We all have our heroes. Those human beings seem larger than life and almost achieve Godlike status. One of my heroes is the late-great Nelson Mandela, who was affectionally nicknamed “Madiba.” His life serves as a testament to the impact that one determined person can have on the course of history. In this blog, I want to share 21 inspirational quotes that Nelson Mandela made about education with you.
Despite the improvement, poverty is still a big problem in the country. Children in Togo suffer disproportionately, as is the case with poverty worldwide. But they also hold the key to a brighter tomorrow. Here are five facts about children in Togo.
Almost 63 percent of the 163 million young people who are illiterate worldwide are female. Providing education to all children will boost literacy rates and accelerate development in underdeveloped areas.
Did you know that people with Dyslexia struggle with accuracy and fluency because their brains learn differently? Research suggests that wider letter spacing in words is believed to help people with dyslexia read faster and better. Having dyslexia doesn’t mean the person suffers from a lack of knowledge or an inability to learn, but rather …
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is female circumcision – a ritual practice practiced in several countries as a rite of passage for women, in which a woman’s external genitalia are removed. FGM is most prevalent in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. More than 200 million women have undergone this procedure today. 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗼Togo, a West …
Hate speech and spreading rumours are among the most effective ways to destroy a person’s self-esteem. Studies show that a percentage of suicides are due to cyberbullying, where the person involved is overwhelmed by the hate speech and threats and decides to silence it all by dying. In most cases, these bullies use digital technologies …
In Nigeria, students have been risking their lives for an education. Like in most parts of the world, schooling comes with its fair share of challenges but when students risk losing their freedom or lives at school, our tomorrow is under attack. Where going to school is tantamount to charging into battle amid a swarm …
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Child marriage is a widespread problem in Togo, a country in West Africa. In Togo, approximately 22% of girls under the age of 18 are married. Despite the high number of child marriages, there are many social and political aspects of Togolese society that encourage child marriage in Togo. Here are five reasons for the …
Imagine your whole world burning before your eyes, how would you react to such a situation. I survived that nightmare. My name is Manu, and this is the story of how my whole life lost meaning. It is the story of how the quiet village of Kutungu became a center of death and despair, the …
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Expectant mothers are bombarded daily with useful and not-so-useful information, from family members to nosy neighbors to the stranger on the street. Everyone, in their own way, is an expert on childcare and breastfeeding. For new moms, keeping up with infant feeding routines and attending to their many individual needs is usually quite a humbling …
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