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Source: UNICEF Zambia | Apr 17, 2024

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) Scale up Government led Cholera Response in Communities with Support of European Commission Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)

As part of this intervention, ECHO will contribute USD 1 million to UNICEF and WHO to support the joint efforts towards Zambia’s cholera response

As cholera continues to impact communities in Zambia, UNICEF and WHO are partnering with ECHO to not only respond to the current crisis, but also address the underlying root causes of cholera, especially inadequate access to safe water and sanitation facilities. As part of this intervention, ECHO will contribute USD…

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- Merck Foundation CEO, Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej during Our Africa TV program
- Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues (1)
- Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues (2)
- Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues (3)
- Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues (4)
- Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues (5)
- Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues (6)
- Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues (7)
- Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues (8)
- Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues (9)
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Source: Merck Foundation | Apr 15, 2024

Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues

Merck Foundation in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies, announces annually 8 important Awards, under two themes, for Media, Fashion Designers, Filmmakers and Musicians/ Singers, and potential young African talents in these fields

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany marks “World Art Day 2024” through their pan African Community of “Art and Fashion with Purpose”, established by Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation to raise awareness about sensitive health and social issues in Africa and beyond. Senator,…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) | Apr 15, 2024

Uganda engages communities in physical and mental health activities as part of the World Health Day Commemoration

The event was organized at the WHO Country Office in Kololo, Uganda

The Ugandan Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), and its partners carried out awareness-raising and community engagement activities to commemorate World Health Day in Uganda. In line with the theme "My health, my right," these activities included a public sports walk, mass screening for communicable and non-communicable diseases…

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- Refugees from Sudan in Renk, South Sudan. Photo by Joel Bebe/Save the Children
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Source: Save the Children | Apr 15, 2024

Sudan: Humanitarian Appeal for 2024 Critically Underfunded, Raising Just One Fifth of Amount Raised to Rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral

The war in the Sudan has created the world’s worst displacement crisis, with the intensity of the conflict has led to the displacement of four million children

Today marks one year of deadly conflict in Sudan, and five years since the Notre Dame cathedral fire; The cathedral fire grabbed headlines around the world and raised more than USD 745 million in just two days. In 2024 the Sudan crisis has had limited global attention and has raised…

Source: Amnesty International | Apr 14, 2024

Nigeria: Decade after Boko Haram attack on Chibok, 82 girls still in captivity

Investigations by Amnesty International reveal that the state of education in Chibok and its surrounding communities, is still being impacted by the 2014 abductions

Over 1,700 children abducted by gunmen since 2014; 17 mass school abductions recorded in six years; 20 released Chibok girls forced to marry former Boko Haram fighters. The Nigerian authorities must ramp up efforts to ensure the safe release and return of the remaining 82 Chibok school girls abducted by Boko Haram…

Source: UN News | Apr 12, 2024

Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa

The most recent data shows that economic turmoil including stagnated production, currency devaluation, increasing inflation and trade barriers have exacerbated the food crisis in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Mali

Almost 55 million people are facing further food and nutrition insecurity in West and Central Africa during the region’s three-month lean season from June through August, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. This is a four million increase in the number of people currently dealing with food insecurity…

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- From the bustling streets of Nigeria to the stars beyond! Join Tola and Kole on a wild ride through friendship, family, and futuristic tech in #Iwájú! Monday to Saturday at 17:00, Starts 22 April, DStv Channel 303
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- Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pan-African Entertainment Company Kugali’s “Iwájú” premieres on Disney Channel (DStv Channel 303) across Africa this April and May (1)
- Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pan-African Entertainment Company Kugali’s “Iwájú” premieres on Disney Channel (DStv Channel 303) across Africa this April and May (2)
- Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pan-African Entertainment Company Kugali’s “Iwájú” premieres on Disney Channel (DStv Channel 303) across Africa this April and May (3)
- Disney Animation / Kugali Series “Iwájú” Airs across Africa on Disney Channel
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Source: The Walt Disney Company Africa | Apr 11, 2024

Disney Animation / Kugali Series “Iwájú” Airs across Africa on Disney Channel

Following the debut of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pan-African Entertainment Company Kugali’s “Iwájú” on Disney+, the original animated series premieres on Disney Channel (DStv Channel 303) across Africa this April and May

First-of-its-kind Collaboration Between Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pan-African Entertainment Company Kugali; Original Animated Series Set In A Futuristic Lagos; Special Premiere, Repeat and Marathon Broadcasts To Air in April And May. Following the debut of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pan-African Entertainment Company Kugali’s “Iwájú” on Disney+, the original animated series premieres…

Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) | Apr 11, 2024

Nigeria: 10 Years after Chibok, Schoolchildren Still at Risk

Implement Safe Schools Plan to Protect Schools, Children

Ten years after the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Nigerian authorities have failed to put in place and sustain crucial measures to provide a secure learning environment for every child, Human Rights Watch said today. Since 2014, according to Save the Children, more than 1,600 children have been abducted or kidnapped across…

Source: UN Women | Apr 11, 2024

Women share stories of hardship during year of war in Sudan

Women and children are bearing the brunt of the crisis, with 19 million school-age children out of the classroom and more than 100 reports of sexual violence

On 15 April 2023, war broke out in Sudan in between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In the year that followed, some 8.2 million people have fled their homes, and an estimated 24.8 million are projected to need humanitarian assistance in 2024. As the conflict reaches…

Source: UN Women | Apr 11, 2024

Women and girls endure a year of conflict in Sudan

UN Women has supported women and girls in Sudan and in exile to help meet their immediate needs and to build the groundwork for a lasting peace in the country

Since 15 April 2023, fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has resulted in the deaths of at least 14,600 people. More than 19 million children are out of school, in what UNICEF calls the “largest child displacement crisis in the world”. As the war ends its first year,…