Unemployment, the high failure rate in schools and a lack of recreational centres for young people are just some of the major problems faced by the youth of Okakakara, in the Otjozondjupa Region. Speaking to New Era over the weekend, some young people complained there are too many of them who are idle – and …
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Changing Climate and the Vulnerability of Subsistence Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa Despite Improved Weather Forecasting
January 11by Evans Ijakaa Weather forecasting in Africa continues to improve, with many countries strengthenin …
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Faith in the Crossfire: How Church Networks Are Saving Displaced Nigerians
November 6by Lilian Efobi When bullets stormed through the farms of the middle belt in Nigeria, it wasn’t just …
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Read moreKabarole youth chairman yesterday survived being lynched by fellow youth who accused him of begging President Museveni for “trivial things” yet there were more pressing issues concerning them in Tooro. The youth assaulted Mr Godfrey Mugabo after a meeting with President in Fort Portal town. During the meeting, Mr Mugabo among others, asked for a …
Have you ever thought about this before? As a young person, what comes to mind when you think about Leadership? Who do you see as a leader? Around you today, who are the leaders? Just in case you are thinking too far, that face is what you see when you look in the mirror. In …
The above mentioned group is very much vital in development of our nations and indeed respective regions per say.. Our Global mission is to mobilize young people around the world in envisioning for themselves and their respective countries a better life. CYP EES seeks to design and develop scalable and sustainable bottom-up approaches to support …
The above mentioned group is very much vital in development of our nations and indeed respective regions per say.. Our Global mission is to mobilize young people around the world in envisioning for themselves and their respective countries a better life. CYP EES seeks to design and develop scalable and sustainable bottom-up approaches to support …
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 …
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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