August 2008 Edilson Dinande is ten years old and regarded as society trash. Hes a street child one of 400 who live on the streets of Maputo in Mozambique. He owes his way of life to the destructing civil war. But that war finished sixteen years ago and still the number of children scratching a living by collecting bottles and bits of metal for recycling or petty crime isnt getting any smaller. The street children seem to have been forgotten by society and the government and a new generation is growing up knowing nothing but street life. And yet Mozambiques economy is booming.
Tags :street children, Maputo, Mozambique, society, crime, civil war, economy, Nicole van Schaik

Every Human Has Rights campaign "Any society is judged by how they treat their children - more commitment is needed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals" - Graça Machel talking about the link between human rights and the MDGs for the Every Human Has Rights campaign (www.everyhumanhasrights.org). Biog Graça Machel is a renowned international advocate for women's and children's rights, and has been a social and political activist for decades. She is President of the Foundation for Community Development (FDC - www.fdc.org.mz a not-for-profit Mozambican organisation she founded in 1994. In 1994, the Secretary General of the United Nations appointed Graça Machel as an independent expert to carry out an assessment of the impact of armed conflict on children. Full biography: www.theelders.org Photo credits: Photo 1 -- Ian Terney Photo 2 -- Canadian Crossroads International Photo 3 -- Philip West Photo 4 -- Reyner Araujo Photo 5 -- Ian Tierney Photo 6 -- Widya Wijayanti Photo 7 -- Yusuke Harade Photo 8 -- Global Call to Action against Poverty Photo 9 -- CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation Photo 10 -- Marco Castro, www.un.orgavphoto Photo 11 -- Nayiri Dikranian
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www.biblesocietynsw.com.au Mozambique is one of the poorest nations on earth. Even if someone could afford to buy a Bible, it's unlikely they'd be able to read it. Just 44% of people in Mozambique can read - and this figure is even lower in rural areas.
Tags :Projects, 2011, Bible, Society, NSW, Mozambique, Rural, Literacy

OMS partner with the Igreja Evangelica Palavra Viva Church in Mozambique, with over 50 church plants, supporting the nationals as they endeavour to follow Jesus Christ and communicate the Gospel message to their own people.
Tags :geotagged, Mozambique Missionaries, One Mission Society, Mozambique, Country of Contrast, Desperate Needs, Hope for the hopeless, church palnting, Igreja Evangelica Palavra Viva, Church Training, Biblical Marriage, ECC, Maputo Theological Seminary, pastor support, Worldwide Missionaries

Follow the progress as the Maputo Bible Seminary is constructed, that it might be used by OMS in Mozambique to train national Christians in the Bible.
Tags :'Geotagged', Mozambique Missionaries, One Mission Society, Mozambique, Building God's Kingdom, Maputo Theological Seminary, Prayer T3, Church, Portuguese Training, Bible, Africa, Church planting, Worldwide Missionaries

Mozambique is regularly affected by serious floods. In 2000 and 2001, more than 700 people died. However, when the floods came again in 2007 and 2008, the death toll was much lower. This is mainly due to the disaster preparedness efforts carried out by the Mozambique Red Cross Society and other partners. This film shows how the Red Cross network of community-based trained volunteers are ready to raise the alarm in villages as soon as the water level starts to rise and help affected people to move to higher ground. It also clearly shows the importance of investing in disaster preparedness to limit the effects of natural disasters such as floods. More information: www.ifrc.org Film produced by Rockhopper for the BBC: www.rockhopper.tv http Partners: European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department - ec.europa.eu Year: 2007 Duration: 23 minutes 57 seconds
Tags :Red, Cross, Crescent, International, IFRC, Disaster, Relief, Preparedness, Health, Humanitarian, Assistance, Volunteers, Humanity

When American volunteer Ali Pinschmidt began teaching in Mozambique in 2003 with ADPP** she never anticipated making a documentary. But within a short time, she found the Mozambican people and way of life so captivating, she began to do some informal filming. Over two years, this footage evolved into a comprehensive montage of interviews, music, and scenes of daily life and work from both a Mozambican and international perspective. "The Things We've Learned" lends insight into the struggles and joys of modern Mozambican society while frankly depicting the difficulties and triumphs that international volunteers experience while living and working in Southern Africa. Chapters include a personal look at the still taboo AIDS epidemic; the overwhelming impact of health concerns such as malaria; the subsequent resiliency and spirit of a nation bound by community ties; an introspective look at the causes and consequences of poverty, and the self-esteem of a people acutely aware of their Third-World status; and the vibrancy of cultural exchange between a uniquely beautiful African people and an array of international volunteers and community development workers. "The Things We've Learned" is of particular interest for anyone considering work or travel in Sub-Saharan Africa. These compelling stories paint an overwhelming testament to the value of and need for international exchange and grassroots development work. The video is available for sale as a 70 minute DVD or 120 minute ...
Tags :Mozambique, Africa, volunteer, development, peace, corps, travel, AIDS, HIV, poverty, Pinschmidt, documentary, Lamego, Radical, Lens

VSO has produced a new video highlighting our work with a partner organisation, Reencontro. As part of our RAISA (Regional AIDS Initiative of Southern Africa) programme in Mozambique, VSO and Reencontro run income-generation projects and provide vocational training in areas such as sewing and carpentry to help HIV positive women and men earn a living. RAISA is a four-year initiative seeking to strengthen the response to the HIV & AIDS pandemic in Southern Africa. It aims to join forces with government institutions and civil society organisations to provide effective prevention, treatment, care and advocacy for people affected by HIV & AIDS, and to mitigate the personal, social and economic impact of the pandemic.
Tags :mozambique, hiv, aids, vso

The executive director of the Bible Society in Queensland Australia - Steve 'Sharpa Zulu' Davies, takes us on a journey to Mozambique where the MozOutreach rural literacy program is dramatically impacting communities.
Tags :Africa, literacy, bible society, steve davies, mozambique outreach

This music video is a tribute to my all time favourite movie : Collateral directed by Michael Mann and character - Vincent,the professional contract killer played to perfection by Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise. It always fascinated me how the director succeded in presenting the collapse of a man's whole world,whole life in just one night - all wrapped in a brilliant & nail biting cat and mouse game in the unique atmosphere of Los Angeles. Cast : Tom Cruise,Jamie Foxx,Jada Pinkett Smith,Mark Ruffalo,Peter Berg,the cameos of Javier Bardem & Jason Statham. The background song i used is the late Tupac Shakur's Starin' Through My Rear View remixed with Phil Collins's hit song from his debut solo album Face Value : In The Air Tonight - it featured in Cruise's other movie from his early career - Risky Business (1983). Title : The "Mozambique Drill", also known as the Failure to Stop Drill, or Failure Drill, is a close-quarter shooting technique in which the shooter fires twice into the torso of a target (known as a double tap to the center of mass), momentarily assesses the hits, then follows them up with a carefully aimed shot to the head of the target. The third shot should be aimed to destroy the brain or brain stem, killing the target and preventing the target from retaliating.It's the very same method Vincent is using while taking out his targets. Lyrics : Staring at the world through my rearview Just looking back at the world, from another level you know what I mean ...
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Schools for Africa, a partnerhsip between UNICEF, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Hamburg Society, aims to benefit 8 million more children by creating conditions that will attract children to school, keep them there and provide them with a safe and protective environment where they can learn, play and become masters of their own lives. Working with governments, local authorities and communities in 11 of Africa's most needy countries, UNICEF is helping build basic new schools and repair existing ones. Children receive exercise books, pencils and other learning materials, and UNICEF is training thousands of additional teachers to provide children with quality education. Find out more: www.schoolsforafrica.com
Tags :schools for africa, education, girls education, community, child friendly schools, unicef, nelson, mandela, foundation

Mozambicans talk about the role that small businesses can take in protecting forests. Charcoal makers conserve tree stocks to ensure that they can be in business tomorrow; growers of medicinal plants export to South Africa and the value of this trade ensures that they protect their resource. But there are also illegal operators and regulation of business is an issue for both central and local government. This is one of the Canopy of Friends video clips, created under the Growing Forest Partnership (GFP) initiative, aiming to stimulate debate on new ways to manage the world's forests. Location: Mozambique, June 2009 Interviewees: Stakeholders in forestry in Mozambique including representatives of civil society, government (national and local), small business owners, foresters.
Tags :GFP, Growing, Forest, Partnerships, Canopy, Forestry, IIED, International, Institute, for, Environment, and, Development, small, medium, enterprises, Mozambique, access, to, resources, participation

VSO has produced a new video highlighting our work with a partner organisation, Reencontro. As part of our RAISA (Regional AIDS Initiative of Southern Africa) programme in Mozambique, VSO and Reencontro run income-generation projects and provide vocational training in areas such as sewing and carpentry to help HIV positive women and men earn a living. RAISA is a four-year initiative seeking to strengthen the response to the HIV & AIDS pandemic in Southern Africa. It aims to join forces with government institutions and civil society organisations to provide effective prevention, treatment, care and advocacy for people affected by HIV & AIDS, and to mitigate the personal, social and economic impact of the pandemic. Watch the video The video comes in two parts - Watch part 2
Tags :mozambique, hiv, aids, vso

The Pan Africa Chemistry Network (PACN), a partnership between the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and Syngenta, hosted a Sustainable Water Conference from the 25-28 August in Nairobi, Kenya. Speakers included Joachim Chissano, former President of Mozambique, Dr. Richard Pike, CEO of the RSC and Mike Mack, Syngenta CEO.
Tags :PACN, Syngenta, water

UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2008 URL: www.unesco.org Description: Gule Wamkulu was a secret cult, involving a ritual dance practiced among the Chewa in Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique. It was performed by members of the Nyau brotherhood, a secret society of initiated men.Within the Chewas traditional matrilineal society, where married men played a rather marginal role, the Nyau offered a means to establish a counterweight and solidarity among men of various villages. Nyau members still are responsible for the initiation of young men into adulthood, and for the performance of the Gule Wamkulu at the end of the initiation procedure, celebrating the young mens integration into adult society. Gule Wamkulu is performed in the season following the July harvest, but it can also be seen at weddings, funerals, and the installation or the death of a chief. On these occasions, the Nyau dancers wear costumes and masks made of wood and straw, representing a great variety of characters, such as wild animals, spirits of the dead, slave traders as well as more recent figures such as the honda or the helicopter. Each of these figures plays a particular, often evil, character expressing a form of misbehavior, teaching the audience moral and social values. These figures perform dances with extraordinary energy, entertaining and scaring the audience as representatives of the world of the spirits and the dead. Gule Wamkulu dates back to the ...
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Trailer for A Healthy Society - how a focus on health can revive Canadian democracy by Ryan Meili, Purich Publishing, 2012. Video by Andreipedia www.youtube.com Music Wake Me Up At The Coast - Slow Down, Molasses slowdownmolasses.blogspot.ca Find out more www.ryanmeili.ca http @ryanmeili #healthysociety "The impact of the social determinants of health is well known to governments and to health care organizations. The major challenge before us lies in turning this understanding into concrete actions that have an impact on individual Canadians and communities." Hon. Roy J. Romanow, former Saskatchewan Premier, from the foreword Drawing on his experiences as a family physician in the inner city of Saskatoon, in Mozambique, and in rural Saskatchewan, Dr. Meili argues that health delivery too often focuses on treatment of immediate causes and ignores more fundamental conditions that lead to poor health. Income, education, employment, housing, the wider environment, and social supports: far more than the actions of physicians, nurses, and other health care providers, it is these conditions that make the greatest difference in our health. Brought to life by patient stories, A Healthy Society explores a number of specific health determinants, and ends in a discussion of democratic reforms that could help reshape the way we organize ourselves to create a truly healthy society. Through a mix of scholarship and story, the author proposes a new approach to politics. The use of human ...
Tags :Health, Ryan Meili, Canadian Politics

On Wednesday, March 14, 2012 the World Premiere of War Elephants was held at National Geographic Society during the 20th annual Environmental Film Festival. The film was followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Joyce and Bob Poole, National Geographic Senior Producer David Hamlin and Mateus Mutemba, Park Administrator of Mozambique's Gorongosa National park. To learn more about the Environmental Film Festival please visit www.dceff.org
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OMS Mozambique video
Tags :Girassol, One, Mission, Society, OMS, Mozambique, charity, children

wiki.letstalknetwork.tv =Event= *iWeek2011 **www.iweek.org.za =William Stucke= Councillor William Stucke **www.iweek.org.za =Slides= William Stucke iWeek 2011 Presentation **www.iweek.org.za =Who= Councillor Stucke was appointed in November 2009. He a founding member and Chairman of the African Association of Internet Service Providers Association. Councillor Stucke comes from a mining background, in project management. William played various roles, from commissioning a Gold Plant (Project Engineer) to automating two underground Diamond Mines (Project Leader). He was part of De Beers biggest research project to date, that developed a completely automated diamond sorting house (FISH), using a number of in-house developed new technologies. Designed, built, commissioned and operated the first fibre optic Ethernet network in an underground mine in RSA. William has consulted to Eskom, Deloitte & Touche, DataPro, World Bank, IORC, OFiO and others. Education B. Sc. (Hons) Engineering from Thames, London. He completed 1983 Government Certificate of Competency as an Electrical Engineer (Mines) 1985 MOP (UNISA) completed 1988 He has presented papers on a range of Internet, VoIP, and telecommunications liberalisation subjects, at conferences in RSA, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, and elsewhere.
Tags :iweek2011, Councillor, William, Stucke, Lets Talk Event, Event, Let's talk network, Lets Talk Network, episode, africa, Podcast, Vpodcast, South Africa, news, talk, commentary, talk show, hot topics, talking, chat, ltstar, talks, play, action, let's, live