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Share: December 29, 2020 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 21-22 December 2020: Three (3) outstanding education innovations were awarded grants of USD 60,000, 40,000 and 20,000 at the Innovating Education in Africa Pitch Event 2020. The grants will be used to undertake pilot projects in collaboration with African Union Member States. The innovations included: BAG - Building A Generation - A gamified platform that offers real-time access to experience-based learning for University students; Learnable - Tea...

EU Ambassador to Ghana hands over a community centre to the clam fishers and processors of Ada The EU Ambassador to Ghana, Diana Acconcia, was the guest of honour at a durbar organized by the EU-funded Far Dwuma Nkodo project during her visit to the Ada Traditional Area. Her visit coincided with the handing over of a newly constructed community centre for clam fishers and processors in the area. She also used the opportunity to inaugurate the newly formed co-management committee for the sust...

WORLD OF BUZZ Published 3 months ago Despite it being 2020, the topic of sex education in Malaysia has always been taboo especially among the older generation. Despite this, Time To Talk has taken the bold step of organising a live stream talk which highlights unveiling the taboo of sex education. Time To Talk is a Ted Talk inspired event that began in 2018 that presses on issues that need to be addressed. In the year 2020 itself, there is an increasing frequency of reports on baby dumping, ra...

Team members from Action Aid International who around marketplaces and in communities aross Monrovia Action Aid Liberia, an international organization, has climaxed series of activities in observance of the 16 days of activism. In commemoration of the day, Action Aid Liberia with support from its partners has been engaged in a vigorous awareness campaign on Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV), in communities, market places in Monrovia and other areas. Speaking to some marketers at a densely po...

Vanguard News Translate Over 9.5 million Nigerian girls not in school — UNFPA On By Luminous Jannamike – Abuja The United Nations Population Fund,UNFPA, and education experts have called for equal opportunities for girls and women to access quality education in order to actualise their potentials in the society, stating that 9.5 million girls aged between 10 and 17 are out-of-school in the country. Speaking at a virtual conference with the theme, ‘Girl Child Educati...

Episode 14: Tanzanias Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu on Politics after Magufuli The death of President Magufuli, a populist authoritarian and COVID-denier, officially from a heart failure, raises questions about whether newly sworn-in President Samia Suluhu Hassan will change course or maintain her predecessor’s authoritarian track. Tundu Lissu, Tanzania’s main opposition leader, joins Alan Boswell this week to discuss the late President Magufuli’s legacy and policies in Tanzania. Tundu ...

Role: Program Officer, Mexico & Caribbean Country: United States I have over 13 years of experience working in the international environmental field. I currently work as a Program Officer for Mexico and the Caribbean Region, two competitive grants programs of the International Affairs Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service). In this capacity, I am responsible for ensuring the technical soundness and effective execution of a wide array of projects and multi-year cooperative agree...

AGonzales Role: Program Officer, Mexico & Caribbean Country: United States I have over 13 years of experience working in the international environmental field. I currently work as a Program Officer for Mexico and the Caribbean Region, two competitive grants programs of the International Affairs Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service). In this capacity, I am responsible for ensuring the technical soundness and effective execution of a wide array of projects and multi-year coopera...

Well Foundation Greatest Need Fund distributes grant awards By: Larionna Green Photo Courtesy of The Well Foundation Greatest Need Fund ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. – The Well Foundation Greatest Need Fund awarded $154,710 in grants to improve health in Elkhart County.   The Well Foundation Committee met in November to make annual awards from the Greatest need Fund, which offers...

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