And the long-term impact is profound since a poorly educated population cannot contribute meaningfully to the economy.

Over 47 million Nigerian children representing 47.4 per cent, live in households with incomes below the national poverty line ...

South Africa is failing its youngest children – report flags critical gaps in early learning, social protection and health ...

Data from the latest District Health Barometer show that close to 365 teenagers give birth in South Africa every day. Ten of ...

This is true for nearly every issue the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works on, from poverty reduction to primary-school ...

The baobab tree, known as the "tree of life" for its resilience, is growing in popularity across the world as a natural ...

African Child at Work is an NPO aimed at empowering a community and getting children to interact with each other while ending ...

Slavery had existed in African society for centuries. Tribal chiefs and kings, greedy for power and profits, sold to slave traders, while poverty and famine also led some to volunteer either ...

A local football team has joined forces with a church group to provide football shirts for underprivileged children in ...

A rising movement of African food entrepreneurs is leading the revival of the continent’s thousands of indigenous food crops.

Fresh from the success of Team Ireland in Paris, TV sports presenter, mum, author and all-round good sport Jacqui Hurley has ...

The Basic Needs Giving Partnership recently announced their 2024 multi-year grant awards with $2.85 million awarded to 12 organizations across Northeast Wisconsin. These three-year grants support ...