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Current Feed ContentKEYCDA holds annual empowerment forumKombo East District Youth and Children Development Association (KEYCDA) last Wednesday held its 4th annual forum in Kafuta village. The forum brought together over one hundred youth and children within the district. The forum brainstormed on issues affecting the youth association and the way forward. The theme for this year’s forum is youth leadership and employability for sustainable socio – economic development. In his welcoming remark, chief of Kombo East District Alhagie Basiru Jarju...SUDAN: Josephine Moyo, “What we miss is food”NGERJEBI Friday, November 28, 2008 (IRIN) - Josephine Moyo, 38, returned to her village in Southern Sudan in January 2008 after a decade as a refugee in neighbouring Uganda. She spoke to IRIN about the challenges of being back. “I am happy to be home but there are big challenges ahead. Lack of food is the biggest problem. We have been away since 1998, when the [Ugandan rebel] Lord's Resistance Army attacked – they killed two of my children and they wounded my husband and me. "There had been...NEPAL: Huge challenges in preparing for natural disastersKATHMANDU Wednesday, October 08, 2008 (IRIN) - Nepal is becoming a disaster hotspot, with natural hazards increasing over the past two decades, according to aid agencies. Floods, landslides, fire, cyclonic winds, hailstorms, drought and famine are among the disasters gripping the Himalayan nation with increasing ferocity. In addition, there is a serious threat of an earthquake, particularly in the capital, Kathmandu. Records show that a quake occurs every 75 years in the city, with the last...BANGLADESH: Cyclone challenges remainSOUTHKHALI Friday, November 14, 2008 (IRIN) - One year after a devastating cyclone hit south-western Bangladesh, huge challenges remain. "Communities still need urgent help – both to recover from the impact of Sidr, and to be able to prepare for future storms, floods or cyclones," said Heather Blackwell, Bangladesh-Oxfam country director. More than 3,400 people were killed and millions more rendered homeless on 15 November 2007 by Cyclone Sidr – now described as the most powerful cyclone to...UGANDA: Displaced first by war, now by elephantsAMURU Friday, October 24, 2008 (IRIN) - Marauding elephants in northern Uganda have added to the challenges faced by civilians trying to rebuild their lives in the wake of 20 years of civil war, destroying their crops and prompting some to return to displaced people’s (IDP) camps they had only recently left. "The villagers are scared of the elephants; some of them have sought refuge in huts they had left in the [IDP] camps," John Bosco Okullo, a local leader in Amuru District told IRIN. Most...Mauritanian community thanks President JammehThe Mauritarian community in The Gambia recently wrote to the Gambian leader, President Yahya Jammeh, to thank him for his concern over the enormous challenges that their country is currently facing, among other things. The full text of the letter, which was signed by Mory Gueta Cisse, CEO and Managing Director of Sunbeach Hotel and Resort, is reproduced below. I wish to be allowed to take the opportunity to thank you in the name of the Mauritanian community living in The Gambia, as well as...Book on Teenage Life LaunchedLast Friday 14th October 2008 will be remembered as a historic day in the life of Ngasireh Irene Touray, a 21-year-old lady when she launched her book, entitled “Teenage Life Crisis”. Focusing on the challenges and solution of life of young people, the book, which is already on sale, takes an in-depth look into some of the problems that young people of this country face and how to overcome those temptations. The book among others also aims at educating young people, parents and teachers about...Gambia Celebrates World Food DayThe Gambia on Wednesday, October 21st celebrated the World Food Day at a colourful ceremony held at Buffer Zone in Tallinding. The theme for this year is “World Food Security: Challenges of Climate Change and Bio-energy (bio-fuels)”. In a statement delivered on her behalf by Mr.Buba Khan, The Action Aid Country Director, Dr.Kujejatou Manneh Jallow, said that the severity and scale of the global food crisis is not a secret to all. She said that before the current food crisis, over 850 million...New women sports committee unveiled in URRCentral River Region, yesterday, named a new regional women’s sports committee in Janjangbureh. The launching ceremony, which was witnessed by the executive secretary of the National Sports Council was also attended by the the deputy governor of the region, Mr Lamin Darboe. In his opening remarks, deputy governor Darboe, reckons that sports is now more than a recreation activity but an income generating activity. He noted that sports, particularly football, could be an effective tool for...S.K. Jaiteh Challenges Youths to be ProductiveA prominent Gambian businessman, Mr. Salifu S.K. Jaiteh, has recently challenged all Gambian youths to engage in productive skills and not only focus on the office. He noted that not everybody can work in an office but that gaining technical know how and working in a factory is also an option. He made his statements in an interview with The Point at his offices in Banjul. He stated that young people should try and gain skills such as carpentry and welding as this will allow them to take the... |
