PRESIDENTIAL LOUNGE, Lungi International Airport, Monday 10th June, 2013/- In recognition of the tireless efforts being made by the astute and transformative leadership of President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma in improving the health sector as well as promoting youth employment and empowerment, His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud yesterday donated the sum of $1 million United States dollars to complimenting government’s efforts in providing free health care and addressing youth employment and empowerment in Sierra Leone. The donation was made during the special ceremony for the presentation of the honorary award of Grand Commander of the... Continue Reading
By Dennis Kabatto – A five member high-level panel together with a broad cross-section of civil society, UN agencies and member states gathered this week at the Trusteeship Council Chamber at the UN Headquarters in New York, to explore ways to empower and enhance women’s role in building peace in the Great Lakes region. The panel also discussed ways to stop the impunity of law enforcement officials and militia who use rape as a weapon especially in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The discussion was held less than a week after Kyung-wha Kang, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Emergency Relief... Continue Reading
By: WASH R&E Network – Garbage has taken over the city of Monrovia leaving residents with the fear of imminent health problems if nothing is urgently done to address the situation described as ugly and embarrassing. Huge pile of garbage can be seen across Monrovia and its environs at street corners, schools and marketplaces, among others. The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Reporters & Editors Network of Liberia (WASH R&E) as part of its 2013/2014 activities, supported by WaterAid in Liberia and Sierra Leone is focusing media attention on sanitation. In the wake of the garbage problem in Monrovia, WASH R&E... Continue Reading
Johannesburg, 4 June 2013 – Today The Hope Factory showcased the way it is contributing to entrepreneurial development at its annual Stakeholder Appreciation Day. The Hope Factory is an established Enterprise Development organisation associated with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). It mentors and trains potential black entrepreneurs to develop life and business skills in order to create new businesses (Socio Economic Development) and equips black entrepreneurs with skills to grow their existing businesses (Enterprise Development).The event, held in Johannesburg for the first time this year, was an opportunity for funders to experience specifically how their Enterprise Development (ED) contributions... Continue Reading
You probably thought I misspelled or you misread. Sadly, that is the title. Location: Borno Temperature: 40C/104F degrees scorching hot days and 12C/54F freezing cold nights. Time: 2am approximately, someday in 2009 Two 9 year old almajiri boys were in bed; well, on the floor actually, inside or beside a mosque or nondescript shack somewhere in Borno state, north east of Nigeria. One woke up to use the “bathroom” that fateful cold night and when he got back, the second had pulled his, and the only blanket over himself. ‘Give me my blanket,’ the almajiri boy demanded. The other “bully”... Continue Reading
