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My name is Hannah McCollom. I am a volunteer with a US based NGO called Exponential Education in Ghana. I am here with some our students from Antoa Senior High School in Ghana.
The students I have with me are members of our newest program, Boys for Positive Change! Boys for Positive Change (BPC) is our newest pilot program at Expo. With the success of our Girls LEAP, we saw a need for similar mobilization with Senior High School (SHS) aged boys. The mission of BPC is to sensitize boys to recognize social norms underlying gender inequality and empower them to become agents of positive change by challenging these norms.
BPC is an afterschool club for SHS Form 2 boys. They meet once a week and discuss a number of topics which include: • expressing emotions • gender norms underlying inequality • family and relationships • masculinity • violence and gender based violence • community issues
Belief: Domestic violence is an internal, family affair, not a social problem. Fact: It is a social problem: Data from the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) was analysed. Here are the results: • Of the 1524 ever married women in this study, 33.6 % had ever experienced domestic violence. • Risk of domestic violence was 41 % higher for women whose husbands ever experienced their father beating their mother. • Women whose husbands drink alcohol were 2.5 times more likely to experience domestic violence as compared to women whose husbands do not drink alcohol. • Statistics from the Domestic Violence & Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service indicates that at least 17,655 cases of violence against women were reported to them in 2014. • Violence against women and children has many bad consequences that affect society. - It seriously damages women and children mentally and physically. It creates fear and loss of self-esteem. - It leads to the breakdown of families, society and trust between people. - It incurs costs for medical care and loss of ability to work and earn by women. Children take time off from school.
Belief: A man punishes his wife because she gives him cause to do so. He has rights to punish her because he is her superior & the “head of the household”. Fact: If we accept this belief then we accept that: - Men are superior to women, - “Superior” people are allowed to enforce their superiority by using violence. The idea that men are superior to women is not a fact. It is a value judgement. Women and men ha
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Is there a specific cause for Ghana’s unemployment?
I was disappointed and satisfied to read that the largest crowd in the board’s history showed up. Disappointed because this shouldn’t be an issue in 2019, and satisfied that it was a 6 / 2 vote to keep it. Both of the board members who voted against it referred to “blasphemy” (using the lord’s name in vain).
It’s an amazing book. I’ll be reading it again and promoting it (to you and others, dear readers!) in the near future!
edit: vote was 6 /2 not 10 / 2
Harrison Kumi host of World Music Express on 90.1 KPFT recently went to Fungu Ghana to build a well. Upon arriving Kumi realized that there was more work to do there and pledged to return in November 2017 in order to build a 4,000SF building to be used as a school. Due to the lack of infrastructure the building will be powered by solar.
Kumi's efforts are organized through the H. Kumi Foundation and has provided a well in Odumase, SamSam, Akuapim South Eastern Region, Ghana West Africa. If you are interested in helping please visit the H. Kumi Foundation website.
World Music Express airs Friday's 1PM to 3PM 4PM to 6PM on 90.1 KPFT and is often the highlight of my Fridays. Hearing the intro alone is enough to get me out of a funk. You can listen to previous episodes by filtering the KPFT archive.
Lastly, I have no skin in this I just want to point out that one of ours did something worth talking about. Next time you see Kumi give him a handshake because he deserves it.
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[Title Post] Ghana says it intends to hook all the 36,000 Junior High Schools in the country to solar energy as it ratifies International Solar Alliance agreement.
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ISIS Fighters, Having Pledged to Fight or Die, Surrender en Masse
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Lawsuit: Teen expelled for sitting for Pledge of Allegiance
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Middle managers may turn to unethical behavior to face unrealistic expectations, using a range of tactics to inflate their subordinates' performance and deceive top management, finds a news study in Organization Science.
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3,200-Year-Old Stone Inscription Tells of Trojan Prince, Sea People
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I just inherited this moon globe from my late Grandmother. The far side has a blank area as it was still unknown when the globe was made.
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[Title Post] Google Fiber Scales Back TV Service To Focus Solely On High-Speed Internet
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... keep reading on reddit ➡Happy Chrisma-kwan-sol-kuh! As we enter the holiday season you might be setting aside a little money to give to your favorite charity. This year I'd like you to consider giving to a Peace Corps project. Unlike large international charities, if you give to a Peace Corps project you know exactly where your money is going and what it is used for. There are tons of cool projects going on around the world that PCV's are carrying out personally. From school construction projects to camps that empower girls and women, business and eco-tourism development and even agricultural development and forestry. You can choose a project that speaks to what you care about in a region of the world that you care about. As for me I have a project up to renovate a grade school in my village. The school is in desperate need of a upgrade. There are no floors or walls. There aren't enough desks. If you donate you'll get a personal letter from one of the adorable nuggets in the picture link. If you are thinking of donating and want to know more about the project feel free to ask questions! Thanks
EDIT: This grant has been FULFILLED! Thank you Reddit for your help!
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Just cos a reporter says something doesnt make it automatically fact. Sorry not sorry I need hardcore proof.
Edit: Contest closed! Thanks for all the rad haikus :)
Hello! I'm a student from Lithuania and I'm doing research on the topic of mandatory literature in schools.
I would like to know whether you have such a list and if there any problems related to accessing the literature? For example: are there any sources of accessing the books online in audiobook format?
Hello! I'm a student from Lithuania and I'm duoing research on the topic of mandatory literature in schools.
I would like to know whether you hava such a list and if there any problems related to accessing the literature? For example: are there any sources of accessing the books online in audiobook format?
