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United Nations development assistance framework for the immediate socio-economic response to COVID-19: Contextualization in Senegal Format Summary The COVID-19 pandemic has led to several crises of a health, economic and social nature. To face this crisis, the Government of Senegal has taken various measures to limit the disastrous consequences on the economy and the different social sectors. Thus, a first series of measures fall under a state of health emergency. These were related to the esta...

10,000 women in Nigeria will be selected as direct beneficiaries of a two-year agricultural intervention, as Value Seeds launches their COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Intervention Project in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation. The program is expected to significantly increase the volume of premium maize and rice grains in the market by about 450,000 tons. It will also create indirect jobs in the crop value chain, including input dealers, farm labourers, transporters, logistic officers...

Views: Visits 19 To mitigate the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, about 10,000 Nigerian women are expected to benefit from a two-year agricultural intervention. With the initiative, over 450 tons of premium maize and rice grains are expected to be added to the Nigerian market to cushion the challenges farmers face due to the pandemic. Championed by Value Seeds in partnership with MasterCard Foundation, the intervention is also expected to create direct and indirect jobs in the crop...

To mitigate the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, about 10,000 Nigerian women are expected to benefit from a two-year agricultural intervention.

WCCB Charlottes CW January 9, 2021 “People are literally afraid. Afraid,” said Veronda Bellamy, a Charlotte area therapist. She says clients are feeling anxious, depressed and lost. “It’s been a really challenging 10 months. It’s just like it continues to snowball,” said Bellamy. Bellamy says people are hyper plugged in, not only to their televisions and computers, but constantly on their phones and social media, which can impact their minds. “What I’ve challenged a lot of my cl...

Talking to your children about Capitol Hill riots The images are hard to see, especially for children By CNN staff | January 8, 2021 at 11:38 AM CST - Updated January 8 at 11:42 AM (CNN) – Riots and destruction, anger and fear, Americans watched an attack on the nation’s capital this week by supporters of the president. The images are hard to see, especially for children. “There are many teachable moments in this and it’s quite a challenge to show just enough of the information to t...

Costa shares New Year message By TPN/Lusa, in News · 01-01-2021 17:28:00 · 1 Comments Vaccines and the resuscitation of the economy featured in Prime Minister António Costas New Year message. Completing the anti-covid-19 vaccination plan and "reviving the economy" are two of the priorities outlined today by the Prime Minister i...

UNICEF Senegal and Mastercard Foundation to partner on the pandemic response Format An innovative partnership to build back better for children and young people in Senegal DAKAR, 18 December 2020 – UNICEF and the Mastercard Foundation have joined forces to support the Senegalese Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to build back better for children and young people in Senegal. The USD$5 million partnership program will contribute to: An inclusive medical response to Co...

After months of closure, governments across Africa are cautiously reopening schools. This decision is no doubt causing anxiety and growing health concerns among parents. However, even the World Health Organisation has advised countries to reopen schools following hygiene guidelines as the prolonged school shutdown is leading to more concerning troubles including violence, exploitation, childhood pregnancies and challenges for mental development. As a parent, you should be pleased to see your sc...

I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Unto his nest again, —Emily Dickinson In this two-part series, the authors will shed a refocused light on crisis coping and the emotional challenges faced by EMS every day even prior to the psychologically fatiguing COVID-19 pandemic. They will share examples of new, realistically sustainable initiatives that can better support the psychological well-being of our EMS and other public safety families on the frontlin...