When you educate a woman, you educate a nation
Monday, May 3rd, 2010 Posted in English, Mozambique | No Comments »By Nicole Johnston Regional Media Coordinator Oxfam GB Newspapers and blog sites in the West are full of stories about the “extended adolescence” of Generation Y – kids who live at home until their twenties, sponge off their parents, and take on ...
Where apathy is not an option …
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 Posted in English, Mozambique | No Comments »Improving access to basic education in Mozambique is an uphill battle. But for parents and teachers from rural towns and villages, it is a battle they are determined to win. By Nicole Johnston Regional Media Coordinator Oxfam GB The war in Mozambique may ...
The fine line between self-help and active citizenship
Thursday, March 11th, 2010 Posted in English, Mozambique | No Comments »By Nellie Nyang'wa In the 1960s, when most African states were gaining independence from colonial powers, political leaders placed a great deal of emphasis on "self-help" as the road to development. Various structures were established to develop and implement self-help projects, ...
