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PTA COMMITMENT TO SUCCESS IN SCHOOL

africa » gambia » serrekunda
Visit/Interview
Friday, March 07, 2008
 It is commonly agreed that the parent/ teacher’s association play a pivotal role towards the success of any school in the Gambia and this was really...
child, current affairs, quality, press, event, parent, school
MALAWI: Government intensifies...

MALAWI: Government intensifies campaign against child labour

africa » malawi » blantyre
IRIN
Monday, December 03, 2007
A government plan to more than double the number of Malawi's child protection officers will not resolve the twin problems of child labour and...
government, child, protection, trafficking, labour, human right
7 ½ month old child receives s...

7 ½ month old child receives sponsored heart operation in Germany

europe » germany
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
West Afrikan German Project e.V. has once again rendered its helping hand to another Gambia Child with the name July Secka. July Secka, a 7 ½...
events, health, child, heart, disease, operation, sponsor, organisation
SENEGAL: New efforts underway ...

SENEGAL: New efforts underway to educate in local languages

africa » senegal » dakar
IRIN
Thursday, September 20, 2007
With formal education systems crumbling in much of sub-Saharan Africa, educationalists are looking more to informal systems of education taught in...
editors, choice, education, child, adult, system, teaching, reading
Child kidnapper gets seven yea...

Child kidnapper gets seven years in jail

africa » gambia » kanifing
The Point
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Principal Magistrate Moses Richards of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced one Mr Chinu Dantas, a Cape Verdean, to seven years in...
headlines, court, trial, justice, kidnapping, abduction, child, prison
Labour bill amended NAMS Tough...

Labour bill amended NAMS Tough on child abuse

africa » gambia » banjul
The Daily Observer Newspaper
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Members of the National Assembly has condemned the upsurge in child labour and street begging. The NAMs also called on the relevant authorities to...
headlines, labour, bill, nams, child, abuse, street begging, laws, social, justice, rights, employees, employers, ilo, protection, markets, authority, discrimination
Gov’t committed to fight child...

Gov’t committed to fight child abuse and exploitation

africa » gambia » kanifing
The Daily Observer Newspaper
Monday, September 03, 2007
Honourable Fatoumatta Jahumpa-Ceesay, Speaker of the National Assembly has said that, The Gambia government is highly committed to the fight against...
headlines, government, speaker, fight, exploitation, children, child, abuse, tourism, protection, sexual, political, violence, leadership
MALI: Child marriage a neglect...

MALI: Child marriage a neglected problem

africa » mali » korera kore
IRIN
Sunday, September 02, 2007
Two years ago, in the western Malian village of Korera-Kore, a 13-year-old girl was forced into marriage during her school summer holiday. She died...
editors, choice, child, marriage, girl, wedding, forced, sexuality, pregnancy, fistula, hiv, aids, maternal, mortality
SOUTH AFRICA: Too many babies ...

SOUTH AFRICA: Too many babies die

africa » south africa » johannesburg
IRIN
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Every year almost 23,000 South African babies die in their first month of life, yet one in five of these deaths could be avoided with better...
editors, choice, babies, lives, death, education, healthcare, mrc, study, mothers, child, born, system, labour
Testimonies in Rape Case Soon

Testimonies in Rape Case Soon

africa » gambia » gunjur
The Point
Monday, August 27, 2007
The Brikama Magistrates’ Court will soon begin hearing testimonies in the trial of one Sainey Joof accused of defiling an 11-year-old child in...
headlines, court, testimonies, trial, rape, child, custody, offence
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