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Shame on IRISH INDEPENDENT

I am angry and frustrated by the arrogance and negligence of newspaper Called Irish Independent, which print article by Kevin Myers, on July 10, 2008 who wrote under the title of "Africa is giving nothing to anyone -- apart from AIDS".

As youths take over

For years politicians, community leaders and corporates have talked about vesting more power in the hands of youths. We are told the youth are the leaders of tomorrow and should be given a wider platform to contribute to society.

REFLECTIONS ON LIVING ALTERNATIVES, LIVING FUTURES:YEAR OF THE AFRICAN YOUTH

Alice Walker wrote that resistance is the secret to possessing joy.She did not write that it was the path to an easy life, just that it was the way to the freedom experienced in a life that is authentic, a life lived in questioning.

Black – Registered Trade Mark! ?

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I am blessed with a wonderful circle of friends that many may not have had the chance to enjoy in their entire lifetime. One of my best friends happens to be of the “other race”, and it just occurred to me that if we were a couple of decades back, our friendship would never have happened.

CHILD RIGHTS JOURNALISTS

CHILD RIGHTS JOURNALISTS
TRAINED BY UNICEF

UNICEF Ghana in collaboration with Ghana Journalists Association organized a two day training seminar on ethical reporting on children at volta hotel in Akosombo.

Are youth enterprise centres the way to go?

Addis Ababa, July 2008 - Download the attachment or use the link below.

Youth Employment in Africa: Views and News - Issue Eight - (pdf 552 KB) 

Eroding Our Future

Climate change was high on the agenda of the recent G8 summit in Japan, and somehow they always seem to fail to reach an agreement to curb the disaster that has already stared to manifest itself in various areas.

CANAL FOR THE VILLAGE?

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Three children aged between 6 and 10 are playing football almost at the edge of the open canal of the sewage system. They do not seem bothered by the bad smell that comes out of the dirty canal. The probability of their ball falling into the open dirty canal is high. When this happens they insert their hands into the canal to pick up the ball. This is Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.

GET READY TO STAND UP AND TAKE ACTION FOR THE MDGS: OCTOBER 17TH -19TH, 2008

Last year, more than 43 million people all over the world stood up and spoke out sending a clear and powerful message to governments: Keep your promises to end poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGs) CAMPAIGN: - OFFERING THE YOUTH A VOICE

In September 2000, a record 189 Heads of States and Leaders of Governments, congregated in New York for a ground breaking UN summit. Central to the concerns of the meeting, was a new agenda for the world at the dawn millennium’s dawn, it was clear that most of the previous development models had failed in all their pretences to address poverty and social imbalances.