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Two girls at the Ngam camp for Central African Republic (CAR) refugees in Cameroon rest during the afternoon heat. According to UNICEF, CAR has one of the highest rates of child marriage in Africa, with 68 per cent of girls being married before age 18. At the multipurpose centre in the camp, UN Women runs awareness-raising programmes to prevent child and early marriage and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, and advocates with the families to educate the children and keep girls in school. Ryan Brown/UN Photo Global Citizen LifeDefeat Poverty 7 Champions of Girls...

By Alesha Capone Writing a book at the age 8 is an impressive feat. Deciding to donate profits from the sales of the book to a good cause is even more remarkable. But Point Cook author Tommy Shen says that a simple desire to help other youngsters sparked his generous act. Tommy said he decided to donate profits from his book to the Lighthouse Foundation, after hearing about its good works from his mother’s friend Beverley. The charity, which was founded by former Melburnian of the Year Susan Barton, provides housing, care and counselling for young people at risk of homelessness.

MIDCOAST — A total of 163 businesses in Knox and Waldo counties received aid money from the Maine Tourism, Hospitality and Retail Recovery Grant program.  Funding for the program originated from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund with funding being provided to the first 2,500 approved applications from eligible tourism, hospitality and retail businesses in the industries of accommodation and food services; breweries; wineries; distilleries; retail trade; arts; entertainment; and recreation.  Applicants must have gross sales between $24,000 and $12 million annually and suffered a 20% o...

Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a virtual version of its annual Spirituality Symposium.

Hollywoodbets, Lighthouse Foundation pledge R1m towards bursary project As part of 'The Future is Bright' campaign, South African bookmaker Hollywoodbets and the Lighthouse Foundation - founded by local celebrity Nomzamo Mbatha, are expanding their support towards the tertiary education sector by investing a further R1m in 2021. This brings the partners' educational investment to R1.5m. Added to this, they also contributed R1.35m towards Covid-19 relief efforts. Hollywoodbets also donated a new seven-seater car to aid the Lighthouse Foundation in delivering essential supplies to vulnerable S...