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The Drum Beat - 87 - Communication & Change News & Issues
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Check out the new EVENTS CALENDAR!

Over 70 SEARCHABLE events currently listed. Our purpose is to provide 
you with a one-stop shop for you to review upcoming conferences, 
meetings, and training sessions relevant to you and your work. Please 
send us details of your events for listing on the calendar:
mailto:wfeek@comminit.com


PROGRAMMES

1. Enlace Quiche Project - Guatemala - produces multimedia materials 
for language instruction and strengthening cultural identity in 
teacher training schools. The EQ project has staff with expertise in 
creating books in html, a database of Spanish-K'iche'-Ixil words, 
language games and exercises programmed in Visual Basic, and a CD-ROM 
of projects that will be done by the students. For instance, the 
skill of the weavers and embroiderers of the area is outstanding, and 
each village has different designs. One plan is to make a survey of 
the styles and techniques for different areas.
http://www.aed.org/learnlink/task/index.html 
Contact Sabina Behague 
mailto:sbehague@aed.org


2. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - Global - WWF International Fea-
tures is a newsletter of stories about the conservation organiza-
tion's field projects. Works to preserve genetic, species, and eco-
system diversity, ensure that the use of natural resources is sus-
tainable both now and in the longer term, and promote action to re-
duce pollution and wasteful consumption to a minimum. WWF carries out 
around 700 international projects, in addition to thousands initiated 
at a local level by core offices around the world. It combines "lo-
calized, practical actions and field projects with broader initia-
tives to influence environmental decision-making and industrial prac-
tises, based on sound conservation policies and constructive dia-
logue." 
http://www.panda.org/news/features/index.cfm 
Contact Hild Glattbach 
mailto:hglattbach@wwfint.org


3. WorldSpace Foundation - Africa - provides satellite broadcasting 
directly to radio and multi-media receivers at low cost in Africa. 
The flagship project, "Africa Learning Channel" delivers distance 
education and social development information via satellite to radios 
in rural and isolated regions of Africa. A collaboration with UNICEF 
brings multi-media social development and educational material to 
community information centers that have no phone lines and hence, no 
Internet connection in Sudan.
http://www.worldspace.org
Contact Rose Tchwenko 
mailto:rtchwenk@worldspace.org


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4. INFOYOUTH - Global - UNESCO's international information and data 
exchange network. Works to spread information on youth, improve 
awareness and understanding of the problems and expectations of young 
people in different types of societies, back innovative projects 
aimed at stimulating the active participation of young people in the 
political, economic and cultural life of society, facilitate the de-
sign of national and international policies and programmes for young 
people, and organise computer training activities for underprivileged 
young people.
http://www.unesco.org/webworld/infoyouth/index.html
Contact
mailto:info-jeunesse@unesco.org


5. Gbara Community Health Development Project - Nigeria - The Commu-
nity Health Information Education Forum (C.H.I.E.F), provided safe-
motherhood programmes, child and adolescent health development pro-
grammes, a community elders forum, capacity/poverty alleviation pro-
grammes. Key strategy used was Information-Education Communication to 
create awareness, increase knowledge, build approval, present per-
sonal benefits; prompt action, sustain behavioral change and influ-
ence community norms. Future plans include: training of volunteer 
health workers/traditional birth attendants, work with youth in and 
out of school, community/home-based care of people living with HIV/ 
AIDS. 
Contact Remi Akinmade 
mailto:chiefngo@yahoo.com


6. World Links - Global - connects and trains teachers and kids in 
developing countries to improve education and employment opportuni-
ties. Initiative combines connectivity solutions, training and pro-
fessional development, and monitoring and evaluation tools - tailor-
ing this model to each country's needs and objectives, based on fea-
sibility studies and discussions with local officials.
http://www.world-links.org 
Contact 
mailto:info@world-links.org


7. South North Network for Education Transfer (Sonnet) - Global - an 
international exchange network of educational professionals involved 
in basic education in the South and in the North. Sonnet is develop-
ing a database of brief content-based descriptions of educational 
methods of improving the quality of basic education for empowerment, 
with an emphasis on educational programmes for illiterates, for cul-
tural and/or ethnic minorities, for the most needy in society, and 
for people with traumatic experiences and/or specific educational 
needs. Visit 
http://www.cinop.nl/sonnet 
to submit to this data base. 
Contact 
mailto:sonnet@cinop.nl

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8. Petition for AIDS Orphans - Global - The Association Francois-
Xavier Bagnoud has announced a "Call for 100,000" petition campaign 
for AIDS orphans and other vulnerable and AIDS-affected children. The 
petition and it's signatures will be presented at the upcoming UN 
conference - Follow Up to the World Summit on Children in September, 
2001. Seeks to press governments to implement the articles of the UN 
Convention on the Rights of the Child. Petition is at: 
http://www.fxb.org/explore/petition.html


ELECTRONIC MAGASINES

9. West Africa Newsletter - a free newsletter reporting on human 
rights, democracy & development, published by the International Cen-
ter & Liberia Institute of Journalism. To subscribe, place 
"subscribe WEST AFRICA NEWSLETTER" in the subject heading and e-mail 
to: <lij72@hotmail.com> or <lij@kabissa.org>


10. ELDIS Development Reporter - a free newsletter that currently in-
cludes descriptions and links to over 3500 organisations and over 
6000 full-text online documents covering development and environ-
mental issues. Subscribe online at: 
http://www.eldis.org 
or contact Tracy Zussman-Kay 
mailto:eldis@ids.ac.uk


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WEB SITES

11. http://www.inasp.org.uk - INASP-Health is a worldwide cooperative 
network for organizations and individuals working to improve access 
to reliable information for health professionals in developing and 
transitional countries. Services include: Advisory and liaison ser-
vice; Health Information Forum; 'HIF-net at WHO' email discussion 
list; INASP-Health Directory; and the INASP Newsletter. To partici-
pate send an email to <INASP_Health@compuserve.com>, giving your 
name, affiliation, and brief description of your professional inter-
ests.


12. http://www.africafilmtv.com - Africa Film & TV - a pan-African 
journal that deals with film and video production and distribution, 
TV broadcast and Technology in the African context. Discuss both lo-
cal and global issues influencing the industry. 
Contact 
mailto:info@africafilmtv.com


13. http://www.cdra.org.za - The Community Development Resource Asso-
ciation (CDRA), based in Cape Town, South Africa, works to build the 
capacity of organisations and individuals engaged in development and 
social transformation. Their work is mostly "through organisational 
interventions, training, accompanied learning and collaborative ex-
plorations".
Contact 
mailto:info@cdra.org.za


14. http://www.zard.org.zm - Zambia Association for Research & Devel-
opment (ZARD) - works to promote and advance gender development and 
empowerment of women through participatory action-oriented research, 
advocacy and training. 
Contact 
mailto:zard@zamnet.zm

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EVENTS
http://www.comminit.com/2001-events.html

15. 10th International Conference on Health and the Environment: 
Global Partners for Global Solutions - 25-27 April 2001 at the United 
Nations. Theme is "Economics of Health & Environment". Will focus on 
how economic policy can promote or derail health and environment 
globally. 
http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2001/60-event.html 
Contact 
mailto:wit1986@aol.com


16. International Executive Media & TV Workshop - Beirut - 23 - 26 
April 2001. Using a 3-part methodology, CDC trainer's provide hands 
on coaching in how to design a message and how to deliver it. 
http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2001/73-event.html
Contact Moncef Bouhafa 
mailto:mbouhafa@cendevcom.org


17. 2nd Africa Telehealth Conference - 10-14 April 2001 - Kampala, 
Uganda. Will discuss current problems and trends in the utilisation 
of computer-based telecommunications technologies in the health sec-
tor. 
http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2001/35-event.html 
Contact Ivan Semakuka 
mailto:icslwanga@yahoo.com


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or support by The Partners.

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