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Internship Opportunities: OPEN SOCIETY INITIATIVE FOR WEST AFRICA (OSIWA)

13 May, 2013

The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) is an advocacy and grant making Foundation that forms part of the global Open Society Foundations Network. OSIWA is based in Dakar, Senegal with country offices in Abuja, Monrovia, Freetown and Conakry.

African Union Head Quarters  (photo: Picasa (AU))

African Union Summit to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of the OAU-AU

10 May, 2013

PRESS RELEASE Nº 03/ 21st AU SUMMIT

Addis Ababa, 10 May 2013 – “Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance”, is the  theme that will be at the center of discussions during the 21st Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU),  scheduled to take place from 19 to 27 May 2013 at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

 

Call for Applications: Ghanaian Women's Social Leadership Program

10 May, 2013

The Research Center for Leadership in Action at New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and Fundación Mujeres por África are pleased to share a call for applications for the Ghanaian Women’s Social Leadership Program for women leaders in civil society.

Scholarships for a Master Program in Regional Integration Studies available for West African students - Deadline Extended

09 May, 2013

In the framework of the Research Cooperation between WAI and the Center for European Integration Studies (ZEI) on sustainable regional integration in West Africa and Europe, WAI is pleased to announce the availability of seven (7) scholarships for an intensive one-year post-graduate Master program in regional integration studies at ZEI in Bonn, Germany, for students and young professionals from West Africa.

Master Seminars in Public Speaking

03 May, 2013

Articulate with Influence
“Beyond aptitude and competency, success is determined by your ability to articulate your vision and insight!”

Professional Training Program on the Prevention of Mass Atrocities

30 April, 2013

11-13 June 2013, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Resource Centre

The Institute has a resource centre that is open to civil society actors in the region. It serves as a library of civil society documents, research reports and edited volumes that are accessible to both individuals and organisations. The Institute has partnered the Foundation Centre to provide online learning resources and a database of grant giving institutions in the United States of America.

For more info please contact us: resourcecentre@wacsi.org.

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