COMMUNITY development entails the provision of infrastructural facilities to the people. The provision of these social amenities can be attained through a number of ways and/ or organizations which includes, the government, community development associations, Non Governmental Organisations. Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are non-governmental, nonprofit making and self-governing, set out to ameliorate the plight of the […]
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The Ethiopian government has suspended the activities of three foreign humanitarian organisations which have been working in the restive northern Tigray region. Ethiopia’s Agency for Civil Society Organisations on Wednesday said that it had identified rule violations by the three aid groups namely Doctors Without Borders (MSF), the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Maktoume Foundation, […]
Lagos, Nigeria — Farming collective Alluvial Agriculture is training 50 women in tractor mechanics The initiative will create female-owned tractor businesses serving women farmers Programme is part of a joint initiative with Mastercard Foundation, with training from Tata International Nigeria For the past 13 years, Linda Sheknami Auta has grown rice, maize, yam and soybeans […]
Lagos, Nigeria — My World of Bags in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation has distributed over 2.5 million free Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to 334 schools, 1,076 hospitals, and 158 NGOs spread across 10 states in Nigeria through Project SafeUp. Since October 2020, when it b egan production and distribution, the initiative has led to […]
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Zimbabwe: NGOs Challenge Government Ban
NON Governmental Organisations (NGOs) forced to shut down last week by the government for having failed to submit their work plan have approached the High court challenging the decision. In an urgent chamber application filed on August 3, Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum and Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition Trust, a mother board of NGOs said […]
A coalition of women’s groups in Anambra State under the aegis of Gender and Constitution Reform Network (GECORN), has called for an end to female genital mutilation, child marriage and others. The group called for constitutional review to accommodate the rights of women in Nigeria and end all discriminatory practices. The GECORN made the call […]
Implement Motlanthe Commission’s Recommendations; Investigate Security Forces After Zimbabwe’s August 2018 presidential election, I witnessed violent abuses on the streets of Harare, the capital, when uniformed soldiers indiscriminately fired live ammunition at people protesting delayed election results. In a Twitter post, President Emmerson Mnangagwa called for “an independent investigation into what occurred in Harare” and […]
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South Sudan – Summary Executions in North
Nairobi — Investigate Officials and Security Forces; End Killings, Other Abuses in Warrap State South Sudanese security forces summarily executed at least eight suspected criminals, including two children, as part of their anti-crime campaign in Warrap state, Human Rights watch said today. The executions apparently were carried out on the orders of Governor Aleu Ayieny […]
The economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the plight of families living in poverty in Lagos State, Nigeria and left many people struggling to afford food and meet other basic needs. Survey data shows federal and state government support, including cash transfers and food assistance, reached only a fraction of families going hungry. […]
President Kais Saied’s suspension of parliament and threat to personally oversee prosecutions of parliamentarians is ‘alarming’ Security services’ raid on Al Jazeera’s Tunis office heightens concerns ‘The hard-won freedoms and human rights gains of Tunisia’s 2011 uprising are at risk’ – Heba Morayef Tunisian President Kais Saied should publicly commit to respecting and protecting human […]
Lagos, Nigeria — Beyond the Classroom, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has engaged with 6,000 children in Nigeria on COVID-19 safety protocols. The community engagement is part of the Mastercard Foundation COVID-19 Public Awareness Campaign, aimed at delivering accurate, timely, and life-saving information on COVID-19 across African countries and communities. The initiative in Nigeria […]
Since inception in 2011, over 400 IDPs have benefited in interventions championed by Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development. Around 9 a.m. on a Monday in July, another batch of participants, all victims of the Boko Haram insurgency, sat for a vocational and income generation seminar on various choices of trades at the Allamin Foundation […]
A shift to a greener economy should bring social benefits, especially for the poorest, or ‘the politics will end up against us’ Efforts to push low-carbon lifestyles and green energy to curb climate change will fail unless many people see benefits – and the poorest and most vulnerable should get the biggest gains, leading mayors […]
Authorities failed to deal with lethal unrest triggered by former president Jacob Zuma’s imprisonment Communities forced to protect themselves, with residents putting up barricades and patrolling their own neighbourhoods ‘Contradictions by different ministers show a government in chaos’ – Shenilla Mohamed The week-long looting spree and violent destruction of private property which resulted in the […]
Former managing director describes transfer of patients by health department as “hurried”, “haphazard” and not conforming to discharge procedures Former Life Esidimeni managing director Dr Morgan Mkhatshwa warned Gauteng Health department officials that the “rushed” process of transferring patients out of their care would be “disastrous”, the Life Esidimeni inquest heard in the Pretoria High […]
Jane Mbula, 50, a community worker in Mukuru Kayaba in eastern Nairobi, followed the news around Covid keenly. She heard the news in March 2020 when Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the first Covid-19 case in the country. The president later that month announced a dusk to dawn curfew, forbid people from leaving or entering […]
South African’s Cryil Ramaphosa and Pakistan’s Imran Khan also among 14 world leaders identified as potential targets The list contained phone numbers for more than 600 government officials and politicians from 34 countries ‘It’s clear that even those at the highest levels of power cannot escape the sinister spread of NSO’s spyware’ – Agnes Callamard […]
Nairobi — Anti-Graft Agency Should Investigate Kenyan authorities failed to design a social security program that would guarantee everyone, not just a few, an adequate standard of living during the pandemic, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 66-page report, “We Are All Vulnerable Here”: Kenya’s Pandemic Cash Transfer Program Riddled with […]