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Nigeria: Mercy Girl’s High School hold inaugural old girls’ meeting, solicit support to give the college a facelift

Some of the old girls', management and students of Mercy Girls' High School in a group photograph

Management and Staff of Girls' High School Ehime now Mercy Girl's High School Umezeala-Owerri in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area, Imo State, Southeast Nigeria have decried the deplorable state of infrastructure in the institution. They are therefore in dire need of support from its Old Girls' Association, sons and daughters of Ehime with the country and in the diaspora. This is contained in a communiqué issued at the inaugural meeting of the old girls' association of the institution at the college on the recently. The Principal of the school, the Reverend Father Chidubem Paul Nwangwu who described the state of infrastructure in the school as being in a pitiable situation, noted that this has resulted to decline in the number of students in the institution.

Watermelon seeds – A vital source for essential nutrients

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Certain fruits and vegetables fulfil your fluid requirements. Some fruits & vegetable have high water content. One of such fruits is watermelon. Your body cannot function properly without enough water, which comprises 60 percent of your body weight. Water helps transport oxygen, fat and glucose to your working muscles, regulate your body temperature, digest food and eliminate waste products. Besides water, certain fruits and vegetables also fulfil your fluid requirements in addition to providing healthy nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, fibre and protein. High Water Content Fruits.

LIBERIA: WASH Media report makes impact

Managing Director of the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation, Hun-Bu Tulay

Constructed in the 50s and 60s, an off-site piped sewerage system covering an area of approximately 27 square kilometers in central Monrovia, Sinkor, Old Road and Bushrod Island (New Kru Town, Logan Town, Clara Town) was constructed to meet the sewage need of Monrovia.Less than 20% of the Greater Monrovia urban area for a protracted period has been used as the only medium to transport feces and waste water to its final destination to the Fiamah Sewage Treatment Plant in Sinkor.

Governance at the heart of Africa’s transformation

Vera Songwe Executive Secretary of ECA

Africa will need to adopt robust and homegrown governance initiatives so as to structurally develop. This has been the clarion call in the on on-going African Economic Conference currently underway in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Now in its 12th year the conference which promotes knowledge management as a driver of policy dialogue, formulation and implementation in Africa was officially opened by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.

LIBERIA: Christian charity turns over WASH Projects

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WASH in schools or Wins Initiative launched by the Liberian government and partners is yielding tangible results across the country. Several international and local partners have embarked on the Initiative of government to ensure that Liberian students get improved WASH facilities at their respective learning institutions.