Civil Society Scholar Awards by Open Society Foundations

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The Civil Society Scholar Awards (CSSA) support international academic mobility to enable doctoral students and university faculty to access resources that enrich socially-engaged research and critical scholarship in their home country or region. Deadline is 31st March, 2018.

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AUSTRALIA AID CONFERENCE IN CANBERRA

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Last week the Australia Aid Conference organized by the Asia Foundation in partnership with n partnership with the Development Policy Centre at the Australian National University (ANU) took place.

EVERY CHILD ALIVE: SIGN UP UNICEF PETITION NOW

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Take Action NOW: 7,000 newborn babies are dying every year. hat means that, as you read this, a new mother is grieving the loss of her child. As is another. And another.The scale of these losses is unthinkable. It’s preventable. And YOU can do something about it.

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5th Sankalp Africa Summit 2018

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Join Intellecap and our partners at the 5th edition of the Sankalp Africa Summit 2018 to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, will aim at connecting entrepreneurs with investors, corporates and policy makers to facilitate their growth strategies for the region.

Impoverished communities hit hardest

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Cold wave conditions that have swept the plains for the past three weeks continue to affect normal life in Siraha. The impoverished people have been hit the hardest.

PARTNERSHIPS FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION: THE BRITISH COUNCIL WAY

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This piece, originally published on Perspectives of the Himalayan Times on the 18th of Feb, tells the story of simple but effective partnerships between British Council and a group of persons with disabilities, a collaboration driven by a commitment towards social inclusion and a very big example that partnerships and collaborations are not just about money.

Official remarks of Canadian Prime Minister on new rights for First Nations

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Read here the full text of this groundbreaking speech in the House of Commons proclaiminig a new rights framework for native citizens of Canada.

OP-ED By Md. Sazedul Islam on The Indipendent "Is childhood disability preventable?"

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Our vision should be a rights-based inclusive society for children with disability. We need to eliminate preventable causes of childhood impairment and ensure that children with disability have access to high quality health, rehabilitation, education, and social inclusion programmes to enable their equal and valued participation in society.  

CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES NEW RIGHTS FRAMEWORK FOR FIRST NATIONS

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Following a shocking sentence that acquitted a canadian farmer who had killed a young first nation, the native population of Canada, Prime Minister Trudeau announced a new right framework to promote the rights of indigenous people.

UNICEF NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS WRAP UPS ITS FIRST MEETING

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On the 8th of February, the first Board met and focused on the ongoing humanitarian crises and implementation of new UNICEF Strategic Plan that according to new UNICEF Executive Director focuses on "The Plan sets out an ambitious agenda for children and young people — a results-driven roadmap for the next four years and as the world sets its sights on 2030"

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