Are you a youth passionate about social change? If so, apply for the CYFI, with the US Consulate General in Lagos

Are you a youth passionate about social change? If so, apply for the CYFI, with the US Consulate General in Lagos

What are the benefits of being a CYFI fellow?

• Implement concrete, youth-oriented solutions to issues that concern you
• Access U.S. Government resources and contacts
• Catch the attention of American and Nigerian leaders in the public and private sectors
• Work alongside talented and motivated peers with diverse backgrounds, but similar visions
• Participate in CYFI Alumni Program

What is expected from a CYFI fellow?

• Complete a project with a social impact as part of project team
• Attend monthly project status meetings with CYFI Board of Directors
• Participate in roundtables, networking events, and teambuilding events
• Prospective fellows should note that all meetings and groupwork for CYFI project will be conducted in Lagos State. Fellows who live outside of the greater Lagos metropolitan area and are unable to attend frequent meetings with their project teams and monthly meetings with the CYFI Board, in Lagos, will not be considered for the fellowship.

To apply: visit Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative's website

Deadline: December 15, 2012

WE Care Solar launches Sucessful Ambassador Program

In October 2012, 14 women arrived in Berkeley, California to take part in a very unique workshop. Some arrived from Colorado, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington; others flew in from Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, and Mexico. Their objective? To learn to be installers and trainers in We Care Solar’s international programs.

The program was conceived by We Care Solar co-founders, Laura Stachel and Hal Aronson, and Solar Energy International’s Laurie Guevera-Stone more than a year ago.The three imagined the power of an educational program that could train a cadre of women to teach female health providers how to use and maintain solar electricity systems, and who could lead PV installations in health facilities populated by women patients. With support from the Putnam Foundation and the Clif Bar Family Foundation, this dream became a reality. And instructors Carol Weis, Hal Aronson, and Laura Stachel worked for weeks to prepare a comprehensive course.
The women ambassadors were selected from a large pool of applicants and included electricians, PV installers, a doctor, a geologist, two business women, and engineers. All the women were required to take 12 weeks of SEI’s Introductory PV courses before coming to the 6-day intensive in Berkeley. The workshop included hands-on instruction in wiring, installation, roof mounting; exercises in how to size solar electric systems and trouble shoot existing solar electric systems; and classes on Safe Motherhood and Maternal Health Care including common pregnancy complications and treatments. Some of the time, the students attended classes held at UC Berkeley. On other occasions, they were drilling rooftops at a training center built by Aronson and volunteers in his Berkeley backyard. Most evenings included scrumptious meals and additional evening activities. One very special feature of the program was that almost all the participants were hosted by Berkeley residents, who opened their homes and hearts to this talented group. At the end of the course, two public health providers headed for Nepal visited the class how to use and deploy Solar Suitcases in upcoming maternal health projects, giving the Solar Ambassadors their first chance to their try out their teaching skills.
It was an enriching experience for all the ambassadors, most of whom had never been in an all women’s PV class, or a workshop that combined teaching pedagogy, technology, and women’s health. In addition to the excellent training, there was a sense of cooperation and support that was unparalleled, and many women reported that the week was transformative.

Source: We care solar webpage

British Firms Look to Invest in Kenya’s Renewable Energy Sector

To promote the development of green energy projects in developing countries, British firms are looking for investment opportunities in the renewable energy sector of Kenya. Around 20 British companies are looking to invest and develop in Kenya’s nascent renewable energy sector. A meeting was held in Nairobi this week between the investors, led by British Energy Minister Greg Barker and Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Odinga, to discuss the country’s production potential, which largely remains unexploited so far.

Addressing investors during the meeting, Odinga said: “(Our) nation declared to go green three years ago but was yet to exhaust energy production from hydro, wind, solar and geothermal to bridge the power deficit in the country.”

 

“We are concerned about the cost of energy because we appear less attractive for industrial ventures compared to our competitors like South Africa and Egypt,” Odinga said.

Barker says that, with Africa’s largest wind farm in the Lake Turkana region already in the works and set for completion in 2014, Kenya has set out a clear path for its growth in Vision 2030.

“You’ve got probably the world’s largest single source for geothermal in the Rift Valley. There are companies from Britain that are ready to participate,” he said.

According to Barker, Kenya’s geothermal industry has the capacity to produce enough energy to power its own and its neighbour’s needs. The estimated potential of geothermal energy is about 10,000 MW, with development cost of around $4 million per MW.

“This would only be achieved within a reasonable time frame with private sector participation. Under Vision 2030 Kenya aims to generate 5,000 MW of low-carbon energy from geothermal resources at an estimated cost of $20 million (Sh1.7 billion),” Energy Permanent Secretary Patrick Nyoike said during a network event hosting the British firms.

Kenya is heavily dependent on hydro power and currently only 30% of the population is supplied with electricity. Development of renewable energy is imperative in Kenya to meet the growing demand in energy and to reduce import expenditures on crude oil and other petroleum products.

Source: Cleantechnica's website

 

Story by Mridul Chadhal

Apply for the 2014 Diversity Immigration Visa Program (US Visa lottery)

 It's time again f the American Visa lottery application

 

"Entries for the DV-2014 DV program must be submitted electronically between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Tuesday, October 2, 2012, and noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Saturday, November 3, 2012. Applicants may access the electronic DV Entry Form (E-DV) by clicking on the following link http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ during the registration period. Paper entries will not be accepted. We strongly encourage applicants not to wait until the last week of the registration period to enter. Heavy demand may result in website delays. No entries will be accepted after noon, EDT, on November 3, 2012

Zenith Bank subsidizes cost of Mammogram in October 2012

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends annual breast mammograms for ALL women above 35 in order to detect breast cancer early!

Sadly, due to lack of awareness and high costs (a mammogram costs between N15k - N20k), many Nigerian women, especially those in their forties, have not had this simple, yet life-saving test done, thereby putting their lives at risk of discovering late stage cancers in their breasts!

As part of their CSR, Zenith BANK PLC has given Optimal Cancer Care Foundation a grant to offer 50% subsidy to women who book mammogram appointments @ Healing Stripes Cancer Screening Centre throughout the month of October 2012!

So women just need to pay N5,000 only for a full mammogram and a radiologist report of both breasts! Wow!!! (Now that is Corporate Social Responsibility at work!!!)

So Ladies, pls call their mammo hotline 08081076646 for an appointment ASAP!

The contact is
Dr Femi Olaleye
Clinical Director
Healing Stripes Cancer Screening Centre
14 Alhaji Masha Road - Surulere Lagos

UNESCO Rotary Scholarship

Rotary and the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education have teamed up to tackle the world’s water and sanitation crisis by increasing the number of trained professionals to devise, plan, and implement solutions in developing and emerging countries.
Through this partnership, The Rotary Foundation will provide grants to Rotary clubs and districts to select and sponsor 8 students each year.
About Rotary
Rotary is an international organization of business, professional, and community leaders who provide humanitarian service and help to build goodwill and peace in the world. In 34,000 Rotary clubs worldwide, 1.2 million members known as Rotarians volunteer their expertise, time, and funds to support local and international projects. Rotary clubs are grouped regionally into approximately 530 Rotary districts.
The Rotary Foundation (TRF), Rotary’s philanthropic arm, awards grants for Rotarian-sponsored scholarships, humanitarian projects, and vocational training teams. Find out more at Rotary Foundation's website

The Scholarship
The Rotary Scholarships for Water and Sanitation Professionals have been designed to promote long-term productive relationships between Rotarians and highly skilled water and sanitation professionals in their communities. Rotary scholars will benefit from the support they receive through regular contact with sponsoring Rotarians from their home country and the opportunity to interact with Rotarians in the Netherlands. After graduating, scholars’ expertise will be put to work improving water and sanitation conditions in their own community with a project the scholar and sponsoring Rotarians will design together.

In addition, Rotary Foundation alumni are part of an extensive network of fellow Rotary scholarship recipients and Rotarians worldwide. Becoming involved with a local Rotary club and the alumni association allows scholars to stay connected to Rotary’s global community and resources.

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements
Students eligible for this scholarship must be provisionally admitted to one of the following degree programs at UNESCO-IHE (joint programs are not eligible):

• MSc in Municipal Water and Infrastructure
• MSc in Water Management
• MSc in Water Science and Engineering

Students must also live or work in one of the eligible countries. Please review the Scholar Eligibility Requirements for a list of eligible countries, and additional requirements.

Application Process
Students provisionally admitted to one of the three eligible UNESCO-IHE academic programs will seek the sponsorship of their local Rotary club or district. Please review the scholarship application form for details regarding the application process.
Completed applications must be received by TRF from sponsor Rotarians no later than 15 July of the year in which studies begin. Scholarship awards will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications submitted directly to TRF by the student will not be considered.
TRF awards scholarships in the amount of €25,000. Funding to cover additional costs (including international travel) related to participation in the academic program will be coordinated by UNESCO-IHE. Please refer to the terms and conditions for more details.

• Rotary Scholarship for Water and Sanitation Professionals - Eligibility Requirements
• Rotary Scholarship for Water and Sanitation Professionals - Application Form
• Rotary Scholarship for Water and Sanitation Professionals - Terms and Conditions

Female Sales officers and Assistants needed for a Maternity Boutique

A Female is needed for a Maternity boutique and should meet the following requirements:

· Interested in Sales or Customer service and Clothes production

· Minimum of OND/HND for Sales Officers (Sales Assistants do not need to be graduates but must be able to read, write and speak English)

· Technology literate (at least e-mail and use of internet)

• Basic Knowledge of book keeping/cash balancing (not compulsory but an added advantage)

· Location is Lekki 1 or Ikeja (2 vacancies in Lekki; 1 in Ikeja)

· Key Responsibilities of Sales Officers; (sales assistants will assist):

o Sale of products and Provision of service to customers (boutique and online)

o Receipt and processing of stock/products

o Marketing (delivering promo materials at partner locations; engaging potential suppliers/retailers)

o General management of boutique/store

· Starting Salary for SOs ranges between N40k and N50k; bonuses may be introduced based on performance. Assistants between N25k-N30k

 

If you meet this requirement, please send your CV to omowaleda@strictlybabes.com

 

 

Cadet Pilots needed by Bristow Nigeria

 

Bristow aims to provide the safest and most efficient helicopter services and aviation support worldwide. They will achieve this by focusing on and committing to: • Working in innovative partnerships with our customers • Further developing our highly professional workforce • Expanding our business and extending our horizons  A career with Bristow offers the opportunity to work with great clients and some of the most highly regarded experts in the global helicopter service industry. Throughout its history, Bristow has emphasized stringent standards of safety, quality, customer satisfaction and the utmost in business integrity.  Bristow needs qualified personnel with a global outlook and the skills and  technical abilities that are critical to the company's growth. When evaluating prospective employees, Bristow seeks those with experience, intelligence, energy and motivation.  They are currently recruiting for: Job Title: Cadet Pilot Business Unit: West African Business Unit Location: Lagos, Nigeria    Job Description:   To operate assigned aircraft in the safest most cost effective and customer   oriented manner adhering to all applicable regulatory bodies and Bristow Operations Manual.     Qualifications   A minimum of five (5) credits (which must include English Language, Mathematics and Physics) in West Africa School Certificate Examination Ordinary Level (W.A.S.C.E) A minimum of university degree (2nd Class and above) from a recognized University . A Commercial Pilot Licence CPL – (A or H) course. Possession of an ICAO equivalent Licence,     Apply at: Bristow Group's web page and click on 'all jobs'     Deadline: September 30, 2012

Personal Assitant to MD Bristow Nigeria

Job Description

Personal Assistant to the MD- WAS00208 PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO THE MD. Applications are invited from interested candidates for the position of Personal Assistant to the MD at their BATS Office Lagos - Nigeria. Requirements:   ·         Must have a minimum of Three - Five years’ work experience as a Personal Assistant to the MD. ·         Must possess a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations / English / Mass communications. ·         Must have spoken and written skills in English Language. ·         Must be computer literate and have a good command of MS Office application.. ·         Must be witty and highly intellectual.              Responsibilities: ·         Extensive diary management for the Managing Director ·         First point of contact, meeting and greeting visitors at management level. ·         Maintaining records for the Managing Director / attending and taking minutes for all management, ·        board and committee meetings. ·         Organize and oversee specific assignment as required by the Managing Director.        Apply at : Bristow Group's web site  Deadline Date: 24 September, 2012 :  Qualifications    ·    Must possess a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations /     English / Mass communications.  Job  : Administrative Support Primary Location  : Africa-Nigeria-Lagos

Auckland University,New Zealand, Graduate research scholarship 2013 for Engineers

Auckland University calls for scholarship application from international students to support innovative postgraduate research in the Faculty of Engineering ,2013.

Award Name: AUEA Braithewaite-Thompson Graduate Research Awards

About employer: The University of Auckland has the most comprehensive range of courses in the country with teaching and research conducted over eight faculties and two large-scale research institutes. There are unique opportunities for interdisciplinary studies and conjoint degrees.

Degree Program: Research award is for postgraduate research.

Subject(s):Postgraduate research in the Faculty of Engineering.
 
Eligibility Criteria: 1. The Awards will be made to a student who has paid the fees, or arranged to pay the fees, for full-time enrolment in a Masters of Engineering, a Masters of Operations Research or a PhD degree in the Faculty of Engineering.
2. The basis of selection will be academic potential, quality and relevance of the proposed research and financial need
Open for following countries: The degree program is open for international students.
Program Detail: The main purpose of the Awards is to support innovative postgraduate research in the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Auckland. The awards are tenable by international students, i.e. students who are neither citizens nor permanent residents of New Zealand.
Financial Aid: They provide value for each student up to $5,000.
No. of awards available: Around 2 awards offered at the university for each year.
Apply for Award: Applicants can apply for this program by post or by E-mail.
Last date of Application:

The deadlines for this program are 31 March 2013.

To apply, visit Auckland University's website

Are you one of Nigeria's fast-growing company?

To drive visibility and growth for emerging companies of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, AllWorld is creating the Arabia500 & Turkey100, South Asia250 & Pakistan100, and Africa500 & Nigeria50.
1. First, go to AllWorld Fast Growth Ranking's webpage to collect your information. The on-line application takes about 20 minutes to complete once you have your information ready.
2. Using the link below. Make sure to save the application if you do not have time to complete the process today.
3. Submit a copy of your audited financial statements or a letter from an independent auditor for the years 2009 - 2011. Click here for a sample audit letter Send your supporting documents to Apply@allworldlive.com. All information will be kept strictly confidential and a full confidentiality statement is on the application

Application Deadline is October 31, 2012
 

AAUW International Fellowships for Women(non-USA citizens), 2013

AAUW international fellowships for full-time study or research in the United States for women who are NOT U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate studies at accredited U.S. institutions, 2013
Program Name: AAUW International Fellowships for Women, USA, 2013
About Employer: American Association of University Women has a long and distinguished history of advancing educational and professional opportunities for women in the United States and around the globe. AAUW is one of the world’s largest sources of funding for graduate women.
Degree program: The program is for master, doctoral, postdoctoral or professional degree.
Subject(s): The subject field could be any.
Eligibility Criteria: Applicants must have earned the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree by September 30, 2012 and must have applied to their proposed institutions of study by the time of the application.
Open for following countries: The program is open for international female participants (not a US citizen).
Program Details: Fellowship and grant recipients perform research in a wide range of disciplines and work to improve their schools and communities. Their intellect, dedication, imagination, and effort promise to forge new paths in scholarship, improve the quality of life for all, and tackle the educational and social barriers facing women in the United States and around the globe.
Duration: The program is for a minimum period of 1 year.
Financial Aid: AAUW is providing more than $4.3 million in funding for more than 278 fellowships and grants to outstanding women and nonprofit organizations in the 2012-13 academic year.
Opportunities available: Not mentioned.
Apply for award: Applications should be made by post or email.
Last date of Application: The application deadline is 1 December 2012.

Further information, please visit  AAUW's website

Oil and Gas company seeks a Contracts and Procurement person on a temporary basis

Do you have experience with using NIPEX, NAPIMS, NCD and are interested in managing the tendering/contracts process in an oil and gas company on a temporary basis? If you are, please forward your CV to info@deecla.com.ng

Leadership for Sustainable Development Program calls for Application

LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (COHORT 18)

BY

FEDEN/LEAD–ANGLOPHONE WEST AFRICA (LEAD-AWA)

 

LEAD-Anglophone West Africa, is a Member Program of LEAD International, a U.K based global non-profit organization, founded by the Rockefeller Foundation 20 years ago. LEAD now has a fast growing network of over 2,500 high net worth leaders and professionals around 80 countries, all inspired and committed to building and achieving leadership and good governance for a sustainable world, through capacity building and networking. 

Objective

Skills-based, hands-on, competence-centered learning experience, structured to add more value to your skills, profession, and career, also making you more rounded to create and lead impactful change in your own sphere of influence, due to its ease of transference to real life, work and business situations.

Features and Benefits:

• You become an outstanding achiever, leader and change–agent, fully-rounded by a multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral, experiential learning approach, able to take on broader and added responsibilities, and equipped to make decisions from a wider systems perspective. Due to its unique curriculum and program, LEAD Fellows have a unique, highly sought leadership expertise throughout the world.

• Ours is the only leadership programme that provides you a network and platform to leverage high net worth leaders including Ministers, Managing Directors, Permanent Secretaries, Commissioners, DGs, General Managers etc.
• It is customised to suit your budget through our flexi-plan offer.
• Adopts the internationally acclaimed LEAD curriculum with a sustainability component, adjudged the best on all scores based on popular research and scoping of major global leadership and sustainable development programs; including the topmost International and Ivy League institutions.
• After 20 years, the LEAD curriculum and approach compare to none, and is still the only leadership and sustainability program that transforms and delivers contemporary leaders, preparing them for driving change in a national and global setting.

 

Who Should Apply

Time-constrained, professionals who wish to accelerate their career, expand knowledge, and build leadership skills and competencies in a robust multi-disciplinary, multi-sectoral setting; to become better decision makers and change leaders for a sustainable world.

 

Duration and Benefits:  A well-paced, program with two offerings:

The Standard Package and the customized, flexi-plan package delivered in at various exotic locations as follows:

 

The Flagship Cohort Program covers:

 

National Sessions

• 1^st Session at FEDEN/LEAD-AWA Secretariat Lagos
• 2^nd National Retreat Session at the Sheraton Hotel Lagos

Regional/International Session

·         A 5-day Regional and International Sessions

(Location/Dates to be confirmed)

 

The international session is highly ADVANTAGEOUS and allows you network further, working with others from all sectors and disciplines, solving practical leadership and sustainability issues in a foreign location, with potential application for your national situation. Admittance into the prestigious LEAD International Fellowship with over 2,500 members in 80 countries

 

Customized Flexi –Plan Option

This plan offers you an array of any session combinations of your choice or a standalone session to achieve Associateship and receive a certificate in Leadership and Sustainable Development providing the flexibility of meeting your time constraints. Please call for further enquiries.

 

Benefits

Participants who opt for the standard package will complete the National, Regional and International sessions and would graduate as LEAD Fellows

 

Those who undertake any of the sessions will receive a certificate in Leadership and Sustainable Development.

 

MODULE CONTENT

Leadership Module

1.      Why do you think you are a Leader

2.      Leadership in Africa and emerging global trends

3.      How leaders promote change for sustainable development

4.      Governance: How to make the difference

5.      Handling and resolving conflicts

6.      Engaging stakeholders, negotiating, and building consensus

7.      Getting your message across so that every word counts

8.      Resolving the dynamics in making ethical decisions and judgments

9.      Team building and team working for collaboration

10.  Using Systems Thinking for analyzing and solving complex problems.

11.   Successful advocacy

Sustainable Development Module

1. Emerging global developmental and environmental challenges: Opportunities for partnerships.
2. Climate change and how it impacts economies: Adaptation, mitigation and vulnerabilities
3. Overview of sustainable development:  Theory, practice and challenges.
4. Energy, Environment and Development: The true measure of development

5.      Understanding Sustainable Development and climate change

6.      Population and Sustainable Development

Business and Social Entrepreneurship Modules

1.      Adding Value through Social Entrepreneurship

2.      You can make change happen: Are you a social entrepreneur

3.      Introduction to Cleaner Development Mechanisms and carbon market

4.      Applying Environmental Economics to sustainable development

Field Trips

Field trips constitute a vital component of the curriculum which provide an opportunity to integrate newly acquired skills with previous training and experience, in appreciation of contemporary real-life development and environment issues.

EXTRAS:

Ø  Opportunity to participate a cross sectoral and multi-disciplinary teams

Ø  On-line sessions allow interface with others across the LEAD Network.

Ø  Group Leadership Projects (GLPs) to demonstrate practical change, with possibility of international partnership and funding.

Fees: Call for details and Group Discount Rates also available on request.

Closing Date: September 28, 2012
Contact:

Regional Programme Director
Email: info@lead-awa.org

Tel: +234 -1- 7742076, 0704687224