In its 4th-edition now, Passion for Motherland (PFM) is getting ready for its annual fundraising event this summer in the metropolitan city of London, on Saturday, 20th August 2016 – from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm – at the Holiday Inn Hotel Regents Park.… Read More Passion For Motherland Returns To London
SYDNEY: August the 20th, 2014 – The Heart of Gold Africa Foundation, led by Fashion Designer and Entrepreneur Suzan Mutesi from the Suzan Mutesi Fashion House, raised $2,500 for Uganda’s children and women at the first annual fundraising event held Aug. 15th of August at Water View Olympic Park The event included a black tie… Read More FIRST ANNUAL HEART OF GOLD AFRICA FOUNDATION’S RAISES $2,500 FOR UGANDA’S CHILDREN & WOMEN
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is scaling up support, includingnutrition education and infant feeding activities, in Namibia, which is currently facing its worst drought in three decades. According to thecountry‘s Directorate for Disaster Risk Management, all 13 regions have been affected by the drought, with major shortages of water, both for humans and animals, and food.… Read More Namibia: Unicef Steps Up Support As Namibia Grapples With Worst Drought in Decades
Poachers are enlisting local residents to assist in killing elephants using poisoned arrows in Tsavo Conservation Area, Kenya’s Daily Nation reported Tuesday (July 16th). “So far we have lost four elephants and our veterinary officers treat between four and five daily,” said Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) assistant director at Tsavo Conservation Area Robert O’Brien. “It… Read More Poachers Use Poisoned Arrows in Kenya
La directrice du Programme alimentaire mondial (Pam), Ertharin Cousin, promet une assistance alimentaire continue aux déplacés du camp Mugunga 1, à une dizaine de km de Goma (Nord-Kivu). Elle l’a annoncé, vendredi 19 juillet, au cours de sa visite dans ce camp en présence du gouverneur du Nord-Kivu, Julien Paluku Kahongya. «Nous distribuons déjà la… Read More RDC – Aide alimentaire du PAM au Nord-Kivu
La drépanocytose est une maladie génétique du sang, qui affecte plus particulièrement les populations de race noire. Cette particularité explique qu’elle est, sur le continent africain, la première maladie génétique affectant, dès la naissance, des milliers de malades. La lutte contre la drépanocytose figure depuis 2009 parmi les priorités de l’OMS pour la zone Afrique et… Read More {Sensibilisation} Journée Mondiale de la drépanocytose, le 19 juin
Conséquence de l’instabilité et des violences qui se poursuivent à Bangui, la capitale centrafricaine, les habitants continuent de fuir vers la RDC de l’autre côté de l’Oubangui, la rivière qui sépare les deux pays. De plus en plus de familles arrivent dans la localité congolaise de Zongo, dans la province de l’Equateur. Située juste en… Read More {Société} RDC: Augmentation des réfugiés centrafricains
Did you know that 98% of the poorest young women in Niger, a landlocked country in Western Africa, have not completed primary school? (Note: 2006 data) Niger is not alone. “In at least 10 countries in the World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE), 9 out of 10 of the poorest women aged 15 to 24-years haven’t completed… Read More {Get Involved} India, where the poorest girls do not finish primary school
Mortein Brand spokesperson, Omawumi Megbele, has strengthened Reckitt Benckiser-backed Africa anti-malaria initiative with a call on governments, institutions and relevant stakeholders including mothers to join hands in the ongoing global effort to stamp out malaria in Africa. Omawumi, who was on her second advocacy campaign for the eradication of malaria scourge in Africa to Nairobi,… Read More {Humanitarian} Omawumi Boosts Mortein’s Malaria Campaign in Kenya
La section de Batna du Croissant-rouge algérien (CRA) a lancé une campagne de collecte de livres au profit des enfants des familles sahraouies réfugiées dans les camps de Tindouf, a-t-on constaté, mercredi. M. Fayçal Mahdjoub, responsable de cette campagne placée sous le slogan “Un livre pour chaque réfugié”, a indiqué que cette initiative qui se… Read More Sahara Occidental: Le Croissant-rouge algérien lance à Batna une campagne de collecte de livres au profit des enfants des réfugiés sahraouis
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