Kenya + 1 more
02 May 2014 00:00| Fahmida Miller An attempt to target illegal immigrants and criminals in Kenya has left many Somali residents there feeling harassed. Osman Mohamed Osman was born in Thika in central Kenya. A second generation Kenyan,…
Somalia
Delegates from all parts of Somalia representing the Gender Based Violence (GBV) working group and taskforces gathered with participants from UN agencies, Local and international NGOs to look at the newly adopted GBV strategy 2014-2016 and…
Sudan
STORY HIGHLIGHTS A multi-donor trust fund is helping to improve life for millions of people in Sudan Initiatives in health, education, fisheries and livestock management are showing strong economic gains A new trust fund, supported by international donors, will…
South Sudan
Since the conflict broke out in South Sudan last December, some 380,000 children have been forced to flee their homes. Many of them have either lost their parents or have been separated from them and have…
Sudan + 2 more
Are you confused about what’s going on in the Darfur region of Sudan? How about South Sudan? What’s the difference between the two? Until 2011, they were one country. That year, following decades of civil war, the…
Somalia
Speaking to new mothers on newborn care and nutrition during a clinic session, Habibo is on the front line of the struggle to save mothers and infants lives in Somalia. For her, midwifery is a calling…
Ethiopia
“Self-defence training enabled me to show full hearted respect and love to my parents and the people I meet. Because of this behavioural change, in my house, my siblings started to follow me as their role…
Ethiopia
Making soap from the aloe vera plant has allowed pastoralist Sago Berger to earn additional income to support his wife and children. 24.04.2014 | Action for Development and Belete Debre The land degradation in the Anbule area in…
Ethiopia
When Darmi Satu’s husband left her and their six children without the means to support themselves, she joined an initiative to generate income from scent wood. 25.04.2014 | SOS Sahel and Belete Debre The 45-year-old from Yabello Cholksa…
South Sudan
1 May 2014 – United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan reported today that opposition forces are occupying Lich University, located in the central part of the country, and that said harassment and detention of UN staff…
