The purpose of LIGGA is to promote a culture of good governance and leaders of integrity who eschew corruption in Africa. Strengthening good governance, developing leadership capacity, modeling integrity, and promoting accountability is the focus of LIGGA, with emphasis on transparency, oversight mechanisms, representativeness and responsiveness, respect for human rights, and principles of inclusion, participation, and public service.

This APS seeks applications targeted at leaders in any level of government as well as leaders in civil society, media, and policy-making. Women and minority leaders should be highlighted for inclusion as participants. All applications should demonstrate gender sensitivity and cultural awareness for the proposed location of activity. Multi-sector, gender, positional, and regional representation are encouraged

NGOs, for-profit organizations, colleges and universities are eligible to apply for this funding. Initially, a concept note has to be submitted.

The deadline to submit applications is 24 April 2013. For more information, visit grants.gov and search by funding opportunity number for: APS-OAA-12-000023

Eligibility:

• Must be enrolled as degree-seeking undergraduate student on the Twin Cities or Rochester campuses
• Students who have received a Freshman Study Abroad Scholarship are eligible for this scholarship as well as privately funded awards from the Learning Abroad Center
• Students who will have graduated prior to the start of their study abroad program are ineligible
• Study abroad program must be for academic credit Program must be a Learning Abroad Center (LAC) study program, University of Minnesota collegiate/departmental study program, LAC affiliated study program, (nonaffiliated programs are eligible as long as the Learning Abroad Center nonaffiliated program application process is completed)

Diversity is defined broadly to include geographic, academic, or ethnic diversity, outstanding special skills or talents, outstanding leadership achievements, unique work or service experience, and outstanding or extensive community involvement. Preference is given to students of color and international students seeking experiences in a new culture.

Scholarship Application Deadline: October 17, 2012

For further information, visit the link.

Clements Worldwide, leading provider of international insurance, launched its annual Expat Youth Scholarship (EYS) contest, which awards a combined scholarship prize of $10,000 to six expatriate students.

With nearly 9,000 participants last year, the 2012 EYS contest is highly anticipated by the expat community across the globe.

This year, the international insurer tasked students, ages 13 to 18, with the challenge of submitting a photograph with accompanying short essay that captures a ‘calculated’ risk they were inspired to take during their experience as an expat.

This year’s contest will once again use innovative social media platforms for both the submission and voting process, making the EYS contest accessible to expat students anytime and anywhere in the world.

Prizes-

Category One (Ages 13-15)

•     1st Place $3,000
•     2nd Place $1,500
•     3rd Place $500

Category Two (Ages 16-18)

•     1st Place $3,000
•     2nd Place $1,500
•     3rd Place $500

Eligibility-

• Students ages 13-18 of any nationality who have resided in a foreign country for at least two consecutive years are eligible to apply.
• Applicant must have lived outside their home country (country of passport). If they have more than one passport, their home country is the country that issued them  their first passport.
• Photo must be an original image taken by the participating contestants, meaning that the picture submitted for the contest cannot be either the work or the property of another person. No exceptions.  To submit your photo entry, Applicant must convert their picture to a JPG file. Black & white pictures are accepted. They can also be taken on any camera device. However, photos must be unmodified, meaning that photo entries with deleted or altered element will be disqualified.

For more information, visit this link

Departments of Sociology and Politics, University of Leicester

The Department of Sociology and Department of Politics is seeking applicants for a jointly supervised 3 year full-time funded studentship (covering fees and stipend) leading to a PhD. The studentship is for full-time study only and the successful applicant will be expected to commence their studies in September 2012 or as soon as possible thereafter. UK/EU Applicants only.

Research Areas: We are seeking applicants wishing to conduct research on the formation and consequences of immigration and immigrant policies in the UK and in comparative perspective.

Entry Requirements: Applicants must have a good first degree and have completed, or be due to complete by October 2012, a Masters degree in Sociology, Politics or related social science subject.

Closing Date for Applications:  Open until filled, initial deadline May 15^th 2012

For further information and how to apply:

http://www2.le.ac.uk/study/research/funding/sociology

Contact for Informal Enquiries: Dr David Bartram db158@le.ac.uk

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Name:

Age: 24 Years

Project: Providing Technical support For Rivers State Long Term Development Plan

State Implemented: Rivers State

Email address: crownygold86@gmail.com, www.facebook.com/adediwura

Phone number: +2348068531240

The Need

The project offers a collaborative framework with all concerned stakeholders from need identification to providing project implementation strategy in the development of Rivers State Long Term Development Plan vision 2010:2020.

The Innovative Idea Response

The exercise ensures the participation of minimum of 140 representatives of community stakeholders in three senatorial districts to identify needs they want, prioritize and define a timeline from 2010-2020, adopting an implementation strategy that guarantees the success of the project during execution.

The Story

Adediwura Emmanuel is a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, has certificate training on Conflict Analysis, Conflict and Negotiation Management from the United States Institute of Peace. He is a social entrepreneur whose passion is to impact youth and present creative solutions to world challenges. He is involved in youth development, non-governmental activities, a coach and motivational speaker.

Result

The project has a direct bearing on Rivers State with population size of over 5,185,400, indirectly on other states within the South-South Geopolitical zone, the country and to both established and prospective entrepreneurs hoping to invest in the State.

The implementation of this project has critical impact on all residents of the State both young and old, the UNDP, Rivers State Government and the Ministry of Budget are giving the project report serious consideration as its critical relevance cannot be over-emphasized and more importantly the social actors are waiting. The assignment elucidates more importantly, the merits of bottom-up strategy of sustainable community development approach, and provide a guide in budgetary allocation of funds to different sectors of the state as it matches with pressing needs of the residents which ultimately have serious bearing on all Rivers State residents and stakeholders. The impact of the project cannot be over-emphasized!

For more additional information or enquiries on how you can participate in this event, feel free to call Bola Abimbola 08065479817 or Anthonia Okoli 07035535876.

Highlights of the event
The High Commissioner would speak to profile the work of the High Commission, DFID and British Council towards Peace and Stability in Nigeria. Peace Activists would also speak about their experiences, challenges and opportunities in their peace work. It would be an interactive session where participants would be allowed to ask questions. The event will present an opportunity for better understanding and potential for future work in the area of peace advocacy.

The event will hold on Friday, 18th May 2012.

Background info:

The Torch is a symbol of peace and an embodiment of the Olympic Truce, which promotes the ideas of peace and conflict resolution and the premise that individuals, not countries, compete against each other in sport in peaceful competition without the burden of politics, religion, or racism

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Our round Earth seems so large. But if you slice it into 32 equal pieces, only one piece represents the amount of fertile land that we had available for food production when we went to Rio in 1992. Today we have continued to degrade the land and soil so much that one in about five people survives on degraded land. It is not sustainable to live off land that over time produces less and less food and supports fewer and fewer animals. In the long run, this trend increases food security globally. Also, the dirt can turn to dust that stings your eyes and makes it hard to breathe.

The upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development is about creating the Future We Want. We want to know — what do children and youth want for the future of land and soil? 

We invite children and youth to send us their views on land. We welcome contributions on why taking care of the land matters and what you are doing about it. Children and youth include those age 25 and below.

Submissions may be made in the form of:
a) short video clips (less than 3 minutes) uploaded on youtube.com
b) pictures of your field activities
c) compelling articles of no more than 700 words

The best contributions from each region will be compiled and broadcast during the World Day to Combat Desertification, which will take place in Rio on 17 June. They will also be featured prominently on the UNCCD Rio+20 website prior to that date.

Submissions may be made in any one of the UN languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish. A jury made up of staff from the UNCCD Secretariat will determine the winners.

The theme of this year’s World Day to Combat Desertification is: Healthy soil sustains your life, LET’S GO LAND-DEGRADATION NEUTRAL.

We are asking the Rio Conference to agree on a target for halting land degradation, that is, to ensure that land degradation is avoided altogether, and that whenever an acre of land is degraded, an acre of degraded land is restored and recovered.

Submissions must be sent to the UNCCD secretariat by 11:59 pm GMT on 18 May 2012, addressed to:
Ms. Wagaki Mwangi
Public Information and Media Officer
Email: press@unccd.int
Use as the subject line: Children’s and Youth Call