A new gift catalogue from KEEF – the Kenya Education Endowment Fund offers gifts that celebrate your special occasions while supporting learning in Kenya – Mother’s Day, weddings, graduations, Father’s Day, birthdays, retirement, and more. 100% of the gifts in the catalogue support education of bright, financially poor students in Kenya – and most gifts
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Finally, Zimbabwe Walking the Talk on Disability
on April 4th, 2024
CIVIL Society organisations in the disability sector in Zimbabwe are engaging in nationwide consultations on a disability Bill that has been on the cards for more than three decades. Now that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has accented to the proposals that is ready to go into Parliament, stakeholders have welcomed the move, given the country’s penchant
The 2024 Elevate Vancouver Autoshow
on March 24th, 2024
While the display showcase lineup was quite limited and only a handful of the known car makers and models were represented there were some wow moments to behold.
Most Zimbabwe Court Users Content: Survey
on November 29th, 2023
. . . but more work needed to improve accessibility Most of Zimbabwe’s court users are satisfied with the country’s judicial system, according to a survey by East West Management Institute that tracked In the survey, that tracked 785 court users – both male (336) and female (449) – found the overall user satisfaction rate
Zimbabwean Women with Disabilities Left Behind in Political Participation
on November 14th, 2023
Women with disabilities (WWDS) suffer multiple discrimination and exclusion resulting from their varied forms of disabilities and being women in a patriarchal environment that largely devalues them just because they are women, so says Professor Cowen Dziva, from the Local Development Research and Advocacy Trust Zimbabwe (Lodrat.) The intersection of disability and political participation is,
The Perfect Gift for Anyone at Any Age
on November 14th, 2023
Media Release This holiday season, when finding the perfect gift is a challenge, consider a truly meaningful solution. Not sure what to give to a teenager, someone with limited space, or the hard-to-please person in your life? What about those who prefer experiences over “stuff”, or those celebrating a different winter holiday? Project Amhara Foundation
Zimbabwe Health Finance Model Unsustainable: Top Research Economist
on November 8th, 2023
Zimbabwe’s current health financing model remains highly unsustainable as it relies heavily on external financing and out-of-pocket financing, says Dr Prosper Chitambara, senior research economist and policy advisor and currently a member of the Labour and Economic Development Research Institute of Zimbabwe (LEDRIZ.) The intersection of public underinvestment – in history and in the here-and-now
Patrice Lumumba’s Last Letter To His Wife Before He Dies
on October 22nd, 2023
“I write these words to you without knowing if they will get to you, when they reach you, and if I will be alive when you read them. Throughout my struggle for the independence of my country, I have never doubted the final triumph of the sacred cause to which my companions and I have
Blocked from The Ballot: PWDs Complain
on October 16th, 2023
Now that the dust of the of Zimbabwe’s recent harmonized elections has settled, some questions are floating and demand attention – especially on levels of political participation of persons with disabilities and the elderly. The country’s electoral law mandates the Zimbabwe Electoral Commissions (ZEC) – one of the five independent commissions in the Constitution –
Israel-Hamas War: Saudi Arabia’s Challenges Amid the Conflict in the Middle East
On Nov. 11 Riyad was the epicenter of the Arab world as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) hosted a joint summit of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation for an emergency gathering on Gaza. Despite the summit taking place well over a month after the war began, the Crown Prince called