Education
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Research: Schooling in rural South Africa
Dec 8, 2016Small, isolated schools reveals prospective blueprint to academic success By Clive W. Kronenberg Ph.D It would be fair to say that many if not most scholars engaged in researching South Africa’s public education system... -
Youth empowerment is key to future development of Kenya
Dec 5, 2016Young people are key agents of change because of their “link” to our future. However, in most African countries, a majority of young people are trapped in poverty, with few opportunities to learn or to earn... -
#SaveTheDate: How Can Rural Journalism Foster Global Development?
Oct 2, 2016This month, to support the hardworking men and women fostering development and equity to improve rural livelihoods, we would be engaging the director of Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, Al Cross, in a TweetChat focusing... -
32 American Universities to Participate in 2016 U.S. Consulate College Fair
Sep 21, 2016Prospective undergraduate students interested in studying in the United States will have an opportunity to explore their options at the Annual College and Career Fair organized by the U.S. Consulate General Lagos. The Fair, in its... -
“Upgrading” Mukuru Slum: Hope or Cover Up?
Aug 2, 2016By Sarah Kutahi @sarahanupi, Kenya In the middle of the disorder accompanied by musty scents that came with informal settlements, lies a condescended environment. The honorable oasis that renewed the hope of the inhabitants of Mukuru... -
COMMUNITY CHAMPION: How Diana Agbenyo is Building Student’s Leadership Capacity in Ashaiman Community
Jun 28, 2016Diana Setsofia Agbenyo lives in Ashaiman, a community (suburb of Tema, Ghana) which has a low rate of education coupled with increasingly low performance in most public schools in the community. Her passion for education... -
An NGO In Nigeria Seeks To Help Teenage Mothers Return To School
May 24, 2016Sephamid Bridge Foundation (SBF), a non-profit organization working to promote adolescents’ health in Nigeria, has unveiled a Back to School Initiative (BSi) Program for teenage mothers in Ekiti communities. The initiative aims to enhance human development... -
Community Champion: Twelve Years Old Christabel Lapinni Targets Under-Served Community With Project Initiatives
Mar 29, 2016Christabel Lapinni, a 12 year old student of All Souls’ High School, Ibadan Nigeria has launched a community development initiative aimed at empowering under-served communities. According to the report sent to us, during the inauguration of... -
Sage Foundation supports education in Nigeria
Mar 16, 2016Sage Foundation has partnered with Sesôr Africa, a Nigerian non-profit organisation, to completely refurbish the school library at the Strides Towers College in Lagos, Nigeria. Sage volunteers are helping to refurbish the school library — a process... -
Zimbabwe: Mandatory Community Service Proposed for Street Littering
Dec 18, 2015By Wallace Mawire Zimbabwe’s ministry of environment, water and climate is planning to come up with tough enforcement laws in a bid to end the growing problem of indiscriminate street littering and pollution of public...