Researchers based at the University of Birmingham are starting a ground-breaking maternal health trial across 80 hospitals in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Sri Lanka.
Two Women Emerge Finalists in the Race to Lead WTO
The World Trade Organisation members have selected two final candidates to advance to the final round in the race to lead the Geneva-based trade body, a Bloomberg report said Wednesday.
Gambia: NGO Inaugurate Borehole for Sukuta Women Gardeners
‘Buzz Women’ an NGO engaged in women activism in the Gambia, on Tuesday 26th September 2020 inaugurated a borehole with overhead tanks for Sukuta women gardeners in their response to assist people during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Belgium Appoints Two Women of Moroccan Descent in the New Government
The newly appointed Belgian federal government includes for the first time two women of Moroccan descent, Zakia Khattabi and Meryame Kitir.
Adut Akech – Working with the UN to help refugees
Adut Akech is a South Sudanese-Australian supermodel who is working with the UN to help refugees.
A former child refugee herself, 20-year-old Akech was recently featured on Time’s 100 Next List (the only model this year). She made her international debut walking for Saint Laurent during Paris Fashion Week, and in 2019, she was named Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards.
Designing a Home for You and Your Child
By Miracle Nwankwo
Let me take you down memory lane, back to your days as a spinster when you dreamt of an adorable home furnished and designed with the best interiors that would make anyone dream of coming back home, but here you are today and it seems as if you have been struck with reality. As an interior decoration enthusiast, having kids and staying true to your design aesthetic can be challenging, but friend, you don’t have to give up on your fantasies like some, who believe that having kids means kissing goodbye to the freedom and fun of decorating your home, but I beg to differ!
The iThrone portable toilet
An innovation that can prevent diseases
Kembet Bolton
Using proper toilets and hand-washing – preferably with soap – prevents the transfer of bacteria, viruses and parasites found in human excreta which otherwise contaminate water resources, soil and food. This contamination is a major cause of diarrhoea, the second biggest killer of children in developing countries, and leads to other major diseases such as cholera, schistosomiasis, and trachoma.