Swiss students can go back to university – partially
Face to face teaching – currently on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic – will soon be possible at universities following recent government approval. But there will be restrictions Calls had been mounting, most notably from the Swiss Student Union last week, for a return to campus after almost a year of online learning. The […]
VACCINES FOR COVID-19
Although Africa received the vaccines late, and in limited quantities alot of ground has been covered in that short time. More than 420,000 people in Ghana were vaccinated in just two weeks, this covers more than 60% of the target population. Vaxzevria (formerly COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca) is a vaccine for preventing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) […]
Nigeria: USAID Ensures Access to Education for Out-of-School Children’ in Northern Nigeria’
Mr. Nurudeen Lawal, the Chief of Party USAID Northern Education Initiative spoke to Funmi Ogundare and explained the various strategies used and how the agency had partnered with different stakeholders at the state and federal levels in the last five years. The objective is to provide basic literacy opportunities to out-of-school children especially in Sokoto […]
School drop out rates.
In a society, education plays a very important role in opening up vast opportunities for the individuals living within there, when the basic structures of acquiring knowledge is lacking, the society is in peril as there will be several problems cropping up from the lack of education such as: Extreme poverty: Members of the society lack basic […]
Together We Can Provide Better Life For All African Children.
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa ( SSA) have not been spared from the negative impact of the COVID-19 crisis.As data shows that agriculture continues to be the main source of livelihood of smallholders household in Sub-saharan Africa. While farmers are still struggling to deliver their produce to the market and to acquire badly needed agricultural inputs […]
Ready to use therapeutic meals.
Young mothers in the village of Nazambi had it tough, there struggled with catering for their kids and ensuring their safety. Halima a mother of twins was not getting by as she had no support from the babies father in Caring for them. She was saddened as she watched her babies slowly regenerate from lack […]
Nigeria: Govt Presents Provisional Licenses to 20 Private Varsities
The federal government yesterday presented provisional licenses to the 20 new private universities recently approved by the Federal Executive Council, FEC. Recall that FEC had on Wednesday, February 3, 2021,during its weekly meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, approved the establishment of 20 new private universities, bringing the total number of private universities in […]
Tanzania: Tenmet Wants Investment On Special Needs Education
In a bid to improve education, the Tanzania Education Network (TENMET) has urged the stakeholders to support the government’s efforts to invest in inclusive education to children with disabilities. The TENMET National Coordinator, Mr Ochola Wayoga, said the improvement of the education sector was very important, as inclusive education successively provides opportunities for children to […]
Give them smiles
Mornings at the Ola’s home were chaotic in the least, with four kids to bathe and prepare for school and also cooking for the family including live in helps and relatives that never seemed to want to go back, after the morning rush came the cleaning up of the kitchen from top to floor and prepping […]
Child Trafficking
Trafficking of children in West and Central Africa is on the rise and demands a concerted effort from all sectors of society in affected countries to combat it, according to ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child labour. Recruited and sold into prostitution and forced labour,children aged between 12 and 16 are the main […]