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Merry Christmas
- On 24/12/2018
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
From all of us at Poverty Line
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Church Launches Weekly Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence in Liberia
- On 20/12/2018
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The Lutheran Church in Liberia has launched a weekly campaign agianst violence targeted at women and girls.
A Press Release by the Church stated that such violence, according to Rev. Janice Fajue Gonoe,“is not always physical. It can be verbal, psychological, economic. It can involve the environment”.
Rev. Gonoe, the director of the LCL HIV and AIDS program, joined 600 people of all ages and backgrounds marching against sexual violence in Liberia’s capital Monrovia. The Lutheran church publicized its commitment to the global campaign in order to bring awareness to the wider society and encourage all Liberians to get involved.
LCL Bishop Dr Jensen Seyenkulo in his address at the launch disclosed that he he learned of Thursdays in Black through his work with The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the World Council of Churches (WCC).
“Joining a global movement that includes brothers and sisters of faith from all over the world helps to underscore the reality that violence is a worldwide problem.”
“Towards a world without rape and violence” is the theme of Thursday’s in Black. The LWF, which has a Gender Justice Policy, has endorsed the initiative started by the WCC in the 1980s as a form of peaceful protest against rape and violence, especially during conflict. Member churches and staff of both organizations are encouraged to dress in black on Thursdays to show individual support for gender justice around the world,'' Bishop Seyenkulo stated.
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Union calls for Collaboration to Boost Coffee Production in Uganda
- On 05/12/2018
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The National Union of Coffee Agribusinesses and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE) has stated that Government and all stakeholders in the coffee industry in Uganda must collaborate to ensure sustainability in the industry.
The NUCAFE made this statement through its Executive Director, Mr Joseph Nkandu at the handover of equipment worth Shs5.7b donated by the Agribusiness Initiative Trust (aBi) and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation in Namanve, Mukono District."We must work together and seek interventions where possible to create business [coffee production] continuity. We must all seek ways through which we can help to grow the coffee sub-sector into a sustainable business," he told farmers who had turned up for a stakeholders training'', Mr. Nkandu said.Uganda's National Coffee Policy, seeks to enhance coffee production, exporting at least 20 million bags by 2020 from the current 4.5 million bags.
Coffee is one of the most important agricultural commodities and the major foreign exchange earner and accounts for an annual average of 20 per cent of Uganda's total export revenue.
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Girls Lead in English and Kiswahili in Kenyan Schools Exams
- On 03/12/2018
Girls have outshone their male counterparts in English Language and Kiswahili in the recently released 2018 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education Examination results.
This disclosure was made by the Education Cabinet Secretary, Ms Amina Mohamed at Star of the Sea Primary School in Mombas.
Ms Mohamed stated that female candidates performed better than their male counterparts in English and Kiswahili.
"The performance, which was low in 2016, has started rising, a clear indicator that teachers are now seriously focused on their work and the candidates are working hard in class knowing that only hard work will count and not the cheating that had become common in some centres," Ms Amina noted.
1,052,364 candidates sat for the examination, boys totaling 527,294 while girls were 525,070.
In 2017, 993,718 pupils were examined.
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No Maternity Leave Benefits for Newly Employed Pregnant Workers In Zimbabwe
- On 26/11/2018
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The Zimbabwean Government has said that any of its female workers who got pregnant less than a year after employment will not be entitled to maternity leave with full pay.
This disclosure was made by the Minister of Justice, Ziyambi Ziyambi when he appeared before Senators in the Upper House recently.
Firstly, the Government of Zimbabwe does not have a policy of stopping people from getting pregnant," said Minister Ziyambi.
"You can be employed today and you fall pregnant tomorrow. It is your human right to do that.
"Secondly, the Government then regulates to say that should you fall pregnant what should prevail in terms of maternity leave, which is exactly what the Honourable Member has indicated''.
"That is the law to say that after one year of employment, you are entitled to 98 days and you get that but should you fall pregnant a day after being employed, you do not enjoy the benefits of going on maternity leave on full pay for 98 days, Mr. Ziymabi stated.
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Primary School Pupil Gives Birth During Exams In Kenya
- On 12/11/2018
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A pupil at the Voroni Primary School in Kwale County in Kenya has given birth to a baby boy while writing the national examinations.
This disclosure was made by a staff of the Kwale Hospital, who craved anonymity.
He said that the girl was rushed to the hospital when she experienced labour pains, while stating that the young mother wrote the Mathematics paper from her hospital bed.
"We are happy that the girl delivered without any complications," the staff said.
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Promises and the Killings In Kaduna and Plateau States, Nigeria
- On 05/11/2018
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Several lives have been lost in Sanga Local Government Area, Kaduna South, Kaduna state.
Gen.Idris Alkali was murdered in Shen Du District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau state
