Success stories
Empowering women farmers in Nigeria
Opening new opportunities for women is a key to development, as well to strengthen efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. In Nigeria, where cultural attitudes and traditional beliefs often circumscribe women’s roles and hinder access to training and education, a women’s project is changing lives. More...
A Millennium Village thrives in Uganda
Africa faces the greatest challenges of any region in tackling extreme poverty, which afflicts the lives of millions on the continent. Despite stronger economic growth, more than 40 per cent of the population of Africa still lives on less than $1 a day, and education and health systems are inadequate in many areas. More...
Bed net factory in Tanzania combats malaria
Malaria, a deadly disease spread by mosquitoes, kills over 1 million people annually, and infects between 350 and 500 million people worldwide. Africa bears 90% of the global impact of malaria deaths and illness, and an African child dies from malaria every 30 seconds. More...
Former soldiers in Sierra Leone trade armaments for development
The recovery of Sierra Leone from a devastating civil war is a vital step for the country and for West Africa. Tens of thousands were killed, and more than 2 million people were displaced during the conflict, which ended in 2002, leaving the country one of the poorest in Africa and the world. More...
Improving energy access in Burkina Faso
In rural homes across Africa with no connection to the electricity grid, preparing meals and other work at home are laborious tasks for women. They spend up to six hours a day collecting firewood, fetching water, husking and pounding grain, with no time left for outside employment. Girls often perform poorly in school due to inconsistent attendance, and are forced to drop out to help their mothers. More...
Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize. Awardees: Brian Greenwood and Miriam K. Were
The Japanese Government has established the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize in July 2006 to award individuals with outstanding achievements in the field of medical research and health services. Africa is a region with a serious need for solutions to medical and health challenges. The prize aims to encourage the fight against diseases in Africa, thus contributing to the health and welfare of people living in Africa and elsewhere. More...
Making
IT work in Cameroon
The ICT club concept is not limited to schools. One of the most
active non-student clubs is that of a group of Muslim women, where
a newfound confidence among the members is a winning by-product
of the quest for economic empowerment through IT. More...
Banking on Kenya's Future
Through the work of United Nations Volunteer Nurul Huda Chowdhury,
more than 3,000 Kenyans have started income generating activities. More...
Tanzanian farmers harness the wind to go green
Tanzanian farmers on the southern shores of Lake Victoria are gearing
up to capture clean wind and solar energy to drive the pumps necessary
for watering their crops. More...
NERICA — "New Rice for Africa"
NERICA, the "New Rice for Africa", is a remarkable example
of Asian-African collaboration. It is a new variety of rice combining
the hardiness of local African rice species with the high-productivity
of Asian rice. More...
Working to close the digital divide in Cameroon
Students at the University of Yaoundé in Cameroon now have
easy access to the wealth of information on the Internet, thanks
to a project funded by IT Initiative of the Tokyo International
Conference on African Development (TICAD). More...
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