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19 June 2015

Sustainable Drinking with Cups of Paper

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Challenged by the excessive importation of goods and services in his country, a young Nigerian,  Brian-Gabriel Ndubuisi , has co-foun...
17 June 2015

ANNOUNCING THE 2015 MILEAD FELLOWS: Africa’s Most Outstanding Emerging Women Leaders

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Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa proudly announces the 2015 MILEAD (Moremi Initiative Leadership and Empowerment De...
28 April 2015

A Conscious Fight against IP Theft | iObserve for World Intellectual Property Day

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26 April, each year, World Intellectual Property Day is observed across the globe to raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks...
26 April 2015

Suli Breaks the School Myth: My Stroll With Suli Breaks

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Backdrop Every April 26 we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day to promote discussion of the role of intellectual property in e...
25 April 2015

Invest in the Future, Defeat Malaria: My Stroll with Dr Fatoumata Nafo-Traore

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Backdrop On April 25th people across the globe take part in a wide range of activities to mark World Malaria Day. For half the...
23 April 2015

And I Found Home | Guest Post for English Language Day

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"If there is one thing Jennifer Emelife communicates in this short piece, it is that the book and language present us with possibilit...
22 April 2015

Writing is Only for Children: My Stroll with Onyeka Nwelue

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Backdrop 23rd April is a symbolic date for world literature. It is on this date in 1616 that Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inc...
20 April 2015

International Day of Human Space Flight 2015: My Stroll with Commander Chris Hadfield

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Backdrop The General Assembly, in its resolution A/RES/65/271 of 7 April 2011, declared 12 April as the International Day of Human Sp...
6 April 2015

#YouthNow: My Stroll with Ahmad Alhendawi, the UN Secretary General's Envoy on Youth

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Backdrop The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace is an opportunity to recognize the potential of sport...
22 March 2015

Water is Power: My Stroll with Cynthia Lam

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Backdrop The 2015 theme for World Water Day is Water and Sustainable Development , and on this day we are reminded that; ...
21 March 2015

A LITTLE EXTRA | iObserve for World Poetry Day

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"If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold, no fire can warm me, I know that is poetry."  -  Jane Austen Poetry...

A Walk in the Garden: My Stroll with Dan Pearson

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Backdrop 21st March has been declared as the International Day of Forests and the Tree by the United Nations General Assembly. This ne...
20 March 2015

Behind the HARD talk: My Stroll with Stephen Sackur

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Backdrop The General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 66/281 of 12 July 2012 proclaimed 20 March the Internatio...
9 March 2015

Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: My Stroll with Melissa Fleming

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Backdrop International Women’s Day, celebrated globally on 8 March, will highlight the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action...
2 March 2015

Young, Wild, and Green: My Stroll with Tjalke Weber

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Backdrop World Wildlife Day, observed on March 3rd annually, provides the ideal opportunity to celebrate the many beautiful and varied...
21 February 2015

SPEAKING IN MANY TONGUES | Guest post for International Mother Language Day

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" An advocate for the inclusion of mother language, not only in education, but other important areas of development, Kola Tubosun sha...
6 February 2015

NOT BEYOND US: MY PERSONAL STORY | Guest Post for World Cancer Day

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" A deeply moving survivor's story that shows cancer is truly #NotBeyondUs and that hope , in Akoth's own words, is essential...

WE CANNOT STOP; THE STRUGGLE MUST CONTINUE | Guest Post for Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation Day

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" Many myths have characterized the justification of female genital mutilation. In this expository article, Barbara walks us through ...
27 January 2015

"I" IS FOR ISM, ANTISEMITISM AND HOLOCAUST | Guest Post for International Day of Commemoration of Memory of the Victims of Holocaust

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" Comparative and expository. This article will get you thinking deeply. Opinions expressed, however, are that of the author and his ...
16 November 2014

THE WALL BETWEEN US | Guest Post for International Day for Tolerance

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" As the United Nations observes International Day for Tolerance, Viola Okolie lends her voice and calls attention to something we ma...