Registration is now open for the World Congress of NGOs! Join NGO representatives from around the world, as well as prominent international and national leaders from the governmental, intergovernmental and for-profit sectors, in Nairobi, Kenya from July 5-8, 2012. WANGO’s flagship event, this 4-day event will be convened on the theme of "The Role of NGOs in Times of Global Crises." A unique networking opportunity, the Congress will offer a variety of formats: plenary sessions, special symposium, practical workshops, panel sessions, and the 2012 NGO Awards Banquet. (Read more...)

In a meeting in Cairo, H.E. Dr. Abdel Aziz Hegazy, former Prime Minister of Egypt and Chairman of the General Federation of NGOs and Foundations, and Taj Hamad, Secretary General of WANGO, signed a MOU for a partnership on revising and promoting the Code of Ethics of the Family. (Read more...)

Michigan State University Libraries has compiled a list of grant/funding sources for nonprofit organizations. This compilation is organized into 35 content areas, including the aged, children and youth, women in development, disabled, education, environment, and health. (Read more...)

Supporters of a Doctors Without Borders campaign donated their profiles so that this NGO could share messages on the donated profiles. This article also lists the top 10 NGOs in terms of “Facebook likes” and “Twitter followers.” (Read more...)

Despite the importance of education to help countries alleviate poverty, and particularly the education of girls, a number of governments around the world are struggling to meet the demand for secondary education, according to the latest edition of UNESCO’s Global Education Digest (2011). This problem is particularly acute in sub-Saharan Africa, where two out of three children are left out of secondary school and girls facing a worsening gender gap at the upper secondary level. (Read more...)