With an estimated population of 130 million, and a projected 30 million strong middle class, the East African Community is booming. The World Bank’s 2010 figures show per capita income figures rising: Kenya Leading with $780 (per annum), followed by Rwanda at $540, Uganda at $490, Tanzania at $530, Burundi at $160. Additionally multinationals are [...]
In their latest campaign for East Africa, the children’s charity, Plan UK, have called for 494 sponsors to come forward to help the children and families affected by the worst drought the region has seen for 60 years. The campaign has received the endorsement of medical practioner and television agony aunt Dr Miriam Stoppard, comedian [...]
The Disasters Emergency Committee has recently raised a staggering £72million for famine victims in Eastern Africa. The DEC has been involved in raising funds since an appeal was launched in July this summer to help Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and the Republic of South Sudan, after they suffered from one of the worst droughts recorded in [...]
More than £3,000,000 was raised during Oxfam’s East Africa appeal match between Celtic and Manchester United legends arranged to fund-raise for the victims of the drought. The match, which ended which ended Celtic Legends 5 – Manchester United Legends 2, was played by legendary footballers such as Henrik Larsson and Hollywood star Gerard Butler who [...]
The annual Zimbabwean culture festival Zimfest will this year contribute funds to the East Africa Crisis appeal of the British Red Cross. The 11th Zimfest music, sport, arts and culture event which takes place in Rayne’s Park, West London on the 27th of August will donate funds to the East African crisis which has seen [...]
Warnings have come from UN officials over the worsening of the humanitarian crisis in East Africa because of the harsh drought and conflict in Somalia, with concerns about tens of thousands of children dying. This is Africa’s worse drought in more than 60 years with the food crisis affecting more than 12 million people across [...]
A program for the improvement of nursing skills in Sub- Saharan Africa has been established. It followed calls from East African governments to improve the region’s healthcare and human resource capacity. The new initiative, funded by the Rotarian Foundation and Aga Khan University, will operate in Sub-Saharan countries where statistics show that one in thirty [...]
A two day forum in Kigali, Rwanda, was held over the 29th and 30th of March to discuss the role of media in development and ensuring a free and open society. A wide range of speakers across the two day event discussed the role of media throughout the commonwealth, but particularly East Africa, and its [...]
