The agony of the Girl child within our today’s school system.
Esther was the form teacher’s favorite, everyone thought so as he showed favoritism when it came to her, always buying her gifts and giving her high test scores he always made her stay behind after school to help him score assessment tests, or run one errand or another this was just an excuse he used […]
Public schools may be poor but communities can do more…
Many public schools may be in a bad state. However, School Based Management Committees (SBMC) have been told to quit complaining, roll up their sleeves and find solutions. When asked to list the issues bedeviling schools in their communities, members of School Based Management Committees (SBMC) that attended a training by the Human Development Initiatives […]
Female Genital Multilation(FGM) : An Evil practice against women.
Female Genital Mutilation(FGM) comprises all procedures involving the removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons, as defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO).Although not always the case, it most commonly occurs between the ages of 0 to 15 years and the age is decreasing in […]
How to upgrade education post-pandemic
COVID-19 have put over 1.6 billion children out of school. Here’s how to upgrade education post-pandemic The pandemic could provide an opportunity for innovative education. • Many of the 1.6 billion children out of school during the pandemic may never return. • Of those who do, more than half will not receive the education required […]
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 […]