Future Policy Award 2015: Gold goes to Zanzibar’s Children’s Act

Zanzibar’s child rights law is the winner of the 2015 Future Policy Award on securing children’s rights, beating 29 other nominated policies to the prize. The Award will be presented at a ceremony in Geneva today by the World Future Council, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UNICEF during the 133rd IPU Assembly.

The “Children’s Act” is an outstanding piece of legislation. It earned the 2015 Award for its balanced coverage of child abuse and violence against children and for its...

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Habari Zinazoendana

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Africanjam.Com

DIAMOND PLATNUMZ WINS 2015 MTV EMA AWARD AS BEST AFRICAN/INDIAN ACT, HERE IS THE FULL WINNERS LIST !!

Tanzanian music star Diamond Platnumz won the Best African/Indian Act award at the 2015 MTV EMA which took place in Milan last night. He beat African musicians including Nigeria’s Davido and Yemi Alade, SA’s AKA and Ivorian DJ Arafat as well as leading Indian musicians to win the MTV prize.
BEST SONG
Winner *** Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Do”
Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ – “Lean On”
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk!”
Wiz Khalifa ft....

 

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Zanzibar International Film Festival 2015 announces award winners

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Govt reviews children's development policy for more care and growth

Govt reviews children's development policy for more care and growth
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The government has said that it is reviewing Children's Development Policy (2008) so as to solve mainstream issues of parental responsibilities, care and growth of children from the ages 0 to 8 years. Speaking at the Feed the Children brand launch on ...

 

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Govt urged to act on pregnant school girls’ policy

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EDITORIAL : We shouldn’t mess with our children’s Future

Even after the education sector was reported to have excelled in the 2013-2014 Big Results Now drive, the annual report at the beginning of the year suggests that things are not as bright as the information presented at political rallies. Real improvement is to be found in only a few areas, it seems.

 

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GSK and Save the Children offer $1 million award for healthcare innovations in developing countries that reduce child deaths

The Healthcare Innovation Award contributes to an ambitious partnership between GSK and Save the Children, which aims to save the lives of a million of the world’s poorest children.

 GSK (http://www.gsk.com) and Save the Children today announced the launch of their second annual $1 million Healthcare Innovation Award at the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health meeting in South Africa. The award was established to identify and reward innovations in healthcare that have proven...

 

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Walioteuliwa na kamati kuu ya ACT kugombea Ubunge kwa Zanzibar MAJIMBO YA TANZANIA ZANZIBAR

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Zanzibar food security policy stalls

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THERE have been delays for Zanzibar to implement its National Food Security and Nutrition policy due to lack of funds, the House of Representatives was informed on Friday. Zanzibar Food Security and Nutrition Council (ZFSNC) was established in 2012, ...

 

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TheCitizen

13 May

MEET THE AUTHOR: Jacqueline Guest: Award winning children’s author

>Jacqueline is a Métis writer, the Métis people are one of the recognised Aboriginal peoples in Canada. The 60 year old has 18 published books for children. She lives in a log cabin nestled in the pinewoods of the Rocky Mountain foothills of Alberta.

 

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