Tag: UN
Connecting African youth for climate
by Dr Stephen Mncube on Nov.09, 2011, under Children of Africa, Education, Events, News
Connect4Climate, is a global initiative that is supported by the World Bank. It encourages African youth to raise climate change awareness through an online photo/video competition – the winners of which be on show at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Durban. The World Bank, in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Environment and [...]
Why education is important
by Dr Stephen Mncube on Oct.11, 2011, under Children of Africa, Development, Education, News
Education beats poverty: one extra year of schooling increases a person’s earnings by up to 10%. 171 million people could be lifted out of poverty if all students in low-income countries left school with basic reading skills. Education promotes gender equality by helping women control how many children they have. In Mali, women with secondary education or [...]