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Health inequalities in developing countries worry experts
by Contributors - Oct 20, 2017Andrew Mambondiyani ANTWERP, BELGIUM – The greatest challenge in the world health remains the health inequalities with and within the low and middle-income countries. The governor of the province of Antwerp, Prof Dr Cathy Berx said this... -
Prikkle Academy Launches A Rural Makerspace In Nigeria
by Contributors - Oct 2, 2017AFON, NIGERIA – One year ago, Prikkle Academy team landed their foot in a community called Afon, in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria, to look into how to mobilize the potential of rural... -
Escalating Violence Cripples Humanitarian Operations in Central African Republic
by Contributors - Aug 29, 2017Bangui, Central African Republic – The global organization, Mercy Corps, reports that its team members are no longer able to access programming in the villages of Nièm and Yéléwa in the Central African Republic as local militias... -
Drought in Kenya: Ensuring Food Security through Diversification and Simple Innovations
by Contributors - Aug 3, 2017Edward (Eddy) Ouko lives in Kisumu County in western Kenya. He is married with four children. When World Neighbors, a small development group based in Oklahoma City, came to his community in 2005 to partner with... -
Improving Rural-Urban Links in Nigeria Crucial for Farmers to Benefit from Expanding Cities
by Contributors - Jul 20, 2017The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) held an international conference on Thursday July 20 to present key findings from the 2017 Global Food Policy Report, the latest in an annual analysis of developments in food policy... -
Opinion: What the Re-construction of Tokwe-Mukosi Dam Means for Zimbabwe Economy
by Contributors - Jun 5, 2017By Wellington Zimbowa ZIMBABWE – Following the commissioning of the Tokwe Mukossi Dam – the country’s biggest inland water reservoir, Zimbabwe has launched an ambitious $1 million fishery project which is expected to transform rural... -
Sexual harassment of female students jolts Zimbabwe parliament into action
by Contributors - May 21, 2017By Wellington Zimbowa The Zimbabwean parliament is set to partner all higher education institutions in combating sexual harassment of female students, legislator Beatrice Nyamupinga has revealed. Nyamupinga, the women’s affairs, gender and community development parliamentary... -
Opinion: What ‘She Decides’ Means for the Global Gag Rule on Sexual Reproductive Health
by Contributors - May 17, 2017By Johnstone Kuya and Michael Okun Lillian Anyango is only 18 years old and is already a mother. She became pregnant when she was 16 years old and had to put her dream of becoming... -
In Zimbabwe, Rural Women Fight Climate Change with Livelihood Projects
by Contributors - Apr 24, 2017By Andrew Mambondiyani MAKONI WEST, ZIMBABWE – Amid the country’s deepening climate change induced poverty, women in rural Makoni district, eastern Zimbabwe are now fully participating in various income-generating projects to fight adverse impacts of... -
Endangered Ecological Communities: The Case of Goi
by Contributors - Apr 23, 2017By Innocent Eteng OGONI, NIGERIA – At the bank of the river in Goi community stood Elias Gbadamosi. Overwhelmed by the filth and the acrid smell oozing from the benzene-filled river, he exclaimed: “I have heard...