GIVING AS A SERVICE TO HUMANITY.
In times of plenty, it’s easy to overlook what the lack of basic amenities can mean to mostPeople can mean. In today’s world, there are still people who perceive basic amenities as luxuries they cannot afford. A simple coat to keep warm, clean drinking water to stay healthy and cook good meals with it, nutritious […]
THE VOICE OF CHILDREN COUNTS
The theme of this year’s Human Rights Day is EQUALITY: Reducing Inequality and Promoting Human Rights. The fact that all human beings are born equal and free in dignity and rights is of utmost importance and should be treated as such.These human rights were established to ensure that age, gender, disabilities, and all other factors […]
Tanzania: Government stresses need for orientation for new teachers
The Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of State in the President’s Office of Regional Administration and Local Government, Gerald Mweli, has underscored the need for an orientation for newly recruited teachers to ensure that they adhere to rules, regulations and procedures in their employment. This would familiarize them with civil service regulations so that […]
Smiling faces and warm hearts
The excitement you see on Makkar face is one that every child should have. This is the first time Makkar is receiving formal education which is a great feat for his family and the community at large. His sisters didn’t get the opportunity to go to school before they had to be married off and […]
Bullying: a societal menace.
What has the world come to, many of us are wondering, as news hit the headlines last week of a student, Mr. Slyvester Junior, who was a victim of bullying. Sylvester, a student of Dowen College in Lagos State, lost his life after suffering unbearable pains inflicted on him by his bullies who not only […]
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
The awful accident that led to Florence Losing her left leg at the age of 8 was one she would never wish in her enemy. A normal school day turned into a nightmare when a trailer driver lost control and crashed into their school bus killing most of her mates and the bus driver she […]
WORLD AIDS DAY THEME For2021: End Inequalities, End Aids
All around the world, December 1st is marked as World Aids Day, it is a day set aside to reawaken the awareness for the deadly disease called HIV. This year’s theme was chosen to educate people on the fact that the social stigma attached to Aids is hurtful and further deteriorates the carrier’s health either […]
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.
Verbal Abuse We should all know that there is never a sufficient excuse for abuse and that the victim is never to blame. The most common and under-reported form of abuse is verbal abuse. Victims of verbal abuse rarely talk about what they are going through because society often forces them to keep quiet about […]
PURPOSEFUL LIVING.
If there be a time when all will be well with the world, then the change starts with you, and me. This year’s 16 days of Activism against gender-based violence kick-started on the 25th of November and will run till the 10th of December the main reason for this is to create awareness on the […]
Curbing Violence Against Women.
Not ignoring violence against women is a primary human right, and adequate measures must be taken to ensure that women can live their lives free from violence of any kind. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, observed on November 25, aims to draw attention to the fact that violence against women […]