AFRO-NETS> DB Classifieds - Nov 7, 2001 - Training, Books, Events, Consultants

["Warren Feek" <wfeek@comminit.com>]

DB Classifieds - Nov 7, 2001 - Training, Books, Events, Consultants
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Training 
http://www.comminit.com/training.html

1. Development Studies Course (Apr 20 - Jul 6 2002) - Birmingham, 
United Kingdom

Main themes include: Understanding poverty, & the processes of under-
development & development; Reviewing social & human development & so-
cial policy issues in developing countries; Examining possibilities 
for social, political & economic changes at all levels; and, Incorpo-
rating gender; & environmental issues in development programmes & 
policies. 
http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/551-event.html 
Contact: Wendy Banner mailto:w.banner@bham.ac.uk

2. Training Programme in International Health - Pan American Health 
Organisation

Purpose: Promote leadership in international health by enabling par-
ticipants to develop:
A broader vision of the evolution of international and regional 
health trends; a capacity for critical thinking on the main trends 
and challenges facing countries today; and, a more profound under-
standing of, and capacity for, action in international cooperation in 
health.
http://www.comminit.com/Training/sld-3321.html

3. International Course on NGO Leadership, Development and Social 
Change (Jan 21 - Feb 8 2002) - Virtual Course facilitated by School 
for International Training in Vermont and BRAC in Bangladesh

A three-week seminar that enables NGO leaders and managers to develop 
and refine core competencies strategic to managing development or-
ganisations in an era of rapid globalisation. 
http://www.comminit.com/Training/sld-3319.html 
Contact: mailto:Information@iirr.org

4. Workshop on Molecular Biology & Immunology of Malaria (Jan 2002) - 
Maputo, Mozambique 

For African scientists employed by African health research/teaching 
institutions, who are interested in participating in future malaria 
vaccine trials in Africa. 
http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/539-event.html 
Contact: Professor W. L. Kilama mailto:wkilama@Africaonline.co.tz

5. Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Course - (Jun 24 - Jul 19 
2002) - London, United Kingdom

Introduces participants to the principles and methods of effective 
social and demographic research in this field. The sessions draw on 
students' own ideas and experience to focus on the design of policy-
oriented research. Conducted by London School of Hygiene and Tropical 
Medicine. http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/547-event.html 
Contact: mailto:shortcourses@lshtm.ac.uk

6. Southern African Regional Training on Child Budget Analysis - (Jan 
28 - Feb 1 2002) - cape Town, South Africa

Targeted to researchers conducting child budget analysis and those 
just beginning to learn the skills. Participants will be gathered 
from non-governmental organisations and government agencies aimed at 
child poverty alleviation and/ or children's rights. Conducted by The 
Children's Budget Project at Idasa and Save the Children Sweden.
http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/549-event.html 
Contact: Shaamela Cassiem mailto:shaamela@idasact.org.za

7. Health Promotion through Entertainment Education Module of the CMS 
- (from Feb 22 2002 - 12 week course) - Durban, South Africa

Graduate Programme: Students will obtain a clear understanding of - 
key theories of health promotion communication; of entertainment edu-
cation interventions; how to apply theoretical understanding in the 
development of framework for entertainment education activities; and, 
develop an ability to create criteria for the research of entertain-
ment education activities. Conducted by University of Natal. 
http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/521-event.html 
Contact: Susan Govender mailto:govends@nu.ac.za

To place your training events in DB Classifieds, please contact 
Janice Innes mailto:jinnes@comminit.com

See other training events listed at 
http://www.comminit.com/training.html with a page of information on 
each event. 

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

8. The Paradox of Africa's Poverty: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge, 
Traditional Practices and Local Institutions - The Case of Ethiopia, 
by Tirfe Mammo

Author argues that the root cause of Africa's poverty lies in the ne-
glect of the indigenous knowledge, traditional practices and local 
institutions of the continent's peoples. 
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3196.html

9. Shots in the Dark: The Wayward Search for an AIDS Vaccine, by Jon 
Cohen

Author argues that a major obstacle to the successful development of 
a vaccine has been the domination of the field by `reductionists' 
(mostly virologists) who are interested primarily in understanding 
the pathogenesis of HIV infection and the interaction of the virus 
with the immune system. http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-
3198.html

10. Making a Living: Changing Livelihoods in Rural Africa, by Eliza-
beth Francis

"Livelihoods in rural Africa are changing in response to disappearing 
job prospects, falling agricultural output and collapsing infrastruc-
ture. This book explains why the responses to these challenges are so 
different in different parts of Africa." 
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3197.html

11. Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health, by Lau-
rie Garrett

"What do Russia, Zaire, Los Angeles, and - most likely - your commu-
nity have in common? Each is woefully unprepared to deal with a major 
epidemic..." 
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3199.html

12. Conveying Concerns: Media Coverage of Women and HIV/AIDS, by 
Measure Communications

"...Stories emphasize that economic dependence on men and different 
standards of behaviour for men and women play a role in increasing 
women's vulnerability to the epidemic..." 
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3281.html

13. Stunted Lives, Stagnant Economies: Poverty, Disease, and Underde-
velopment, by Eileen Stillwaggon

"Houses made of rags and flattened soda cans, filthy water that 
breeds disease, counterfeit medicines, no access to decent medical 
care-how can children growing up in such an environment become pro-
ductive workers contributing to a developing economy? " 
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-1991.html

14. Sixteen Decisions - a documentary film about women and economic 
development in Bangladesh - Aerial Productions

"As the documentary unfolds, the viewer is inadvertently involved in 
the current-day discussion on international development, which in-
cludes issues of micro-credit, social equity, cultural survival and 
access to reproductive and health care..." 
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3085.html

15. Monitoring & Evaluating Small Business Projects: A Step-By-Step 
Guide by Shirley Buzzard & Elaine Edgcomb

"A systems approach to measuring the progress of small businesses 
owned by the poor. Based on the experiences of over 25 NGOs..." 
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-1869.html

and

AIDS, Sexuality and Gender in Africa: The Struggle Continues
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3200.html

AIDS: The Challenge for South Africa
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3201.html

Health and Human Rights
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3202.html

Is Inequality Bad for Our Health?
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3203.html

Before Hitting Bottom, Compassion for the Addict Down Under
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3282.html

Poverty, Inequality, and Health: An International Perspective
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3195.html

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Vacancies
http://www.comminit.com/vacancies.html

Find details on 16 new posts in the Vacancies section of the web 
site. Go to
http://www.comminit.com/vacancies.html

To have your vacant posts included in the next 'DB Classifieds - Va-
cancies', please contact:
Carey Hooge mailto:chooge@comminit.com

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Conferences and other Events please see an extensive listing on 
http://www.comminit.com/2001-events.html

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Consultants
http://www.comminit.com/exchange.html

You will find details on 250 plus consultants at 
http://www.comminit.com/exchange.html  
To communicate your consultancy work through DB Classifieds please 
contact Janice Innes mailto:jinnes@comminit.com

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To post your job vacancies, promote your training events, market your 
books and other materials and advertise your consultancy services, or 
other information you wish to convey, not covered under the catego-
ries above, please contact:

Warren Feek
mailto:wfeek@comminit.com

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