By: WASH R&E “Media Network – WaterAid Programme Manager for Liberia and Sierra Leone, Chuchu Selma has addressed Members of the Liberian senate on behalf of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) International Organizations in Liberia. Mr. Selma spoke last Monday at the National Legislature during a WASH Public Hearing called by the Senate Committees on Public Corporations and Public Works & Rural Development to examine issues of water, sanitation and hygiene in Montserrado County in particular and Liberia in general. Below is the full text of the Presentation made by Mr. Selma on the topic: “International Organizations Support for Proper... Continue Reading
By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – The Liberia Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Consortium in partnership with the Liberian government and partners recently launched a 7.5 million British Pounds WASH Project. The DFID Swift Programme “Sustainable WASH in Fragile ConTexts” with support from the United Kingdom Aid (UKaid) through the Department for International Development, targets six rural counties of Liberia with the aim of providing equitable and sustainable access to improved water and sanitation services. The Project which targets two hundred forty six thousand one hundred (246,100) beneficiaries in Bong, Nimba, Lofa , Sinoe, Grand Bassa and rural Montserrado counties,... Continue Reading
One of Sierra Leone’s long-serving educationists, headmaster Alpha Muhammad Othman AMO Alghali, has died in North Carolina, USA. Headmaster Alghali devoted almost half a century to promoting education in Sierra Leone. Mr. Alghali rose through the ranks from a junior teacher to headmaster at two of Freetown’s municipal primary schools, Islamia Municipal and East End Municipal. He later became inspector of schools before his retirement. Mr. Alghali’s long and distinguished career was defined mainly by his passion to ensure that students not only learn to read and write, but also strive to embrace and value the essence of their being... Continue Reading
Major international mining firm Anglo-American PLC have been announced as an event speaker at PV Project Development Africa 2014 (9-10th September, Johannesburg). Anglo-American will be speaking at the event about the opportunities for solar PV to have a growing impact in supplying green, secure and cost effective electricity to heavy industry in Africa. They will also be joined at the event by national utility Eskom and key financiers Nedbank Capital and Investec. In a recent industry survey 51.4% of the PV industry in South Africa viewed industrial and commercial deployment as the best growth prospect in the next 5-10 years.... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Correspondent, Dodoma – Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda has said the assessment of Ministerial delivery through the Big Result Now (BRN) will be an objective and transparent process that will be open for all the people to scrutinize. Prime Minister Pinda was speaking during the launch of Education Week in Dodoma on Saturday where he said the assessment criteria are open for the public to scrutinize on how much the Ministers are performing on their duties. “The Big Result Now Programme has set targets that will help us boost the standard of our education especially in primary and secondary... Continue Reading
