Tuesday, 23 March 2010 18:20
GHANA: Paying Families to Curb Child Trafficking
Accra — Eight-year-old Nana Yaw, who is being treated at Central Region's Winneba Government Hospital for a severe respiratory infection, was sold by his mother for US$50 in 2008.For nearly two years his owners forced him to dive for several hours a day to collect fishing nets in Lake Volta.
Friday, 19 March 2010 11:41
UNESCO: UNESCO and Lauren Child inviting children to tell their stories
“My life is a story”, the campaign initiated in 2008 by British author and illustrator Lauren Child in partnership with UNESCO, has just launched its second phase, inviting children to tell the story of their lives using words, drawings or photos.
Thursday, 18 March 2010 16:18
SOUTH AFRICA: Eradicating Poverty Starts with Youth Development - Dlamini
Pretoria — Reducing poverty among children and the youth can contribute towards the reduction of intergenerational transmitted poverty, says Deputy Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini.
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 13:57
NIGERIA: Trafficking convictions up but progress slow
Interceptions and convictions of human traffickers and smugglers have risen year-on-year in Nigeria since the government passed legislation to ban the trade in 2005, but the volume of trafficking is still high and progress on convictions needs to speed up, say government officials."Trafficking rates have come down,,,and convictions are up,"…
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Sunday, 14 March 2010 10:12
Kagame Addresses Royal Commonwealth Society : RWANDA
London — President Paul Kagame, yesterday, on his second day of a working visit to England, addressed the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) on the role of the youth in the development in Rwanda, Africa and the Commonwealth.Kagame, who was invited by the society to deliver a lecture as the newest…
Thursday, 12 November 2009 13:48
Investing in Child Health Vital for Development - Experts
Kigali — Early Childhood Development (ECD) has been identified as the number one social economic investment that will enable developing nations to quickly attain sustainable development. The revelation was made by various experts who gathered from across the world to attend the 4th African International Conference on Early Childhood Development…
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