Over 20 students and Faculty from The National University of Rwanda (NUR), on Friday, concluded a one-week training in the use of multimedia for instruction, as part of the university’s efforts to explore modern ways of delivering knowledge to its students. The training was organised by the University Center for Instructional Technology (CIT) in partnership …
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Youth in Leadership: Perspectives on the Africa School of Governance
December 15by Aurore Teta Ufitiwabo Established in October and based in Kigali, Rwanda, the Africa School of Go …
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Environment & Climate Change | Environmental Degradation | Politics
The Plateau we expected; A Reflection on Galamsey, Governance, and Broken Promises
December 10by Ewura Adwoa Larbi The #freecitizens protest in October 2024 was a powerful demonstration of civil …
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Democracy & Participation | Environmental Degradation | Youth Empowerment | Youth Work
From Clicks to Bricks; Youth Resilience in Nation-Building
December 1by Ewura Adwoa Larbi It’s been weeks, a little over seven. And yet, I cannot condemn this poignant m …
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A recent post in the Guardian’s “Poverty Matters” blog touched upon an important idea: That we should focus on poor people, not just poor countries. When the World Bank carried out its annual reclassification in July, Senegal, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen all graduated to middle-income status – countries that have reached the US$1,000 or …
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The four CYP regional centres will each be hosting a regional consultation on the theme: Investing in youth employment and Entrepruenership development. The consultations will be held during the months of February and March of 2011. This will be followed by a Pan Commonwealth Dialogue on the same theme in April, 2011. …These consultations are …
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International Perspectives in Youth Entrepreneurship Training (IPYET) is an International Training programme of the Commonwealth Secretariat and the International Labour Organization. It is organised by the ILO Lusaka Country Office and CYP Regional Centre for Africa The workshop is targeted at youth development practitioners, social development programmers, enterprise mentors, trainers and academia. The workshop will …
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The Associated Press reports today that the Global Health Fund, a $22 billion development fund to fight AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, backed by celebrities and hailed as an alternative to the bureaucracy of the United Nations, sees as much as one-third to two-thirds of some grants eaten up by corruption. The AP reports that at minimum, …
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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 …
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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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 …
About 60 young Cameroonians from diverse backgrounds will participate in a three-day training session to sharpen their entrepreneurial skills from 8th to 10th February, 2011 at the residence of the British High Commissioner to Cameroon in Yaounde. This 3-day initiative has been crafted by Youth Employment Services (YES), an NGO run by young Cameroonians, to …
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Global Health Corps announced applications are open for year-long fellowships for professionals under 30 years old to work on the front lines of underserved communities around the world. GHC announced: Global Health Corps is expanding this year to support 70 emerging leaders in their 2011-2012 fellowship class.Applications for placements in Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda and …
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