May 7th, 2007 | by Imnakoya | published in Advocacy, Education, Health, Human Rights
Just read Sokari’s post on Black Looks - “Violence against women: Do something!” The post, especially this excerpt below reminds me of A.C.E:
“I spoke of my own personal experience of domestic violence. But the violence didn’t start there. I have had a life time of it from my child hood, of sexual harassment - touching, […]
April 13th, 2007 | by Imnakoya | published in Education, Wisdom
If in need of some frank talk loaded with common sense, read this:
“Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong
..and watch out where you’re steppin.
Life ain’t about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well
you bounce.
Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around […]
January 19th, 2007 | by Imnakoya | published in Africa, Business and Entrepreneurship, Education, Egypt, Governance, Human Rights, Kenya, Links
Business in Africa: Africans must fix their own problems
Geni: Construct your family tree online
BBC: Citigroup joins $200m Africa fund
Africa Ready for Business: Phillip Nganga- a Kenyan social entrepreneur
All Africa Bazaar: CURRIKI:Open Source Educational Resources
Freedom for Egyptians: Blogger on Trial -Egyptian Blogger Abdel Kareem Nabil’s update in English
Bookmarks:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers […]
January 12th, 2007 | by Imnakoya | published in Africa, Botswana, China, Education, Environment, Governance, Hibiscus Project, Somalia
Idland: The better critique of the Oprah critique
Another excellent post on Oprah’s Academy. The question raised by Financial Times - I have also asked on this site, and it’s one I have yet to find a good answer to, not even from Inland. One thing that I have noticed is why some sensible questions always […]
January 3rd, 2007 | by Imnakoya | published in Advocacy, Africa, Diaspora, Education, South Africa
“Sub-Saharan Africa is home to barely one-sixth of the world’s children younger than 15, but fully half the world’s uneducated children — the legacy of poverty, colonialism and historically inadequate schools,” according to a recent article by the International Herald Tribune (Education Blossoms in sub-Saharan Africa). The majority of this uneducated children are girls, and […]
