International Youth Day, an awareness day set aside for young adults and adolescents is celebrated every year on Aug. 12. This year’s theme is to create and celebrate the role of “Safe Spaces for Youth” in local communities, is aligned to United Nations’ 2030 Agenda...
“When we invest in women, we invest in the people who invest in everyone else. So when we match their commitment with our own, great things are possible.” — Melinda Gates American women fought for years to win their right to vote, a struggle that continues to echo to...
“Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace. If, however, they are left on society’s margins, all of us will be impoverished. Let us ensure that all young people have every...
“Enriched minds will collectively find solutions to all other problems. Enriched minds come from quality education.” — Charles Waigi, Founding Board Member, Asante Africa Ten years ago, Asante Africa Foundation was founded on the belief “that education transforms...
MONDAY JUNE 26 2017, Daily Nation — Kenya In every city and in every country around the world, little girls are eagerly waiting for their school day to start. They have their pencils lined up, books in order and are anxiously anticipating how their teachers are going...
NAIROBI, June 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Girls’ school attendance in East Africa almost doubles when students of both sexes are taught about sex, relationships and money, a charity said on Monday, highlighting how the attitudes of boys influence the educational...
