I’M ALIVE! I have been absent from my blog in the longest time since May. I’m not sure advertising 5 blogs over 5 days was the smartest idea considering how busy I am at the moment – so apologies for false advertising, but I hope to write each blog I promised eventually! So whilst I’m […]
MoreSo unfortunately I was consumed and defeated by my uni work AND exhaustion over the past two nights so I’m already behind in posting these two blogs, so forgive me for allowed university to be victorious over me this time! This does however mean you are lucky as I’ll be posting THREE new blogs today! […]
MoreSadly a lack of motivation has kept me from blogging for a while – and unfortunately this is the first time I’ve slipped from my one post a week endeavour since I started this blog in May! I’m determined to get back on the blogging bandwagon though – so hello to all my readers and […]
MoreI am writing my second World Food Programme blog today about an issue which plagues families, and traps them into a cycle which is often unbreakable. Malnutrition is not necessarily the problem of not having enough to eat, rather, it’s an issue of not having the right food to eat such as protein, minerals and […]
MoreOver the past week I had the privilege of attending the United Nations Youth Association’s (UNYA) first National Youth Summit. The Summit in Sydney brought together about 200 delegates from around the country for four days, where we engaged and interacted with various issues and problem solving activities. The Summit focused on producing a document […]
MoreI couldn’t help but write two blogs today because there is another issue I want to quickly mention and it deserves a post of its own! Back when I started this blog I posted (Women Make A Powerful Noise) one of my favourite videos, The Girl Effect. The video is very creative and challenging, yet […]
More“We must not fail the billions who look to the international community to fulfil the promise of the Millennium Declaration for a better world. Let us meet in September to keep the promise.” – UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon Over the past few days world leaders have met in New York for the United National Millennium […]
MoreMicro-finance is a buzz word at the moment. It’s tossed around aid and development circles as common lingo, yet it’s become popular so fast that we’ve somewhat bypassed our understanding of what micro-finance actually is! A very basic definition of micro-finance can be found on the website of The Grameen Foundation, often considered the champions […]
MoreBy now I’m sure many of you have seen the movie adaption of Tomorrow When the War Began which was released last Thursday and follows John Marsden’s popular novel of the same name. The concept of a war in Australia is both interesting and foreign to us so I couldn’t help but watch this movie […]
MoreIt’s been over a month since Spain was crowned victorious at the FIFA World Cup, and South Africa was applauded for their outstanding efforts hosting such a large-scale event, yet whilst we might slowly be forgetting the deafening sounds of the vuvuzela, let’s not forget how far South Africa is yet to come and let […]
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