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Seed funding for Zim’s research and development projects
Zimbabwean innovators and scientists usually hamstrung by lack of funding to develop their projects will now be able to acquire seed funding through a research and development budgetary allocation.
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Residents of Bamunanika struggle to access basic health facilities
The area of Bamunanika county in Luwero district nearest to Kiziba is so remote that women struggle to access basic health facilities for themselves and their children. Kayonza, the only village in Bamunanika county, does not have a fully functional … more
You share my feelings: the tale of a child bride
Emaweyesh Kassie, 19 year old from Gonder, Northern Ethiopia married when she was six. Here, she shares her experience. more
‘Empower Girls’: MP’s International Women’s Day message for Uganda
Uganda’s government should ‘empower girls’ to improve the social and economic status of women, according to an International Women’s Day address by Woman Members of Parliament. more
African Development Prize launched
The King Baudouin Foundation has recently launched the King Baudouin African Development Prize, which aims to reward individuals or organizations who are making an outstanding contribution to development in Africa.
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Mobile labs to detect counterfeit medicines donated to Zambia
To help improve healthcare in Zambia, the Global Pharma Health Fund has donated five mobile compact laboratories to the Health Ministry to help detect counterfeit medicines. more
“Women Beat Us” say Ugandan men
Many men report being battered and abused by women in their homes and many more are silent when they are beaten, denied sex and robbed of their property, says Paul Tentena the coordinator of Coalition Against Men Persecution (CAMP) a … more
Globally mothers face barriers to register births
Millions of children go unregistered as mothers around the world face widespread discrimination when it comes to birth registration, says Plan International, a child rights organisation.
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