Local organization constructs girls school in remote African village

Local woman want to help African children get to school
Scranton Times-Tribune
Vivian Greenberg of Harvey's Lake, second from left, poses with students at a school in Tanzania in September. Her visit inspired her to start a charitable effort to purchase bicycles for kids. After returning from a trip to Africa, Harvey's Lake resident Vivian ...

Kinapa Constructs Social Hall At Rombo School
AllAfrica.com
Rombo — EDUCATION stakeholders in Rombo District, Kilimanjaro Region have hailed Kilimanjaro National Park (KINAPA) for supporting community projects, including the construction of a social hall at Olele Secondary School at a tune of more than 62m/-.

One community in a rural area of Sierra Leone has built its own Ebola treatment centre and trained volunteers to care for the sick, the BBC has found.

Rotary Club Constructs Sh20 Million Library for Dar School
AllAfrica.com
BAHARI Rotary Club, in collaboration with Read International Project, is supporting Mtakuja Secondary School at Bahari Beach suburb in Dar es salaam with a 20m/- library. Speaking to the 'Daily News' in the city on Thursday, Director for Community ...

Cubans trace roots back to remote Sierra Leone village

Mother and child health care in Sumbawanga is set to improve as a health centre plans to host a model maternity facility to reduce deaths during birth giving.

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The cancellation of the president’s trip infuriates the schoolgirls’ relatives who are angry at the response to the kidnapping.

Nigeria’s president has cancelled his first planned visit to the village from which nearly 300 girls were kidnapped, due to security fears.

Instead of going to Chibok in northeast Borno state, Goodluck Jonathan is flying direct from the capital, Abuja, to Paris for a regional summit to discuss Boko Haram and wider security issues.

“The president was planning to go...

Tanzania ready for local government polls‏ Some 19200 village chairpersons will ...
Newstime Africa
ARUSHA, Tanzania (AA) – The Tanzanian government is finalizing preparations for local government elections slated for December 14. “Before the election, we are going to conduct special voter's registration in all 147 districts to enable those who have ...