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School

Pads for Power

on October 18th, 2009 by The Afro News

My name is Frédérique. I am a licensed practical nurse (LPN) and am currently in school to become a registered nurse. I have created a project called Pads for Power. My project includes collecting disposable menstrual products and donating these to homeless shelters in Vancouver. It also includes making homemade reusable pads that will then

Filed under: Local News Tagged as: Afro News, ecofriendly, Frédérique, homeless, homemade, Pads for Power, School, shelters, vancouver, world

Building a School in Duk Padiet, South Sudan

on October 7th, 2009 by The Afro News

David Schroeder  The Afro International As a seven-year-old boy Jacob Deng fled his village in southern Sudan, Duk Padiet, in the province of Jonglei, narrowly escaping the death and destruction brought by militias from the north. The trek was a harrowing journey first to Ethiopia, and then back through Sudan to a massive refugee camp

Filed under: International News Tagged as: Canada, David Schroeder, Duk Padiet, Ethiopia, Halifax, Jacob Deng, Kakuma, Kenya, Lost Boys, School, South Sudan
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