How Buffalo Bicycle became a timely intervention in health coverage in rural Uganda

How Buffalo Bicycle became a timely intervention in health coverage in rural Uganda

In Uganda, an East African country of 45 million people, efforts to market the bicycle have focused on supporting health workers like Abalo, who visits people’s homes and reports any issues to authorities.

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How evolving transport culture in Nairobi and its satellite towns blends art and notoriety that

How evolving transport culture in Nairobi and its satellite towns blends art and notoriety that

The modernisation of public transport through projects like the Nairobi Rapid Transit (BRT) system has integrated matatus in a way that preserves their role while upgrading the commuting experience of PSV users.

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Masaai herder tells of how kicked out alcoholism for economic empowerment that pulled his family from abject poverty

Masaai herder tells of how kicked out alcoholism for economic empowerment that pulled his family from abject poverty

Some of the key aspects he learnt in EWV is that he had so much unutilised resources that if exploited could earn him a decent living. He realised he had enough land and water that if well utilised could give him a decent income.

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Baby diapers choke Migori as Lake Victoria region in Kenya registers high fertility rates, rapid urbanisation

Baby diapers choke Migori as Lake Victoria region in Kenya registers high fertility rates, rapid urbanisation

NEMA, as an environmental watchdog, has also been active in creation of awareness of the risks posed by wanton diaper discharge. In some instances it has collaborated with county government to address the diaper menace through public education on sanitation and hygiene.

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Why Apple Inc founder Steve Jobs nearly declined to give a commencement speech, which turned out to be the best ever

Why Apple Inc founder Steve Jobs nearly declined to give a commencement speech, which turned out to be the best ever

Jobs woke up on the morning of the 12th riddled with anxiety. “I’d almost never seen him more nervous,” Laurene Jobs would tell Schlender and Tetzeli. Even on the short drive from his home to the stadium – their three kids in the back – he rode shotgun in the family SUV, still tweaking the speech. When they tried to get to the VIP parking lot, they couldn’t find the pass that would gain them entry. They had trouble convincing the guard that the frazzled guy in a black T-shirt and ripped jeans was actually the commencement speaker, but they finally got through.

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Newly released materials show how Apple Inc founder Steve Jobs went from hopelessly flailing to delivering greatest graduation speech ever

Newly released materials show how Apple Inc founder Steve Jobs went from hopelessly flailing to delivering greatest graduation speech ever

Jobs dreaded giving this speech. The Jobs I knew stayed in a strictly policed comfort zone. He thought nothing of walking out of a meeting, even an important one, if something displeased him. His exacting instructions to anyone charged with preparing his meals rivalled those for the manufacture of iPhones.

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Pocketed by Big Pharma to peddle Covid vaccine lies, US mainstream media finding it hard to regain trust

Pocketed by Big Pharma to peddle Covid vaccine lies, US mainstream media finding it hard to regain trust

Changing anything within a government agency always risks blowback. Sure enough, a gaggle of disgruntled workers, a few hundred at most out of 18,000, maybe 1 per cent, while ignoring all the people who are thrilled, turned in a declaration of protest.

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ICC to renew crimes against humanity in eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels accused of executing civilians in Goma

ICC to renew crimes against humanity in eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels accused of executing civilians in Goma

Human Rights Watch confirmed that M23 fighters executed seven people on streets close to Katindo Camp and received credible reports of dozens more killings.

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Understanding High Seas Treaty to protect world oceans and why its implementation has delayed

Understanding High Seas Treaty to protect world oceans and why its implementation has delayed

The treaty also aims to ensure that all countries have fair and equitable access to the ocean’s resources. While it is widely referred to as the High Seas Treaty, officially it is called the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty.

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Kibera slums in Nairobi leads Kenya’s and Africa’s charge into crypto economy as dollar influence queried

Kibera slums in Nairobi leads Kenya’s and Africa’s charge into crypto economy as dollar influence queried

Bitcoin, the first and largest crypto, was created in 2009 in the wake of the global financial crisis as a decentralized digital asset that could act as an alternative method of payment.

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