Nigerian Times

22 Nov 2011 05:04 Africa/Lagos Ford Foundation Announces Jubilee Transparency Award Winners LAGOS, November 21, 2011/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Grants Honor Good Governance and Citizen Engagement in Nigeria, Mark Ford's 50 Years of Work in West Africa The Ford Foundation today announced the winners of its Jubilee Transparency Awards, a special set of grants that mark Ford's 50th anniversary in West Africa by supporting organizations committed to transparency, good governance and citizen engagement in Nigeria. The two award winners, announced Monday at a ceremony in Abuja, are: - Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, a human rights advocacy organization that empowers citizens to address environmental justice issues in their communities. - Nigerian Popular Theatre Alliance/Theatre for Development Centre, a network of organizations that uses performing arts as a means to help improve the participatory development process. Each organiza...

GADO Syndicated Editorial Cartoonist Nairobi, Kenya Godfrey Mwampembwa, better known by his pen name GADO, is the most syndicated political cartoonist in Eastern and Central Africa. Through his cartoons and satirical TV series, "The XYZ Show," he has increased awareness of social and political issues, encouraged public participation in discussions about governance and reminded elected officials of their responsibility to the public. With millions of viewers and nearly 120,000 Facebook fans just two years after its debut, "The XYZ Show" has already had an impact both in Kenya and throughout the region. Ford Foundation Visionaries “We can’t think of a more fitting way to mark our anniversary than to spotlight the people who continually infuse new energy and ideas into the effort to solve our most pressing social problems.” — Luis A. Ubiñas, President 4 May 2011 05:01 Africa/Lagos Twelve Social Change Visionaries Are Honored by the Ford Foundation PR Newswire NEW YOR...