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Investments in Agricultural Water Critical to Achieve the MDGs |
| The African Development Bank (AfDB), the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), and the World Bank today called for an increase in funding and a renewed focus on agricultural water management in Africa, including irrigation, drainage and rainwater harvesting. Representatives of AfDB, NE |
Posted by: ekwuruke (2008-03-28 14:36:32)
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USAID Reviewing Food Aid As Costs Soar |
| After a recent announcement that it will cut the amount of food aid it gives poor countries, the United States is likely to shift most of its focus to emergency needs, the American government agency responsible for humanitarian aid has hinted. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) told |
Posted by: ekwuruke (2008-03-27 14:17:55)
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ATM 2008 |
| Development Generation Africa International (DGAi) will host the first Abia State Children and Youth Forum on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria (ATM) with theme: "Children and Youth Alive and Well" from April 25th, 2008 at Umuahia, capital city, Abia State, as part of the DGAi Nigeria Children and Youth Foru |
Posted by: ekwuruke (2008-03-19 09:35:37)
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Bloco da Camisinha: promovendo saúde e proteção no carnaval de Salvador |
| Por Efraim Neto – Fiocruz/Ba
A Bahia possui uma das festas populares mais belas do mundo. Povo rico em manifestações culturais, o baiano apresenta ao mundo toda sua hospitalidade, alegria e espontaneidade durante o Carnaval. É também durante esta festa que demonstramos organização e traba |
Posted by: efraimneto (2008-01-17 16:48:31)
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Centro de Guardería Comunitaria en Salvador - Brasil |
| Español
Aquí en la ciudad del Salvador, Bahia, Brasil, montamos un proyecto para acercar la comunidad de Canabrava, barrio desprovisto de la ciudad al objetivo número 2. Nuestro foco es poder realizar la reforma del centro de guardería comunitaria, así pudendo proporcionar un ambiente mejor pa |
Posted by: efraimneto (2008-01-06 20:10:06)
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Join Millions of Youth Addressing the MDGs on Global Youth Service Day! |
| Great stories from Global Youth Service Day 2007 are pouring in from around the world. To read about and see photos of some of the great efforts led by young people this year for Global Youth Service Day, click HERE!
Don’t forget to mark Global Youth Service Day |
Posted by: ysanycadvisor (2007-06-24 15:27:14)
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Mrs Bush to visit Senegal, Mali etc |
| As part of her supporting efforts for her husband’s emergency planned HIV/AIDS relief and Malaria eradication initiative, Mrs. Laura Bush, United States of America (USA)’s First Lady, will be visiting four African countries between June 25 and 29, but Nigeria is not included on her stops, Empowe |
Posted by: desholakomolafe (2007-06-21 04:14:23)
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CHILDREN'S DAY |
| Nigeria yesterday celebrated childerens day, the theme for this year is "achieving the Millennium Development Goal 2015 through promotion of Children’s Rights".
The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Olusegun Obasanjo, emphasised at the prorgramme that the Child’s Right A |
Posted by: desholakomolafe (2007-05-28 02:58:03)
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World Bank’s boost for girl education |
| Desirous to improve girls’ and indigent students’ education in three northern states in Nigeria, the World Bank has approved $65 million International Development Association (IDA) credit to Nigeria for the funding of some key education sector projects in the affected states. The fund, according |
Posted by: desholakomolafe (2007-05-26 11:57:48)
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Developing countries need support to tackle MDGs |
| Developing countries need to strengthen their statistical systems to produce quality data for monitoring the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), say Sarah B. Macfarlane and colleagues from the University of California in this correspondence to Nature. The researchers argue that there is a gap be |
Posted by: ekwuruke (2007-05-02 06:37:11)
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