African and Caribbean Children

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Chairman of National Population Commission (NPC), Chief Samu'ila Makama, has stressed the importance of immunizing children against childhood diseases to save their lives. (AllAfrica)

MARY looks down at the floor while she is speaking, her big brown eyes focused on the pattern of the linoleum, her voice a low monotone that almost betrays no emotion. (AllAfrica)

YESTERDAY, the world celebrated World AIDS Day under the theme 'Universal Access and Human Rights'. World AIDS Day reminds us that HIV/AIDS has not gone away, and that there is still a lot to be done. Accessibility to anti-retroviral treatment remains a big challenge, especially in the developing world. (AllAfrica)

AS Uganda marked World AIDS Day on December 1, we recognised that an increased number of children are living with HIV/AIDS. Some of these children have had access to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs since 2004, while others do not. (AllAfrica)

The National Youth Council (NYC) and Youth Enterprise Palace (Yep!Africa), recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at constructing a youth enterprise palace with a vision of creating 15,000 jobs for the young people. (AllAfrica)

Single young mothers have been urged to continue with their education after giving birth. (AllAfrica)

Robert's face has dark spots. He is a typical teenager walking with a swagger, except that he is weary of answering questions about his skin condition. Robert is one of the several students born with HIV who loves school, but is not consistent due to the occasional long spells of sickness. (AllAfrica)

Microsoft and its partners yesterday donated computer software, groceries and clothes worth over US$400 to an orphanage in Harare as part of their social responsibility programme. (AllAfrica)

SIZIMISELE is a Ndebele word which literally translated means "We are committed." (AllAfrica)

President Mugabe yesterday said the Govern-ment was concerned with the small number of children on anti-retroviral drugs despite the country having significant stocks of the drug meant for children. (AllAfrica)

In the scorching heat of the midday summer sun, a teenage boy's sharp voice can be heard vividly as he continuously summons his cattle. Glad in his shabby-looking rag that used to be a blanket and black gumboots, the only thing that occupies his mind is his herd, his everyday companions, nothing else. (AllAfrica)

"It was like writing my first exam. I was nervous and didn't want to make a mistake. I must have checked the ballot 10 times." (AllAfrica)

When 20-year-old Isoke Aikpitanyi was offered a job in Italy in 2000 she leapt at the chance. Life was difficult at home in Nigeria and opportunities for young women were limited and few. She knew that she would have to enter the country illegally and that the promised job would be low-paying and menial - that of a maid or nanny perhaps. But it seemed better than staying home, and the woman who made the job offer would also make the travel arrangements and pay the costs, which Ms. Aikpitanyi would repay from her earnings. (AllAfrica)

Some headway has been made in mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS on children and young people, but too many are still needlessly infected, and receive little or no treatment, care and support. (AllAfrica)

More than 60 pupils were on Tuesday circumcised to mark the World's Aids Day and raise further awareness in Mombasa about the state of HIV epidemic in the country and the world at large. (AllAfrica)

More than 70 orphaned children will have to spent a second night in the cold after a private developer demolished their orphanage and a Madrassa at Kanamai in Kilifi district. (AllAfrica)

During the 5th pediatric conference held in Kigali last week, stakeholders in the fight against HIV/AIDS have called for more efforts in early testing of children to detect the infection in time. (AllAfrica)

Over 40,000 Liberian children have taken part in the country's first Children's Festival organized by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Ministry of Gender and Development and partners to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on Saturday. (AllAfrica)

The 46th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights witnessed the presentation of statements by different international Human Rights NGOs and State parties during its proceedings held in Banjul, The Gambia, from the 11 to 25 November 2009. (AllAfrica)

The National Council of the Gambia Young Men Christian Association (YMCA), recently concluded a 3 day training of young people on advocacy skills and techniques, under the Big Lottery Funded (BLF) project in Life Skills and Enterprise development, at their office in Kanifing. (AllAfrica)

During the 46th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Rights held in Banjul from the 11 to 25 November 2009 different Human rights organisations presented their statement at the conference. The following statement was presented by Plan International and Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa, in response to the report presented by the Special Rapporteur on the Right s of Women in Africa (This was Agenda item 8). (AllAfrica)

The wife of the Vice President, Dame Patience Goodluck-Jonathan, has challenged Nigerian mothers to bring up their children in the fear of God and at all times, to remain agents of peace. (AllAfrica)

Education and Skills Development Minister Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi has condemned teacher-student love affairs, saying the issue is one of her ministry's major concerns that she is determined to tackle. (AllAfrica)

Orphans Foundation in collaboration with the Wheel of Action (WoA) has organized a sports competition, which will bring together 600 underprivileged children from Arusha and the Kilimanjaro Regions. (AllAfrica)

LOCAL government chairmen in the country have been charged to re-direct and re-energise the youths in their areas to agricultural activities to disengage their minds from social vices. (AllAfrica)

The girls from Bugiri are denied an education, undergo FGM and forced to enter wedlock at a tender age. (AllAfrica)

The community of Dasilami in Jokadu, North Bank Region, has commended the Child and Environment Development Association The Gambia (CEDAG) for contributing to the socio- economic advancement of women and provision of early childhood development education. (AllAfrica)

RESIDENTS of Mateete sub-county in Sembabule district were left in tears after children and people living with HIV/AIDS told them about their lives. (AllAfrica)

The Borno NYSC yesterday announced the expulsion of three corps members apprehended by the Borno Police Command for alleged cult activities.The NYSC Spokesman Mr Edward Nkpe said the expulsion was based on the recommendation of the police. (AllAfrica)

Graduates in Nigeria have been challenged to assist the nation's economy by creating jobs for themselves rather that wait endlessly to get employed in government or private organizations. (AllAfrica)

A new report released by the African Network for Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect recently confirmed what has long been known in this country - that the tragedy of child abuse accruing from broken, dysfunctional homes or any other reason, is on the rise. (AllAfrica)

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