POVERTY AND HUNGER AS IT AFFECTS CHILDREN.
Nigeria is one of many food-deficient countries in Africa, and its alarming hunger statistics are tied with high levels of conflict that have plagued the region surrounding Nigeria for years. Food crisis such as the one in Nigeria causes distressing levels of stunting in children and is correlated with high rates of poverty. This silent […]
Education is a profitable investment
“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet” –Aristotle The life of an average Nigerian is the life of lack and grave uncertainty. The socioeconomic status is in jeopardy and the complete population is affected; young, middle aged and the old. Nevertheless the predicament of the Nation, some individual have mastered the […]
Kenya: 120,000 Learners Have Dropped Out of School in Northern Kenya.
Kenya: 120,000 Learners Have Dropped Out of School in Northern Kenya.At least 120,000 primary and secondary school learners have dropped out of school over the last 10 months in northern Kenya, latest statistics reveal. Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC) yesterday said 107,556 pupils and 13,478 students have quit class– dealing a major blow to the […]
Hope for Healthy living.
It was a new month, and Musa was expectant, he had heard from the elders that this was the month they would get basic sanitation facilities In the community as designed by the volunteers that usually visited them. This would be a huge milestone for the fasksri community, a small group of people who were […]
Education basics of a child’s development.
Mercy has been out of school for months now, it started when her mom fell Ill and she had to become her care giver, since the family could not afford to send mama to the hospital. Though they were just 6 children dad kept mentioning what a Hassle it was to pay fees for all […]
Togo: The government remains firm, the SET retreats to rebound better
The Togolese Teachers ‘Union (SET), which has taken over the teachers’ union struggle, has just pulled back. On Wednesday, the movement admitted that it was mistaken in the steps leading to its creation and ordered the temporary suspension of the strike of January 28 and 29. The SET intends to hold a constitutive general assembly […]
Facts on child labor.
Poverty exacts a toll on millions of families worldwide , and in some places, it comes at the price of a child’s physical safety. 1 in 10 children across the globe are subjected to child labour, to either reduce parents load or to support the family.Children may be driven into work for various reasons. Most […]
Encouraging creativity in children
𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 involves the use of imagination and ideas to come up with something of value; a physical invention, piece of art or a solution to a problem. Throughout our education, life and working careers, creativity may play a significant role in development and success. Creativity can be nurtured and it is often a way of […]
The role I have had to play.
As an instructor, and dispenser of knowledge it always gives me great joy to impact knowledge to these kids especially during their formative years, being given the opportunity to nurture their young minds and raise them with good moral values that will be the guiding compass of life as they grow is a responsibility I […]
Returning to life as it is
Zainab was excited about resuming school, she had certainly missed her friends especially Deola who lived on the other side of town, and with the pandemic raging, mum never let them make house calls. She had lots of stories to tell, about her cousins who came back for the festivities, the meals that her mum […]