Senegal, 1st June 2011 -  More than 400 children, coming from all grassroots groups of the WCYA organized a parade in the city of Diourbel in the morning and met with the authorities, the traditional and religious leaders of the city. They made them aware of the activities of the association's program "Ménief", which is financed by the Xaley Foundation Spain. The used this opportunity to proceed to the official opening of their listening Center. The administ...

Hargeisa, 26 May 2011 - The self-declared republic of Somaliland has made key improvements in sectors such as health, education and infrastructure in the past two decades, its leaders say, despite its lack of international recognition."One of the main obstacles for Somaliland is lack of recognition, but my government will never give up trying to gain it," President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Siilanyo said on 18 May, when the region marked 20 years since declaring unilateral independence from the rest of Somalia.Efforts in reconciliation, nation-building and drafting a new constitution have helped promote peace in the region, Siilanyo said."We have put in place a new currency and passport, encour...

Johannesburg, May 25, 2011- The oil-rich governments of Sudan and Angola are among the worst in Africa for looking after children, while poorer Tanzania, Mozambique and Niger are the best, a study showed on Tuesday. The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) research looked at health, education and other social spending as a proportion of the overall budget in order to gauge governments' commitment to nurturing children -- key to improving long-term national economic prospects. Poorer countries scored highest, dedicating a bigger share of their spending to social programmes, the report said, while wealthier nations, such as Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Sudan, fared worst. The re...

Pretoria, 6 May 2011 — The National Rural Youth Service Corps (NARYSC), a body targeting youth, will not only create jobs but also help prepare youngsters to become better persons and foot soldiers for their respective communities.Designed to complement the government's job creation model, the project is aimed mainly at creating employment but also at uplifting the countryside with services and infrastructure.The aim is to also ensure that the rural youth "fish for themselves" by being absorbed into the mainstream of the country's economy through acquiring skills, says President Jacob Zuma.The programme was first introduced by the Department of Rural Development last year when it targeted ...