On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we are excited to announce that Melvin is the winner of our video message competition targeting the African Union.
I was excited to meet Melvin again after we shared the same flight to his home country, Nigeria, after the end of this season's Big Brother Africa. Melvin is obviously as talented as he is good-looking. Besides his above-par educational accomplishments (BSc in Chemistry, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration), the 28-year-old...
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“UBUNTU,” is a word from the Xhosa language that loosely translates as “I am because you are.” It’s a word that expresses the solidarity of all people and the responsibility of each individual for an equal, inclusive, and respectful lifetime together. A word made famous by Nelson Mandela who, as an anti-apartheid revolutionary, the first black president of South Africa, and a tireless philanthropist, is still today a symbol of black resistance movements worldwide.
In honor of Nelson Mandela Day,...
Stell dir einen riesigen vor. Darin sind eine Menge verschiedener Pflanzen zu finden: Büsche, Farne, Moose, riesige Bäume und eine ganze Farbpalette an Blumen. Ein ganz fantastischer Ort – doch nur, solange der Garten auch die Ressourcen erhält, die er benötigt. Wasser, Mineralstoffe und gesunde Erde sind natürlich essentiell. Auch darüber hinaus muss ein funktionierendes Ökosystem gewährleistet sein: So braucht es beispielsweise fleißige Bienen, größere Pflanzen, die kleinere vor Witterung schützen und ausgewogene klimatische Verhältnisse. Der schönste Gemeinschaftsgarten der...
Topic: 40 YEARS OF HIV/AIDS: Africa at a glance
URL: HIV/AID-Africa-economy-recovery
Snippet: Over 40% of people living with HIV in Africa still do not know they are infected, indicating the need for access and affordability of testing services.
Byline: Elisheba Roimen
Africa is home to about 15.2% of the world’s population. However, we host more than two-thirds of total infections in the world (roughly 35 million people). Out of all the HIV-positive children in the world, 91% are in Africa. This high number...