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DB Classifieds - Training, Books, Consultants
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TRAINING 

http://www.comminit.com/training.html

1. Health Promotion through Entertainment Education Module of the CMS 
Graduate Program (Feb 22 2002 - 12 week course) - Durban - South Af-
rica

Purpose...is to acquaint students with broad approaches to communi-
cating for health promotion, focusing specifically on the role of en-
tertainment education.

http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/521-event.html 
Contact: Ms Susan Govender <govends@nu.ac.za>


2. International Course on Gender & Peace Building (Oct. 29 - Nov. 4 
2001) - San Jose - Costa Rica

Objectives include: To strengthen and empower participants in topics 
related to Gender for the planning, implementation, monitoring and 
evaluation of their programs and projects 

http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2001/522-event.html 
Contact: The Dean <acadmin@upeace.org>


3. 3rd International Human Dimensions Workshop [IHD]: Human Dimen-
sions of Urbanisation & the Transition to Sustainability (Jun 3-14 
2002) - Bonn - Germany

Objectives include: To provide a forum for strengthening the input 
from developing countries and Central and Eastern European countries 
and Russia to the IHDP research agenda

http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/512-event.html 
Contact: Ms. Maarit Thiem <thiem.ihdp@uni-bonn.de>


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Call for Opinions on Competencies

The CHANGE Project, PAHO and the Rockefeller Foundation are inter-
ested in defining the competencies needed by those who practice com-
munication for development and communication for social change. This 
information will be used to define leadership and training/education 
needs. Please complete a brief survey located at the links below.

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4. Visiting Professionals Programme 

The Programme is designed to provide tailor-made, specialist study 
and training for those whose needs are outside the scheduled short 
courses generally available.

http://www.comminit.com/Training/sld-3040.html 
Contact: Overseas Development Group - University of East Anglia - 
<odg.train@uea.ac.uk>


5. Management of Community Oriented Education Program (Mar 6-25 2002) 
- Galilee College, Israel

http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/489-event.html 
Ms. Rachel Gottlieb <rgottlieb@galilcol.ac.il> 


6. Communication for Social Change Course (Oct 4-18 2001) - Maputo, 
Mozambique

Objective: To increase the institutional capacity of Mozambican's or-
ganizations on Communication for Social Change. [Ed note - realise 
this has started but thought it very interesting so included] 
http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2001/492-event.html 
Contact: Denise Namburete <nsjl@zebra.uem.mz>

To place your training events in DB Classifieds please contact 
Janice Innes <jinnes@comminit.com>

See other training events listed at:
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with a page of information on each event 

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BOOKS and other MATERIALS 
http://www.comminit.com/materials.html

7. Safe and Secure: Eliminating Violence Against Women & Girls in 
Muslim Societies

This training manual assists women to identify sources of violence in 
the family, community, society, and state...

http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3072.html 
Contact: Sisterhood is Global Institute <sigi@qc.aibn.com>


8. Information Revolutions: How information and communication manage-
ment is changing the lives of rural people

"The virtual explosion in new information services, and a range of 
personal gadgets allowing point-to-point communications, have touched 
the developing world. Cheaper services and new gadgets and products 
have spawned a number of new opportunities..."

[Warren recommendation - I read this book - it is excellent] 

http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3084.html 
On-line version: 
http://www.agricta.org/pubs/inforev/index.htm


9. The People Have Spoken

A review of the June 1999 democratic elections in South Africa and 
has extensive chapters on the role of civil society and voter educa-
tion and election monitoring... 
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3069.html 
Contact: Co-operative for Research and Education (CORE) 
<corejhb@wn.apc.org> 


10. Images of the World: Globalisation and Cultural Diversity

"The world is undergoing a global struggle between diversity and uni-
formity, cultural liberalism and fundamentalism, democracy and to-
talitarianism. A struggle about which aspects of each culture can and 
should be saved, and what aspects may be abandoned to make room for 
something new and enriching...

http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3025.html 
Contact: Danish Center for Culture and Development (DCCD)
<images@images.dk>


11. A Matter of Rights - a video series exploring the Right to Devel-
opment

A 52-part series of 5-minute videos on the Right to Development - 
produced by Young Asian Television [Sri Lanka]

http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3026.html 
For more information about obtaining the series, contact: 
<unisbkk.unescap@un.org>


12. The Development Divide in a Digital Age: An Issues Paper

This paper considers the role that information and communications 
technologies (ICTs) can realistically be expected to play in improv-
ing the level of living and quality of life of people in different 
parts of the world.

http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3092.html


13. Proceedings from the International Entertainment Education 2000 
Event

This conference was an international forum of communication and media 
professionals, social venture entrepreneurs, policymakers and re-
searchers from 22 different countries... 

http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3034.html 
To obtain, contact: <Event@entertainment-education.nl>

And....

* The Case Against the Global Economy: and for a Turn Toward the Lo-
cal - 
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3078.html

* Sixteen Decisions - a documentary film about women and economic de-
velopment in Bangladesh - 
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3085.html

* Timebomb: The Global Epidemic of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis 
- http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3086.html

* Future Positive: International Cooperation in the 21st century by 
Michael Edwards - 
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3074.html

* A Human Rights Approach to TB Stop TB - Guidelines for Social Mobi-
lisation - 
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3028.html

* Making a Difference for Children Affected by AIDS - Baseline Find-
ings from Operations Research in Uganda - 
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3032.html

Please recommend books you have read, or training materials you have 
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formation on over 300 books and other materials. Do a key word search 
of the Materials section of the web site to identify materials that 
meet your interests.

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VACANCIES 
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Find details on 16 new posts in the Vacancies section of the web 
site. Go to 
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cancies', please contact Carey Hooge <chooge@comminit.com> 

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CONSULTANTS 
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CONFERENCES and other EVENTS 
http://www.comminit.com/2001-events.html

14. Financing for Development - (Mar 18-22 2002) - Monterey - Mexico 
- http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/525-event.html


15. 3rd International Congress on Women, Work & Health (Jun 2-5 2002) 
- Stockholm - Sweden - 
http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/526-event.html 


16. 8th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women (IICW) (Jul 
21-26 2002) Kampala - Uganda - 
http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/527-event.html


17. Global AIDS Resources Meeting (Oct 18 2001) - Washington DC - USA 
- http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2001/523-event.html


18. Bangladesh Friendship Education Society (BFES) Conference: To-
wards Building a Knowledge Society - The Role of NGOs - (Jan 16-18 
2002) - Dhaka, Bangladesh - 
http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/507-event.html


19. 8th Convention and Fair Informatic 2002 (Feb 19-24 2002) - Havana 
- Cuba - 
http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/509-event.html

Summaries of over 395 upcoming conferences and meetings. Organised by 
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