By Martha Awinoh International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on March 8. An event marked in countries around the world and is set to acknowledge women’s significant contributions to society with the aim of achieving equality for women in all areas of life. This year, the annual event has been themed “Balance for …
By Martha Awinoh What does International Women’s Day mean to you? A day set aside to honour what’s good and beautiful in our society. What does it mean to be a woman in the part of the world and society you live in The positive: Today there is not as much pressure to perform the domestic …
By Martha Awinoh What does International Woman’s Day mean to you? A day to commemorate the wonderful being called Woman. A Day to remember the heroines who fought for the liberation of Women and have gone ahead into eternity and for those who are still advocating for change in church and community. A Day to …
By Martha Awinoh What does International Woman’s Day mean to you? International Women’s Day is a day when women are recognized for their achievements, regardless of divisions, be they national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. It is a chance to reflect on women’s achievements and to prepare for the future and the opportunities that …
By Martha Awinoh What does International Woman’s Day mean to you? International women’s day is celebrating women’s achievements while recognizing that there is still a lot of work to be done to achieve gender balance. It means pushing for better gender balance at work, in politics and in families and women truly being equal partners …
By Martha Awinoh Planting trees has over time proven to have immense advantages ranging from its economic, environmental and even health benefits for individuals and the community at large. However, due to the realisation of the concept of deforestation the earth has lost more than half of its natural trees. Deforestation has scientifically been proven …
By Fiona Imbali In 2016, the fall armyworm (FAW) scientifically known as (Spodoptera frugiperda) was first discovered in Nigeria. 2 years later it continues to wreak havoc ravaging farms across the East African region. Native to the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the America’s, in its larval stage it feeds on over 80 plant species …
By Fiona Imbali A member of the OAICs Executive Committee was recently promoted as an Associate professor in Ghana. Rev. Professor Thomas A. Oduro, President of Good News Theological Seminary in Accra, Ghana, holds a Ph.D. (Distinction) in History of Christianity from Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN. U.S.A. He also holds a M.A. in Systematic …
By Fiona Imbali The World Bank recently held a consultative meeting with Faith Based Organisations in Nigeria. The theme of the meeting was: Ending Extreme Poverty; A moral and spiritual imperative. Adam Taylor from the World Bank noted that extreme poverty is the biggest threat to human existence today and sadly majority of the world’s …
By Fiona Imbali Kenyans continue to grapple with the high cost of living as inflation rates have shot to a high of 11.48 as at the end of April 2017 according to data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Houghton Irungu from the Society of International Development notes that Kenyans currently have mixed feeling …
