SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER The Associated Press LOS ANGELES - They have seen each other socially, with their husbands in Washington or at the United Nations, but the 15 African first ladies met this time to speak candidly about problems facing women and children on their home continent. Some called for improved nutrition for children and pregnant mothers, clean water, sanitation infrastructure and inexpensive tools such as insecticide-treated bed nets to help combat malaria. The first ladies at the gathering Tuesday all called for better education for girls. "Developing partnerships with the...
Khalifa Foundation and Virgin Unite to work together on education, health
Gulf News
Gulf News
Abu Dhabi: Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, in his capacity as Chairman of the Board of the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation signed an agreement with...
Web 2.0 Tools Expand Global Audience for Educational Technology Conference
PR Newswire
PR Newswire
WASHINGTON, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- While thousands are attending the International Society for Technology in Education's (ISTE(R)) 30th annual National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Washington, D.C., many...
South Africa high number of rapes linked to macho culture: Study
Canada Dot Com
Canada Dot Com
South Africa high number of rapes linked to macho culture: Study JOHANNESBURG - South Africa must end a culture of male dominance to fight one of the world's highest rates of rape, according to the author of a study in...
At E-Learning Africa, Country Outlines Vision for African Education
All Africa
All Africa
At the Just Concluded E learning Africa...

