Africa: 40 African Countries Endorse Charter to Strengthen Families, Protect Children

Africa: 40 African Countries Endorse Charter to Strengthen Families, Protect Children

Forty African countries have endorsed a proposed charter on family, sovereignty and values aimed at strengthening families and protecting children from what its proponents describe as foreign ideologies considered inconsistent with African cultural and family values. The development was disclosed by the Executive Director of the Center for African Policy and Advisory, Segun Adebayo, at…

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Africa: 40 African Countries Endorse Charter to Strengthen Families, Protect Children

Africa: Outpacing Foreign Aid, Migrant Remittances Are a Lifeline Ensuring Families Are Fed and Healthy, Says IFAD

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe — Migrants now send home more money than foreign aid, and this is pulling rural families out of poverty, according to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). A new report, Sending Money Home, released this week, asserts that remittances have become the world’s largest and most resilient source of household finance during…

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Nepal flood rescue recovery efforts keep hope alive for desperate families as death toll passes 1,000

Nepal flood rescue recovery efforts keep hope alive for desperate families as death toll passes 1,000

Kathmandu, Nepal — Five days after a rocky mountainside and the glacier it supported collapsed near Nepal’s border with Tibet, unleashing torrents of flash floodwater, mud and debris on the valleys below that swept away everything in their path, rescuers were still searching Monday for reasons to hope. Over the weekend, a 6-year-old girl was miraculously…

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Africa: 40 African Countries Endorse Charter to Strengthen Families, Protect Children

Africa: Healthcare in Africa Involves Families and Communities – Training of Professionals Should Reflect This

The training of healthcare professionals shapes the way they relate to their patients, patients’ families and the communities they serve. But what if that training doesn’t fit the circumstances the professionals work in? I’ve been working in higher education in South Africa and internationally for over 20 years. During this time, my colleagues and I…

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