By: WASH R&E Network-Liberia – The people of the Township of Arthington now have reasons to rejoice following the construction and subsequent dedication of the first public hand pump and latrine facilities by a USA based Organization, “Higher Ground International” after 190 years. Arthington is a historic Township in Montserrado County, the Republic of Liberia, established by the first Settlers in 1822 and the home of former President, Charles Taylor. The construction of the facilities followed an assessment by Higher Ground International to the Township which pays host to over fifteen thousand inhabitants. The much needed facilities were recently constructed... Continue Reading
By: WASH R&E Network-Liberia – The international organisation WaterAid has called on governments meeting in Cairo for Africa Water Week (13th to 19th May) to commit to bringing water and sanitation services to 100 million more Africans over the next two years. In sub-Saharan Africa, nearly 600 million people lack access to adequate sanitation, while 335 million people lack access to clean, safe water. Over three quarters of a million children in Africa die every year due to diarrhoeal diseases caused, in the vast majority of cases, by a lack of safe drinking water and adequate sanitation. Mr. Nelson Gomonda,... Continue Reading
…As Higher Ground Int’l Visits WASH R&E – The water, sanitation and hygiene sector of Liberia has received another boost with a U.S based International Non-Governmental Organization buttressing the efforts of government, Civil Society, stake holders and developmental partners aimed at creating an enabling environment for the WASH sector in Liberia. Higher Ground International says its involvement into the WASH sector is part of efforts to ensuring access to safe water and better sanitation services. The Organization’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Madam Henrietta White-Holder has disclosed the constructed of three hand pumps as a start to help address the... Continue Reading
Harare – United States based musical group Ruzivo concluded their visit in Zimbabwe on Wednesday by spending time with students from St. Giles Special School in Harare, where they donated $3,000 worth of marimba equipment. “We are so touched by the culture and the music and we are so happy to be doing this,” said Dana Moffett, a member of the musical group. “We have been doing a musical exchange for a number of years with our culture program, but this exchange started when Ruzivo fundraised and built the notes (for the marimbas) in the United States and brought them... Continue Reading
Africa’s first major contest designed to promote the development of digital media products and innovations is now accepting applications. African News Innovation Challenge (ANIC) will provide grants from $12,500 to $100,000 for the best projects aimed at strengthening and transforming African news media. The contest is modeled on the highly successfulKnight News Challenge in the United States. Grantees will also receive technical advice, startup support and one-on-one mentoring from the world’s top media experts. Of particular interest are proposals that improve data-based investigative journalism, audience engagement, mobile news distribution, data visualization, new revenue models and workflow systems. The African Media Initiative (AMI), Africa’s largest association... Continue Reading
