OSIWA - Open Society Initiative for West Africa

OSIWA forms part of the global Open Society Foundations Network

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  • May 13, 2013: WACSI Empowers NESG to Shape Policies in Nigeria

    Accra, Ghana -   The Nigerian Economic Summit group (NESG) occupies a strategic position in the Nigerian society. This unique position enables the NESG to facilitate fruitful collaborations between the private sector and the government of Nigeria. This can enable it to successfully convene stakeholders to discuss issues related to private sectors’ contribution to development in Africa’s most populated...

  • May 13, 2013: Job Opening: ECONEC Program Officer

    Freetown, Sierra Leone -   POSITION: PROGRAM OFFICER ORGANISATION: ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) CONTRACT DURATION- 2 YEARS DUTY STATION:  FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commission (ECONEC) was established in February 2008 in Conakry. The Network was created not only to facilitate ECOWAS assistance to Member States but also to serve as a regional platform for exchange of...

  • May 13, 2013: Internship Opportunities

    Dakar, Senegal - OPEN SOCIETY INITIATIVE FOR WEST AFRICA (OSIWA) Internship Opportunities The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) is an advocacy and grant making Foundation that forms part of the global Open Society Foundations Network. OSIWA is based in Dakar, Senegal with country offices in Abuja, Monrovia, Freetown and Conakry. The Foundation works in the following thematic program areas:...

  • May 10, 2013: Civil Society Organizations Equipped to Raise Funds

    Accra, Ghana -   Resource mobilization stands as a major challenge that prevents civil society organisations (CSOs) and other voluntary institutions working to enhance development in West Africa from achieving their goals. According to a report on the state of civil society in 2013 by CIVICUS, “organised civil society needs deep introspection and to realign itself with people’s needs and their voices, and to...

  • May 8, 2013: Benin's Constitutional Court Bulletin - 1st Edition

    Cotonou, Benin - The new challenge for Benin's Constitutional Court - 1st Edition Bulletin 2nd Congress of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of Africa (CCJA) Contents: The new challenge of the Constitutional Court Better know the members of the Constitutional Court  Members of the Constitutional Court And much more... Download the Bulletin here....