Q&A and suggested responses 1. Who is Ms Maryana Iskander, what is your background, and what is your involvement with the Wikimedia Foundation as the new CEO? I joined the Wikimedia Foundation as CEO in 2022 after spending a decade as the CEO of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, a non-profit social enterprise focused on building […]
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A peacekeeper from Burkina Faso serving in Mali has been honoured for her work to boost trust between the authorities and local communities, including survivors of gender-based violence. Chief Warrant Officer Alizeta Kabore Kinda is the recipient of the 2022 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year Award, announced on Monday. Congratulations to @UN_MINUSMA Chief Warrant
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In commemorating women’s month in South Africa, Nestlé East and Southern Africa (ESAR) celebrates the strength of four women who are part of the recycling economy through the RE-Imagine Tomorrow initiative a partnership between Nestlé ESAR and Kudoti a data platform for the circular economy, that is piloting a blueprint for an evolved waste management
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The World Economic Forum ranks water crises as a top global risk. About 2.2 billion people across the globe lack access to safe drinking water. And the World Resources Institute projects that by 2030, there will be a 56% gap between the demand for water and the supply globally. These challenges affect our business, our
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NGO Media in collaboration with Roost Foundation is inviting you to the Pre-All African NGOs Festival Activities ZOOM CONFERENCE. Topic: THE BIRTH OF SYNERGY Time: Aug 30, 2022 05:00 PM West Central Africa Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89870855153?pwd=R1Nrd3B3VXRzWXhPOE1VZlZwUERBUT09 Meeting ID: 898 7085 5153 Passcode: 587968 Best Regards, Team ANGO
As millions of people in the Greater Horn of Africa have already “suffered the longest drought in 40 years,” parts of the region are bracing for a fifth consecutive failed rainy season, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday The forecast for October to December issued at the Greater Horn of Africa Seasonal Climate Outlook Forum
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The Government of Liberia through the Department of Economic Management at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, has launched a one-stop-shop online platform to enhance the accreditation and registration process of non-governmental organizations in the country, on August 18, 2022. Prior to the launch, the process of registration and accreditation for NGOs were done
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“We got to Dédougou with nothing: no money, no food,” says Habi*. “Everything remained in Douroula, even our bicycles.” Habi is at a health centre supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in the capital of the Boucle du Mouhoun region in western Burkina Faso. The town of Douroula, where she lived, some 20 kilometres from
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Two Kenyan companies are among 34 recipients of the third Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge drawn from Africa, Middle East, Israel and Turkey. The recipients, among them 21 journalists and publishers from 10 countries in Africa, were selected for their diversity in promoting diversity, equality and inclusion in the journalism industry. The GNI Innovation
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Yiaga Africa, a Civic Society and Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Saturday, advocated the use of the People’s Assembly to improve democratic practice in Nigeria. Mr Ibrahim Faruk, Programme Manager, Governance and Development, Yiaga Africa, spoke at a two-day retreat on the ‘Concept of People’s Assembly as a Form of Deliberative Democracy at the Local Level’
