The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is seeking nominations for the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards. The awards are open to reporters doing work for independent news organizations around the world. Articles must be readily accessible to the public by subscription, newsstand sales or online access. If the submitted work was published […]
Now More Than Ever, You and Data Are Inseparable Under the theme “Living with Data“, this year we examine the integral role that data plays in almost every aspect of our lives. Unmissable interaction with data in our day-to-day means that the importance of learning how to leverage that interaction for a better human experience […]
Now More Than Ever, You and Data Are Inseparable Under the theme “Living with Data“, this year we examine the integral role that data plays in almost every aspect of our lives. Unmissable interaction with data in our day-to-day means that the importance of learning how to leverage that interaction for a better human experience […]
Deadline: Jun 01, 2021 The call for applications runs from May 1 through June 1, with fellowship starting on July 1 and going for a full year. Apply here Our fellowship program provides financial support, exposure to global discourse and developments in the policy landscape, and mentoring to people with disabilities from low- and middle-income […]
Leaving no one behind: the Sustainable Development Goals and LGBTI populations Register Date: May 5 Time: 9 AM EST (4pm EAT) Webinar Description In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development . All of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets seek to realize the human […]
Webinar on applying for ECOSOC consultative status (5 May 2021, 11:00am - 12:30pm New York Time, 1800 -1930 EAT) The NGO Branch is pleased to invite interested NGOs to an informational session about the application process for ECOSOC consultative status. The event will be held on-line on 5 May 2021 at 11am (New York Time) […]
Thursday May 13th, 9:00 - 10:30 AM EST Register here Join feminists from around the world, in a teach-in & a strategy session, to explore the many ways transnational corporations, philanthrocapitalism and the vaccine nationalism of Northern States are interfering with public decision-making to prioritise corporate interests over public interests in our world today - […]
Deadline: 15 May 2021. Early applications strongly encouraged. About the Global Feminist Pitch The circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted the striving of women and LGBTIQ+ activists worldwide for equality, security, and freedom. The shrinking space, an increase in nationalism and authoritarianism, as well as the anti-feminist and right-wing populist rhetoric are affecting the […]
Register Date: 17th May - 4:00pm (UTC) On 17 May, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), join AWID’s global feminist community in a live conversation with queer feminist activists from Ghana. Learn about how queer and feminist collectives are organising to resist homophobia, and how you can be in solidarity with Ghanaian […]
Register Civil society is a central pillar of democracy and a critical layer between state, business and family. In all their diversity, civil society actors have sought to fulfil crucial roles, which include: • Delivering services to poor and marginalised people; • Giving excluded communities a voice in processes that affect their lives; • Advocating […]
Apply here. Rationale The Advocacy Accelerator has been engaging with African advocates in various sectors over the last year. Overwhelmingly, advocates said that they wanted training on conducting advocacy online. They were forthright about their need for training that includes resource mobilisation for advocacy. Course objective The course, Resource Mobilisation for Advocacy, will equip you to: Find […]
May 25th- African Liberation Day Mobilisation Register here African Liberation Day is an annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on the 25th of May 1963, and aims to promote unity and solidarity among African people and states. It also is the anniversary of the launch of Africans Rising on […]
Background Mobilizing Activists around the Medical Abortion Network (MAMAnetwork.org) is a Network seeking to expand access to safe Medical Abortion. The MAMA Network is a collaboration of grassroots activists and feminist groups based in Sub- Saharan Africa. Currently, MAMA is coordinated by leadership from Women Help Women, TICAH in Kenya, and GIWYN in Nigeria. MAMA […]
Register Date: 2nd June 2021 Time: 13:00hrs - 14:30hrs EAT (Nairobi, Kenya), 11:00hrs - 12:30hrs West Africa Time, 12:00hrs - 13:30hrs Central African Time Our first dialogue explored the State of Advocacy in Francophone West & Central Africa, focusing on Current Challenges and […]
Inscrivez-vous Date: Le 2 Juin 2021 Heure: 13h00 – 14h30 Heure d’Afrique de l’Est (Nairobi, Kenya) 11h00 – 12h30 Heure d’Afrique de l’Ouest 12h00 – 13h30 Heure d’Afrique centrale L’accélérateur de plaidoyer organise une série de webinaires intitulée « […]
