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Posted on August 13, 2020
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ACT Alumni -Ipaja, Nigeria “Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another” (G.K. Chesterton) International Youth Day The 12th August marks the International Youth Day. ACT joins the youth all over the world and particularly in Africa, in celebrating this important day. First…
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Posted on August 5, 2020
Comments Off on Burkina Faso Celebrates 60 years of Independence
‘The land of people of integrity’ Burkina Faso gained full independence from France on the 5th of August 1960 after 20 years of unrest and military coups. It was Capt. Thomas Sankara that changed the name of the country to Burkina Faso from what was then known as Upper Volta on the first anniversary of…
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Posted on July 31, 2020
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“If we can help just a few girls to go to University then others may aspire to follow them. This may in time allow more girls to achieve and contribute to better health and living standards for all.” (Martin Phillips, 2020) Building Africa’s human capacity An ancient fable describes how the pig wondered why people…
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Posted on July 17, 2020
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“Before ACT’s help … I had lost hope for my kids” – Ruth Nabwire Ruth Ruth Nabwire had a stable life, happily married to a respected local Pastor in the village where they lived near Jinja, Uganda. She had been blessed with 6 children. Her husband grew crops on a small patch of land behind…
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“No one has ever become poor by giving.” – Anne Frank … Jack Beadle shares how he is making his online shopping count as a donation that goes towards paying school fees for a child in Africa. Jack I started supporting ACT in 2015 when I responded to an advert for a part time Communications…
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Posted on June 26, 2020
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“We live in an estate with several hundreds of other families. Each family has a 1 or 2 room apartment. We share the bathroom and kitchen spaces. We don’t have tap water. One of us children has to go out to fetch water for us. Often there is along cue to fetch water, but sometimes…