2010 | July 21
STATEMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS DELIVERED TO THE 15TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE AFRICAN UNION
WE the members of African Civil Society comprising organizations working on, maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, water and sanitation, gender, youth, human rights, peace and security, and sustainable development issues in Africa;
HAVING MET in Kampala, Uganda from July 14th to 16th, 2010 for the Civil Society Organizations Pre Summit meeting organized by the African Union Commission in collaboration with the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) to discuss issues affecting Maternal, Infant and Child Health and Development in Africa;
EXPRESSING our appreciation to the President of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the people of Uganda for their warm hospitality and support during our meeting;
WE SHARE the grief and sympathise with the families affected by the July 11th tragedy;
AFFIRMING our role as key actors in supporting the work of our governments towards achieving Africa's developmental goals, particularly in providing reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services, sensitizing communities, providing a voice to the voiceless, offering innovative perspectives on the challenges we are facing as a continent and building links between the community and government;
NOTING that most African countries are off track in meeting the MDG targets on maternal, infant and child health. ASHAMED that Africa continues to lose an average...Read more
2010 | July 19
Zambia Launches Fair Play Campaign
On the 4th of June, 2010, Fair Play or Africa-Zambia was launched at the Barclay Sports Complex, in the Zambian capital city of Lusaka. It was preceded by a number of activities that created momentum and interest around the campaign towards the launch-a media launch, a workshop for mass mobilization, community soccer practices, and community soccer competitions. The media launch was held in order to familiarise media practitioners with the Fair Play concept, goal, objectives and strategies. It was also used to forge relations with media practitioners and co-opt them in the campaign. These objectives were largely achieved. Similarly, the workshop for mass mobilization was held in order to acquaint selected community leaders with the Fair Play concept. It was also used to share proposed strategies for achieving campaign objectives and elicit contributions from the public about the proposed strategies especially utilization of soccer to build mass support for improved public health services. Workshop invitees also got an opportunity to make tentative plans for forming community soccer teams that could be used as a means of propagating the health message. The workshop took place on 8th May, 2010. Community soccer practices were held between 14th and 17th May, 2010. Aside...Read more
