New Civil Servant Support Officers Arrive from Kenya for Mentoring Assignments to Strengthen South Sudan’s Civil Service: Seven new public servants from the Republic of Kenya arrived to Juba this week to begin their assignments as civil service support officers (CSSOs) as part of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Regional Initiative for Capacity Enhancement … [Read more...] about New Civil Servant Support Officers Arrive from Kenya for Mentoring Assignments to Strengthen South Sudan’s Civil Service
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Why social grants matter in South Africa: they support 33% of the nation | The Conversation
Why social grants matter in South Africa: they support 33% of the nation: Thousands wait in line outside the social services office in Cape Town to register for grants. EPA/Nic BothmaThe South African government’s failure to fix a corrupted R10 billion social grant payment contract has caused a crisis that threatens to disturb monthly payments to millions of vulnerable … [Read more...] about Why social grants matter in South Africa: they support 33% of the nation | The Conversation
South Africa’s child support grant should start in pregnancy. Here’s why | The Conversation
South Africa's child support grant should start in pregnancy. Here's why: ShutterstockPregnancy and childbearing reduces women’s income-generating potential and introduces a host of new expenses. These include needing to eat well and the cost of transport to access antenatal services. Poor women find it difficult to meet these additional costs, … [Read more...] about South Africa’s child support grant should start in pregnancy. Here’s why | The Conversation
The Government of Italy to support the IEBC in readiness for the August 2017 General Elections
The Government of Italy to support the IEBC in readiness for the August 2017 General Elections: The Italian Government has pledged to contribute One Million Euros towards preparation of the 2017 general elections. Through UNDP’s Strengthening Electoral Processes in Kenya project, the Government of Italy has entered into an agreement with UNDP to support the strengthening … [Read more...] about The Government of Italy to support the IEBC in readiness for the August 2017 General Elections
USAID Mission Director Reiterates Support for Fighting Trafficking in Persons
USAID Mission Director Reiterates Support for Fighting Trafficking in Persons: Andrew Karas, Mission Director of The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Ghana visited the Volta Region from January 24-27, where he met with stakeholders impacted by trafficking in persons. These stakeholders included police officers, regional social welfare officers, … [Read more...] about USAID Mission Director Reiterates Support for Fighting Trafficking in Persons
