For Burundian children in Tanzania, a safe place for learning

UNICEF
For Burundian children in Tanzania, a safe place for learning
Tolerance.ca
NYARUGUSU, United Republic of Tanzania, 12 August 2015 – As he talks about his love for school and his friends, Levis grins widely. It was just a few weeks ago, however, that the 15-year-old and his family were forced to leave their home in Burundi to ...
Tanzania, United Republic ofUNICEF (press release)

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Tolerance.ca

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

StarAfrica.Com

23 Jul

Thousands of unaccompanied Burundian children in Tanzania refugee camp

Mail & Guardian Online
Thousands of unaccompanied Burundian children in Tanzania refugee camp
StarAfrica.com
The number of separated, unaccompanied, and often traumatised, Burundian children arriving at the remote Nyarugusu refugee camp in western Tanzania is thought to have risen sharply from around 1,600 at the end of May, to more than 2,600 by 19th July, ...
Facilities for Burundi refugees at breaking point: MSFMail & Guardian Online
Refugee Camps Tense As Burundians Flee Poll Violence -...

 

10 years ago

Spyghana.Com

18 Feb

Tanzania puts in place steps to check violence against children

Tanzania puts in place steps to check violence against children
spyghana.com
Speaking during a media orientation on Most Vulnerable Children (MVC), the Acting Deputy Commissioner of Social Welfare, Mr Filbert Kawemama, said that the start of a child helpline – 116 had also been a contributing factor. “We have already established ...
Fresh Move to Fight Molestation of KidsAllAfrica.com

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11 years ago

TheCitizen

31 Mar

Magu: Not a safe place to be an old woman

She smiles like the world is a safe place to be and her village - Kihangala is a haven of peace. Her white teeth brightly contrast her darkened skin, her eyes have a faint red ting; a feature she knows marks her as different. “Don’t let my smile fool you,” she says smiling: “I have never been so scared in my life.”

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Nov

Make the home safe for children

Many parents probably believe that home is the safest place for young children. After all, the children have their nannies with them all the time. However, with schools set to close for the December holidays, the children will be home soon – and for a pretty long holiday.

 

9 years ago

IPPmedia

12 Nov

Plan to prevent violence against children in place

Plan to prevent violence against children in place
IPPmedia
Apart from polices, the government develop and implement strategies that are very instrumental in responding to children's rights and wellbeing such as the Multi Sector National Plan Action to prevent and respond the violence against children (VAC).

 

10 years ago

Windsor Star

08 Jul

Albino children locked away to keep them safe from witch doctors who claim ...

Windsor Star
Albino children locked away to keep them safe from witch doctors who claim ...
Windsor Star
Baraka Cosmas Rusambo, 6 years old with albinism from Tanzania, is treated at Global Medical Relief Fund and Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. In March, assailants lopped off the right hand of Rusambo.
Grim camps albinos' best shot at avoiding witch doctors' clutchesNew Zealand Herald

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10 years ago

TRFN

25 Feb

Tanzanian families seek safe havens for albino children, fear attacks

Tanzanian families seek safe havens for albino children, fear attacks - TRFN
Daily Mail
DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - T anzanian parents with albino children are racing to find safe havens for their youngsters after the abduction and suspected murder of two children raised fears of more attacks on albinos ahead of ...

 

5 years ago

TechCrunch

17 Mar

UNESCO updates distance-learning guide for the 776.7 million children worldwide affected by school closures

UNESCO updates distance-learning guide for the 776.7 million children worldwide affected by school closures  TechCrunch

 

10 years ago

Dewji Blog

04 Nov

Artesunate-Mefloquine Fixed-Dose Combination (ASMQ FDC) Proves Safe and Efficacious to Treat Children in Africa with Malaria

Clinical Trial Results Provide Evidence for Introducing This Artemisinin Derivative-based Combination Therapy (ACT) into Africa’s Current Malaria Treatment Arsenal to Help Tackle the Number One Parasitic Killer

Presented today at the 63rd annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASMTH), results of a multi-centre clinical trial in Africa, launched in 2008, to test the efficacy and tolerability of ASMQ fixed-dose combination (FDC) in children under 5 years of...

 

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