Book Review: Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In and the Career Challenges for Women who want families
Ides Ofune 5th May 2020 0 COMMENTSI got to know about the Book, “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg after reading Michelle Obama’s memoire “Becoming”. In it, Michelle alluded to the fact that it’s not always possible for women to “lean in”. I had come across this phrase several times and became curious as to what it really meant. I decided to […]
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Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA) Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA), based in Accra, Ghana, is recruiting a scientist to advise our program staff on environmental, health, and geological matters, to consult with our communities, and to build a network of science expertise providers for communities in West Africa. This is a full-time, one-year position with […]
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Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships are available for PhD candidates from low and middle income Commonwealth countries to spend 12 months at a UK university as part of their doctoral studies in their home country. The scholarships are for study starting in October 2020 and are aimed at high-quality graduates whose proposed research has a developmental focus […]
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Apply for the UNDP/African Union Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme
admin 10th July 2019 0 COMMENTSYou are invited to apply for the African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme – a partnership between the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). This exciting partnership aims to build a new generation of young African women leaders and experts to serve Africa and the world in designing and implementing development programmes in the context of the […]
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Apply for the Tony Elumelu Foundation – UNDP Sahel Youth Entrepreneurship Programme
admin 10th July 2019 0 COMMENTSThe TEF-UNDP Sahel Youth Entrepreneurship Programme The TEF-UNDP Sahel Youth Entrepreneurship Programme is a partnership between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) to empower 100,000 additional entrepreneurs over 10 years from seven Sahel African countries: Northern Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroun, Mauritania, Mali and Burkina Faso. The partnership will target […]
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GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR THE GOETHE INSTITUTE WRITER RESIDENCY IN BURKINA FASO|APPLY NOW
admin 27th June 2019 0 COMMENTSThe Goethe-Institut/ Bureau de liaison Ouagadougou is setting up a writer’s residency for young African writers (less than 40 years) in 2019/20 in Burkina Faso. This residency program aims to give a platform for free expression– to writers who project the vision of (another) future in their writings,– to writers who have restrictions of expression […]
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My journey to Canada was not preplanned so I really did not have a large platform to rest my expectations on. I just knew that when I arrived as a student, I was going to give in my best in order to achieve my goals . As an African student, I wanted to prove a […]
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CARROT AND STICK PHILOSOPHY – AN ANTIQUATED HUMAN MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE
Emmanuel Ohanwe 26th June 2019 0 COMMENTSIsn’t it interesting how humanity has evolved over generations, influencing the way we trade, live and associate? Imagine if you were a Hunter and gatherer and in your very own eyes agriculture disrupts your long belief of hunting? Imagine if you were so skilled with farming and the industrial age mechanized all your processes with […]
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IVLP Alumni Association and STEMi Makers Africa mentor Students of Eric Moore High School in STEM
Ides Ofune 26th June 2019 0 COMMENTSIn a quest to generate a talent base and educate young students who would play key roles for tomorrow’s innovation, the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Alumni Association of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Nigeria and STEMi Makers Africa conducted a successful STEM mentorship and practical class for 85 […]
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Jekoniya Chitereka, a PhD Student from Zimbabwe at the University of Leeds says to Prospective Students, Funding Follows Ideas. Read more of his Advice
Ides Ofune 13th June 2019 0 COMMENTSJekoniya Chitereka is a Researcher and Demographer with over 10 years of experience in Zimbabwe. His experience in research management, coordination covers community development, sexual and reproductive health including HIV and AIDS. He has worked with multilateral agencies such as UNFPA, UNICEF and UNDP. He is currently a Researcher at the University of Leeds where […]
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