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Information Alert for NGOs: Email scam offering sponsorship

By fundsforngos, on January 9th, 2011

Recently, an email was circulated to many NGOs in Africa by someone claiming to be “Bridge Medical Research Foundation” inviting them to attend “the 4th International Workshop for Development and Finance” “scheduled from 14th to 19th February 2011 in Georgia-Atlanta, United States of America, (U.S.A).” The invitation attached to the email claimed to provide full sponsorship covering air travel and meals to at least 4 participants from each organization. But each participant had to pay US $285 as registration fee!
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Participation of Shirkat Gah in a Meeting with the President of Pakistan

Venue:         President House, Islamabad
Date and time:     September 29th,   4.00- 6.00 p.m.
Participants:        60 Organizations (including Shirkat Gah – Women’s Resource Centre),      Women Ministers, Women Parliamentarians and Bureaucrats participated.
Subject:         Roundtable meeting of prominent women, and a few men (Ministers etc.)         who were working or were related to the flood response.
Objective:         To discuss and evolve a comprehensive strategy for the rehabilitation of    flood affectees in general and women and children in particular.
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