Environment
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If you eat, then you must own and use a toilet
Oct 17, 2019By Temple Oraeki A visit to some of the public schools in the suburbs of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory revealed the decadence and stark reality of children without access to a toilet. In most of the... -
How Nigeria can be rid of its badge of shame as top African country practising open defecation
Aug 31, 2019There is the popular saying that “when it rains, it pours.” But when nature calls, what happens? Well, No one can refuse it. Perhaps this explains why many Nigerians – 47 million people – find it... -
Youth participation key to end open defecation in Nigeria
Aug 12, 2019When Abdulahi Yinusa, 25, is not farming, he spends time riding his motorcycle around Yammawar Kafawa community in Dambatta Local Government Area of Kano state. He transports villagers for a small fee, which supplements the income... -
Healing Malawi’s Environment Through Natural Regeneration
May 12, 2019By Kelvin Tembo MALAWI – Before 2015, farming used to be a profitable business for Josephine Nyika, a farmer from Kajikhomere village in the area of T/A Mzikubola in Mzimba. Blessed with thick forests that guaranteed normal... -
How Bio-Centres Can Help Africa Eliminate Open Defecation
Apr 7, 2019By Kelvin Tembo Kibera, Kenya – Twenty years ago, Peter Umbeka now 52 years of age left his village, Nyaza in Kisumu County in Kenya for the Capital City of Nairobi in search of better opportunities.... -
South African Church raises R1million to help Mozambique Cyclone Survivors
Apr 6, 2019By Ray Mwareya Beira, Mozambique – Hundreds of rural communities were plunged into food crisis after Cyclone Idai tore through central Mozambique on March 14, humanitarian workers say. The Mozambique government estimated that more than 700,000... -
Wells That Run Dry
Jan 18, 2019By Olaoluwa Joseph At the Redeemed Family House in Abattoir, Jos South area of Plateau State, where young people on their compulsory one-year of National Youth Service Corps live, nobody plays with water. A visit to... -
Alebtong Residents Struggle with Water Supply
Jan 2, 2019BY ISAAC OTWII ALEBTONG, UGANDA – Residents of Omoro sub-county in Alebtong District have to spend hours fetching water enough for domestic use. Ms Helen Abol, a 41-year old resident of Awile-awula village in Omoro Sub-county wakes... -
This Affordable Toilet Could Help More Villages Achieve An Open Defecation Free (ODF) Status
Apr 3, 2018Mzimba, Malawi – Nellie Mtonga from Chimanga Machila Langa Village of Manyamula Agriculture Extension Planning Area in Malawi’s northern district of Mzimba will no longer be bothered with the encumbrance of erecting a new latrine regularly as... -
Increasing Access To Safe Water In Rural Malawi
Apr 1, 2018Phazima, Malawi – Access to safe water has always been a cause of apprehension for Maureen Phiri from Phazima Village in Malawi’s northern district of Mzimba. With the nearest source for safe water at an approximate...