Burundi: Together for the Prevention of HIV Mother to Child Infection
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November 2009 was a hive of activities as ACORD in Burundi engaged local partners under the Oxfam umbrella in HIV/AIDS-related awareness. The 2009 World AIDS Day theme, “Universal Access and Human Rights” was hallmarked through joint participation in diverse forms of celebrations.
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Regional Conference on Women Security Sector Governance, Kampala
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ACORD in alliance with Action Aid International Africa, The African Women's Development Fund, Urgent Action Fund Africa, Akina Mama wa Afrika, the Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum on Peace - Amani Forum and Fahamu hosted the second Pan African Conference on Sexual and Gender Based Violence from 26 to 28 October in Kampala, Uganda.
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Towards Better Project Evaluation: Trainees Drilled in M&E
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"I look forward to improving the university programme and methodology in M&E based on the new skills that I have acquired”
From 1st to 19th June, ACORD has engaged 18 junior evaluators (17 Kenyan and 1 Rwandese) aged between 28 and 45 years in an extensive 3-weeks practical training on project evaluation. |
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Public Dialogue on Impacting Africa's Agriculture and Food Sovereignty
African farmers tour Europe to Speak Out on Trade and Agriculture
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A Pan African delegation recently traveled to Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Paris and London to engage European farmers, parliamentarians, civil society and media in discussions regarding the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and the European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) both instruments that risk having disastrous consequences on African small scale farmers.
3 farming leaders, 2 national parliamentarians and 2 ACORD staff constituted the African delegation that traveled across Europe between the 2nd and 14 March 2009. |
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WSF 2009: Global Economic Crisis; Local Solutions
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The eighth edition of the World Social Forum 2009 held from January 27 to February 1 in Belem, Brazil had the global economic crisis and its effects, as well as environmental and climate issues high on the agenda. The forum that gathered more than 130,000 people from 4,000 social movements and civil society organisations from 150 countries was also attended by African Civil Society organisations including Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development (ACORD).
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ACORD's 'CONDOM COMMANDOS' HONOURED AT 44th CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
GENDER: Security Sector Reform - Public Forum on Rethinking Security Forces
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On the occasion of the International day for the elimination of
violence against women on Tuesday, 25 November, 2008, civil societies
and non-governmental organisations organised a public forum in Nairobi
focusing on Security Sector Reforms - Rethinking Security Forces. ACORD's Gender Programme Manager also took the opportunity to launch the Pan African Conference report on Ending Impunity for Sexual and Gender Based Violence. Click here to go to Newsroom and read more.
(Photo, right: Participants discuss sexual and gender based violence during the public forum) |
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Kenya: Communities in Sotik and Borabu Agree to Embrace Peace
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A community social contract was signed on Friday, 21 November 2008 by
communities of Kipsigis and Kisii in an event held at Borderline
Academy in Burgei to symbolise a transition from protracted ethnic
conflict to peaceful coexistence. This was to mark the turning point
towards unity and development among the communities, as part of a
project coordinated by the Agency for Cooperation and Research in
Development (ACORD) and Cereal Growers Association (CGA) and funded by Oxfam Hong Kong, seeking to
create space for community dialogue and reconciliation. (Photo: Community representatives share light moments with ACORD staff)
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