Melanne Verveer serves as Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues. Over the course of a decade and through the administrations of two presidents of different political parties, the United States has maintained a consistent commitment to support the women of Afghanistan through […]
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Education in lieu of development activities: Bhutan
Thrumshingla National Park: Twelve tour operators and a freelance photographer have agreed to support the education of 38 students from this year, by contributing Nu 152,000 annually to the rural scholarship program initiated by Thrumshingla national park in Bumthang. The […]
Continue reading »Iran has opened an educational center in Mogadishu
Iran’s Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation has opened a new educational institution in the capital city of Mogadishu in Somalia, Press TV reports. The institute, located in Mogadishu’s Hamar Wayne district, has been equipped with computers and is designed to accommodate more […]
Continue reading »Jobs take the e out of education: India
Educational institutions started the trend of giving mere bachelor’s and master’s degrees a twist by introducing modules that gave students an edge over ordinary freshers. An era of equal emphasis on academics and job training had thus begun. With competitiveness […]
Continue reading »IDWP okays 51 projects for rural areas’ uplift: Pakistan
Islamabad: The Islamabad Development Working Party (IDWP) on Thursday approved 51 new projects for the city, including a major project of converting all 65 tube-wells of the rural areas from electricity to solar energy. The projects were approved in IDWP […]
Continue reading »Swami Vivekananda: A man of foresight and vision: India
This week, we will be celebrating Swami Vivekananda’s birthday. Besides being a spiritual leader, his teachings on education and focus on role of youth in shaping our country’s future still hold true, even a hundred years later. Such was his […]
Continue reading »Financial support for Civil Services aspirants: India
New Delhi: Sohan Suri Taran Kaur Suri Charitable Trust on Wednesday announced that it would finance 30 civil service aspirants belonging to minority communities. Bhupinder Singh Suri, chairman of the trust and Pushpinder Singh, Delhi Minorities Commission member in a […]
Continue reading »Leadership Training Programme for Lawyers – Call for Applications (Session 2011-13): India
Greetings from Lawyers for Change! Lawyers for Change academy, a collaborative project of ECONET, Pune and Centre for Social Justice, Ahmedabad is offering a leadership training programme exclusively for lawyers. The objective of the programme is to prepare and motivate […]
Continue reading »Courses, Prizes, Fellowships and Media Conferences(AlertNet Humanitarian Heads Up)
From: Thomson Reuters Foundation <alertnet@reuters.com> COURSES, PRIZES, FELLOWSHIPS AND MEDIA CONFERENCES ** denotes new entries No deadline: Free climate change adaptation workshops for journalists in Africa. ContactMichelle Betz at the International Center for Journalists No deadline: Journalists from Afghanistan, Colombia, Iran, […]
Continue reading »Job-oriented courses begin at Srirangam: India
TIRUCHY: Free training on job-oriented courses in computer and tailoring was inaugurated on Saturday for the benefit of Srirangam constituency youth as per the instruction by Chief Minister J Jayalaithaa. The Chief Minister who was elected from Srirangam constituency has […]
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