Topic: News

LIBERIA: Flooding in Monrovia, Several Homeless

Flooding on the main street along the Freeport community, Monrovia

The issue of flooding in the Nation’s capital, Monrovia and other parts of the country remains unabated due to the heavy down poor of rain, poor drainages and the construction of buildings in waterways. This has resulted to flooding in recent days in most parts of the capital, with several residents losing their personal belongings and rendering them homeless.

Tanzania: Funds for climate change misused

Poor yields due to the effects of climate change

It has been established that not all funds that were disbursed for climate change did go directly go to address the issues that were aimed for. This information came in the work of the presentation ‘Tanzania: Disbursements of International Climate Finance, 2010 -2013” The workshop was conducted at the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) conference room on August 4th this year. Presenting this paper was Prof. Pius Yanda from the Institute of Resource Assessment (IRA), of the University Dar es Salaam (UDSM). He said that his report is a synthesis of responses from various stakeholders in the Climate Change awareness campaign.

Ruby B. Johnson is crowned Miss Eco Sierra Leone

From right to left Ruby B. Johnson, Dr. Fuambai Sia Ahmadu and Ms. Ramzhain Suma, former Miss Sierra Leone Heritage

Pageant Queen Ruby B. Johnson Crowned as Miss Eco Sierra Leone: Promoting Eco Tourism and Sustainable Development in Post-Ebola Sierra Leone. On August 30, 2015 His Excellency Hon. Bockarie Stevens, Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the U.S., crowned Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson as Miss Eco Sierra Leone. Ruby will serve as Sierra Leone’s official delegate at the prestigious 2016 Miss ECO Pageant in Egypt.

Tanzania: Shout-Africa engages with the youth in run up to October elections

Mr. Saddam Khalfan Accountability for Voting Officer addressing his colleagues

One main challenge for politicians in Tanzania as the country is approaching General Elections in October 25th next month is the predetermined place for the youngsters. Shout-africa.com registered itself in two separate activities by students in tertiary institutions of education and there were the same demands; social transformation. On August 29th at the Ubungo Plaza there was a workshop for the youngsters to deliberate on their fate in the wake of the forthcoming General Elections.

Q&A with The National Technical Coordinating Unit and The Grand Cape Mount County Steering Committee

Payweyne and a group from Borma talking about possible latrine improvments

The Ministry of Health’s National Technical Coordinating Unit (NTCU) recently completed a tour of Liberia’s five border counties in which Global Communities is working to help people take responsibility of their own health and hygiene through Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS). Global Communities’ Communications Officer accompanied Hattie Payweyne of the NTCU and Jeremiah Pewu of the Grand Cape Mount County Steering Committee (CSC), the county-level body responsible for overseeing CLTS, to verify