Awareness on sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease is caused by mutations in the β-globin gene that result in the production of abnormal forms of the β-subunit of hemoglobin. It is the most common potentially fatal genetic disease. (Source: UNICEF records). In simpler terms, in sickle cell anemia, the flexible, round disc-shaped red blood cells that move easily through blood […]
Tanzania: French Embassy-run school expands in Dar
A French school with over 40 nationalities in its student body in Dar es Salaam, taught according to the French curriculum, is gaining popularity in the city and receiving praise from parents. According to the administration of the institution-French School Arthur Rimbaud, Jean-Baptiste Ruzindana coordinator for primary education, the school provides students with the ability […]
WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY
Blood donors are celebrated around the world every year on June 14. They are considered superheroes in their own way because of the level of selflessness they demonstrate when they voluntarily donate blood to hospitals and health centers, saving countless lives in need of blood. Current studies show that every few seconds, someone in the […]
Child labour: through Zara’s life.
Zara had accepted her fate for what it was: a life condemned to manual labour and to eating the crumbs left by her master’s children when she washed the dishes they used for their meals. She was the house maid and delivery girl, running daily from one urgent errand to the next as if her […]
Highlighting the Role NGOs play.
As dedicated Volunteers who stand for the great humanitarian cause of supporting and helping women and children who are living in third world countries, and suffer chronic setbacks in their lifestyle options who wish to have better life experiences no matter their current situation. These persons are constantly in need of care and support which […]
This year’s theme: Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow.
World food safety day is marked every June 7th as decided by FAO and WHO as an awareness program to educate and enlighten on the causes and effects of foodborne risks, the main aim was to prevent, detect and manage harmful food risks. Food safety is defined as the routines taken in food preparation, […]
Every Child Deserves a Happy and Innocent Childhood.
June 4th is marked worldwide as a reminder of the pain suffered by children throughout the world, mostly victims of abuse either mental, emotional and even physical. This was first made official on June 4th 2011. In 1997 the General Assembly adopted 51/77 resolution on the rights of the child due to the casualties of […]
Putting an End to School Violence
𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 is prevalent in all countries and includes physical, psychological and sexual violence, and bullying. The root causes include gender and social norms and wider structural and contextual factors such as inequality in income, deprivation, marginalization and conflict. 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗢𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲Numerous factors like cultural understanding of violence, socio-economic factors, a student’s home life […]
Insecurity In the South East of Nigeria
For the last seven months, there has been a spike in the occurrence of insecurity in the nation, and there has been no identifiable cause for such movements, instilling fear and unrest in the nation. These insecurities have ranged from kidnappings, to killings and attacks on schools and organizations making the South East unsafe for […]
Nigeria: Buhari Orders Security Agencies to Ensure Prompt Release of Kidnapped Niger Pupils.
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the nation’s security and intelligence agencies to expedite efforts towards the release of the 200 children kidnapped last week from an Islamic school in Niger State. A press release on Monday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, said tge President was briefed on the latest incident of school kidnapping and condemned […]