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Thursday,
26 October 2000


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| 11:00
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MORNING
WORKSHOPS
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Exhibition
Hall A, CIVIC CENTRE |
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2A
French /
Spanish Interpretor
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Monitoring
and evaluation of Development planning project implementation
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Workshop
Organised By: Southern Hemisphere Consulting and Development
Services.
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Dena
Lomofsky, Director, Southern Hemisphere Consultants, South
Africa
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Monitoring
and evaluation and principles |
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Session
2B
French / Spanish Interpretor |
Poverty
Eradication/Social Security
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OPERA
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Chair:
Editha Maslang, Philippines
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Ingrid
Herbst, Consultant E.C.A., Ntsonatsatsi Educare Trust, South
Africa & Charles Wessels, South Africa
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Money
for poverty begs to be managed: a rural South African case study
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| Vorster
Jan, Lecturer, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Social
Assistance to poor children: Reflections on reforms to child
and family grants in South Africa
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Marion Lai, Deputy Director, Social Welfare Department,
Hong Kong |
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Promoting
self-reliance - the role of social security in Hong Kong in
21st century
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| Session
2C |
The
Future Role of the Commonwealth
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Lecture
Theatre, CIVIC CENTRE |
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Workshop
Organised by: Commonwealth Foundation
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2D |
Care
for Older People
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Exhibition Hall B, CIVIC CENTRE |
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Chair:
Paul Rasenooe, South Africa
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Herman
Strydom, PUCHE, South Africa
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Social
development and services for disadvantaged older people in Potchiefstroom
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Josephine
Norward, Assistant Professor, Keane University, USA |
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Support
systems for the elderly in the USA and South Africa: Implications
for policy
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Shou-Jung
Yang, Professor, Soochow University,Taiwan |
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Social
Protection System for the low and middle income aged persons
in Taipei City
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| Session
2E |
Family
and Children's Services
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ON
THE SIDE, Nino's Coffee shop, NICO |
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Chair:
Diane Levine, South Africa
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Vigdis
Bunkholdt, Psychologist, Conference Development, Norway
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The
Norwegian system of foster home care |
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Atalia
Mosek, Senior Lecturer, Tel-Hai Academic College, Israel
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The
future for foster care in Israel - a community based service
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Myung
Woo Kim, President, Social Welfare Society, Inc., Korean
Republic |
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Home
adoption overseas: South Korea
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Session
2F
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Social
Welfare and Social Services
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Back
Stage OPERA HOUSE |
Chair:
Lynette Schreuder, South Africa
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Christine
Stelzer-Orthofer, Lecturer, University of Linz, Austria
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Social
assistance as means of activation and social inclusion. Linking
welfare and work.
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| Matti
Tuusa, Project Manager, Rehabilitation Foundation, Finland
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Development
of activation practices for long-term unemployed people in Finland
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| Mercedes
Gonzalez De la Roche, Researcher, Ciesas Occidente, Mexico
(Spanish) |
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Assets
and vulnerability: household responses to economic change
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| Session
2G |
Violation
of rights of older men and women in Africa
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THEATRE FOYER |
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Workshop
organised by: Help Age International Africa Regional Office
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Amleset Tewodros, Regional Training and Capacity Building
Co-ordinator, HelpAge International, Kenya
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Issues
of violations of rights on the continent |
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Thembikile
Hlubi, Manager, Muthande Society for the Aged, South Africa
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Experience
of MUSA in work with rights and violations of rights
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| Session
2H |
Poverty
Eradication
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Podium
Hall CIVIC CENTRE |
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Chair:
Theofrida Kapinga, Tanzania
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Yohani
Isgagavut, Chairperson, Council of Aboriginal Affairs, Executive
Yuan, Taiwan |
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Poverty
eradication and moves towards a multi-cultural society - strategies
for Taiwanese indigenous tribes
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Keith
Wimble, The Valley Trust, South Africa |
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Personal
development: the key factor in the fight against poverty
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Bongani
Emmanuel Gumede, Secretary, Magabeni Youth Movement, South
Africa
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CBO's
limitations to community development poverty eradication
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| Session
2I |
Social
Welfare and Social Services
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OPERA
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Chair:
Mohammed Hassan Khan, Fiji
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Frans
Ramutla, Director-strategic Policy and Planning, Gauteng
Department of Social Services and Population Development, South
Africa
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Fast
tracking service delivery through transformation in South Africa
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Aung
Thin, Federation of Trade Unions - Burma |
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State
corruption in Burma: The dual exchange rate system and socio-economic
welfare
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Nosinodi
Patricia Mbandazayo, Lecturer, University of Transkei, South
Africa |
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A
developmental approach to poverty alleviation in South Africa
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| Session
2J |
Family
and Children/Peace
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Cafeteria,
CIVIC CENTRE |
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Chair:
Vishantie Sewpaul, South Africa
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Sandra
Burman, South Africa
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The
introduction of community services into the new pilot project
of divorce courts
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Liron
Peleg, Ossim Shalom Organissation Israel
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Social
workers making peace |
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M
Muchai, Managing Director Rhema Christian Service Foundation,
South Africa
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Children
at risk |
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Beth
Hiblin, UNED - UK, United Kingdom |
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Towards
Earth Summit 2002 |
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| 13:30
- 15:00 |
AFTERNOON
WORKSHOPS
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Lecture
Theatre, CIVIC CENTRE |
| Session
3A
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Substance
Abuse
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Chair:
Dora Mojapelo, South Africa
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| Ralph
Brody, USA |
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Development
of drug free zones, documentary, taking back our neighbourhoods
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Adrian
Bonner, Salvation Army UK, National Addiction Services
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Assessment
and evaluation of Community based addiction programme
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| Anders
Romelsjo, Professor, Karolinska Institute, Sweden |
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Evaluation
of the alcohol and drug prevention programmes in Stockholm
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| Session
3B |
Poverty
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Chair:
Maria Ozanira Da Silva E Silva, Brazil
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| Maria
Ozanira Da Silva E Silva, Professora, Universidade Federal
Do Maranhäo, Brazil |
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The
minimum income: A strategy against poverty in Brazil
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| Charles
Mutusa, Poverty Reduction Forum, Zimbabwe |
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The
Zimbabwe poverty reduction forum - strategy for development
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| Session
3C |
Social
Development/Poverty Eradication
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Exhibition
Hall A - CIVIC CENTRE |
French
Spanish
Interpretation
available
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Chair:
Edwin Perez, Guatemala
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| Edwin
Perez, Presidente, ARIDEN, Guatemala |
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Governmental
political will in fighting poverty
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Alejandro
Zengotita, M Titular, Consejo Argentina de Desarrollo y
Acción Social, Argentina
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Social
Development in the Republic of Argentina |
| Maria
da Penha Silva Franco, CBCISS, Brazil |
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Challenges in the alleviation of poverty in Latin American countries
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| Session
3D |
Health
and Poverty
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Podium Hall CIVIC CENTRE |
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Maryam
Esfarayeni, Radin Institute for Family Health & Education
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Health:
Achievements and failures in Iran |
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Liz
Thomas, South Africa |
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The
impact of poverty on health
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Danilo
Santos de Miranda, Director, SESC - Social Service of Commerce,
Brazil |
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An
experience of solidarity in the fight against hunger and malnutrition
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Alida
Boshoff, Executive Director, Food Gardens Foundation, South
Africa
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Household
food security and food gardens |
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| Session
3E |
Disability
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Podium
Hall , CIVIC CENTRE |
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Chair:
Peter Muller, South Africa
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Tessa
Inger Wood, Co-Ordinator, Western Cape Forum for Intellectual
Disability, South Africa
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Empowerment
of staff at special care centres in Khayelitsha |
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Lobelo
Ratefane, South Africa |
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Challenges
for the new millenium. Transformation from inaccessibility to
accessibility
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David
Nghatsane, Professor of Social Work & Community Health,
University of Venda for Science & Technology, South Africa
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Institutionalisation
vs community based care |
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Session
3F
French / Spanish Interpretor |
Action
Aid Uganda and TASO
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OPERA
HOUSE |
Workshop
organised by Action Aid Africa
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AIDS
and Development: Scaling up community-based response to HIV/AIDS
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Introductory
remarks: Moderator Rev Gideon Byamugisha
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AIDS
and development Experiences in community-based response to HIV/AIDS
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Summary
1: Johnson Matsiko, TASO Manager Mbarara Branch
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TASO
as a pioneer AIDS Service organisation |
Summary
2: Betty Nabirye, Counsellor Supervisor TASO Mulago Kamwokya
Christian Caring Centre
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AIDS
in community development
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Summary
3: Nathan Nshakira, SFA Uganda Team Leader
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Community
- based response |
Summary
4: Ministry of Health, AIDS Control Programme
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Role
of government in community-based response |
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| Session
3G |
Religion
and Social Development
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Cafeteria, CIVIC CENTRE |
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Chair:
Corné Erasmus, South Africa
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Renier
Koegelenberg, South Africa |
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The
contribution of faith-based organisations to social development
in South Africa
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David
Shuping M'Flatatela, South Africa |
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What
is the role of the church in combating poverty in South Africa?
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Manthata
Job Mokoena, South Africa |
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Role
of arts in social development
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John
Cheydleur, USA |
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Ethics
and practice of spiritual intervention with clients who have
different world views
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| Session
3H |
Social
Exclusion
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ON
THE SIDE |
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Chair:
Sulina Green, South Africa
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Allan
Reijo Vaarala, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Social
Affairs, Finland
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Welfare
agreements and social exclusion |
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Jo
Barnes, Lecturer, University Of Waikato |
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Social
policy and social exclusion in New Zealand
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| Session
3I |
Women's
Programmes
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Backstage,
OPERA HOUSE |
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Chair:
Bushra Gohar, Pakistan
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Nuthan
Maharaj, Student, University of Durban-Westerville, South
Africa
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Women
and poverty in Botswana |
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Kebabope
Laletsang, Assistant Research Fellow, BIDPA, Botswana
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The
role of women in local government |
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Thulani
Nkosi, Director, Men for Change, South Africa
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Domestic
violence in men |
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3J |
Human
Rights/Children
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Podium
Hall B, CIVIC CENTRE |
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Chair:
Beverley Sutherland-Lewis, Jamaica
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Jozef
Mostinckx, Administration Director, Ministry of Flanders,
Belgium
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Human
rights and social rights are fundamental human rights |
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Adauta
Sousa Mario, Executive Director, Angola Instituto De Pesquisa,
Angola |
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Provision
of social services and peoples awareness of human rights
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Lincoln
Williams, Director Social Welfare, Training Centre, University
Of the West Indies, Jamaica
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Sexual
exploitation of children |
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| 15:30
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SYMPOSIUMS
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| Session
4A |
Regionalism
and Social Development
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Opera
House |
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Manuel
Chiriboga, Executive Director, Asociacion Latinoamericana
de Organizaciones de Promocion, (ALOP), Costa Rica
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Prof
Viviene Taylor, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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| Session
4B |
Development
and Poverty
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Lecture
Theatre, Civic Centre |
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Marilyn
Setlalentoa, Deputy Chairperson, National Welfare, Social
Service and Development Forum, South Africa
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A
human rights approach to development |
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Judith
Wedderburn, Association of Development Agencies, Jamaica
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| Session
4C |
Priority
Concerns for Older People
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Exhibition
Hall, Civic Centre |
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Elizabeth
Mullen, Director of International Activities, AARP
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Changes
and challenges in an ageing society
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Abdullah
Baginda, Chairman, National Council of Welfare and Social
Development, Malaysia
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Twenty
years after Vienna, concern for the aged |
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