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WRITE PARAGRAPHS: How to Kick Polio: My Stroll with Kelechi Uhegwu
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How to Kick Polio: My Stroll with Kelechi Uhegwu. World Polio Day is slated for October 24th but I think this stroll cannot wait till then. Kelechi was diagnosed with polio when she was just over 1 year old, and three decades after that diagnosis she tells me how she’s been able to surmount the challenges life has brought her way to bag a degree, pursue and develop her talents, and keep her smile on. I'm glad to be here. Thank you. What has it been like living with polio for 3 decades? For me, the genera...
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WRITE PARAGRAPHS: September 2014
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A STROLL WITH SAM BIRD (For World Car-free Day). 160; . 160; Racing is life and life is a risk. The world is getting greener and our racing cars are getting faster, but how do we marry the two? Formula E is the answer. ENGAGING YOUTHS IN DEMOCRACY Guest Post for International Day of Democracy. A STROLL WITH BILIKISS ADEBIYI-ABIOLA (For International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer). Yeah This stroll is for you. A STROLL WITH QUEEN CAROL...
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WRITE PARAGRAPHS: [Report] #Act4Climate Exercise to Mark International Youth Day 2015
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Report] #Act4Climate Exercise to Mark International Youth Day 2015. Act4Climate was organized as a Climate Change Education and Advocacy Program to Commemorate the International Youth Day 2015. Different topics were raised such as renewable energy, climate change and gender sensitivity, environmental pollution, Innovative financing for adaptation amidst all, which came in form of panel sessions led by proven professionals in their chosen fields. Sanni Zainab, Writer and Political Scientist,. Port Harcour...
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WRITE PARAGRAPHS: June 2014
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A STROLL WITH NATHANIEL BASSEY (For World Music Day). Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us. In this quick stroll, Nath shares his conviction to sing for God and explains the difference between the music industry and music ministry. For World Music Day 2014, heres my stroll with Nathaniel Bassey;. A STROLL WITH WAJE IRUOBE (For World Music Day). Who is a singer without a voice? Waje s...
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WRITE PARAGRAPHS: Queen's Young Leaders 2015: My Stroll with Nkechi Azinge
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Queen's Young Leaders 2015: My Stroll with Nkechi Azinge. Recently honoured, alongside 59 other youths across the commonwealth, by the Queen of England for her work with the Sickle Cell Community in Nigeria, Nkechi Azinge, founder of Sickle Cell Aid Foundation (SCAF), tells me about her work, her passion, her dreams, and the incredible moment she met with the Queen and other dignitaries at Buckingham Palace. Listen to this interview on the Stroll Podcast. Nkechi and her twin sister, Nkem Azinge. I’...
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WRITE PARAGRAPHS: THE ELDERS OF THIS LAND -- Oyin Oludipe
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THE ELDERS OF THIS LAND - Oyin Oludipe. Photo Credit: Harry Garuba). After Wole Soyinka’s The Children of this Land. The elders of this land are bowed. Their gazes sit on mines in place of hills,. Earth to breed the marsh from dust. Sensuous froth trailed by foul tongues. Their bristly groves are riddles for faith. The elders of this land are swift,. But only deviously so. They clap gourds on conquest. But – know – the barrel it was that sealed. Rock seams their offspring saw to sprout. As undertakers...
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WRITE PARAGRAPHS: February 2015
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SPEAKING IN MANY TONGUES Guest post for International Mother Language Day. An advocate for the inclusion of mother language, not only in education, but other important areas of development, Kola Tubosun shares his thoughts on mother tongue and the prospects in development, for International Mother Language Day. NOT BEYOND US: MY PERSONAL STORY Guest Post for World Cancer Day. A deeply moving survivors story that shows cancer is truly #NotBeyondUs and that. In Akoths own words,. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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WRITE PARAGRAPHS: July 2014
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A STROLL WITH ADAOBI TRICIA NWAUBANI (For Writer's Day). 160; The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself. I did not choose my guest today by chance. Adaobis maiden novel, I Do not Come to You by Chance, the first novel in the literary world to capture the phenomenon of 419 scams, won the 2010 Commonwealth Writers prize for Best First Book (Africa); a Betty Trask First Book Award; and was named by the Washington Post as one of the best books of 2009. Guest Writer: Adetunji S...
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WRITE PARAGRAPHS: May 2014
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A STROLL WITH THE AMERICAN TORTOISE RESCUE (For World Turtle Day). The turtles which outrun the hares are learning machines. If you stop learning in this world, the world rushes right by you. The slow, funny, cunning shell-guy. Thats the picture most of us carry in our minds about the tortoise- no thanks to the stories we were told as kids☺. I can hear someone ask, in this high-speed; high-tech world, why do we even need a slow tortoise around us? How much rejection can you put up with? Thats not how my ...
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WRITE PARAGRAPHS: March 2015
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Water is Power: My Stroll with Cynthia Lam. The 2015 theme for World Water Day is Water and Sustainable Development. And on this day we are reminded that;. Water is Health—clean hands can save your life. Water is Nature—ecosystems lie at the heart of the Global water cycle. Water is Urbanization—every week one million people move into cities. Water is Industry—more water is used a manufacture a car than to fill a swimming pool. Water is Energy—water and energy are inseparable friends. 160; Jane Austen.
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