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A Belgium based philanthropist group called VZW DE Gambia Vrienden Friends, on Tuesday, 17 November 2009 donated school materials, toys, second hand clothing, furniture etc to the village of Jambanjelly. The VZW De Gambia Vrienden Friends is a partner to its sister organisation in Jambanjelly called JAM-BEL.
As the Beijing +15 conference came to the fore, Foroyaa has initiated a column entitled " Beijing +15 reflection" which deals with issues relating to the lives of the women in the Gambia. In this edition, we publish the voices of urban women who are finding it extremely difficult to get water for their daily domestic needs.
The Inter-Faith Action for Peace in Africa (IFAPA) president, Reverend Doctor Ishmael Noko has told delegates at the ongoing IFAPA third summit that some people on the African continent do not have access to water.
Africa for Democracy and Good Governance (ADG), recently embarked on a weeklong celebration of worldÂ's campaign for the prevention of child abuse and violence against children.
Nature Aid Ghana, a non- governmental organisation (NGO) poised to promote environmental protection, has called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to urgently come out with the necessary sanctions against Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL), for the recent cyanide spillage.
Representatives of five local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in the climate change sector of the economy, and an international movement, were shocked to the marrow when they turned up at the consulate section of the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Accra last Wednesday morning, to present a petition to the Ambassador.
Her Excellency Ajaratou Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy, the vice president and minister of WomenÂ's Affairs, on Tuesday, extended a goodwill message to Civil Society Organisations (CSO) working on womenÂ's and human rights at the WomenÂ's Rights Implementation in Africa forum held at the Kairaba Beach Hotel.
Botswana continues to be seen as Africa’s least corrupt, and Somalia as the continent’s – and the world’s – most corrupt country, according to a new survey published this week.
Africa in Democracy and Good Governance (ADG) in partnership with the WomenÂ's World Summit Foundation (WWST), recently organised a week-long education forum for various schools in the Greater Banjul Area, at its office in Churchills Town.
Lanext International Organisation, a Non-Governmental Organisation based in United Kingdom, is expected to arrive in Banjul today Wednesday, 18th November 2009, for a weekÂ's study tour in the country.
Law enforcement agencies seat idly as CÅ"ur Joyeux steals money from hundreds of helpless orphans
Leaders of civil society groups in Bayelsa State yesterday reviewed the policy of transparency and accountability by the state and local governments in the last 12 months, insisting that the administration of Governor Timipre Sylva has failed to engage in constant monitoring of local councils financial status and be accountable to the people.
The Coalition of Oodua Self Determination Group (COSEG), has threatened that no election would henceforth hold in the south-west part of the country until the National Assembly expedites action on the review of the electoral act in tandem with the yearnings and aspirations of the people.
A non-governmental organisation, Abia Less Privileged Organisation (ALPO), has decried the absence of social policies to protect the interest of the less-privileged persons in the society, saying it was working on the possibility of pushing a Bill through the State House of Assembly for that purpose.
Adequate security, law and order have been described as the real foundation upon which the success of all government initiatives toward good governance is anchored in the country.
An international based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Pan African Development on Education and Advocacy Programme (PADEAP), has decried the rising rate of poverty, gender in-equality, maternal and infant mortality in the country; calling on stakeholders to rise up to their challenges.
Right To Play (RTP) Ghana, a child's rights non-governmental organisation (NGO) that uses sports and play to highlight the need for children to stay healthy, while providing them learning opportunities to improve themselves in the future, has rounded off its activities for this year in the southern sector.
Aliyu Modibbo Umar, the ex-minister of the Federal Capital of Nigeria, the one who cried his way out of office so copiously, all those months ago, was at his smoking best (no pun intended!) when he received a WHO anti-smoking award at the weekend in Abuja.
The top United Nations-African Union official for Darfur has highlighted the role of civil society groups in the search for a solution to the strife that has plagued the Sudanese region, encouraging their full participation in the peace talks that resumed in Doha today.
Women in developing countries are among the most vulnerable to the effects of crisis - be that climate change, food price hikes, the HIV/AIDS pandemic or the global recession. It is becoming more commonplace to hear women's testimony, but are women's voices heard when it comes to deciding on solutions?
THE Committee of Citizens has challenged former Task Force on Corruption chairperson Max Nkole to deny that he had written letters to the Republican vice-president asking that the case involving former president Frederick Chiluba be discontinued.
United Nations-backed mediation talks aimed at bringing peace to the strife-torn Sudanese region of Darfur will resume tomorrow in Doha, Qatar, the world body announced today.
Jamillah Rowland Mwanjisi is a veteran Tanzanian journalist-cum-social worker, currently leading an organisation called The African Civil Society Network on Water and Sanitation (ANEW) with its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Committee on Women and Development (CWD) and the expert session of the 8th African Regional Conference on Women (Beijing +15), opened yesterday at the Kairaba Beach Hotel, Banjul, The Gambia.
The UK based pressure group, Zimbabwe Vigil, has sent a petition to the European Union urging the grouping to suspend aid to all SADC states for 'blindly' supporting Robert Mugabe.
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