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NEW PUBLICATIONS
 China’s New Role in Africa and the South: A search for a new perspective
Edited by Dorothy-Grace Guerrero and Firoze Manji
China’s global expansion is much talked about, but usually from the viewpoint of the West. This unique collection of essays, written by scholars and activists from China and the global South, provides diverse views on the challenges faced by Africa, Latin America and Asia as a result of China’s rise as a significant global economic power. Chinese aid, trade and investments – driven by the needs of its own economy – present both threats and opportunities for the South, requiring a nuanced analysis that goes beyond simplistic caricatures of ‘good’ and ‘evil’.
Read more about this book
 Africa’s long road to rights
Hakima Abbas
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. This is a moment for celebration, but also for reflection on the achievements and the limitations of the commission.
Read more about this book
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TOP 10 AWARD FOR PAMBAZUKA NEWS
For the third consecutive year (2005, 2006, 2007), Pambazuka News has
been voted by subscribers and voters around the world as one of the
"Top 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics" in an
award organised by PoliticsOnline and World E-Gov Forum.
"This prestigious award seeks to recognize the innovators and
pioneers, the dreamers and doers who bring democracy online. This
year marked the toughest year ever in choosing the 20 finalists."
Thank you to all of you who voted for Pambazuka News, our readers,
writers and contributors. This is your award. Congratulations to you
all.
Pambazuka News - Changing the World of Internet and Politics
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| MAKING A DIFFERENCE |
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To find out more about these and other current projects, visit MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Fahamu is making a difference by working with:
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The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) has supported the French edition of Pambazuka News, Fahamu's authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa.
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HIVOS is supporting the production of trade and justice special issues of Pambazuka News and the use of SMS for the protection of land rights in South Africa.
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Solidarity for African Women's Rights
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Sigrid Rausing have supported Fahamu's collaboration with SOAWR
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Ford Foundation
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Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
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UN System Staff College
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Association for the Prevention of Torture
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New Field Foundation, a supporting organization of the Tides Foundation
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Article XIX, Swedish International Development Agency, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Media Institute of Southern Africa
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Fahamu has run training on investigating, monitoring and reporting
on human rights violations for International Rescue Committee field
staff internationally
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| LEARNING FOR CHANGE |
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Learning for change is a programme of supported distance learning for organisations working for progressive social change.
See Learning for change for more details, or visit our new online shop.
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Pambazuka News podcast
Between the 25th of January and the 2nd of Feb 2008, the town of Butare, Rwanda, hosted its first International Arts Festival organized by the University Centre for Arts. Entitled 'Arts Azimuts'.
To listen, visit our Broadcasts page
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Pambazuka News Wins Award
Pambazuka News has been nominated for a second year running as one of the top 10 websites that are changing the world of internet and politics.
Pambazuka News, produced by Fahamu, is the authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa providing cutting edge commentary and in-depth analysis on politics and current affairs, development, human rights, refugees, gender issues and culture in Africa.
Pambazuka News is now published in French - read it here
Catching history on its wings: the experience of Pambazuka News
by Firoze Manji and Patrick Burnett
In this article the current and founding editors reflect on the birth and rapid evolution of Pambazuka News.
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| FREE HUMAN RIGHTS TRAINING ONLINE |
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 Top quality training on human rights is now available for free online, thanks to a partnership between Fahamu and the OpenCourseWare Consortium.
Through the partnership, the Oxford University accredited course 'An Introduction to Human Rights' has been made available on the Fahamu website. The course is designed to provide users with a comprehensive definition of human rights and how these rights are monitored and enforced.
View the course
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| OUR AWARDS |
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Highway Africa 2005
Pambazuka News won the non-profit category for the innovative use of new media.
AOL Innovations in the Community Award 2004
For innovations in the use of SMS for advocacy work.
GenARDIS
Fahamu South Africa is one of the 10 winners of the Gender and Agriculture in the Information Society (GenARDIS) 2005 Award.
Stockholm Challenge 2004
Fahamu was runner up for the development of distance learning courses for human rights organisations.
PoliticsOnline and the 6th Worldwide Forum on Electronic Democracy
Pambazuka News was recognised as one of the top 10 individuals, organisations and companies “who are changing the world of internet and politics”.
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AFRICAN VOICES ON DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
EDITORIALS FROM PAMBAZUKA NEWS 2004
Pambazuka News has become one of the best references on African matters.
Dembe Moussa Dembele, Director of the Forum for African Alternatives
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