Call for Nominations: 2011 Freedom Awards, (Article) Kenya hosts family planning meet, Emerging Issues in Today's HIV Response: A Debate Series Co-Hosted by the World Bank and USAID, 'It's Her Business' Handbook, Conference Hubs for the International AIDS Conference, (Report) HIV/AIDS Monitor: Are Funding Decisions Based on Performance?, (Report) Evaluated strategies to increase attraction and retention of health workers in remote and rural areas, (Article) Grandmothers' summit to put spotlight on Africa's 'forgotten victims' of Aids, (Article) How to stop HIV spreading in Zambia's prisons, LinkTV View Change Online Film Contest, OVCSupport.net has launched Read Newsflash!
13 May 2010	Call for Applications: AWOMI Session, Rockefeller Foundation Funds US State Department Award for Empowering Women and Girls Around the World , Global Fund Announces New Funding Round, (Article) SOUTHERN AFRICA: Same problems, less funding, Say and Play resource, DFID Development Innovation Fund for Small NGOs, Introduction to the Equator Initiative: for our grantees with an environmental focus Read Newsflash!
3 May 2010	Mango's Top 5 Tips for Financial Governance, Funding opportunities from FundsForNGOs.org, Report: "Rationing Funds, Risking Lives: World backtracks on HIV treatment. On-the-ground research in India, Kenya, Latvia, Malawi, Swaziland, and Venezuela", Article: Zuma launches health campaign by disclosing HIV status, Article: What Aid Can't Buy in Afirca by Tony Blair, Article: Govt to use karate in HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns, Article: Economic Crises Taking a Toll on Children, Article: Sierra Leone gives new hope to mothers and children, Article: Africans among world's most religious people, study finds, Article: Stronger Drug Supply Chains Can Save Thousands of Children in Zambia and Beyond, Article: Letter-Writing Campaign Launched in Support of Universal Access, Funding for AIDS, and the Global Fund, Article From Huairou Commission Update April 19, 2010: Without Operational Capacity, the New UN Entity for Women Will Not Succeed Read Newsflash!
26 April 2010	Call for Nominations: Award for Excellence in HIV and AIDS, Event Registration: VIOLENCE: 10th Anniversary of the World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse, Call for Nominations: World of Children Founder's Youth Award (Deadline: May 1), AfriComNet Award for Excellence in HIV and AIDS Communication in Africa, Freedom to Create Grants, Young Hands Together for Diversity International Art Competition, Call for Proposals: HIV Young Leaders Fund, Photo Philanthropy update, New OVC Support Site hosted by HIV/AIDS Alliance, Brief: SOUTHERN AFRICA: Fifth meeting of network to end corporal and humiliating punishment of children [news], Women's Information Portal on Human Settlements, G(irls)20 Summit, Report: CDG’s report “Are Funding Decisions Based on Performance?”, Symposium: Children and HIV: Family Support First- Working Together to Achieve Universal Support and Access to Treatment, Alliance Lessons Learnt Report: "Beyond Awareness Raising: Community lessons about improving responses to HIV/AIDS", UNAIDS: Caring for Carers Read Newsflash!
19 April 2010	Resource: Get free life-saving information on child health, Conference: Global Youth Enterprise & Livelihoods Development, Call for Applications: NGO Global Meeting: World Youth Conference Mexico 2010, Huairou Commission: Building the Home-Based Care Alliance in Ethiopia through Peer Learning, Huairou Commission: National Women Leader of the Democratic Party of Uganda Awarded to Maxensia Nakibuuka, Article: HIV patients 'need drug lifeline', FIND Partners Upcoming Activities Read Newsflash!
12 April 2010	Funds for NGOs, Letter of date extension for Children's Peace Prize 2010, Call for Proposals: HIV Young Leaders Fund, Call for Nominations: The World of Children Annual Awards ($ 25,000 to 50,000 Cash Grants), Call for Applications: Health Innovation Challenge Fund, Call for Applications: BBC World Challenge 2010 Grants for Grass-root Level Projects, Op ed: In Africa, a step backward on human rights by Desmond Tutu, Article: Malawi: A mother's race against time, Article: Maternal deaths 'fall worldwide', Report: Guidance for Effective Discipline, Report: Safe You and Safe Me, Report: World Report on Violence Against Children, Article: Real empowerment for Zimbabwean youths Read Newsflash!
5 April 2010	The Reproductive Rights of Adolescents: A Tool for Health and Empowerment, Fund Raising Realities and Strategies: Lessons Learnt at the NGO Cafe, The Way We Care: A Guide for Managers of Programs Serving Vulnerable Children and Youth by Lucy Steinitz and other FHI staff, Responsibility for HIV Prevention: When to get tested - tips, Call for Nominations: CNN, the US-based international television network is seeking nominations for its 2010 Heroes, Call for Applications: Young Social Entrepreneurs invited to apply for 2010 YouthActionNet Global Fellowships, Call for Nominations: Speaking Role at the Informal Interactive Hearings of the General Assembly with Non-governmental organizations, Civil society organizations and the Private sector, Call for Applications: Women Tools Technology Challenge, Article: Saving Time & Resources through OD Audit, Article: MALAWI: Government proposes mandatory HIV test for pregnant women, Article: Civil Society Groups Urge G8 To Follow Through With AIDS Funding Commitments, Report: 5 Year Partnership between Tanzania Government and USA, PhotoPhilanthropy Volunteer Photographers for our Grantee-Partners Read Newsflash!
29 March 2010	Article: Study Criticises Laptops for Children Scheme, Article Headline from CGD HIV/AIDS Monitor, episode March 11, 2010, Call for Nominations for John Humphrey Award 2010, Call for Nominations for World of Children Awards Program, Chichewa Dictionary Project, Stepping Stones: website now in English, French and Spanish, African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) 2010 Short Courses Read Newsflash!
22 March 2010	Children's Symposium at International AIDS Conference: Family Support First OVC Program Evaluation Presentations Available with Audio, Article: Scientists at AIDS meeting urge HIV prevention for long-term couples in Africa, Opportunity to Participate in SIDA’s International Training Programme on LGBT and Human Rights in Sweden, See Me, Hear Me - A guide to using the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to promote the rights of children Read Newsflash!
8 March 2010	Call for Proposals: Comparative African Perspectives on China and other emerging powers in Africa, Invitation: Opportunity to Participate in SIDA’s International Training Programme on LGBT and Human Rights in Sweden, Article: Criminalising homosexuality: a threat to human rights, Article: HIV prevention, treatment not accessible to migrant workers in Southern Africa, PEPFAR February Newsletter, HIV/AIDS Monitor- Tracking Aid Effectiveness: Of note this week, Article: Aidsmap News: Ugandans who think they have HIV are less likely to refer family members for testing, Aidsmap Caring for the Caregivers Brochure, Aidsmap Factsheets: for people living and working with HIV, Oped Article: Our youth should focus on human rights abuses, CRINMail Publication: Education: Africa Education Watch - Good governance lessons for primary education [publication], CRINMail Article: SOUTHERN AFRICA: Children that slip across borders [news] Read Newsflash!
1 March 2010	Call for Applications: Moremi Initiative, Call for Applications: 2010 AWARD Fellowships, Call for Nominations: 2010 RFK HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD: MAKE A NOMINATION, Memo to UNESCO Director from CGD VP, Article: Aid 'shortfall' to poorer nations, Article: Circumcision: Zimbabwe's latest anti-HIV weapon, Article: Girls’ Health: Kits to Aid in Menstrual Health May Cut School Absenteeism in Kenya, Resource Highlight: Kopernik, Report: WLLA Land Academy, Article: Motorbike boost to Zambia's health hopes, Article: Scientist Discover Origin Of HIV Transmission Among Male Partners Read Newsflash!
22 Feb 2010	Comprehensive list of funding opportunities, Call for Participation: HIV and Disability Networking Survey, Call for Applications: Change-makers seeking Solutions for Raising Awareness against Gender-based Violence, Call for Applications: PEPFAR Grant Improving Access to and Delivery of HIV/AIDS Services by Strengthening Community and Health Center Eastern Province of the Republic of Zambia, Call for Applications: PEPFAR Grant: Building the Capacity of Regional Health Management Team in the United Republic of Tanzania , Call for Applications: PEPFAR Grant: Support for a National Monitoring and Evaluation System in the United Republic of Tanzania, Competition: Healthy Mothers, Strong World: The Next Generation Of Ideas For Maternal Health Competition Summary, PhotoPhilanthropy, NGO Connection from Microsoft, Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF), Survey: Civil society: Have your say on community systems strengthening, Article: Zambia Government Reviews Child Law, Article: Vaccine 'could cut HIV TB deaths', Article: Panel Says Early Childhood Poverty Impacts Productivity, Health, Article: Here's how to Sustain HIV/AIDS Workplace Policies, Article: Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears, Article: Reviving the Global Education Compact: Four Options for Global Education Funding Read Newsflash!
15 Feb 2010	Call for Nominations: February 28 Deadline for 2010 Red Ribbon Award, Call for Participation: March 3 Deadline for Campus of Excellence, Ashoka's Changemakers Preventing Violence Against Women, Skoll Foundation Award Application Deadline 17 February 2010, Call for Applications: Funding and Partnership Opportunities for NGOs in USAID’s Global Development Alliances, Funding for Strengthening Civil Society for the Conservation of Environment for selected African Countries, Call for Applications: Oxfam International Youth Partnerships, Call for Proposals: Foundation Ensemble Opportunity for Sustainable Development and Job Creation, Article: “Leader: First, Know Thyself”, Article: “Six Tips for Reducing or Managing Job Stress”, HIV/AIDS Monitor Tracking AID Effectiveness Read Newsflash!
8 Feb 2010	Join Firelight on Facebook, Call for Nominations: The International Children's Peace Prize 2010, Call for Nominations: of Young Heros Invited for Gloria Barron Prize, Call for Applications: Oxfam International Youth Partnerships, Rita Fund Offers Grants to Women's Rights Groups, Benefit from Mango's Bursary Scheme, Planet'NGO Invites Small Organizations to Sign Up for International Visibility Read Newsflash!
1 Feb 2010	Article: Africa Needs Boost to Fight Poverty and HIV/AIDS, Article: BBC Call for Opinions "President for a Day", Article: Sanitary Pads HElp Ghana Girls to go to School, Article: Gates Says Malaria Vaccine may be Ready in Three Years, Article: Pregnancy Timeline, Peer Organization Featured on AJWS Campaign Page, UN World Food Program Freerice Site, Stephen Lewis Foundation Campaign Highlight: "Grandmothers: The Unsung Heroes of Africa" Read Newsflash!
25 Jan 2010	Call for Proposals for Football Program Grant sponsored by NIke, (Red) and King Baudouin Foundation, Article: High antiretroviral therapy adherence associated with lower health care costs, Call for Applications: International Planned Parenthood Federation: Promote MDG5b, GlobalGiving Open Challenge Closes February 12, 2010, Message from Find Partners International Read Newsflash!
19 Jan 2010	Global News: African Health Summit, African News: Sports in Africa Symposium, Article: At least four out of five children in orphanages around the world have a living parent, a leading charity says, Seeking African Judges for Essay Competition, Call for Applications: XVIII International AIDS Conference Read Newsflash!
7 Dec 2009	News Coverage from World AIDS Day: Livingstone Anglican Children's Project featured in Zambia's Daily Mail, IPS News - WORLD AIDS DAY: Children still falling through the cracks, Huairou Commission: Grassroots Women Demand Accountability to Communities on World AIDS Day, AIDS-free generation of children achievable says UN report, WHO releases new recommendations on treatment, prevention and infant feeding in the context of HIV, IRIN News: Integrated health systems "boost the fight against HIV," WHO report on the health of women: AIDS leading cause of death globally in women of reproductive age, Global Fund Observer: Report Confirms Decline in the Rate of New HIV Infections Read Newsflash!
30 Nov 2009	Organization Profile: D.light Design, Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, CREA Online Training on Disability, Sexuality and Rights, 2010 STARS Impact Awards, King Baudouin International Development Prize, XVIII International AIDS Conference Call for Abstracts & Mentor Program Read Newsflash!
23 Nov 2009	Funding & Other Opportunities: Call for Proposals: UBS Optimus Foundation, SEEP Network Request for Applications on Youth Financial Services, Mango's Financial Training Bursary Scheme, 2010 Archbishop Tutu Fellowship, Women Deliver Conference 2010 Scholarship, Call for Applications: United Nations Democracy Fund, Sida Call for Proposals on Democratization and Freedom of Expression, MEASURE Small Grants Program to Support Local Research in Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Weinstein International Fellowship in Conflict Resolution, FundsforNGOs.org Read Newsflash!
16 Nov 2009	World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse - 19 November & Guide for NGO and Citizen Action, NORAD's Call for New International Partners, Nominate YOUR Person of the Year at OneWorld.net, New HREA E-learning Course on Child Rights Programming, Campaign to Stop Violence Against Street Children, News: Orphans grow up without cultural identity, 2010 Human Rights Advocates Program at Columbia University, Budgeting Q&A with KFM Consultants of Zimbabwe Read Newsflash!
9 Nov 2009	Betty Makoni of Girl Child Network up for CNN Hero of the Year Award, Firelight Partner LCCU contributes to CNN story on child trafficking in Lesotho, New Publications – 1) Say and Play: A tool for young children 3-6 years of age (PCI-Zambia), 2) Because I am a Girl: The State of the World's Girls 2009 (Plan International), Online Survey to Become Eligible First Peoples Worldwide Grant, Call for Information: Evaluation of the African Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, Global Conference on Research and Child Rights in Ethiopia Read Newsflash!
2 Nov 2009	Focus on Building Effective Youth-Adult Partnerships Read Newsflash!
26 Oct 2009	Adobe Youth Voices International Photo Competition, Global Human Rights Education Network distance e-learning courses call for applications, Loving Hand in Zimbabwe Commemorates Global Hand Washing Day, Call for Proposals: Indigenous Women's Fund, 2010 STARS Impact Awards Read Newsflash!
19 Oct 2009	GlobalGiving's Open Challenge, U.N. Survey on Effects of the Global Economic Crisis on NGOs, IFRC's Good News for Africa Competition for Journalists, Africa 24 news channel seeks NGO contributors, Atlas Corps Fellowships for Nonprofit Leaders, Ashoka Competition on Nutrition, Mango's free guide to financial management for NGOs Read Newsflash!
12 Oct 2009	Non-Discrimination Toolkit from the Child Rights Information Network Read Newsflash!
5 Oct 2009	Report on First International Conference in Africa on Family Based Care for Children, Funding Opportunities: 1) U.N. Trust Fund on Indigenous Issues, 2) Free the Slaves’ Harriet Tubman Award, 3) Commonwealth Foundation Civil Society Responsive Grants Programme, Mango's Ten Top Tips for Managing in the Recession, Conference Announcement: The International Federation of Educative Communities, Cape Town, 2010, UNICEF YouTube Video on Social Protection Read Newsflash!
29 Sep 2009	Firelight Grantee-Partners Participate in Huairou Commission Grassroots Academy on Home-based Care, Organizational Profile: Re~Cycle, Sprout Online Project Management Course for Youth Leaders, Africa Rural Connect, Call for Nominations: Global South-South Development Expo 2009, Oxfam International Youth Partnership, Publication: HIV/AIDS and Human Rights Advocacy Resource & Training Manual, “In the News”, UNICEF call for examples on child participation in government Read Newsflash!
22 Sep 2009	Focus on Digital Video Read Newsflash!
14 Sep 2009	Profile: GlobalGiving, Prescription for Life: Take Action to Help Children Living with HIV (EAA Advocacy Campaign), Sprout Project Management E-course for Youth Leaders, Youth Solidarity Fund from the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Secretariat, Multiplying Faces, Amplifying Voices: Call for Nominations, AusAID's Human Rights Small Grants Scheme Read Newsflash!
8 Sep 2009	Core Funding Read Newsflash!
31 Aug 2009	Caring for the Caregivers Read Newsflash!
25 Aug 2009	Working with Boards Read Newsflash!
17 Aug 2009	Focus on Writing Skills Read Newsflash!
10 Aug 2009	A Beginner’s Guide to the Global Fund & Global Fund Observer newsletter, International Course on Participatory Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation by Wageningen International, Cordaid Award on Home Based Care Leadership, UNIFEM Fund for Gender Equality, Amnesty Ginetta Sagan Award for Women's and Children's Rights, Humanizing Development: UNDP Global Photography Campaign, World Congress of NGOs: 10-13 December 2009 in the Phillipines Read Newsflash!
3 Aug 2009	Resources on Supporting HIV+ children by Firelight Grantee-Partners (CRC, WEMIHS, SAfAIDS), Mango's Top Tips on Budgeting, Award Competition: Habitat Scroll of Honor for NGO Achievements, Changes afoot for US global AIDS policy under Obama (news) Read Newsflash!
27 July 2009	Awards, Funding Opportunities & Fellowships - Vote for Firelight Grantee-Partners in the World's Children Prize (AOCM and Betty Makoni), Awards for Promotion of Education for Better Livelihoods from CCLP Worldwide, 2009 Most Innovative Development Program (MIDP) Competition, Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program – Center for Philanthropy & Civil Society at the City University of New York, Microfinance Photography Contest, Open Society Fellowships, ProPoor Online Donor Agency Database, African Grantmakers Network Launched Read Newsflash!
20 July 2009	Call for Proposals: The IPPF Advocacy Flexi Fund, Skoll Foundation Awards for Social Entrepreneurship, Call for Applications: 2009 One Africa Award, Mango's Top Tips on the Secrets of Financial Sustainability, Abstract Deadline Extended: First International Conference in Africa on Family Based Care for Children, View Conference Presentations Online: 2009 HIV/AIDS Implementers Meeting in Namibia Read Newsflash!
13 July 2009	Correction: information from FundsforNGOs.org website, The Guardian (UK) Achievements in International Development Award, ALNAP Online Survey on the International Humanitarian System, Publication - The Child Within: Connecting with Children Who Have Experienced Grief and Loss, Panos Publication - Seen and Heard: Involving Children in Responses to HIV and AIDS, 4th African Conference on Sexual Health and Rights Read Newsflash!
6 July 2009	Caregivers Supported by Matumaini Mapya Exhibit at International Trade & Industrial Show in Tanzania, Call for Proposals: IHEU-HIVOS Humanist Network and Development Programme 2009, New Fund for Innovative Knowledge-Sharing on Climate Change Launched by AfricaAdapt, Cash transfers for children—investing into the future (Lancet editorial), Youth Essay Contest by Human Rights Defence, Measure Evaluation Report: Effects of Programs Supporting OVC Read Newsflash!
29 June 2009	Testimony of a Couple: François & Immaculée (from Association Urukundo Rw'Imana in Rwanda) Read Newsflash!
22 June 2009	Ashoka Champions of Quality Education in Africa Deadline, President & Founder of Girl Child Network Honored as 'CNN Hero', Call for articles - Exchange Magazine, Youth Essay Competition: Engaging in Democracy and Grasping Opportunity, World Bank Publication: Youth and Employment in Africa, Caregivers Advocacy Guide Read Newsflash!
15 June 2009	Advice from Firelight grantee-partners to other organizations working with vulnerable children Read Newsflash!
8 June 2009	An Open Letter on Child Protection to Firelight Grantee-Partners from Eye Of The Child In Malawi Read Newsflash!
1 June 2009	Tides Foundation seeking Letters of Interest from African NGOs on reproductive health advocacy, Alliance capacity assessment tool for quality OVC responses, A story of inspiration from Malawi (from COYIDA newsletter), IRIN story: Moving the fight from the boardroom to the ground, REPORT: First Civil Society Forum Meeting on and around the African Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, WARNING - FRAUDULENT CONFERENCES Read Newsflash!
26 May 2009	The 100th Edition: A Call for Your Ideas, Kaplan article on Capacity, Other Donors: The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation and The Women’s Funding Network Read Newsflash!
18 May 2009	Making Free Websites and Blogs, Guide to Online Advocacy, The International Children’s Peace Prize 2009 Read Newsflash!
11 May 2009	Calls for Application & Presentation Skills - UN-HABITAT's Opportunities Fund For Urban Youth-Led Development, Front Line Small Grants Program, BBC World Challenge, E-course on project management, 2009 Women Peace Makers Program, 10 Tips for Powerful Presentations, IFPRI Research Briefing on Vulnerability in Southern Africa Read Newsflash!
4 May 2009	Focus on Girls - Addressing the vulnerability of young women & girls to stop the HIV epidemic in Southern Africa: Report on a 2008 UNAIDS technical meeting, NGO Code of Good Practice Self-Assessment Checklist on Women, Girls and HIV, Manuals and Activities for Girls on AIDS Awareness; Empowerment, Rights and Health; and School-Related Gender-Based Violence Prevention, Advocacy Briefings on Issues Affecting Girls, including Girls' Education and HIV Prevention and Girl Child Birth Registrations, Indicators for Programs to Address Violence Against Women and Girls Read Newsflash!
27 Apr 2009	Funding Resource: Terra Viva Grants, Call for Applications: Moremi Initiative for Women's Leadership in Africa, Training for Transformation: A Handbook for Community Workers, Book 1 – more from Chapter 2, First International Conference in Africa on Family Based Care for Children Read Newsflash!
20 Apr 2009	Training for Transformation: A Handbook for Community Workers, Book 1 - from Chapter 2, photo and media policy Read Newsflash!
13 Apr 2009	Training for Transformation: A Handbook for Community Workers, Book 1, more from Chapter 1, Resources on Youth Enterprise, and International Contests for Children Read Newsflash!
6 Apr 2009	Training for Transformation: A Handbook for Community Workers, Book 1 (Chapter 1, Section A), Awards & Funding Opportunities Tides' Indigenous People's Fund Invites Applications from Organizations Benefiting Women and Girls, John Humphrey Freedom Award 2009, IFAD Announces Call for Proposals re: remittances channels, Champions of Quality Education in Africa Competition, Southern Africa Drivers of Change Award Read Newsflash!
30 Mar 2009	Focus on Exchange Visits & Mentoring Read Newsflash!
23 Mar 2009	Newsletters & Announcements from Firelight Partners COYIDA, YDT & Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa, New Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, Online Learning Tools on Women & Children Affected by Violence, Mango's Top Tips on Warning Signs of Fraud Read Newsflash!
16 Mar 2009	Funding Opportunities & Awards - Girl Child Network in Zimbabwe turns 10, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation International Leadership Award, AfriComNet Awards for Excellence in HIV and AIDS Communication in Africa 2009, Oxfam GB Susie Smith Memorial Writing Prize 2009, World of Children Annual Awards Program, UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, Child Health Foundation Read Newsflash!
9 Mar 2009	Founder's Syndrome: How Organizations Suffer -- and Can Recover Read Newsflash!
2 Mar 2009	Focus on Girls & Young Women Intl. Women's Day 2009: Women and Men United to End Violence Against Women and Girls, Manual: empowerment, rights and health for young women, Intl. Women's Health Coalition: "Empower Girls to Stay HIV-Negative," Safe Schools Campaigns - Plan International & Amnesty International, Make It Matter: 10 Key Advocacy Messages to Prevent HIV in Girls and Young Women, Program Profile: Girls'Net in South Africa Read Newsflash!
23 Feb 2009	Focus on Organizational Strengthening Read Newsflash!
16 Feb 2009	JLICA report release, Mango's Top Ten Tips for Grant Management, Grantee Profile: WEMIHS, So You Want to Be a Father...? (materials), Upcoming Training Opportunities Read Newsflash!
9 Feb 2009	Mango's Top Tips for Who Does What in Financial Management from Mango, Be-Free Center International Award for Best practices in child abuse protection and prevention, Campaign Launched to Stop "Passive Genocide" in Zimbabwe, ZAMBIA: Vulnerable Children Must Fend For Themselves [news], GLOBAL: Food aid must change to suit children [news] Read Newsflash!
2 Feb 2009	UNICEF: State of the World's Children 2009 - Maternal and Newborn Health [publication], Blogging for Community Action - Chiwaula disAbility Blog & FundsforNGOs.org, NEW Human Rights Watch Report: Treatment Access for Children Living With HIV in Kenya, Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship, Ushindi webportal - Share your organization's success stories! Read Newsflash!
26 Jan 2009	Awards, Funding Opportunities & Conferences World Summit Youth Award, World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child, SEED Awards 2009, WWSF Prize for Women's Creativity in Rural Life, United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, OSISA, Freudenberg Foundation, 4 conferences (KE, SA, ETH, UG) Read Newsflash!
12 Jan 2009	2009 Focus on Advocacy Read Newsflash!

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