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World Food Programme Insight

·Mar 6, 2020

The village gurus training mothers to tackle hunger in Chad

Women in remote communities are being taught to by ‘maman lumieres’ to respond to signs of undernutrition in their children — “Since I live in the village, I go to meet with the maman lumieres at least five times per month, sometimes more, with my questions and concerns about my baby,” says Zara Moustapha. The maman lumieres — literally ‘light mothers’ — are a somewhat quirky feature of a project the…

Malnutrition

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The village gurus training mothers to tackle hunger in Chad
The village gurus training mothers to tackle hunger in Chad
Malnutrition

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World Food Programme Insight

·Jan 28, 2020

A cauldron bubbles and school attendance more than doubles

In Niger, more children are turning up to class while hunger levels are down thanks to WFP school feeding programmes — “Last year we had lettuce, tomatoes and zucchini,” says Matar Mondou, the former director of the School of Wacha. “We have many banana trees now and we hope to plant onions, cabbage and tomatoes this year.”

Schools

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A cauldron bubbles and school attendance more than doubles
A cauldron bubbles and school attendance more than doubles
Schools

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Feb 18, 2019

Lots of Talk, Little Action In Senegal’s Presidental Elections

A cold breeze off of the Atlantic whipped around the low rise sand brick homes occupying mid-town Dakar, as fear and anticipation sent a chill up the spine of those in the opposition party. …

Politics

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Lots of Talk, Little Action In Senegal’s Presidental Elections
Lots of Talk, Little Action In Senegal’s Presidental Elections
Politics

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Jun 24, 2018

Understanding Rural Health Care in Senegal

In 2018 Senegal’s health budget increased by about 4 percent to 294 million dollars. Despite the increase, health related issues, namely instances of cervical cancer, still remain high relative to other developed nations. The World Cancer Research Fund ranks Senegal the country with the 15th highest incidence of cervical cancer…

Cancer

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Cancer

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Africa Rizing

·Oct 9, 2015

5 major mistakes new startups make…and how to avoid them

The team at Baobab Entrepreneurship are a group of social entrepreneurs in Senegal providing workshops to help early stage startups reach that next level. Here are the 5 biggest mistakes they’ve seen working with young startups and how you can avoid them. Mistake #1: Not Talking to Your Customers When collaborating on a startup, team members…

Startup

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Startup

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Africa Rizing

·Oct 5, 2015

Why early stage African startups should ‘throw out’ traditional business plans

Staying in business plans and theory and talk just won’t get you that far — Camille Kramer C., designer & co-founder at Baobab DAKAR, SENEGAL — A team of eight innovators is devoting itself to providing African entrepreneurs with the tools they need to launch thriving startups in Africa. …

Startup

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Why Early Stage African Startups Should ‘Throw Out’ Traditional Business Plans
Why Early Stage African Startups Should ‘Throw Out’ Traditional Business Plans
Startup

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Africa Rizing

·Oct 2, 2015

5 Steps to Creating Awesome Products from Nandi Mobile CEO, Anne Amuzu

Meet Anne Amuzu, CEO and co-founder of Nandi Mobile, an award-winning startup from Ghana that delivers custom mobile messaging services to area businesses. Watch her share her story of success and then check out her 5 steps to creating awesome products. Step 1: Know Your Customers Research and define your market. Then, test your…

Startup

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Startup

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Africa Rizing

·Sep 30, 2015

Nandi Mobile CEO Anne Amuzu: Standing Up for Women Owned Startups

“To the women doing this, there’s no female brain and male brain, we are all persons not just gender. Career and professions don’t have gender. It’s about your ability, not your gender. So if there is something you can do, you don’t have to look at who is in there…

Entrepreneurship

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Nandi Mobile CEO Anne Amuzu: Standing Up for Women Owned Start Ups
Nandi Mobile CEO Anne Amuzu: Standing Up for Women Owned Start Ups
Entrepreneurship

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Africa Rizing

·Sep 29, 2015

How One Community in Senegal is Preserving its Eid al-Adha Traditions

SENEGAL — In Kaolack, one Muslim community is trying to push back against the rising commercialism of one of its most important religious holidays to preserve its cultural significance for future generations. “Tabaski is so stressful now, the men of the home have to pay for the lamb, and the…

Senegal

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How One Community in Senegal is Preserving its Eid al-Adha Traditions
How One Community in Senegal is Preserving its Eid al-Adha Traditions
Senegal

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Africa Rizing

·Sep 16, 2015

Turning Words into Action: Blogging in Northern Senegal

From Left: Makhtar Ndiaye, Thierno Dicko, and Tayib Fall the creators/collaborators of NdadjeTweetUp, Senegal’s Largest Blogosphere SAINT-LOUIS, SENEGAL — “Want to talk about him? He’s a man’s man… And him, he’s one of the most progressive Facebook users in Senegal. Me, I’m just the passion behind it all,” Makhtar Ndiaye…

Blogging

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Turning Words into Action: Blogging in Northern Senegal
Turning Words into Action: Blogging in Northern Senegal
Blogging

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Mel Bailey

Mel Bailey

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Multimedia Journalist, Formerly Digital Media Specialist @VOA_News in #Dakar, @NYU Alumna mes tweets n'engage que moi https://www.linkedin.com/in/bymelhbailey/

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