Keeping Films for Children and Youth in Focus
Youth and children film and audio visual news from around the world.
By Abdi Ali Published April 24, 2020 Two Goodwill Ambassadors for International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), United Nations’ specialised agency on rural development, have launched a global coronavirus relief fund to prevent economic shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic…
By Khalifa Hemed Published February 4, 2020 Kenya shall play host to Africa’s Under-20 rugby tournament. Rugby Africa, the continental body that manages the game across the mother continent, has announced the successful bid of Kenya to host the Rugby…
By Irene Gaitirira Published December 20, 2019 Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Janet Scotland and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Jane Mohammed have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the two world organisations working together on pressing global issues…
By Abdi Ali Published October 21, 2019 A high number of children under five years of age are suffering from the physical consequences of poor diets and a food system that is failing them. The State of the World’s Children…
By Abdi Ali Published October 10, 2019 Though studies show that many workers around the world are making the leap from commuting, the 9 to 5 working day and the traditional office space to something more flexible, some businesses have…
By Commonwealth Secretariat Published August 29, 2019 Nominations have opened for the 2020 Commonwealth Youth Awards which will see winners awarded a cash grant to scale-up development work benefiting their communities. The Commonwealth Youth Awards recognise the exemplary work undertaken…
By Abdi Ali Published July 15, 2019 Without effective policies and investments millions of youth around the globe face a bleak future. RELATED: United World Colleges Opens School in East Africa A report by United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development…
By Iminza Keboge Published June 21, 2019 Five Africans are among 15 individuals from around the world who have received prizes for their efforts in development. Each recipient of the Commonwealth’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Awards received a trophy, a…
By Iminza Keboge Published May 29, 2019 A United Nations agency has announced the launch of a global dance challenge as a clarion call for creating opportunities for youth in rural areas of some of the world’s poorest countries. Through…
By Iminza Keboge Published April 27, 2019 A British film festival focusing on movies from Africa and its Diaspora is from 2019 going biennial. Film Africa, a project of The Royal African Society that says it has since its inception…