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Natural Resources Management

The Impact of Plastic Waste Materials on Marine Animals: A Global Problem

Joseph Turay October 27, 2021 The Impact of Plastic Waste Materials on Marine Animals: A Global Problem2021-10-27T18:23:20+02:00 Natural Resources Management
Source: China Dialogue Ocean Do you know that our lives revolve around animals and the environment? As the population increases, the demand for plastic materials also increases. Plastic materials, in…
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Governance

Youth Unemployment, Job Creation and Governance in Uganda

Clide Odhiambo April 14, 2021 Youth Unemployment, Job Creation and Governance in Uganda2021-04-14T02:49:54+02:00 Governance
INTRODUCTION Youth unemployment is a state of lacking a job or and being unemployed but looking for a ; Governance can be defined as: “The system by which entities are…
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Healthcare

Sex Education- A Taboo in Rwandan Families?

Thierry Ganza April 13, 2021 Sex Education- A Taboo in Rwandan Families?2021-04-13T00:35:27+02:00 Healthcare
Introduction Sex is a topic that entails details of biological and emotional processes that occur between two individuals, and in most cases, this topic is misunderstood by the majority of…
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Arts, Culture & Design

Stop! Breathe; Face Your Demons.

Uchechukwu Thaddeus Onyeka April 13, 2021 Stop! Breathe; Face Your Demons.2021-04-14T03:09:41+02:00 Arts, Culture & Design
As creative artists, we frequently find ourselves in conditions where we've committed to too many duties and have to deal with the overwhelm that comes with it. Harnessing the culture…
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Healthcare

Why Nigeria’s HealthCare system could be the biggest trigger for Mental Health cases in the country

Doris Maduka April 13, 2021 Why Nigeria’s HealthCare system could be the biggest trigger for Mental Health cases in the country2021-04-13T16:10:46+02:00 Healthcare
(Image credit: The Guardian Nigeria news, 2018) The issue of mental health is still foreign to the ears of most Nigerian citizens. In most parts of the country, there is…
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Healthcare

Accessibility to Menstrual Hygiene facilities: A Human Right or a Privilege?

Abigail Ogunyemi April 13, 2021 Accessibility to Menstrual Hygiene facilities: A Human Right or a Privilege?2021-04-14T03:02:45+02:00 Healthcare
Menstruation is a natural phenomenon for women in their reproductive ages. It involves the shedding of the uterine tissues through vaginal bleeding. Although it varies from women, a typical period…
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Job Creation

How our Ableist Society is making Women with Disabilities More Vulnerable

Lena Keza April 13, 2021 How our Ableist Society is making Women with Disabilities More Vulnerable2021-04-13T00:50:12+02:00 Job Creation
What's Happening? Disabled people in Rwanda are usually excluded from society. Looking at the grand schemes of things, one would suggest that society just doesn't understand what disability is and…
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Tourism

Conservation: People, Planet or Profit?

Raini Sydney April 13, 2021 Conservation: People, Planet or Profit?2021-04-14T04:33:56+02:00 Tourism
The dictionary definition of conservation is "protecting from being lost, wasted, damaged or destroyed.", And Africa seems to be the centre of "Conservation". Numerous conservation organisations are spread all over…
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Agriculture

African Smallholder Farmers – Thriving or Surviving? Access to finance in Ghana

Cedrick Leon Igiraneza April 13, 2021 African Smallholder Farmers – Thriving or Surviving? Access to finance in Ghana2021-04-13T02:41:29+02:00 Agriculture
Are African smallholder farmers thriving or surviving? Access to finance in Ghana Africa is home to a quarter of the world's farmland. Africa comprises 10 percent of all crops produced…
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Healthcare

The Overlooked return: Improving the Mental Wellbeing of Migrants in Rwanda.

Gisele Rwaka Umupfasoni April 13, 2021 The Overlooked return: Improving the Mental Wellbeing of Migrants in Rwanda.2021-04-14T05:44:56+02:00 Healthcare
Picture by InfoMigrants. What’s on the table?  I am sure many of you have come across the terms “MIGRATION” and “MENTAL HEALTH” before but, just to be on the same…
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