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Social Enterprise – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com Connecting To Advance Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:14:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.talkafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ta_logo22-150x92.jpg Social Enterprise – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com 32 32 Youth Focus Initiative Honors Falana Afolayan, Others, Report by Ajibola Olarinoye http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/youth-focus-initiative-honors-falana-afolayan-others-report-ajibola-olarinoye http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/youth-focus-initiative-honors-falana-afolayan-others-report-ajibola-olarinoye#comments Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:14:04 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11519 Legal icon and Human Rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana and top Nigerian film maker, Mr. Kunle Afolayan were among eminent Nigerians honoured by Youth Focus Initiative (Y.F.I) on the recognition of distinguished roles they have played individually in motivating several young people in the society. The historic event tagged “Youth Focus Role Model Awards 2013 and …

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]]> Malaria: Focus on Prevention and Get the African Privileged Engaged http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/malaria-focus-preventionp Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:27:11 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11412 by Dr. K Amponsah-Manager I have written on malaria in the past. Since then, much has changed and nothing has changed. There are more than 400 million cases of malaria annually. Most of malaria infections and deaths occur in Sub-Saharan African where the most vulnerable are infants, pregnant mothers and seniors. In fact, it is …

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]]> “Happy” World Malaria Day http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/world-malaria-day-africa-progress Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:35:54 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11382 Today is April 25th. It is designated as World Malaria Day. Unlike other celebrated days like New Year, Valentine, Independence, today is meant to remind us of the scourge of a pernicious disease that kills a child every 45 seconds.  Malaria Day commemorated with speeches, seminars, symposiums and workshops that are meant to petition all …

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]]> The Story of My Pet http://www.talkafrique.com/career-tools/personal-growth/youth-focus-initiative http://www.talkafrique.com/career-tools/personal-growth/youth-focus-initiative#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:16:37 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11344 Youth Focus Initiative is my pet project which I started when I was 24, an age by which most students have already completed their first degree and for some their PhDs. After completing secondary school, financial meltdown at the family level put a temporary cap on my thirst for a higher education. As fate would …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/career-tools/personal-growth/youth-focus-initiative/feed 3 Giving Back Is Noble, But Is it Motivated by Pity or Empathy? http://www.talkafrique.com/career-tools/motivation-self-help/giving-bac-motivated-pity-empathy Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:02:12 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11294 Giving back to the community is a noble thing, but a ‘giving back’ that is inspired by a mere feeling of pity for the other folks accomplishes little, in fact, it may do more harm than good. Pity makes you impose yourself on the people and prescribe to them your solutions. Empathy gets you into partnership with the people and communities to solve problems.
Before you embark on any volunteer program, community service, charity project, clarify whether it is driven by pity or empathy.

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]]> Feed One Project: Charity Movement to Encourage Giving http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/feed-one-charity-project http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/feed-one-charity-project#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:18:55 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11079 FeedOne Project is a massive charity movement organized to encourage everyone to reach-out to the less privileged in their respective neighbourhoods across Africa. The message of FeedOne Project is intended to herald a kinder, peaceful and more productive World! The Project emphasizes the need for all-of-us to be kind to one another, to look beyond …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/feed-one-charity-project/feed 4 Africa Domestic Investment in HIV Goes Up But It’s Uneven http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa-domestic-investment-in-hiv-goes-increases Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:20:04 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10907 NAIROBI, 19 July 2012 (PlusNews) – Many sub-Saharan African nations – traditionally the beneficiaries of international HIV funding – are gradually increasing their financial contributions to the fight against the virus, boosting the number of people on treatment to record highs according to a new UNAIDS report, Together We Will End AIDS, released on 18 …

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]]> Greater Local Ownership of HIV Research Needed in Africa http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/greater-local-ownership-of-hiv-research-needed-in-africa Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:29:10 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10375 ADDIS ABABA, 9 December 2011 (PlusNews) – Unless African governments increase their funding for and engagement in HIV research, the continent cannot hope to attain equal status in determining its research agenda and priorities, speakers said at the 16th International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Africa. “In most low-income or poor …

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]]> Text Messages Advance Malaria Care http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/text-messages-advance-malaria-care http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/text-messages-advance-malaria-care#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:54:09 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9484 Text messages could be a cost effective way of improving care for African children with malaria, according to researchers. A six month study involving 119 health workers in Kenya, published by The Lancet, showed texts increased the number following government guidelines. Half of children received the correct treatment at the end of the study, more …

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