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ZAMBIA: School Policy for Teen Mothers a Partial Success By Violet Nakamba Mengo LUSAKA - Naomi Mulenga is determined to beat the odds by finishing her school education and becoming a nurse – despite being a teenage mother. MORE >>
EDUCATION-MALAWI: Local Language Dictionary Released By Charles Mpaka BLANTYRE - The thickest book on secondary school teacher Hellen Ndalama’s desk is her indigenous language dictionary. It is also her most-used book. MORE >>
EDUCATION-SIERRA LEONE: Government Ignores Demands for Additional Teachers By Lansana Fofana FREETOWN - Ismail Conteh has been teaching for the past year-and-a-half at a primary school in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown – without receiving a single cent. He is one of hundreds of teachers recruited by schools to match the ever-growing number of pupils. MORE >>
NAMIBIA: "If You Kiss for Five Minutes You Get It" By Servaas van den Bosch WINDHOEK - "At home we have a bar," says grade seven learner David Bravo* (14). "When my mother puts on the music I cannot concentrate on (my) schoolwork anymore. Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I just sit there and watch the people." MORE >>
SWAZILAND: Budget Cuts Ahead but More Money for Education and Health By Mantoe Phakathi MBABANE - Her swollen feet are a constant reminder to Sanele Matsebula that she needs to take her medication. MORE >>
MALAWI: Rural Communities Jointly Care for Orphans By Claire Ngozo LILONGWE - At the age of 66, village headman Kamwala of Dedza district in central Malawi is starting to feel the effects of ageing. He gets tired easily and needs frequent naps but says he cannot afford this luxury. He and his wife are caregivers to a one-year-old orphan. MORE >>
SOUTH AFRICA: Gender Loses Out in Basic Education Crisis By Ann Hellman CAPE TOWN - With the 15th-year review of the 1995 Beijing World Conference on Women taking place at the ongoing Commission on the Status of Women in New York, South African teachers and education experts say they fear that a special focus on the advancement of girls is getting lost amidst the growing levels of poverty in the country. MORE >>
EDUCATION-TANZANIA: Pregnant Teens Forced Out of School By Arnaud Bébien DAR-ES-SALAAM - Pregnancy is the leading cause of dropouts for school girls in Tanzania. And a national law forbidding young mothers to return to school after giving birth did not make it any easier for them to continue their education. MORE >>
ZIMBABWE: Informal Sector Lures University Graduates By Ignatius Banda BULAWAYO - From the rickety old buses that miraculously make long cross-border journeys to the frustrating red tape at the border post, from fending off sexual advances from bus crews and customs officials to losing goods worth thousands of dollars, 28-year-old Irene Moyo has seen it all. MORE >>
SWAZILAND: Long-distance Learning Certificate for Caregivers By Mantoe Phakathi MBABANE - Every Tuesday you will find 70-year-old Precious Dlamini under a tree, weighing children and babies from her local community as she monitors their health and nutrition. MORE >>
MALAWI: Free Education At What Price By Claire Ngozo LILONGWE - He fishes by night and sells his catch by day. He's the breadwinner for his family of six. Maliko Malombe is nine years old. MORE >>
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