Oxfam has today warned that the $100 billion a year pledged by rich nations to help fight climate change could fail the poorest people, if recent moves to deliver climate cash as loans continue. continue reading »
TEBOGO Haoses (39) is a mother of five who lives at Khorixas but she is also an extraordinary entrepreneur who employs six members of her family and has improved the lives of countless people in the community.
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The authorities in Sierra Leone have started a campaign against a recent spate of violence linked to inter-school sporting events.
Fighting between pupils has broken out repeatedly in recent months, with most of the incidents concentrated in the capital, Freetown. continue reading »
LILONGWE, Malawi, 30 April May 2008 – At just 13 years of age, Tiyamike was already a veteran caregiver responsible for looking after five younger siblings. Tiyamike’s father had died the year before, due to complications from AIDS, and soon after, when his HIV-infected mother took ill, Tiyamike left school and started working. continue reading »
Over the last month, the British Council’s pan-European climate project, Challenge Europe, has launched in 15 countries. A team of over 220 dynamic 18 to 35 year old Climate Advocates from all walks of life has now been assembled to work together to cut Europe’s carbon craving. continue reading »
MEXICO CITY — It is a Saturday at the Chopo flea market, and the angst-ridden youth of Mexico’s blooming middle class have come to hang out. continue reading »
This is an issue we rarely think of because we do not have such experiences in our countries, but whenever media highlights it we are all shocked. Today a very large number of children are forced to take part in various wars around the world:
GABORONE, Botswana, 15 April 2008 – Around the world, 158 million children aged 5 to 14 are engaged in some form of child labour – that’s one child in every six. In sub-Saharan Africa, the proportion is even higher, at one in three. However, many countries are only just becoming aware of the extent of this problem. continue reading »
Learn to perform traditional and contemporary African dance, drumming and music with the Merseyside Dance Initiative Annual Summer School. continue reading »
French President Jacques Chirac has joined leaders from across Africa in Mali for a two-day summit focusing on youth issues. continue reading »
