Rift Valley Institute Update February 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------
COURSES & CONFERENCES | ALL REGIONS Field Courses 2014: Applications open (http://riftvalley.net/news/field-courses-2014-applications-open) THURSDAY, 23 JANUARY 2014 | FIELD COURSES 2014 PROSPECTUS (http://riftvalley.net/download/file/fid/3194) | TESTIMONIALS (http://riftvalley.net/download/file/fid/3205) | ONLINE APPLICATION FORM/S'INSCIRE ENLIGNE (http://riftvalley.net/page/rift-valley-institute-field-courses-2014) | MORE INFORMATION (http://riftvalley.net/course/rvi-field-courses) | INFORMATION EN FRANÇAIS (http://riftvalley.net/page/stages-d%C3%A9tudes-du-rvi) The Rift Valley Institute's field courses on Sudan and South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes take place from May to July 2014. Now in their eleventh year, the courses provide a basis for understanding current political and developmental challenges in the region... MORE > (http://riftvalley.net/news/field-courses-2014-applications-open) ------------------------------------------------------------ NAIROBI FORUM | SUDAN & SOUTH SUDAN South Sudan: Is Peace Possible? (http://riftvalley.net/event/south-sudan-peace-possible) FRIDAY, 10 JANUARY 2014 | NAIROBI | RVI - NAIROBI FORUM - SOUTH SUDAN IS PEACE POSSIBLE - JANUARY 2014.PDF (http://riftvalley.net/download/file/fid/3219) | READ MEETING REPORT (http://riftvalley.net/event/south-sudan-peace-possible#read) On 10 January 2014, three weeks after the South Sudan crisis began--as peace talks stalled in Addis Ababa and the death toll continued to grow--representatives of South Sudanese civil society met in Nairobi to discuss the crisis, its historical roots, and the possibility of peace... MORE > (http://riftvalley.net/event/south-sudan-peace-possible) ------------------------------------------------------------ USALAMA | GREAT LAKES RVI Usalama Project: the Kinshasa conference (http://riftvalley.net/event/rvi-usalama-project-kinshasa-conference) 2013 | RVI - USALAMA PROJECT - THE KINSHASA CONFERENCE.PDF (http://riftvalley.net/download/file/fid/3176) | AUTHORED BY MICHEL THILL | EDITED BY JOHN RYLE & TYMON KIEPE | VERSION FRANÇAISE ( http://riftvalley.net/page/projet-usalama-du-rvi-conf%C3%A9rence-de-kinshasa ) This was a joint meeting organised by the Rift Valley Institute (RVI), the Réseau pour la réforme du secteur de sécurité et de la justice (RRSSJ), the Centre pour la Gouvernance (CEGO) and the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA)... MORE > (http://riftvalley.net/event/rvi-usalama-project-kinshasa-conference) ------------------------------------------------------------ NAIROBI FORUM | EAST AFRICA The 'other' Kenya: A conversation with Mohammed Adow of Al Jazeera ( http://riftvalley.net/event/other-kenya-conversation-mohammed-adow-al-jazeera ) WEDNESDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2013 | NAIROBI In early January 2014, al-Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Adow was expelled from South Sudan for reporting on the anti-government advance on the capital, Juba. The previous month Adow... MORE > ( http://riftvalley.net/event/other-kenya-conversation-mohammed-adow-al-jazeera ) ------------------------------------------------------------ NAIROBI FORUM | HORN OF AFRICA | POLITICS NOW IGAD and Somalia (http://riftvalley.net/event/igad-and-somalia) FRIDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2013 | RVI NAIROBI FORUM - MEETING REPORT - IGAD AND SOMALIA.PDF (http://riftvalley.net/download/file/fid/3168) | NAIROBI The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) aims to promote peace, security, prosperity and economic integration in Eastern Africa. Since 2004, it has been active in supporting... MORE > (http://riftvalley.net/event/igad-and-somalia) ------------------------------------------------------------ FIELD NOTES | SUDAN & SOUTH SUDAN Letter from Isoke No 11: Ghost teachers, scorpions, broken chairs ( http://riftvalley.net/news/letter-isoke-no-11-ghost-teachers-scorpions-broken-chairs ) DECEMBER 2013| BY ELIZABETH HODGKIN | ISOKE, SOUTH SUDAN The subject of the Comprehension test in the school certificate exam this year was cattle-raiding. Cattle-raiding is a specialty round here, so it was much easier for the students than last... MORE > ( http://riftvalley.net/news/letter-isoke-no-11-ghost-teachers-scorpions-broken-chairs ) ------------------------------------------------------------ ALL REGIONS Rift Valley Institute Prospectus 2014 ( http://riftvalley.net/page/prospectuses) 2014 | RVI - 2014 GENERAL PROSPECTUS.PDF (http://riftvalley.net/download/file/fid/3198) The Rift Valley Institute (RVI) is an independent, non-profit organization, founded in Sudan in 2001 and currently working in seven countries in Eastern and Central Africa. The aim of the Institute is... MORE > (http://riftvalley.net/page/prospectuses) ------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.riftvalley.net/ The Rift Valley Institute (RVI) is an independent, non-profit organisation working in Eastern and Central Africa. The aims of the Institute are to advance understanding of the region and its diverse communities, connect local knowledge to social and political action, defend freedom of information and promote social justice. RVI programmes include action-oriented research, field-based training, digital archives, distance learning and open-access publishing. Fellows of the Rift Valley Institute (RVI) are specialists in the Eastern and Central African region, drawn from Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas. They include practitioners, activists and academic specialists in the fields of human rights, history, anthropology, political science, economics, aid and development, conservation, media, diplomacy and law. 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