BU Professor contributes to emergency response to fire outbreaks in Sierra Leone
Resources and advice from a Bournemouth University disaster management expert helped Sierra Leonean officials in the management of and response to three major fire incidents in the capital city of Freetown.
Experts from Bournemouth University’s Disaster Management Centre (BUDMC) have been working with national and local officials in Sierra Leone for a number of years to embed Disaster Management practices and train and prepare for dealing with, and recovering from, crises.
Most recently, this culminated in the AFRICAB (Driving African Capacity-Building in Disaster Management) project, funded by the UK’s prestigious Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) which looked to address local needs and developed disaster response planning in Sierra Leone, Senegal and Cameroon. An associated Facilitators Guide was co-created and distributed across Freetown and led to the creation of Sierra Leone’s first ev
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The Royal Academy of Engineering (www.RAEng.org.uk), an engineering charity focused on harnessing the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy, is showcasing its impact on enhancing collaboration, education, and diversity in engineering in sub-Saharan Africa, delivered through its Africa grants programmes ahead of the second UNESCO World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development on 4 March 2021.
The achievements of the Africa grants programmes include:
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increased from 40% to 90% over the course of one project in Zambia
Diversity & Inclusion initiatives have driven equal gender participation in programmes. A project from the Institute of Engineers Rwanda helped to increase the number of female internship applicants
The Royal Academy of Engineering (www.RAEng.org.uk), an engineering charity focused on harnessing the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy, is showcasing its impact on enhancing collaboration, education, and diversity in engineering in sub-Saharan Africa, delivered through its Africa grants programmes ahead of the second UNESCO World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development on 4 March 2021.
The achievements of the Africa grants programmes include:
Over
Over
increased from 40% to 90% over the course of one project in Zambia
Diversity & Inclusion initiatives have driven equal gender participation in programmes. A project from the Institute of Engineers Rwanda helped to increase the number of female internship applicants
Research suggests the habit is growing [Photo: Shutterstock]
Jane’s husband likes breast milk. “He says he likes the taste of it, and that it helps him in terms of his health. He feels good afterward,” said the 20-year-old from Uganda, who has a six-month-old baby. Jane said her husband started asking for her milk the night she came home from the hospital after giving birth. “He said it was to help me with the milk flow. I felt it was OK.”
Men drinking their partners’ breast milk is not uncommon in some areas of Uganda, and in parts of Tanzania and Kenya. It is now being linked to gender violence and coercive behavior and there are concerns over the impact on babies’ nutrition. Little was known about the practice until former Uganda state minister of health, Sarah Opendi, broke the silence in Parliament in 2018 and warned against “a growing culture of men demanding to suckle, which was becoming a problem for some breastfeeding mothers and their babies”.
Royal Academy of Engineering reports impact on sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa ahead of World Engineering Day
In celebration of World Engineering Day, the Academy is also releasing a series of videos highlighting how engineers play a critical role in meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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The Royal Academy of Engineering (www.RAEng.org.uk), an engineering charity focused on harnessing the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy, is showcasing its impact on enhancing collaboration, education, and diversity in engineering in sub-Saharan Africa, delivered through its Africa grants programmes ahead of the second UNESCO World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development on 4 March 2021.