By Misheck Mberi – Firstly, may I take this opportunity to thank you for inviting Shout-Africa.com to participate in this interview so as to explain to our audience who and what your organisation is about. 1) Let me start these proceedings Arcard, by asking why you as a Tanzanian citizen elected to be involved with your organisation (TECDEN) Its because of my passion to contribute to the realisation of the rights and needs of young children (0 – 8years) in Tanzania. It is the role of the National secretariat to ensure that TECDEN achieves its vision of a Tanzania where... Continue Reading
Harare, July 19 2012: The United States Embassy will on Saturday July 21 host an American Universities and Colleges Fair for “A” level and other prospective undergraduate students to access more information about further study in the United States, including information on scholarships, campus and college life at a wide variety of colleges and universities. Participating institutions include American, Amherst, Berea, Brown, Bryn Mawr, Columbia, Cottey College, Florida Institute of Technology, Franklin and Marshall, George Washington, Georgia College, Hamilton, Harvard, Kalamazoo, Kent State, Linfield, Lynn, Middlebury, Mt Olive, Oberlin, Occidental, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, University of Miami, University... Continue Reading
London, 18 July 2012 – Heavy fighting over the last few days in Walikale, a town in the troubled North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has forced MSF to suspend its medical activities despite the area being in the midst of a malaria outbreak. “The recent fighting and insecurity in Walikale make it impossible for our team to carry out their medical work,” said Andrew Mews, MSF’s Head of Mission in Goma. “We’re very concerned about civilians living in the area who are exposed to this violence and also denied healthcare as a result,” he added. MSF started an emergency malaria intervention in Walikale in June... Continue Reading
By Alan Rushesha – The staple food growers across the country are waiting for the distribution of the newly unveiled and much publicized drought tolerant maize seed SIRDA 113 which is suitable for all farming regions amid speculations that the crop will yield a huge turnover in mainly the water-stricken areas. The development came at a time when most farmers were crying fowl over a dry spell that ravaged some parts of Matabeleland and Midlands provinces resulting in the wilting of their crops. “The availability of this seed means a lot to us farmers and the entire community; we have... Continue Reading
By: Augustine N. Myers – The Lutheran Development Service in Liberia (LDS) and the Lutheran Church Trauma Healing & Reconciliation Program have completed a joint Monitoring visit to Gbelay-Geh and Zoe-Geh Districts in Nimba County. The 3-day Joint Monitoring visit was intended to assess their activities in the Districts, implemented in partnership with the Action by Churches Together (ACT-Alliance). The monitoring visit took the Team to Kialay, Larpea One and Two, Bahn City and the Refugee Camp, Gbanwen and Buutuo. The visit specifically looked at activities of the Lutheran Development Service and that of the Lutheran Church Trauma Healing Program,... Continue Reading
