As I read “More talk than action,” a new study published in the Lancet on how women and ethnic minorities are being held back in schools of public health, I relived the personal experiences that led me to leave academia. The study, conducted by 10 female researchers, was an investigation into gender- and ethnicity-related differences in …
isabled Africans cheered a new hero last month when South Africa’s wheelchair tennis powerhouse Lucas Sithole defeated world No. 1 quadriplegic tennis player David Wagner of the United States at a Johannesburg tournament — demonstrating that in Africa, as elsewhere, physical disability is no bar to world greatness. But the sad truth for many disabled young Africans …
Highlights from 2014 CECP Summit plenary speakers Kennedy Odede, President & CEO, Shining Hope for Communities and Robert Karimi, Founder, ThePeoplesCook. Watch On YouTube >
Regina Agyare is among five hundred young African professionals who have started a six-week leadership course in the US. Listen To Interview >
US EVANGELICAL GROUPS ARE INCREASINGLY SHAPING UGANDA’S DEVELOPMENT POLICIES TO SUIT THEIR RELGIOUS AGENDA. There has been widespread criticism of the role that US evangelical groups had in influencing Uganda’s recent draconian anti-gay legislation, But what is less known is how foreign faith-based, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are shaping many aspects of my country’s development to …