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Posted on August 23, 2019
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“Oh African Child Trust! Oh African Child Trust! Where can I find your Golden heart? Who made you? For you’re the genesis of my second chance for life.” (Peter Mwesige, 2019) Peter (Uganda) Peter is a budding poet. Reading his poems reveals the heart of this young man itching to tell his story, and what…
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Posted on August 16, 2019
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“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” – Martin Luther King Jr. Today, all over the world an unprecedented number of people are living through humanitarian crises. Armed conflict, natural disaster, people migration, disease and violent persecution have forced more than 70 million people from their homes and no…
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Posted on August 2, 2019
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‘The land of people of integrity’ Through a series of complex events, comprising both violent force and alliances and treaties, what is today Burkina Faso had been colonised in 1898 by France. Burkina Faso then gained full independence from France on the 5th of August 1960. To gain independence took over 20 years of unrest…
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Posted on July 26, 2019
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The Kingston Rotary Dragon Boat Race 2019! Sunday 21st July 2019, was an extraordinary day for many people, the sun was shining, the birds were singing, but what was exciting is that it was a day most anticipated – the Kingston Rotary Club Dragon Boat Race at Canbury Gardens in Kingston. Forget Oxford and Cambridge,…
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Posted on July 19, 2019
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“To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chain, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others” (Nelson Mandela) World Day of International Justice 2019 Every year on July 17, World Day for International Justice is observed all around the world. The aim of the day is…