Yoga is bringing well-being and employment to young people in Africa: The Africa Yoga Project has educated, empowered and expanded the employability of youth in 15 African countries. ShutterstockYoga is a 5,000-year-old physical mind and body practice. Most present day practices share some variation of yoga poses (asana), breathing exercises (pranayama), relaxation, and … [Read more...] about Yoga is bringing well-being and employment to young people in Africa | The Conversation
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Around 400 people in two communities near Waterloo benefit from DFID funded WASH interventions
APO News from Africa: Around 400 people in two communities near Waterloo benefit from DFID funded WASH interventions: Around 400 people from the communities of Masantigie and Malunka near Waterloo in Western Area rural are benefiting from improved health care services as a result of an upgrade to the water supply and sanitation facilities in their peripheral health care unit … [Read more...] about Around 400 people in two communities near Waterloo benefit from DFID funded WASH interventions
United States provides crucial support for people living with HIV/Aids in Southern Africa
APO News from Africa: United States provides crucial support for people living with HIV/Aids in Southern Africa: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$ 13.4 million contribution from the United States government to support people living with HIV, AIDS and TB in Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. The contribution comes from the US … [Read more...] about United States provides crucial support for people living with HIV/Aids in Southern Africa
Let the people speak, Mbeki implores at #NationalDialogue
Let the people speak, Mbeki implores at #NationalDialogue: Let the people speak, Mbeki implores at #NationalDialogue: South Africans are and have been engaging for some years already in an intense discussion about the state of our nation, Thabo Mbeki told the National Foundations Dialogue Initiative. Below is full text of the address by the former South African president and … [Read more...] about Let the people speak, Mbeki implores at #NationalDialogue
South Sudan: Intense Fighting Around Kodok Forces Up to 25,000 People to Flee Without Humanitarian Support
APO News from Africa: South Sudan: Intense Fighting Around Kodok Forces Up to 25,000 People to Flee Without Humanitarian Support: Over the last three days, close to 25,000 people have been displaced by intense fighting between the South Sudan People’s Liberation Army and the Agwelek forces around the town of Kodok. The humanitarian organizations that have up until now … [Read more...] about South Sudan: Intense Fighting Around Kodok Forces Up to 25,000 People to Flee Without Humanitarian Support
