Irish Council for International Students (ICOS)
The Irish Aid Fellowship Training Programme
Each year, the Irish Aid Fellowship Training Programme brings suitably qualified candidates from developing countries to undertake postgraduate studies in Ireland in fields such as development studies, rural development, health care, education and law.
It is one of the ways in which Irish Aid supports capacity development in its nine priority countries in Africa and Asia and also in Palestine.
The next opportunity to apply will be Autumn 2010 for entry in the 2011-2012 academic year.
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The 4th IFHE Africa Regional Conference 2009
The 4th IFHE Africa Regional Conference
22 - 25 September 2009
"Consumer Sciences beyond 100 Years: Empowering for the Digital World"
University of Swaziland, Department of Home Economics, Swaziland
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Submitted by Sidiga WASHI, IFHE Vice-President Region of Africa
Home Economics Department Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Home Economics Department of Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Nigeria supports Sustainable Water Consumption
Submitted by Nwakego MOLOKWU, IFHE Liaison Person for Nigeria
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Partnership Agreement in Cameroon
Partnership Agreement between The Ministry of Secodary Education (MINESEC) and the "Councellors Association in Home Economics in Cameroon (CHEA-CA)"
There is signed an agreement between:
The Ministry of Secondary Education (MINESEC), represented by the Minister Mr Louis Bapes Bapes, acting as a state authority here after name she are hand; and the Women Counsellors Association in Home Economics in Cameroon (CHEA-CA) represented by Ms Wandji Marie-Louise NWAFO-WANDJI, IFHE EC Member of the African Region.
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- Minister Louis Babes BAPES and Marie-Louise NWAFO-WANDJI, IFHE EC Member of the African Region sign the agreement
- Participants of the Signature Convention
News from African Development Information (AfDevInfo)
AfDevinfo tracks the mechanics of political and economic development across Sub Saharan Africa. They draw together a diverse range of publicly available data and present it as an accessible and ever expanding online database.
AfDevinfo offers unlimited access to over 100,000 interlinked records through a range of thematic reports. New research is added weekly addressing key and emerging themes in African development.
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Olive MUGENDA Vice Chancellor of Kenyatta University
The Kenyatta University Vice Chancellor Prof. Olive MUGENDA (c) is fitted with a grown by Prof. Tahira HIRA of USIU (l), as Dr. Mary GETHI looks on during MUGENDA´s inauguration ceremony as vice chancellor.
Appointment of Olive MUGENDA was a welcome milestone
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