Positive news from Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa leads drop in new HIV infectionsSub-Saharan Africa, the region worst affected by AIDS, is leading a decline in new HIV infections, UNAIDS said Friday, with new infections in the area declining by over a quarter in the last decade.
"For the first time change is happening at the heart of the epidemic. In places where HIV was stealing away dreams, we now have hope,"
- UNAIDS executive director Michel Sidibe |
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More positive news from Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa leads drop in new HIV infectionsSub-Saharan Africa, the region worst affected by AIDS, is leading a decline in new HIV infections, UNAIDS said Friday, with new infections in the area declining by over a quarter in the last decade. |
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Car Tires Fuel Green Shoe Revolution
Source: CNN, Wed June 23, 2010 |
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Bartender helps turn wine to water in developing worldBehind the bar at a local restaurant, Doc Hendley leans in to hear his customer over the band. "You like the pinot? Cool," he says. |
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Unique Acacia Tree Could Nourish Soils And Life In AfricaScientists have said at the 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry that a type of acacia tree with an unusual growth habit -- unlike virtually all other trees -- holds particular promise for farmers in Africa as a free source of nitrogen for their soils that could last generations. |
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New publication shows index insurance has potential to help manage climate risks and reduce povertyClimate has always presented a challenge to farmers, herders, fishermen and others whose livelihoods are closely linked to their environment, particularly those in poor areas of the world. |
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Manicurist sells house, car to build schoolWhen Washington manicurist Lidia Schaefer returned to her native village in Ethiopia, she was troubled by what she saw: children walking three hours each way to attend classes held not in a school, but under a tree. |
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I’m sharing my £7.5m Lotto win with orphans in EthiopiaSingle mum Jane Surtees certainly has a Lotto heart. |
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Worm’s demise nearAtlanta, Georgia, USA - Health workers are on the verge of eradicating Guinea worm disease in what would be just the second time in history that a disease has been wiped from the planet, the Carter Center said Friday. |
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DEVELOPMENT: Signs of Hope for Ethiopia’s Children
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 13 (IPS) - Amid the hardship facing Ethiopia's children,
there are signs that conditions may be improving and that
children's lives are changing for the better.
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Ethiopia signs deal for largest wind farm in AfricaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia - Ethiopia on Thursday signed a 220-million-euro (300 million dollar) deal with a French company for the construction of Africa's largest wind farm. |
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