Kerosene – A Burning Issue in Women’s Rights, Human Rights
Like many girls I’ve met in Africa, Rose’s dream is to become a teacher. The shy grade 6 student revises her homework at a rickety table in a tin shack in a Nairobi slum.
In Kenya the Power of Information Depends on – Power
Over the weekend I glanced at Twitter on my iPhone. I then switched over to Facebook and saw the same story. I quickly flipped on the TV, where I sat transfixed at the horrific events unfolding at...
Radio Without Broadcasting: Hope for the Unschooled
By Dr. Emile McAnany, Senior Research Advisor for the Center for Science Technology and Society, Santa Clara University. Zambia is one of the poorer countries in Africa, but it is a country with...
Energy – The Oxygen of Africa’s Growth and Development
Historically people associate the sound of Africa as the roar of the lion; but in reality, it’s been the roar of the diesel generator. Herds of these archaic beasts are on the prowl. Their habitat...
World’s Newest Nation Faces Huge Educational Challenges
Having recently emerged from nearly four decades of conflict, in which two million people were killed and four million displaced, everything was destroyed and everything needs rebuilding or building...