Blogs

One Solar Light Can Brighten a Child's Future
Technology & Education Apr 16, 2016
Scientists are busy working on solutions to large problems that need to be solved for the benefit of nations around the world. In the meantime, there are many equally important, small-scale problems facing the people and villages of many small… Read More
Advance the Future of Sierra Leone with Computers
Technology & Education, Children in Africa Apr 05, 2016
Government policies in Sierra Leone that exclude pregnant girls from attending school are short-sighted. Supporters of these policies do not seem to recognize the long-term effects of their decisions on the economy and society as a whole – an… Read More
An Uncertain Future for Three Pregnant Girls in West Africa
Children in Africa, Women Empowerment & Gender Equality Mar 30, 2016
Imagine three pregnant girls with no job skills who have been abandoned with little hope for the future. They wander aimlessly without food, shelter, or purpose. After their babies are born, how will they each support their newborn baby? Fatuma:… Read More
Concerns Mount as Ebola Contact Count Rises
Disease & Disaster Mar 26, 2016
Health authorities have responded to last week’s Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) flare-up in Guinea by working with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other agencies to identify people who have been in contact with the recent victims. Additionally,… Read More
School Supplies Fill Rwanda’s Classrooms
Children in Africa Mar 11, 2016
Not long ago, a group of sixth-grade students in Wisconsin was learning about the Rwandan Genocide. They learned that approximately 800,000 people lost their lives during one hundred days of slaughter.[1] These children were learning about a… Read More
Technology’s Impact on the African Poor
Technology & Education Mar 06, 2016
Technology has transcended poverty, race and economic conditions to become a driving force in the lives of people across the world. More people around the world now have access to the internet and mobile phones. As technology increases, the… Read More
Women’s Gold Grows on Trees
Women Empowerment & Gender Equality Mar 02, 2016
A treasure is growing wild in Ghana—it is the fruit from the shea nut tree. Industrious women produce highly sought-after shea butter by grinding shea nuts (the pit of the shea fruit). Villagers have long been using shea butter to help relieve dry… Read More
Progress is a Circular Endeavor
Economic Topics & Microfinance Feb 27, 2016
Seventy-five percent of Sierra Leone citizens are employed by agriculture, and this sector accounted for nearly half of the country’s GDP according to a 2012 report published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (Johnson, Johnson,… Read More
Mobile Technology: The future of e-Learning in Africa
Technology & Education Feb 27, 2016
With the prevalence of mobile technology, the education sector has been revolutionized by offering students and educators alike more readily available resources. Additionally, interactive learning materials, and other effective ways to collaborate… Read More
Looking For Candidates to Lead Africa into the Future? Look No Further!
Disease & Disaster, Children in Africa Feb 20, 2016
West African governments are facing a deluge of obstacles that are hindering economic stabilization. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have estimated that over 11,300 deaths in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia were caused by the… Read More

 

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