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Report: Strengthening partnerships for an accelerated promotion of stand-alone solar systems in Africa
Jul 26, 2019By Adeola Aroso Lome, Togo – The Third Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project (ROGEP) was held in Lome, Togo. The theme was “Strengthening Partnership for an Accelerated deployment of Stand-alone Solar Systems in West Africa and the... -
Upholding Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for Women in Their Diversity
Apr 8, 2019It is critical to recognize the profound ways in which gender based-violence affects gender balance. Beyond that, it is also important to amplify the experiences of women and girls in their diversity and understand that women... -
How can data and government policies meet SRH needs in rural areas? Experts Suggest Collaboration and Inclusiveness
Nov 15, 2018KIGALI, RWANDA – Typically in most developing countries, and in some developed countries, poverty tends to be concentrated in rural areas – meaning that the biggest concentration on poverty is in rural areas. However, development experts... -
Government’s Commitment to Family Planning May Increase World’s GDP
Nov 14, 2018KIGALI, RWANDA – Many countries will enjoy accelerated economic growth if more investment is geared towards family planning, the President and CEO, Women Deliver, Katya Iversen, has said. Speaking to the press at the International Conference on... -
“Adequate Math, Science Proficiency Prerequisite For A Nation To Attain High-Income Status,” Says President Kagame
Mar 27, 2018Kigali, Rwanda – Human progress is grounded in the mastery of science and mathematics, Rwanda President, Paul Kagame has said. In his welcome address at the ongoing Next Einstein Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, President Kagame said researchers... -
How Climate-Change Spreads Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Oct 25, 2017By Andrew Mambondiyani Antwerp, Belgium– Climate-change is contributing to the spreading and worsening of mosquito-borne diseases, experts have said. Various experts at 10th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH) in Antwerp, Belgium concurred... -
How Youths In Malawi Are Embracing Entrepreneurship To Secure Their Future
Jul 13, 2017Idrissa Usher Hussein, 26, founded Climax Fashion Designs in 2015, a business that specializes in designing and sewing both male and female attire. Hussein says he started as a young tailor on a microscopic scale with... -
Rural Pulse: Understand Existing Cultures
May 27, 2017Working in rural communities requires a special kind of finesse. So what should your participation in community development be like? We asked Maureen Bii, the founder of Kipkogo Ogiek Women Empowerment (KOWEP), and a native of... -
2016 Mandela Fellows Urged to Create African Solutions that Benefit the World
Oct 15, 2016Nigerian participants of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, an exchange initiative created by President Barack Obama, have been urged to use all they have learnt in the United States, and from each other,... -
Save The Date: Young People, Agriculture And Sustainable Development Tweetchat!
Aug 8, 2016How can youths be better engaged in Sustainable Agricultural practice in line with the 2030 Agenda? How can young Agripreneurs work towards sustainable agriculture practice in line with SDG 2? What is the responsibility of farmers...