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Child witchcraft allegations on the rise - UNICEF report link
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Author: IRIN
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Date Written: 16 July 2010
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Primary Category:
Youth & Children
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Document Origin: IRIN News
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Secondary Category:
Western Region
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Source URL:
http://www.irinnews.org
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Key Words: witchcraft, poverty, UNICEF report, education,
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Summary & Comment:
Le francais suit. Children are Africa’s latest victims of witchcraft. They have been forced to leave their homes after wrongly in most cases being accused of witchcraft, and they end up staying on the streets where at times they join criminal gangs. See link to 66 page UNICEF report. FJ
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AIMS: Transforming Africa, one student at a time
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Author: Neil Turok
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Date Written: 2 July 2010
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Primary Category:
Youth & Children
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Document Origin: Globe and Mail
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Secondary Category:
Africa General
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Source URL:
http://v1.theglobeandmail.com
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Key Words: Education, scientist, government
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Summary & Comment:
What can stop the next Albert Einstein coming from Africa to root out its poverty and lack of access to resources? Nothing when its peoples potential is recognized and invested in wisely. M.Makoni
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South Africa: Lifeskills from the beautiful game
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Author: Kerry Cullinan
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Date Written: 21 June 2010
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Primary Category:
Youth & Children
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Document Origin: Health-e
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Secondary Category:
Health and AIDS
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Source URL:
http://www.health-e.org.za
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Key Words: South Africa, health, HIV/AIDS, prevention, young, football,
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Summary & Comment:
Thousands of boys and girls in Edendale learn life skills while they learn to play soccer. Ten hours of life skills woven into soccer coaching develop them personally, socially, and physically and give them information about how to protect themselves from HIV infection. Whizzkids also breaks down gender stereotypes; each team has three girls and th . . .
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Kenya-Somalia: I refuse to sell my daughter
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Author: IRIN, Kakuma
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Date Written: 21 June 2010
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Primary Category:
Youth & Children
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Document Origin: IRIN News
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Secondary Category:
Kenya
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Source URL:
http://www.irinnews.org/
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Key Words: Kenya, Somalia, refugees, children’s human rights
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Summary & Comment:
A father was willing to sell his 14-year-old daughter to a middle-aged man for US$4,000 because he felt it was more important to "secure the future". However, the young girl has not been able to leave the house for the past four years as a result of her father’s actions. JDN
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Tchad : Les enfants déplacés nourris par les jésuites
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Author: Isabelle Cousturié, Rome
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Date Written: 15 June 2010
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Primary Category:
Youth & Children
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Document Origin: ZEN IT
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Secondary Category:
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Source URL:
http://www.zenit.org
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Key Words: Tchad, enfants déplacés, jésuites,
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Summary & Comment:
« Un enfant affamé n’a point d’oreilles ». Sur les quelque 30.000 enfants en âge d’être scolarisés, seuls 500 sont inscrits dans les écoles publiques soutenues par l’Etat. Le JRS espère une croissance du taux d’inscription et de fréquentation des écoles parce que l’apport de 40 tonnes de nourriture depuis le 10 février a permis aux écoles soutenues . . .
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World day against child labour - 2010
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Author: Education Int’l, & Int’l Labour Office, Geneva
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Date Written: 12 June 2010
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Primary Category:
Youth & Children
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Document Origin: Education International & International Labour
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Secondary Category:
Africa General
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Source URL:
http://www.ei-ie.org
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Key Words: Global, child labour, children’s human rights
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Summary & Comment:
To mark "World Day Against the Child Labour", Education International and ILO International Programmes have made a 12-page colourful pamphlet available. It can be downloaded in pdf at "Go for the Goal: End Child Labour". It is useful well beyond June 12, 2010. JDN
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Ghana: Curbing child migrant flows to capital
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Author: IRIN, Accra
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Date Written: 10 June 2010
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Primary Category:
Youth & Children
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Document Origin: IRIN News
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Secondary Category:
Western Region
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Source URL:
http://www.irinnews.org/
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Key Words: Ghana, childreen’s education, health & nutrition, human rights
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Summary & Comment:
Good laws already in place need to be enforced so that young children are in school rather than working in the local markets. Efforts are being made by NGOs to provide school fees and equipment in some deprived areas. They also monitor the progress of the children and their parents. JDN
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