Yearly Archives: 2022
A sharp increase in essential goods in the Central African Republic (CAR) linked to war in Ukraine will likely have a devastating impact on the already dire humanitarian situation there in coming weeks, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. Some 2.2 million people are already acutely food insecure in the Central African […]
265% increase in severely malnourished children under the age of 5 in one IRC clinic alone in Somalia between April-May 2022 200% price increase in fuel and malnutrition treatment since outbreak of war in Ukraine, severely impacting aid delivery – 230,000 people already living in famine conditions 7 million of a population of only 16 […]
With these hearing aids hundreds of children can now hear their teacher at school and communicate with their parents, allowing more independence and participation. For children with profound hearing loss, it may be the first time they hear their parents’ voices. Pascaline, 13, was diagnosed as having moderate to severe hearing loss. She could only […]
Congratulations to NGO Africa Watch for being awarded Best Non-Profit Media Publication 2022 at the African Excellence Awards 2022 hosted by MEA Markets. Why we have been awarded Best Non-Profit Media Publication 2022 All our content is sourced from Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO)s, Civil Society Organisations (CSO)s, Charities, Foundations and reputable Individuals who have depth understanding […]
Harare -23 June 2022 – ActionAid Zimbabwe (AAZ) joins the rest of the world in commemorating the Public Service Day, themed, “Building back better from COVID-19: Enhancing innovative partnerships to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” On this day and guided by our climate justice campaign, AAZ calls upon the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) to […]
The tech world is abuzz about the possibilities that Web3 and the metaverse can offer. Yet, approximately 2.2 billion people living with visual impairments stand to face barriers in perceiving these virtual worlds. The exclusionary nature of the internet and technology is not new, as users globally are excluded from reaping its full benefits based […]
Sub-Saharan Africa has the largest area of arable uncultivated land in the world and a youthful population of almost 60 percent under the age of 25, which is expected to double by 2050. And while agriculture currently accounts for 30 to 40 percent of the region’s gross domestic product, employing an average of 54 percent […]
JUBA – Almost one-third of the acutely food insecure South Sudanese the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) planned to support this year will be left without humanitarian food assistance due to critical funding shortages, heightening the risk of starvation for 1.7 million people. The suspension of aid comes at the worst possible time for […]
On June 2nd, 2022, the Entrepreneurs Club of Mauritania, organized a national workshop on business environment improvement and the role of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in economic development in Sahel countries like Mauritania. The workshop was sponsored by CIPE as part of the G5 Sahel Economic Coalition to which the Club belongs. The workshop mobilized […]
Fake news in the press and on social media is a growing problem in Tunisia. With support from Hivos, the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) set up the fact-checking platform Tunifact in 2021. “Politicians all over the world love to lie, but in Tunisia they really love it,” says Arwa Kooli, editor-in-chief of Tunifact. […]