.…As SOGOM Harvest Ends 3-Day National Teachers’ Conference – By: Augustine N. Myers – The Servants of God Outreach Ministries Harvest (SOGOM Harvest) located behind LBS Compound in Paynesville on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 commenced a 3-day National Teachers’ Conference at the Church’s Edifice. The National Teachers’ Training Conference brought together over 200 Liberian teachers from Montserrado, Margibi and Grand Bassa Counties. As part of the Conference, a 12-Member Delegation from the United States of America has arrived in the Country on a 10-day visit to provide training and to also continue the issue of Church Planting with SOGOM Harvest.... Continue Reading
By: WASH R&E Network – Appalling, unhealthy and worrisome, “this is how some residents have described the sanitary condition of the capital, Monrovia and environs”. The sanitary condition of Liberia’s capital and surroundings is becoming an issue that needs the urgent attention of relevant agencies of Government, especially the Monrovia City Corporation, (MCC), which has the constitutional mandate to keep Monrovia clean and green. Several parts and surroundings are filthy with no sign of efforts shown to remove the stockpile of garbage that has taken over Monrovia. A case in point is the Waterside General Market around Johansson, is one... Continue Reading
On the 17th June 2013, I joined Betty Makoni and Girl Child Network in a special viewing organised by Deloitte. The documentary to be aired later that evening on Channel 5’s extraordinary people, was the heart wrenching story of perseverance and courage. Tare, the young Zimbabwean girl who at 13 had a toothache that did not go away but later became a life threatening tumour. The aggressive tumour took over, closing her air waves and severely disfiguring her face. Unfortunately medical facilities in Zimbabwe were unaffordable and also the unusual nature of the tumor did not help matters. There was... Continue Reading
Educators in South Africa have welcomed a new education hub launching at the African Education Week in Sandton. The Center for Education Innovations – South Africa (CEI-SA) is one of three global education hubs that are working to increase access to quality, affordable and equitable education for the world’s poor by showcasing and amplifying non-state programmes – initiatives implemented by NGOs, social enterprises, government partnerships and private companies – that have the potential to drive learning in poor communities. Backed by the Results for Development Institute (R4D) with funding from the UK government, CEI South Africa will be housed in... Continue Reading
The world’s first bank-grade managed service for mobile money was launched over the last year in an agreement between Visa and the Government of Rwanda. This mobile money platform allows Visa to host and manage all aspects of the mobile money program on behalf of the Bank of Kigali and Urwego Opportunity Bank, through Clickatell’s mobile technology solutions. Clickatell, a leading African mobile enablement company, was selected to provide the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) facilitation services. The agreement makes use of mobile technology to benefit those under-served by existing banking infrastructures. Currently, 77 per cent of Rwanda’s population remains unbanked.... Continue Reading
