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Education Development Center (EDC) is one of the world’s leading…

Eldis Jobs — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:45:00 +0000

Organization: Education Development Center Closing date: 21 Jun 2013 Education Development Center (EDC) is one of the world’s leading nonprofit research and development firms. Established in 1958, EDC designs, delivers and evaluates innovative programs to address some of the world’s most urgent challenges in education, health, and economic opportunity. At the moment, EDC is seeking a variety of technical and management specialists for a $60 million United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded project to strengthen a free and independent media in South Sudan, with an emphasis on building professionalism, production capacities, freer and open environment and self-sustainability of the media sector. Due to its unique potential for communicating with virtually the entire population, media can enable a much needed national conversation vital to contributing to the country’s democratic development. An effective media helps shape the national conversation about all aspects of development, ranging from health and education to poverty reduction and corruption

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South Sudan (Republic of): Media Literacy,Partnership, and Coordination…

Eldis Jobs — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:35:00 +0000

Organization: Education Development Center Country: South Sudan (Republic of) Closing date: 20 Jun 2013 Education Development Center (EDC) is one of the world’s leading nonprofit research and development firms. Established in 1958, EDC designs, delivers and evaluates innovative programs to address some of the world’s most urgent challenges in education, health, and economic opportunity. At the moment, EDC is seeking a variety of technical and management specialists for a $60 million United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded project to strengthen a free and independent media in South Sudan, with an emphasis on building professionalism, production capacities, freer and open environment and self-sustainability of the media sector. Due to its unique potential for communicating with virtually the entire population, media can enable a much needed national conversation vital to contributing to the country’s democratic development. An effective media helps shape the national conversation about all aspects of development, ranging from health and education to poverty reduction and corruption

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Nepal: Resident Program Director for Political Parties: Nepal (source:…

Eldis Jobs — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:34:00 +0000

Organization: National Democratic Institute Country: Nepal Closing date: 21 Jun 2013 Resident Program Director for Political Party Programs (Nepal) Job Description The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) is seeking candidates to direct its political party development assistance program in Nepal. The Resident Program Director would oversee a broad-ranging training and assistance effort designed to help political parties develop internal governance and policymaking structures, better connect with voters and constituents, and improve their electoral competitiveness. The Resident Program Director reports directly to the Resident Director in Nepal and would be supported by staff in Kathmandu and Washington, D.C. The Resident Program Director is based in Kathmandu. Background NDI has been working in Nepal since 1994 to strengthen the country’s democratic processes.

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South Sudan (Republic of): Institutional Development/Sustainability…

Eldis Jobs — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:33:00 +0000

Organization: Education Development Center Country: South Sudan (Republic of) Closing date: 21 Jun 2013 Education Development Center (EDC) is one of the world’s leading nonprofit research and development firms. Established in 1958, EDC designs, delivers and evaluates innovative programs to address some of the world’s most urgent challenges in education, health, and economic opportunity. At the moment, EDC is seeking a variety of technical and management specialists for a $60 million United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded project to strengthen a free and independent media in South Sudan, with an emphasis on building professionalism, production capacities, freer and open environment and self-sustainability of the media sector. Due to its unique potential for communicating with virtually the entire population, media can enable a much needed national conversation vital to contributing to the country’s democratic development.

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Senior Advisor (source: User submissions)

Eldis Jobs — Tue, 07 May 2013 09:23:00 +0000

Position: Senior Advisor to Anti-corruption Commission Timor-Leste Type of contract: Long-term Contract with the Anti-corruption Commission Location: Most of the work is expected to be carried out in Dili, Timor-Leste, however some travel may be required as part of the duties. Duration: 1 year contract with possibilities of extension subject to budget availability and performance evaluation. Desired Starting Date: As soon as possible. Background Corruption is a problem that affects societies in a global way. Countries committed to strengthening accountability and combating corruption have done so through the creation of particular organizations.

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United States of America: Consultancy on Child Protection Information…

Eldis Jobs — Wed, 01 May 2013 03:54:00 +0000

Organization: UN Children's Fund Country: United States of America Closing date: 28 May 2013 Terms of Reference Consultancy on Child Protection Information Management Systems Overview and Guidance Documents Background Children throughout the world face many child protection (CP) threats related to violence, exploitation and abuse. These can occur in the family or in alternative care placements; it can be the result of conflict and unrest; children may live in a culture of violence and/or in situations experiencing high levels of armed violence despite the absence of armed conflict. Thus a large number of children and families in the world require or receive child protection interventions, including but not limited to emergency interventions, family strengthening, specialised services to address particular issues or violations faced by children, alternative care responses, (rapid) family tracing, and psychosocial support. According to the UNICEF Child Protection Strategy strong child protection ‘provides a bulwark against the web of risks and vulnerabilities underlying many forms of harm and abuse: sexual abuse and exploitation; trafficking; hazardous labour; violence; living or working on the streets; the impact of armed conflict, including children’s use by armed forces and armed groups; harmful practices such as female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and child marriage; lack of access to justice; and unnecessary institutionalization, among others’. For the purposes of this exercise, we consider a Child Protection Information Management System as an ‘integrated system for the routine collection, analysis and interpretation of data used in the planning, implementation and evaluation of child protection programming’

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United States of America: Education in Emergencies Consultant (source:…

Eldis Jobs — Wed, 01 May 2013 03:51:00 +0000

Organization: UN Children's Fund Country: United States of America Closing date: 17 May 2013 Terms of Reference Education in Emergencies Consultant Background: UNICEF seeks a consultant to support its Education in Emergencies (EiE) work streams to ensure we meet our Core Commitments to Children in emergencies. By assisting in internal coordination, technical assistance, and staff capacity building activities, the consultant will contribute to headquarters support to country offices with on-going emergencies, as well as any new crises, in the next eight (8) months. The consultancy will be based in our NY headquarters office. Purpose: Under the supervision of the EiE Senior Education Adviser, the consultant will assist in work related to Emergencies and work in fragile/transitioning contexts. This will include liaison with other divisions/sections, including Emergency Operations (EMOPS), to support work related to on-going policy and programming in emergencies, and support to current emergencies including Syria and Mali.

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The Many Faces of Corruption in the Russian Federation

WorldBankBlogs — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:30:00 +0000

Steve Knack “No single national score can accurately reflect contrasts in the types of corruption found in a country.” Michael Johnston, 2001 Corruption comes in various forms – administrative corruption being one example, state capture (a.k.a. “grand corruption”) being another. Although administrative corruption is not necessarily the most damaging form for economic growth and private sector development in Russia, and while its occurrence appears to be declining in Russia, perceptions of “state capture” are worsening. read more

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Fixing Fraud in Public-Private Projects

WorldBankBlogs — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:05:00 +0000

Fixing Fraud in Public-Private Projects What’s a cash-tight government to do when it wants to modernize a hospital, build a railway, or expand the power grid to reach underserved areas? It might explore outside, private sources of financing—that’s where public-private partnerships (PPPs) come in. The acronym has a promising ring to it, yet going back to the 1970s, its impact has been mixed. At their best, PPPs can provide rapid injections of cash from private financiers, delivery of quality services, and overall cost-effectiveness the public sector can’t achieve on its own. But at their worst, PPPs can also drive up costs, under-deliver services, harm the public interest, and introduce new opportunities for fraud, collusion, and corruption

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Gates-backed vaccine initiative suffers from corruption in Sierra Leone

Humanosphere — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:35:00 +0000

This isn’t new news, but the New York Times reported on it over the weekend, noting: The country’s 29 top health officials found themselves indicted by Sierra Leone’s anticorruption agency on charges of misappropriating a half-million dollars in grants from a global vaccine provider, GAVI Alliance, started by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The … Continue reading →

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Washington Post Examines How Mobile Technologies Are Transforming Remote…

Kaiser GH Update — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:00:00 +0000

The Washington Post examines how new mobile applications are transforming remote parts of Africa. “Across sub-Saharan Africa, technology, particularly mobile technology, has transformed the lives of digital-savvy entrepreneurs,” the newspaper writes, adding, “While many are forging successful high-tech businesses in urban centers, others are finding ways to help people … prosper in more traditional, low-tech professions such as farming and fishing. Digital tools are also being used to overcome the continent’s obstacles to growth, such as corruption and weak health care, social services and education.” The newspaper highlights a number of mobile apps, including a text messaging service called iCow, which provides farmers with alerts on “feeding schedules, on when to expect their cows to be in heat or on disease outbreaks”; M-PESA, a cellphone-based money transfer service in Kenya; and “Maisha, an app that helps pregnant women and first-time mothers with the health of their children” (Raghavan, 3/31).

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Sierra Leone Charges 29 Government Health Officials With Defrauding GAVI…

Kaiser GH Update — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:10:00 +0000

“The head of Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission says that 29 government health officials will appear in court on corruption charges for having allegedly defrauded” the GAVI Alliance, the Associated Press reports. “Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara told the Associated Press that the government’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kisito Sheku Daoh, six other medical doctors and 22 health officials are charged with defrauding the [GAVI Alliance]” (3/10). “The GAVI Alliance put on hold some $6 million in grants late last year after an internal audit found more than $1 million already disbursed for the impoverished West African nation’s health sector had gone missing,” according to Reuters, which adds, “GAVI said irregularities, which included undocumented expenses, cash disbursements with no documentation and overcharged procurement costs, occurred from 2008 to 2011″ (Trenchard, 3/8).

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Global Gender Equality Critical For Successful Development Programs

Kaiser GH Update — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:52:00 +0000

“Many steps have been taken during the Obama administration to elevate the issues of global gender equality,” but “[p]erhaps the most critical thus far occurred on January 30, 2013, when President Obama signed a presidential memorandum focusing on these issues,” contributor Juliana Thong writes in the “Global Washington” blog. She outlines the details of the memorandum, which aims to “promote gender equality and to empower women and girls globally … by strengthening and expanding U.S. government capacity and coordination across all its agencies.” She continues, “As we know, empowering women and girls promotes economic growth, improves health, and decreases corruption in communities and nations.

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Fakes and Fraud: another threat to malaria funds

Bill Brieger — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:30:00 +0000

While some countries are being praised this week for their progress in controlling malaria, Uganda seems to be suffering from a double knock out punch when it comes to malaria financing. Challenges have appeared in both the private and public sectors. In the most recent scorecard from the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) scored poorly in terms of long lasting insecticide treated net distribution and low on the measure of government financial support for the health sector. The private sector challenge has come in the form of fake medicines in local shops.

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The countries most at risk of coups

Humanosphere — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:00:00 +0000

The Nate Silver of global instability is, according to this Washington Post article, a political scientist named Jay Ulfelder who I’ve cited before at his excellently named blog Dart-Throwing Chimp. Here’s a map of the countries Ulfelder thinks are at high risk for coups this year: Washington Post Continue reading →

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Countries at Greatest Risk of Coup

Tom Murphy — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:00:00 +0000

What countries are most likely to see a coup this year? Political Scientist Jay Ulfelder (if you are not already regularly reading his blog, go there now and subscribe) unveiled an index that attempts to answer that question early last year. With the mixed reports about a possible coup attempt in Eritrea yesterday, Max Fisher penned a post today (worth reading in full) that uses Ulfelder’s data on which countries are at the greatest coup risk. What stands out is the visualization of the data on a map done by Fisher. Africa lights up the map with quite a few countries that make it into the top portion of the list

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Perceptions of government knowledge and control over contributions of aid…

GlobalizationAndHealth — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:00:00 +0000

Background: Almost 50% of the Nepali health budget is made up of international aid. International Non-Governmental Organizations working in the field of health are able to channel their funds directly to grass root level. During a 2010 conference, the Secretary of Population stated that the government has full knowledge and control over all funds and projects coming to Nepal. However, there are no documents to support this.

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Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products opened for…

WHO News — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:00:00 +0000

10 January 2013 — The Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, adopted by the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in November, was opened for signature by the Parties in a ceremony at WHO Headquarters. The new international treaty is aimed at combating illegal trade in tobacco products through control of the supply chain and international cooperation.

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GlobalPost special: Chaos in Congo

Humanosphere — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:00:00 +0000

As the world’s attention (deficit disorder) turns away from the conflict in DR Congo, GlobalPost’s Tristan McConnell has produced an excellent series of reports (with great photographs) entitled Chaos in Congo. The rebel militia in Congo that has spawned much of the fighting — which is reportedly supported, possibly directed, by the Rwandan government — … Continue reading →

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Healthy Dose: India’s $2.2 Billion Program Fails

PSIHealthyLives — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:20:00 +0000

December 21, 2012 Businessweek provides an in depth look into the failed malnutrition program in India that cost over $2 billion. India’s only government program to nourish as many as 160 million children under six has failed those from Kaushambhi district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, and tens of millions of others around the country. The billions India budgets for feeding children — 4.4 cents for each per day — have barely dented one of the world’s highest rates of child malnutrition. Instead, the program has allowed a web of private firms to take over distribution, in defiance of orders from the Supreme Court of India. For almost a decade the firms have delivered — or not delivered — a supply of unpalatable powdered rations of dubious nutritional value, according to interviews, court documents and a confidential report showing one state government has known about the theft and corruption for more than a year