“Giving and Sharing - A national awareness campaign to highlight, honour and strengthen volunteerism and philanthropy in South Africa" will take place between 8-15 November 2002. The campaign is to encourage and challenge all NGO's to develop relationships with the media and to share their good news stories; and all Non-Profit organisations to find creative ways of showing appreciation to their supporters.

The South African government, in a statement on HIV/AIDS, has urged the country to "join hands so that we can together build on the progress that has been made in the fight against the epidemic, to intensify the campaign of hope."

Did you know that Europe's 21 million dairy cows could take a luxury round-the-world trip for the amount European governments spend subsidising their farmers every year? It means European cows receive more income per day than the 3 billion people in the world who live on less than US$2 a day. Join Cafod's trade justice campaign.

Zimbabwe's police force has just signed a regional code of conduct that binds them to a respect for human rights. Visit this page and decide for yourself whether they measure up. If they don't, various contact details are provided for you to express your opinion.

Human rights group Women Against Child Abuse and the Democratic Alliance (DA) have launched a campaign to put pressure on government to allocate resources to fight the criminal abuse of women and children.

Export subsidies from the EU encourage European dairy farmers to over produce, creating the infamous European butter mountain. This surplus is dumped on the markets of some of the world's poorest countries putting local dairy producers out of business. In Zimbabwe butter production fell by 92% between 1994 and 1999 because dairy farmers could not compete with subsidised European butter. Action for Southern Africa is campaigning to allow African farmers the freedom to grow.

This year alone, 57 people have been deliberately and arbitrarily killed and over a thousand tortured for their political beliefs in Zimbabwe. Violence has become a tool of the government of Robert Mugabe to silence its opponents and maintain its grip on power. South Africa, with its enormous economic and political importance in the region, is in a unique position to influence Robert Mugabe. President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa has been working behind the scenes to establish peace. Despite this, the violence continues. It's time to change tactics. A strong public signal from South Africa has the power to force change in Zimbabwe. Let President Mbeki know that the people of Zimbabwe need him.

A radical section of the founding members of Radio Television Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM) hijacked the radio station and used it for a killing campaign during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, genocide suspect Ferdinand Nahimana has testified before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).

The Linking Solidarity Discussion Forum is designed as an exchange and meeting place for all victims, relatives, individuals or organizations concerned by or acting against enforced or involuntary disappearances world-wide and in particular in Africa. You can post testimonies, messages of solidarity, information and opinions under each of the thematic or geographic headers. You can also react to posted messages. You can subscribe to a specific forum thread. Each entry will be screened by the forum moderator. If you don't want to reveal your identity, post your message under a pseudonym. Your e-mail address will be known only by the moderator.

The concept of 'managed competition' to improve efficiency has been common in health sector reform in wealthy countries. It has also been exported to health systems in the South, involving privatisation and marketisation. Research from the UK Institute of Development Studies questions whether this competitive approach is appropriate in a sector where ethical behaviour, altruism and co-operation are essential for good quality services.

Have you ever wondered how change happens? Ever wonder if you could be a part of something that will improve the lives of billions around the world? It all starts here. You too can become a Jubilee campaigner, raising awareness and taking action to make freedom from debt a reality.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has targeted vulnerable youths and their parents through the media, as part of an information campaign against human trafficking.

The new system of international justice, which came about with the creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC), is under attack. The USA is trying to ensure that US nationals are exempt from ICC jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Join Amnesty International members and sign a petition urging all governments not to enter into the impunity agreements that the US is promoting.

The spread of HIV/AIDS and inequality go hand in hand, argues a new report from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), with the two negative outcomes of globalisation being hazardous forms of child labour and the risk of HIV/AIDS infection. The ILO report investigates the factors that contribute to child labour as a result of HIV infection.

We are looking for a highly energetic and motivated professional to support the development and delivery of a regional advocacy, campaign and media strategy. The postholder will be based within the Regional Management Centre in Pretoria, South Africa.

An anti-corruption campaign by Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has helped transform his image from that of dubious victor of an illegitimate election, to a crusader out to cleanse the country of his predecessor's alleged sleaze. But human rights groups have begun to voice concern that the investigations are increasingly looking like a witch-hunt aimed at settling old political scores.

Amina Lawal has been sentenced to death by stoning - she is to buried up to her neck in the ground, after which her punishers will surround her and throw rocks at her head until her skull is crushed and she dies a painful and horrible death. She has only thirty days to appeal her trial. Please go to the Amnesty International site, www.mertonai.org/amina/ and sign the letter addressed to the President of Nigeria. It literally takes one minute, and could help to save her life, as well as put an end to this kind of cruel and disgraceful practice.

Please endorse the Global Day of Protest Against Coca-Cola to pay for AIDS treatment for its 100,000 African workers. Coke is the largest foreign employer in Africa. Volkswagen, Heineken and DaimlerChrysler already pay for AIDS treatments in Africa. Anglo Gold and DeBeers (diamonds) recently promised to do so.

Around 150 activists belonging to Sudan's opposition have been arrested during the past two weeks, according to the OMCT. The organisation fears that the detainees will be subjected to torture and requests concerned individuals and organisations to put pressure on the Sudanese authorities.

Fistula affects an estimated 2 million women worldwide, with 50,000 to 100,000 new cases each year. The overwhelming majority are in Africa. Nigeria alone has an estimated one million victims. Another 200,000 are in Ethiopia. In Niger, the condition is so common, it is the leading cause of divorce nationwide.