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Fundraising and Community Development POSTINGS OVERSEAS starting September 2012 May 2012 www.cusointernational.org (La version française suit) We are currently recruiting fundraisers and community development professionals to volunteer overseas. Roles are generally longer term, ranging from one to two years and volunteers could be working in countries such as Ethiopia, Cambodia, Burkina Faso or Peru. We are currently recruiting for the following positions: Fundraising and Project Development Advisor Bolivia - 3 months Human Rights Officer Ghana - 6 months Management and Fundraising Advisor Ethiopia - 24 months Project Development & Grant Management Specialist Cameroon - 12 months Women's Rights Specialist Cameroon - 12 months Community Mobilization and Volunteer Advisor Nigeria - 18 months Diaspora Volunteering Lead Researcher Nigeria - 2 months Gender Aud...

Hersman asks us to shed outdated notions of Africa as a unified place plagued by starvation and war. Between mobile phone innovations like M-PESA, social networking like MXit and entrepreneurial spaces like Maker Faire Africa, Hersman sees innovation and entrepreneurship exploding within some of Africa's—and the world's—fastest growing economies. Listen to his story at: -   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CkzUcsxass

Apply to the YouthActionNet Global Fellowship Program ! Launched in 2001 by the International Youth Foundation, YouthActionNet strengthens, supports, and celebrates the role of young people in leading positive change in their communities. Each year, 20 exceptional young social entrepreneurs are selected as YouthActionNet Global Fellows following a competitive application process. The year-long Fellowship program includes: Skill-building: A seven-day leadership retreat for twenty selected Fellows which offers dynamic peer-to-peer learning, collaboration, and sharing among young visionaries Focus on the personal growth and leadership abilities of Fellows, in addition to providing instruction in specific skills required to manage innovative, world-changing organizations Year-round learning opportunities based on Fellows' individual needs and the six dimensions of leadership highlighted in the YouthActionNet® Global Curriculum: Personal, Visionary, Political, Collaborative, Organ...

Scholarship programme What is the purpose of the ESED scholarship? The purpose of the ESED scholarship is to support outstanding students pursuing advanced studies in sustainable energy development and to encourage meaningful contributions to the collective body of knowledge about this subject. The Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership considers an outstanding student to be one who: •graduates with excellent grades in the top 20% of her/his class •is determined to advance her/his knowledge and understanding •has a history of community involvement •is committed to sustainable energy •is committed to return and contribute to her/his home country Who is eligible? To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, students must •plan to undertake studies at the Masters level in areas directly related to sustainable energy development •be citizens of the developing countries and territories identified for OECD official development aid in the DAC List of ODA Recipients Wh...

Join Us for SOTENI's 2nd Annual A Cupcake Affair with a Kenyan Flair " Local Delights- Aiding the Fight" Click to make Reservations The 2nd Annual "A Cupcake Affair with a Kenyan Flair" Join us on Saturday March 10, 2012 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm for the 2nd Annual "A Cupcake Affair with a Kenyan Flair," at the Peterloon Estate in Indian Hill, Ohio. The Master of Ceremonies for the event will be Cincinnati personality Bob Herzog from Channel 12 News. The evening will offer: African music, a silent auction, and "light bites" of authentic Kenyan food prepared by Chef Khalid Mafazy, C.E.C. The featured event of the evening will be cupcake sculoture, design and taste competitions judged by: Thane Maynard , Director of the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Megan Ketover of Orchid's at Palm Court and Bravo's Top Chef:Just Desserts Daniel Odipo , Chair of the Kenyan Cincinnati Association...

You Lazy (Intellectual) African Scum!   Posted on January 18, 2012 | 364 Comments They call the Third World the lazy man’s purview; the sluggishly slothful and languorous prefecture. In this realm people are sleepy, dreamy, torpid, lethargic, and therefore indigent—totally penniless, needy, destitute, poverty-stricken, disfavored, and impoverished. In this demesne, as they call it, there are hardly any discoveries, inventions, and innovations. Africa is the trailblazer. Some still call it “the dark continent” for the light that flickers under the tunnel is not that of hope, but an approaching train. And because countless keep waiting in the way of the train, millions die and many more remain decapitated by the day. “It’s amazing how you all sit there and watch yourselves die,” the man next to me said. “Get up and do something about it.” Brawny, fully bald-headed, with intense, steely eyes, he was as cold as they come. When I first discovered I was going to spend my New Year...

information sessions VOLUNTEERS FOR THE WORLD, JOIN THE MOVEMENT Cuso International - Newsletter January 2012 www.cusointernational.org ARE YOU INTERESTED IN OVERSEAS VOLUNTEERING, BUT WANT TO LEARN MORE? Join us for an information session and hear from Cuso International staff and returned volunteers. With over 50 years experience in volunteering and development, we are actively recruiting Canadians to work in partnership with local colleagues, sharing their skills and expertise to help find long-term, sustainable solutions to extreme poverty. Our volunteers build relationships and memories that will stay with them for a lifetime. Cuso International is currently recruiting volunteers to fill long-term (1-2 year) placements with our partners overseas in over 40 countries. We’re currently recruiting volunteers from a range of professional backgrounds such as business, health, education, natural resource management, community and s...