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Online Courses - USIP: Free Online Certificate Courses in Peace and Conflict Management

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The Academy's distance-learning programs bring relevant courses to the widest possible community of practitioners, students, and academics. Foreign language versions extend the Academy's online reach around the world. Electronic certificates will be sent upon successful completion of our courses, both the online and on-campus ones.
These interactive courses include case studies as well as numerous media clips culled from extensive interviews conducted with Institute trainers, other noted specialists, grassroots organizers, military professionals, and individuals who were personally affected by the conflicts.
Practitioners, instructors, and students: Do you use our online courses for your organization or class? We would like to hear from you.

These courses are:
1. Introduction to Conflict Analysis:
2. Introduction to Negotiation and Conflict Management:
3. Introduction to Interfaith Conflict Resolution:
4. Introduction to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe:

Source and More Information:
http://www.usip.org/education-training/international/online-courses
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International Grant 2012 - Presbyterian Hunger Program:

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Closing Date: April 30,2012.


The Presbyterian Hunger Program will consider proposals which meet the following requirements:
  1. The proposed activity shall fit into at least one of the five programmatic areas:
    1. Direct Food Relief - the proposed activities will help make food available to people who cannot provide for themselves on a temporary basis or permanently. Relief programs should also consider long-range solutions to the problems affecting such communities.
    2. Development Assistance - The proposed activities should help bring about long-term improvements to the quality of life of poor people in more than one way. These activities should aim to increase self reliance and empowerment of poor people.
    3. Public Policy Advocacy - The proposed activities will advocate through just and peaceful means, political and/or economic policy changes which a) provide food for poor and hungry people; empower their self development; or c) promote freedom from oppressive and unjust systems that fail to meet basic needs.
    4. Lifestyle Integrity - The proposed activities will assist the church to move toward sustainable corporate and personal lifestyles sensitive to the reality of the earth’s limited resources and the critical needs of the poorest of the human family.
    5. Education and Interpretation - The proposed activities will educate the church and the public at large about local and global root causes of hunger in a particular country and around the world.  They shall prepare and motivate people to act and to educate others and provide opportunities for being in solidarity with and learning among poor communities.
  2. The proposal will work to lessen hunger and poverty and to address their causes.
  3. The proposed activity will come from an organization.  Proposals will not be accepted if they come from private businesses or from individuals. The PHP will not normally accept applications from governmental structures. 
  4. The proposed activity will benefit poor people, especially women, racial ethnic persons or other disadvantaged groups.  Those benefitting will be involved in the planning and implementation of these activities.
  5. The proposed activities will promote a just sharing of the earth's resources and the protection of the environment.
  6. The organization which is applying will have good working relations in its own country with a national church body, whether or not it is a formal partner of the Presbyterian Church USA. It also may show existing relationships with community organizations, government agencies and other programs which share the same goals. In order to support local self reliance, PHP will give priority to applications submitted by organizations in the geographic area of the proposed activities.
  7. The application will propose activities for which there are:
    1. Clearly stated goals and objectives;
    2. Feasible methods for attaining these goals and objectives;
    3. A method of annual evaluation;
    4. A clear and adequate budget, reflecting both expected income and expenditures;
    5. A reasonable long range plan for self sufficiency and/or increasing local support;
    6. Sufficient staff and/or volunteers to accomplish its objectives; and
    7. People, knowhow and equipments, that are appropriate to the local situation and need
The Letter of Inquiry should be no longer than 2 pages in length with no attachments and should include:
  1. Description of your organization.
  2. Description of the project.
  3. Description of the major activities and goals of the project.
  4. Description of the project beneficiaries and the geographic area.
  5. The total project costs and the requested grant amount. 
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Call For Concept Note 2012/2013 - IDRC: Canadian Partnerships Small Grants For Innovative Research and Knowledge-Sharing

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Closing Date: April 30,2012.


IDRC invites applications for its 2012-2013 Small Grants for Innovative Research and Knowledge-Sharing. Provided through our Canadian Partnerships program, these grants support research, knowledge-building, and knowledge-sharing projects. They also fund events and small dissemination activities and products. These grants are open to local, regional, national, and international organizations incorporated and headquartered in Canada, that produce or share knowledge for development. Individuals may not apply. Organizations new to IDRC are encouraged to apply.

The primary considerations in selecting projects will be the scientific merit of the concept note and its potential for development impact, including capacity building. However, the selection of projects may also be influenced by operational considerations, e.g. Canadian law; knowledge of research settings; ability to monitor activities; conditions that may make it difficult, costly, dangerous or onerous for IDRC to carry out its objectives, or exercise proper stewardship of its resources.
a. Applicant organizations are considered to be those that have legal corporate registration in Canada. IDRC enters into agreement with legal entities only. The requesting institution, therefore, must be incorporated in Canada and headquartered in Canada (NB: Supporting documents will be requested should the application be successful).
b. The forms must be used and all relevant categories within the form must be completed and clearly written, with all required accompanying documents attached.
c. The proposed duration must be no more than 18 months.  The start date may be no later than January 1, 2013 and all projects, including submission of reports, must be completed by March 31, 2014.
d. The time available for review and start-up (e.g., obtaining visas) must be reasonable.
e. The budget must be completed using the form provided.  It should be realistic, within CP-set limits, and include clear budget notes.
f. The lead organization carrying out the activities may not hold an active grant from any part of IDRC (of over $60,000 and extending beyond nine months after this application deadline). 


Source and More Information:
http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Funding/Competitions/Pages/CompetitionDetails.aspx?CompetitionID=30



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Scholarship 2013 - New Zealand Aid Program: The priorities for support often include agriculture, renewable energy, fisheries, disaster risk management and other areas to natural resources and environment.

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Education is vital to the New Zealand Aid Programme's mission of supporting sustainable development in order to reduce poverty and contribute to a more secure, equitable and prosperous world. Scholarships are available to citizens from selected developing countries to undertake vocational training or tertiary level study in their home country, in New Zealand, or in the Pacific region.
These scholarships enhance the skills, training and knowledge of individuals, and build their capacity to contribute to the sustainable development of key areas in their home country. Scholarship information for the 2013 intake is now available.
Eligible Countries:
East and Southeast Asia; Sub-Saharan Afriuza; and Latin America.
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Call For Proposal - URC: Africa Child and Family Initiative

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Closing Date: August 6,2012.
University Research Co., LLC (URC) seeks the services of one or more organizations based in Africa and experienced in evidence-based child and family protection systems. Under the USAID Health Care Improvement Project, URC will award up to three fixed-price one-year subcontracts not to exceed $150,000 each.

This activity is intended to cover a regional area of two or more African countries, thus bidders with operations in one country only are encouraged to team with one or more organizations in other countries to expand their reach. Potential bidders looking for teaming partners will be invited to submit their names and contact information to URC for a list to be circulated to other potential bidders, so as to facilitate networking and arranging these types of regional teams. Each team would include a prime and one or more subs; only the prime would have a direct relationship with URC. The total award for each team would be limited to a maximum of $150,000 for prime and subs combined.   If awards are made to multiple teams, as anticipated, the teams will be expected to cooperate with each other in pursuit of a common regional approach to standards-based and evidence-based child and family protection systems.

This solicitation will be issued in electronic format only.  Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available.  It is the applicant’s responsibility to check the website address provided as necessary for any 
posted changes to this solicitation and all amendments. 
Applicants must meet all the following criteria:
1. Is registered in  the countries where it proposes to operate
2. Has existing offices in the countries where it proposes to operate 
3. Is one of the following types of entity:
   * Public and state controlled institution of higher education
   * Private institution of higher education
   * Non-profit organization
   * For-profit organization

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