AFRO-NETS> The Drum Beat - 131 - E-Mags, Terrorism, Awards, Forums, Links

[Warren Feek <wfeek@comminit.com>]

The Drum Beat - 131 - E-Mags, Terrorism, Awards, Forums, Links
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AWARDS
http://www.comminit.com/awards02.html

1. Gender Based Violence & Health Research Award - Deadline April 2 
2002 - awards from the South African Gender-Based Violence & Health 
Initiative (SAGBVHI) will be given to researchers from South Africa 
at the 1st Gender Based Violence & Health Conference, South Africa, 
April 17-19 2002. Intended to encourage research in specific areas 
[see link below] of gender based violence and health. 
http://www.comminit.com/awards2002/sld-4044.html 
Contact Naomi Webster <naomi.webster@mrc.ac.za>


2. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria - Deadline 
March 10 2002 - approximately $700 million available for disbursement 
during 2002. The Fund will give priority to proposals from countries 
and regions with the greatest need, based on highest burden of dis-
ease and the least ability to bring financial resources to address 
the target issues. 
http://www.comminit.com/awards2002/sld-4087.html 
Contact <proposals@tss-twg.be>


3. Reporting on the Environment Awards - Deadline April 1 2002 - a 
$1000 prize will be awarded in each of 9 categories, recognising the 
year's best environmental journalism in newspapers, magazines, and 
newsletters, and on television, radio and the Internet. Non-English 
entries must be accompanied by a complete and accurate English trans-
lation. 
http://www.comminit.com/awards2002/sld-4062.html 
Contact <sej@sej.org>


4. Vega Awards - Deadline June 22 2002 - for excellence in scientific 
broadcasting with an emphasis on scientific content. Programmes must 
have been made in the last 18 months, on a science, engineering or 
technology related subject. Must be in English or subtitled/dubbed 
appropriately for English. 
http://www.comminit.com/awards2002/sld-4063.html 
Contact <vega@vega.org.uk>

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VOTE in the NEW PULSE POLL - http://www.comminit.com/pulse.html

Identifying and addressing the root causes of terrorism should be one 
of the highest priorities for the international development commu-
nity.

Do you agree? disagree? are you unsure? What are your comments?

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GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
http://www.comminit.com/awards02.html#grants

5. Deep Roots Secondary School Scholarship - Deadline October 3 2002 
- aimed specifically at sending deserving Namibian youth to high 
school and college. The Deep Roots, Inc. works to "harness the power 
of the Internet to spread their message to potential donors, develop 
a philanthropic grass roots e-community and facilitate donations 
online." 
http://www.comminit.com/Scholarships2002/sld-3988.html 
Contact <director@deeproots.org>


E-MAGASINES
http://www.comminit.com/e-zines.html

6. DeV - monthly newsletter that focuses on information communica-
tion technologies for development. 
http://www.ecpd-eu.org/pages/fs/fsactivities.html 
Contact Jennifer Miquel <jennifer.miquel@ecpd-eu.org>


7. Barcelona Update - weekly email digest on processes & preparations 
towards the 13th International AIDS Conference, Barcelona, Spain July 
7-12 2002. 
http://www.aids2002.com 
Contact <editor@nigeria-aiads.org>

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RESULTS from PULSE POLL #1 

Without diversified media ownership [e.g. private sector, the State, 
community groups] it is not possible to have representative, democ-
ratic government in a country. 

Comments:

Agree - "Without diversified media, its owner can manipulate the com-
munication on behalf of his own personal interests." Colombia

Disagree - "...'Diversified' does not equal democracy in the way the 
question is framed. The state would only produce propaganda and the 
private sector has shown that it will only promote it's agenda: 
profit - which makes it a de facto agent of the state (i.e., American 
government), which in turn only promotes "free" market capitalism. If 
non-profit organizations without any corporate underwriting were al-
located/mandated at least ten percent of the media then one could 
make the argument that there would be diversity/democracy via a rela-
tively objective media." USA

Undecided - "...Perhaps ownership has little to do with it-and what 
is really required is an objective media mix teamed with an active 
and pragmatic civil society... " Philippines

AGREE: 91.2%
DISAGREE: 5.6%
UNDECIDED: 3.2%

...further commentary to come...

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DISCUSSION FORUMS
http://www.comminit.com/forums.html

8. BOL - people & organisations within & outside South Asia, discuss 
issues of gender, reproductive health, rights & legal developments 
pertaining to human rights within the region. 
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/healthnet/frame2/frame2.html
Contact Ms. Anju Vyas <cwdslib@alpha.nic.in>


9. Women?s Justice Center Forum - bilingual Spanish & English forum 
where victims, activists, advocates, & professionals can communicate 
on all aspects of violence against women & children. 
http://www.justicewomen.com/wwwboard/wwwboard.html


10. Linking Poverty Reduction & Environmental Management - runs from 
Feb 1 - Jun 30, 2002 focusing on ways to reduce poverty and sustain 
growth through sound and equitable environmental management. 
http://vx.worldbank.org/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=env-rio-10 
Contact <env-rio-10@lists.worldbank.org>

11. Daily Headlines OneWorld US - articles on environment, develop-
ment, human rights, U.S. foreign policy, and globalization.
Subscribe at 
http://owa.benton.org/archives/oneworldus.html 
Contact <us@oneworld.net>

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'DB Classifieds Vacancies' will be issued Feb 20, 2002. For informa-
tion about listing your vacant posts, please contact 
Carey Hooge <chooge@comminit.com>

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MEDIA LINKS
http://www.comminit.com/links_media.html

12. African Medical News - articles that aim to raise important is-
sues in the areas of science and technology for Africa's sustainable 
development. A focus on health, environment, agriculture, biotechnol-
ogy, industry, development policies and major news events. 
http://www.sciencenewsdev.co.ke/af-medical.htm

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PERSONALISE the Home Page 
http://www.comminit.com/index.html#my_comminit

Send us your comments - <wfeek@comminit.com>

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UNITED NATIONS & MULTILATERAL LINKS
http://www.comminit.com/links_united.html

13. FOA Country Profiles & Mapping Information System - a tool for 
finding information through country-specific searches. Brings to-
gether existing thematic and statistical data, maps and graphics of 
FAO's multiple databases and information systems. 
http://www.fao.org/countryprofiles/


14. Global Movement for Peace - an interactive site from UNESCO for 
the Manifesto for Peace and for exchange of information between or-
ganisations and individuals working for a culture of peace. 
http://www3.unesco.org/iycp/uk/uk_F_sum.htm


NGO LINKS
http://www.comminit.com/links_ngo.html

15. AgriWatch.com - provides information on agricultural input and 
outputs, information and analysis about demand, supply, prices, and 
market trends for various agri-commodities. Aims to fill the "infor-
mation and communication gap" in various sub-sectors of the Agricul-
tural Economy in general and Agricultural Commodities trade in par-
ticular. 
http://www.agriwatch.com/


16. Resource Centre for the Social Dimensions of Business Practice - 
includes data, case studies, links to websites and publications re-
garding business impact on poverty. Seeks to engage business more ef-
fectively and systematically in poverty elimination. 
http://www.rc-sdbp.org/


17. Saving Women's Lives - aims to educate and raise awareness of the 
broad range of women's global health and rights issues, including re-
productive health, safe motherhood, poverty and economic development, 
violence against women, women's social status and education. 
http://www.savingwomenslives.org/

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The HIV/AIDS Window - http://www.comminit.com/hivaids/

The IMMUNISATION & VACCINES Window - 
http://www.comminit.com/immunisation/

The HEALTH Window - http://www.comminit.com/healthcomm/

Send us your comments - <wfeek@comminit.com>

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NEW TECHNOLOGIES LINKS
http://www.comminit.com/links_technologies.html

18. Center for Women & Information Technology (CWIT) - includes ICT 
resources for women around the world: News articles about women and 
ICT; annotated links to web sites and email lists that focus on women 
and science/technology, etc. 
http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/


19. IN-Uganda - a national network of people involved in ICTs in 
Uganda. 
http://www.ictinuganda.or.ug/


ACADEMIC LINKS
http://www.comminit.com/links_academic.html

20. Taaleem - provides a broad perspective of the career and educa-
tional opportunities within the Middle East. 
http://www.e-taaleem.com/

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The Drum Beat seeks to cover the full range of communication for de-
velopment activities. Inclusion of an item does not imply endorsement 
or support by The Partners. 

Please send material for The Drum Beat to 
The Editor
Deborah Heimann <dheimann@comminit.com>

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