When we think of poverty, especially on the African continent, we usually think of scarcity in terms of food security and money. While this is valid across the continent, other issues that come as a result of, or related to, poverty — particularly those that mainly impact women and girls — often aren’t considered such …
Have you ever been driven to keep plugging away at a challenge because of a motivational quote? Or been inspired to stand up and take action because of something particularly inspirational someone’s said to you? Quotes give us a quick bubble of wisdom to refocus our attention and help provide the inspiration we need to …
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A war has plagued Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray for almost two years, resulting in hundreds of thousands of lives lost, unimaginable atrocities, a devastated health care system, famine, and human rights violations that have had aid agencies sounding the alarm. It was somewhat good news then, when on March 24, 2022, the Ethiopian government declared an “indefinite” humanitarian truce, in order …
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Global Citizen has today announced “End Extreme Poverty Now — Our Future Can’t Wait”, a new year-long global campaign calling on the world’s governments, private sector leaders, and billionaires to step up and make the commitments urgently required to end extreme poverty now. The campaign calls for urgent commitments in three critical areas: empowering adolescent …
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he 2022 International Day for Women and Girls in Science seeks to promote full and equal access for women and girls to participate in science and technology and the roles they play. Research has shown that only 35% of students enrolled in fields pertaining to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) are women. Also, women …
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This year’s World Day of Social Justice was celebrated on Sunday, February 20, 2022, with the theme “achieving social justice through formal employment”. As aptly captured by Marian Wright Edelman, “the challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need to make our nation a better place, just as we …
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March 8 every year is celebrated as International Women’s Day. The theme for this year’s celebration is “gender equality today for sustainable tomorrow” with the hashtag #BreakTheBias. International Women’s Day is a global day to celebrate the historical, cultural and political achievements of women. The day is also observed in support of actions against gender …
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Integrity, Trust, Inclusion, Humility, Accountable collaboration, Courage of Conviction, Innovation The Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN) is a women-led, non-governmental organization dedicated to enhancing citizens’ participation and improving security governance in Nigeria and West Africa broadly, achieved through its Rule of Law, Citizens Security and CSO …
Our History Since 2010, we have vigorously pursued our aim of helping Africa discover young leaders who would use their potential to build a rewarding political, social and economic space for the continent, meeting our target one community at a time. We have done this by initiating various programs and youth-driven response mechanisms in states …
Malawi Government chose cluster policies to cover different regions from drought WFP Malawi receives US$14.2m pay-out following driest season since 1981 Drought-affected households in Malawi will receive swift relief with an upcoming climate insurance pay-out by African Risk Capacity (ARC) Limited to the Malawian government in June. Malawi is a signatory of the ARC Treaty …
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