Electrification of Health Facilities Critical to Patient Care
Nine out of ten people living in rural regions of Africa do not have access to modern energy, according to the UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform. Out of 1.3 billion people who do not have...
View ArticleNo Rest for the Migrant: Despite Contributions to Global Economy, Immigrants...
Immigrant populations around the world continue to grow. Statistics show that over 180,000 Africans immigrate to the UK annually, about eight percent of Italy’s population is foreign-born (with the...
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Mission Africa’s Ndudi Chuku Inspires at Executive Director Roundtable
Global Washington recently hosted its monthly Executive Director Roundtable featuring Ndudi Ikoro Chuku, Executive Director of Mission Africa. The organization aims to empower children and families in...
View ArticleGroup Takes Free Medicare to Abia Community
A U.S.-based non-governmental organization known as Mission Africa has extended its activities to Item, a community in Bende Local Council of Abia State, where it offered the indigenes a one-day free...
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Targeting Success In The Post-2015 Development Agenda
Arguably, there is no other continent on the planet that has more at stake in the post-2015 development agenda discussions than Africa. Africa is largely seen as having made the least progress toward...
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Demographics of Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa
July 11 was World Population Day and no region of the world is feeling the impact of demographic change like sub-Saharan Africa. More than half of the growth predicted by 2050 is expected in this...
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Turning Oil into Food: Sustainable Development in Ghana
When Ghana discovered oil in 2007, it was hoped that the resource would help transform the country’s economy. Ghana was once known as the Gold Coast, so it’s quite familiar with the risk of the...
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Patrick Sikana Joins VillageReach as Vice President
PRESS RELEASE (VillageReach) October 17, 2018 – In October, Patrick Sikana joined VillageReach as vice president. Patrick Sikana, VP VillageReach In this Africa-based role, Sikana is responsible for...
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Vaccines Touch Down Across Africa: Now the Work Begins
By Emily Bancroft, President, VillageReach I never thought I’d be so excited by pictures of boxes being unloaded from airplanes. When I saw the photos come streaming across social media this week, I...
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Please Don’t Complain About the Rain
Millions in Horn of Africa are in dire need of innovative water solutions By Cathy Herholdt, World Concern Senior Communications Director Dead livestock in Somalia. Photo: World Concern. Here in...
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