This will sound like a conundrum out of Lewis Carroll, but last night I went to something that doesn’t exist. The something was an ensemble called the Commonwealth Youth Orchestra that you won’t have heard of (for the above reason); and the event was a demonstration of what it can do. Or more accurately, might …
Kampala’s moneyed youth mill round a photography exhibition, quaffing wine and debating the works on show. But this is no ordinary exhibition and these are no ordinary conversations. The exhibition displays photographs of some of the city’s most notorious potholes. Weary commuters, vegetating in Kampala’s perpetual morning traffic snarl-up, were tickled recently by the creativity …
The West has every right to be surprised, but not outraged, if Hosni Mubarak is forced from power in Egypt, writes Ryan Bachoo, a 21-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago Browsing through news websites the other day, trying to understand every angle of the Egypt crisis, I noticed a comment on CBC News, which described the events …
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In the paper, UNICEF UK makes recommendations to the Scottish Government to ensure that its child poverty strategy maximizes progress towards ‘eradicating’ child poverty in the UK by 2020. The paper also includes background on child poverty in Scotland as well as recommendations for priority areas for action for the Scottish Government. clickity click click!
We’ve reported in the past how the daily deal darling Groupon has its roots in a charity fundraising platform. Now that Groupon is focused on good deals and not good causes, a few social entrepreneurs are taking the daily deal trend in a pro-social direction. Meet Philanthroper. The new “deal” site launched yesterday to “make doing good …
The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), will roll out a series of workshops and consultations next month, to discuss a national strategy for making the youth an integral part of the planning and implementation of all Government policies and programmes. The move is in keeping with …
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One of the important steps that The Gambia can take to improve its agricultural productivity is through the establishment of district youth farms. Senior officials at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the National Youth Council, the National Enterprise Development Initiative and the National Youth Service Scheme recently held meetings with district authorities and members …
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Environmental scientists were given the chance to challenge delegates from the 23rd Ship of the world Youth Programme about the importance of climate change and its effects on Pacific countries. Dr Russell Howorth, Director of SPC Applied Geoscience and Technology Division (SOPAC), issued the challenge to the more than 40 international youth delegates who attended a presentation …
post by Samira Sawlani Everyone teases me about my obsession with Africa.. more so with Uganda.. those friends of mine in Uganda and in the diaspora embrace me as one of them when they hear of me eating matoke.. when i mention that i love the royco spices or the mandazi i get shrieks of …
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados to lead Group A Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) will be deployed during Uganda’s Presidential and Parliamentary Elections due to be held on 18 February 2011. The Group will be led by the former Deputy Prime Minister and former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, Dame Billie …
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