Good People,
These programmes of Bill Gates & President Bill Clinton can only be sustaining if:
1) Peoples Constitutional values must be complied with and respected and peoples Government functions must be according to public mandate and not dictated by greed of Corporate Special Business Interest.
2) Security must be guaranteed and provided without discrimination to all equally.
3) The Government must be able to regulate procedure for balance where all people have access and opportunity to engage with the Government to pursue and improve lives through checks and balances and with transparency and accountability for progressive development moving forward.
4) The effects of progress must be notable and felt on the ground and improvements recorded for reference and improvements.
5) All players must be transparent with their activities and accept scrutiny and sensor in checks and balances whether it is NGO or private business engaging in public matters, individual or government support.
6) All stakeholders and shareholders must play at equal level, respecting and honoring human rights, dignity, virtue and value that are for common good of all.....and in mutual participation, Civil Society and people in generally, must engage in value added that are benefiting stakeholders in a balance equally without discrimination
6) The Constitutional law must remain a guiding principle to all and the law must be justified.
7) Information to all people must be made clear and available to all without imposition or undercutting
8) GMO Genetically Modified Foods that have been rejected as dangerous for human survival and consumption and have lost value in the international market in the world should not be transferred to Africa as a damping station. To transfer GMO foods to Africa after it has been rejected in the European is a crime..........and collectively people of the world must stand together to protect Justice for the Environment and International Human Rights dignity, respect, value, virtue and honor.
9) Land Grabbing must be stopped it is evil and all people who have been forced out of their homes through engineered conspiracy schemes in Africa must be compensated and they too must for demand justice
10) Africa potential to cooperative business undertaking is capable to boost and increase jobs opportunities to reduce joblessness and where small traders are able to fill in some way to improve world economic stability for Science, engineering and Technology for innovation and expansion.
Without observing the above, all business transfer as investments to Africa without boarder shall be of no meaning and is not legitimate nor does it respect Foreign Policy principles for Mutual unity of purpose for common good of all in a balance and where taxpayers all over the world are bound to suffer to an extend of inflicting damage to economic stability and insecurity of all people of the world in ways and means.
It is for the same reason why terrorism and insecurities from organized militia groups is spreading all over the world and injustices is commonplace. It is why security for all people are compromised. This should not be the case. We all must live at peace in harmony with each other, sharing and caring for one another under good programs with strategies that make lives comfortable and acceptable by all as these are qualities of good partnership where we all must engage and it is the way forward a successful story that brings happiness to all.
Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com/
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com/
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Exclusive Interview: Bill Gates & President Bill Clinton Pt. 1: Technology & Connectivity-WIRED Live
Published on Nov 8, 2013
From medical vaccines to financial services to educational resources, connectivity is key. Bill Gates and President Bill Clinton explain the positive impact of being plugged in on a global scale.
For more from Bill Gates and President Clinton, check out the December 2013 issue of WIRED.
Photography and video courtesy of:
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Prashant Panjiar
Frederic Courbet
Michael Hanson
Kepler
Clinton Foundation/Max W. Orenstein
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For more from Bill Gates and President Clinton, check out the December 2013 issue of WIRED.
Photography and video courtesy of:
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Prashant Panjiar
Frederic Courbet
Michael Hanson
Kepler
Clinton Foundation/Max W. Orenstein
http://www.clintonfoundation.org
Subscribe to the all-new WIRED channel here:
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AfDB Rolls Out the First Capacity Building Program On Value for Money in Social Service Delivery in East Africa
6 November 2013
SPONSOR WIRE
On average 40-60% of public expenditure goes to education, health and other types of social spending in Africa, which calls for improved governance, voice and accountability in social service delivery. Large inefficiencies in the use of resources in education and health have a negative impact on human capital, with drastic consequences for inclusive economic growth. In an environment of declining aid, achieving greater value for each dollar invested is critical.
In line with its Strategy for 2013-2022 and its agenda on Skills and Technology, the AfDB has developed a Value for Money Program to build the skills of key stakeholders to address inefficiencies in social spending in African countries. As such the first capacity building training on value for money, sustainability and accountability will be held in Dar es Salaam on November 4-7, 2013.
To effectively translate their mandates to action, senior officials from Ministries of Finance, Health, and Education, Civil Society Organizations and development partners from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Zambia are expected to participate in this capacity building program.
"Sustainable and accountable investments in health will add value for money and will greatly improve the quality of our lives, our people and our countries. There is ample evidence on the continent that show that this is doable," said William Ngimwa, Tanzanian Minister of Finance during his speech at the High Level Dialogue on Value for Money, Sustainability and Accountability in the Health Sector that took place in July 2012 in Tunisia.
Some 50 African Ministers of Finance and Health endorsed a Tunis Declaration during the High Level Dialogue. It set the foundation to enhance leadership and collaboration between Ministries of Finance and Health in Africa and leverage the role of parliamentarians and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in ensuring value for money for investments made in social sectors.
"The Bank has committed to put the recommendations from the Tunis declaration into practice. This is why we have mobilized partners and funding to design a training course to improve value for money in social sectors in Africa -- which is the first of its kind," said Agnes Soucat, AfDB's Director for Human Development.
The AfDB in collaboration with the Harmonization for Health in Africa (HHA), East African Community, Collaborative Africa Budget Initiative (CABRI), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Clinton Health Access Initiative as well as the Norwegian Agency for Development Co-Operation (NORAD) and GAVI organized and financed this four-day event.
Some 65 participants will be exposed to various strategies and tools to improve value for money in social sectors.
"One of the best examples to improve value for money and health outcomes is Rwanda", said Richard Sezibera, Secretary General of East African Community. "The country has been able to transform what was considered to be one of the weakest health care systems into one that excels in socio-economic outcomes through application of instruments such as Result Based Financing (RBF)," he added.
This first capacity building training will also offer a unique opportunity for the participants to:
- Discuss key challenges and share knowledge and best practices in implementing strategies that improve value for money;
- Build capacity of the key stakeholders (finance, health, education and CSOs) to improve dialogue and effectively play their role in ensuring value for money;
- Further develop and strategize ways of integrating education VfM materials and methods into health and finance;
- Identify areas of in-depth capacity building and continued learning on improving value for money; and
- Explore partnership with training institutions towards sustainable capacity building at a larger scale.
Background
In June 2013 the AfDB approved a USD 5.7 million Multi Donor Trust Fund with the support Government of Norway and GAVI.
The AfDB has also developed a joint program with the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) which organizes annually a Ministerial Forum for Ministers of Finance inviting to Harvard University (Boston, USA) a select group of serving Ministers of Finance from Africa, together with a distinguished resource group of long-serving and former ministers from around the world.
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Agriculture Fast Track Fund Now Accepting Grant Applications From African Agri-Business Operators [SPONSOR WIRE]
The Agriculture Fast Track Fund, a new multi-donor trust fund, managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), designed to boost investment in Africa's agricultural sector, is now... Read more »
PRESS RELEASE
AfDB rolls out the first capacity building program on Value for Money in Social Service Delivery in East Africa
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, November 6, 2013/ -- On average 40-60% of public expenditure goes to education, health and other types of social spending in Africa, which calls for improved governance, voice and accountability in social service delivery. Large inefficiencies in the use of resources in education and health have a negative impact on human capital, with drastic consequences for inclusive economic growth. In an environment of declining aid, achieving greater value for each dollar invested is critical.
In line with its Strategy for 2013-2022 (http://www.afdb.org/en/about-us/afdbs-strategy/structural-transformation) and its agenda on Skills and Technology, the AfDB (http://www.afdb.org) has developed a Value for Money Program to build the skills of key stakeholders to address inefficiencies in social spending in African countries. As such the first capacity building training on value for money, sustainability and accountability will be held in Dar es Salaam on November 4-7, 2013.
To effectively translate their mandates to action, senior officials from Ministries of Finance, Health, and Education, Civil Society Organizations and development partners from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Zambia are expected to participate in this capacity building program.
“Sustainable and accountable investments in health will add value for money and will greatly improve the quality of our lives, our people and our countries. There is ample evidence on the continent that show that this is doable,” said William Ngimwa, Tanzanian Minister of Finance during his speech (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtUFBkDFxDA (Preview)
) at the High Level Dialogue on Value for Money, Sustainability and Accountability in the Health Sector (http://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/article/high-level-ministerial-dialogue-on-value-for-money-sustainability-and-accountability-in-the-health-sector-9251) that took place in July 2012 in Tunisia. 
Play
Some 50 African Ministers of Finance and Health endorsed a Tunis Declaration (http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Generic-Documents/Tunis%20declaration%20english%20july%206%20%282%29.pdf) during the High Level Dialogue. It set the foundation to enhance leadership and collaboration between Ministries of Finance and Health in Africa and leverage the role of parliamentarians (http://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/article/parliamentarians-key-to-institutionalisation-of-value-for-money-accountability-and-sustainability-in-health-sector-9479) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in ensuring value for money for investments made in social sectors.
“The Bank has committed to put the recommendations from the Tunis declaration into practice. This is why we have mobilized partners and funding to design a training course to improve value for money in social sectors in Africa -- which is the first of its kind,” said Agnes Soucat, AfDB’s Director for Human Development.
The AfDB in collaboration with the Harmonization for Health in Africa (HHA), East African Community, Collaborative Africa Budget Initiative (CABRI), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Clinton Health Access Initiative as well as the Norwegian Agency for Development Co-Operation (NORAD) and GAVI organized and financed this four-day event.
Some 65 participants will be exposed to various strategies and tools to improve value for money in social sectors.
“One of the best examples to improve value for money and health outcomes is Rwanda”, said Richard Sezibera, Secretary General of East African Community. “The country has been able to transform what was considered to be one of the weakest health care systems into one that excels in socio-economic outcomes through application of instruments such as Result Based Financing (RBF),” he added.
This first capacity building training will also offer a unique opportunity for the participants to:
• Discuss key challenges and share knowledge and best practices in implementing strategies that improve value for money;
• Build capacity of the key stakeholders (finance, health, education and CSOs) to improve dialogue and effectively play their role in ensuring value for money;
• Further develop and strategize ways of integrating education VfM materials and methods into health and finance;
• Identify areas of in-depth capacity building and continued learning on improving value for money; and
• Explore partnership with training institutions towards sustainable capacity building at a larger scale.
Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of the African Development Bank (AfDB).
Background
In June 2013 the AfDB approved a USD 5.7 million Multi Donor Trust Fund with the support Government of Norway and GAVI.
The AfDB has also developed a joint program with the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) which organizes annually a Ministerial Forum for Ministers of Finance inviting to Harvard University (Boston, USA) a select group of serving Ministers of Finance from Africa, together with a distinguished resource group of long-serving and former ministers from around the world.
For more information, please contact
Media Relations:
Mercy Randa, Regional Communication Consultant EARC (Tanzania), m.randa@afdb.org, tel. +254-202-998286
Rania Dourai, Communication Consultant (Tunisia) r.dourai@afdb.org
Task Manager: Nejmudin Bilal, Principal Health Economist, n.bilal@afdb.org
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Former PM Raila Odinga heads to Ethiopia for conference on Africa’s economy
Updated Wednesday, November 6th 2013 at 18:10 GMT +3
By Standard Digital Reporter
NAIROBI, KENYA: Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga left Nairobi on Wednesday to attend a three day conference on Africa’s economic and governance agenda in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The conference on dubbed A Business Plan for Africa, From Vision to Execution is organized by a number of governmental and African corporate organisations including the African Development Bank (ADB) and the African Union (AU).
Mr Odinga will address a session titled Easier Said than Done: Perspectives from leaders on execution challenges and possible solutions.
The session will focus on the difficulties of translating many of the Continent’s policy proposals into reality, drawing from experience in leadership positions.
He will be in that session alongside Ms. Hadeel Ibrahim, the Founding Executive Director of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Joaquim Chissano, Former President of Mozambique, Amadou Boubacar Cisse, Minister of Economy and Finance of Niger, Pedro Pires - Former President of Cape Verde and Moise Katumbi Chapwe - Governor of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Raila will return to the country on Friday to attend the home-comings of Budalang’i MP Ababu Namwamba and Suna East MP Junet Mohammed on Saturday and Sunday respectively.
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