The inauguration of the Committee on Women and Child Survival System (COMWACSS) was organized by the Kano Emirate Council Committee on Health (KECCoH) on the directives of His Highness the Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi II CON. COMWACCS is supposed…
As Nigeria confronts and responds to the Covid-19 pandemic the PACaH@Scale project is concerned with the emerging disruption and threat to child and family health services and resources as government at national and state levels shift heath sector funds from existing commitments…
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There seems to be a new commitment among Ministry of Education officials in
countries ranging from Malawi to Nigeria to Jordan, especially as discussions ramp up regarding
how the issue will fit within the post2015
sustainable development agenda.
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Marginalized populations need leaders who draw attention to the issue of girls’ education.
Although government leaders in developing countries generally recognize the importance of girls’
education, the ministries they task to work on gender issues are often underresourced
and illequipped.
The girls that suffer the most and are excluded from education are usually the invisible
and likely to be without political representation.
The Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) is a scholar fellowship program for educational projects at African higher education institutions. Offered by IIE in collaboration with the United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa), the program is funded by a grant from Carnegie Corporation…
