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The Global Fund to fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis and Malaria
recognizes the importance of
community-level organizations
such as Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs),
Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)
and Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs)
as strategic on the ground
resources for delivering key
services.
Friends Africa and AfriCASO are
partnering on this Grassroots
NGO Capacity Building Seminar
to increase the planning,
evaluation and fundraising
capacity of
60
African
community-level
organizations. The seminar,
which will be followed by a
6-month support period,
will take place September
15th-17th 2008 at
the
La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in
Accra-Ghana, West Africa.
His Excellency, President John
Kufuor of Ghana will officially
declare the seminar open. The UN
Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa
and Global Fund Vice Chair
Elizabeth Mataka is also playing
a lead role in the seminar.
This initiative is supported by
Afrinvest West Africa, the
United Nations Foundation and
Access Bank Plc.
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