Presenting their latest work in Africa through still images and video film, Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher travel from the swamplands of the Nile in Sudan, to the Omo River in Ethiopia, and to the semi-desert of northern Kenya. Exploring the secret rituals of coming of age and the arts of courtship and seduction, Fisher and Beckwith seek out some of the most fascinating and visually powerful peoples who still retain their traditions on the African continent.

Today we spend the hour with the legendary folk singer, banjo player, storyteller and activist Pete Seeger. For over 60 years Pete Seeger has been an American icon. In the 1940s, he performed in the Almanac Singers with Woody Guthrie as well as the Weavers. In the 1950s, he opposed Senator Joseph McCarthy's witch hunt and was almost jailed for refusing to answer questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee.

We regularly work with individuals around the world who are interested in connecting with the nonprofit organizations through volunteer opportunities, internships, and job openings.

Following the 2006 Skoll World Forum, which focused on social capital markets, this Alliance special feature takes forward debates from the Forum and looks at the full spectrum of funds available for social change, from grant funding to fully commercial financial instruments.

Our client, the World AIDS Campaign (WAC) is a partnership-led global effort holding policymakers to account on their promises on AIDS.It supports the advocacy and campaign activities of a range of agencies, many outside the mainstream development sector. The WAC works at national and international levels bringing diverse campaigning voices together within a long-term and focused effort.

The glacier has begun to creak. In the world's most powerful dictatorship we detect the merest hint of a thaw. I am not talking about China or Uzbekistan, Burma or North Korea. This state runs no torture chambers or labour camps. No one is executed, though plenty starve to death as a result of its policies.

The Chinese government attaches considerable importance to international cooperation in the fight against corruption, and is willing to do more in this regard, said a senior legislator on Monday (September 4) in Beijing.

Move over Bill, Chris, Michelle, Rush, Sean, & Company. Make way for a worthy challenger to the title of leader of the racist rant pack holding court weekday evenings on his hourly show on CNN.

Adolescents in the developing world are being denied the right to protect themselves from AIDS, says a new publication by the children's agency Plan. It says young people are taking risks, even when they are well informed about HIV and AIDS.

NGOs from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries expressed concerns about the ongoing free trade talks between their governments and the EU. At an April 2006 conference in Brussels, groups urged the EU to regularly provide information and consult with NGOs on development and poverty eradication.

The author of this Ethical Corporation piece argues that NGOs should not blame multinational firms for human rights violations but instead seek accountability from states. However, such an argument overlooks how big companies sometimes push governments for "favorable deals" that further corporate interests.

Looking at structures of power and inequality in the world, this preface discusses obstacles to and prospects for achieving global justice. The lack of international democratic processes and institutions greatly impedes global justice, but it conveniently suits the interests of the "present masters of mankind".

Stephen Lewis, the UN special envoy for AIDS in Africa, explains the "paramount" need for an expanded UN agency to address global women's rights. This Inter Press Service article describes women and girls as victims of gender-violence, genital mutilation, rape and illiteracy.

The Gleitsman Foundation invites nominations for the 2007 International Activist Award, which honours exceptional individuals whose vision and courage inspire others to join with them in confronting and challenging injustice. The award is open to anyone residing outside of the United States. The 2007 Award will honour those who have struggled to correct social injustice

For 650 million people with disabilities - roughly 10 percent of the world’s population - a new U.N. treaty which would extend international human rights to this traditionally marginalised sector of society is finally within reach. After four years and eight sessions of negotiations, the United Nations‘ Convention to Protect the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was finalised last Friday (September 1) by the U.N.

"Why Does Ethnic Diversity Undermine Public Goods Provision?: An Experimental Approach" was written by Jeremy Weinstein, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University, and Non-Resident Fellow, Center for Global Development.

Kumbirai Madzima, the daughter of vice-president, Joyce Mujuru, and her husband Tapiwa have reportedly kicked farmer Darryl Zietmann off his property, Ashcott farm, situated on prime agricultural land about 150km northeast of Harare.

"Mr Lewis had been an employee of Media24, working as a page sub for certain of its Cape Town publications. He has complained of racial divisions in the newsroom in which he worked and of various forms of racism in the company. We do not wish to engage with the merits of this complaint."

Next Generation Awareness Foundation, Inc. Seeks Notable Films, Documentaries and Participants for Consideration for its 2007 Programs

Join Africa Action, activists from around the country, religious leaders, students, and members of the Darfuri and Sudanese community at a gathering to mark the second anniversary of the Bush Administration's declaration that genocide is occurring in Darfur, Sudan.