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  The African continent is set to celebrate African Union Day tomorrow 25 th  May 2024. Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organization of African Unity on 25 May 1963. It is celebrated in various countries on the African continent as well as around the world. Th is year’s th eme  is   Educate an African fit for the 21st Century: Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa. Th is year’s  event will bring together the Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government (C10) dedicated to Education, Science, and Technology, along with executives from UN agencies, institutional partners, NGOs, bilateral partners, representatives from Regional Economic Communities, embassies of the Pan African University host countries, and Ethiopia’s Ministers of Education and Science and Technology, alongside youth and media representatives.

  Water can create peace or spark conflict. When water is scarce or polluted, or when people have unequal, or no access, tensions can rise between communities and countries. More than 3 billion people worldwide depend on water that crosses national borders. Yet, only 24 countries have cooperation agreements for all their shared water. As climate change impacts increase, and populations grow, there is an urgent need, within and between countries, to unite around protecting and conserving our most precious resource. Public health and prosperity, food and energy systems, economic productivity and environmental integrity all rely on a well-functioning and equitably managed water cycle. The theme of World Water Day 2024 is ‘Water for Peace’. When we cooperate on water, we create a positive ripple effect – fostering harmony, generating prosperity and building resilience to shared challenges. We must act upon the realization that water is not only a resource to be used and competed over –...

Back to School Here’s First News’ handy guide to helping you get ahead this school year. - Re-establish a morning routine. While you can relax the schedule a little, encourage a morning routine towards the end of summer. Encourage your kids to wake up no later than a certain time and try and do something healthy and productive for the first 30 minutes of their day, like reading , or catching up on the news. - Set up a breakfast station Make breakfast as stress-free as possible by getting all the food/drinks you need out and putting them in a certain area in your kitchen or dining room for your kids to access easily. Choose healthy, simple options that will set them up for the day.  Slide into a bedtime routine Bedtimes often slip thanks to the long summer nights. This can be a hurdle when it comes to suddenly re-establishing back to school bedtimes. Introduce the process gradually by serving dinner earlier and altering evening activities to create a calmer atmosphere, such as sitti...

  Join a club Do you have a passion for learning local languages, STEM, writing, reading, learning a new skill like sewing that you want to take to the next level?  A great way to grow your skills is to start a creative club at the Shared Space, where you can share your work with others who are invested in cultivating the same craft.  Working with people who share similar interests to you is both fun and incredibly rewarding. We have revived and improved on our Saturday Special programs with the  introduction of very child-friendly clubs to help your child develop, learn and enjoy a new skill.  Spend an hour or two on Saturday morning with one of these clubs:  STEM ( Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Club Local Languages Club Sewing Club STEM-  Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math  education is all about preparing kids for a digital future and understanding the new world around them.  Therefore,   STEM fields are imperativ...

Team Shared Space thinks this is worth keeping and sharing. :) Hon. Dakoa Newman MP, Okaikwei South Constituency   Below is the speech delivered on the floor of Parliament by Dakoa Newman MP, Okaikwei South Constituency on the effects of screen time on early childhood development. Mr. Speaker, Thank you for the opportunity to speak on a matter that concerns all parents, including my good self. This has to do with the negative effects of screen time on early childhood development. Screen time refers to time spent with any screen including televisions, smart phones, tablets, video games and computers. Lately, screen time has become a more complex concept with an expanding variety of electronic media devices available at every home and even at early childhood education centres.   Researchers in South Africa in assessing the influence of screen time on language development have found that an increase in the amount of screen time at an early age has negative effects on language dev...

  A concern has been raised by an educationist on opening up recommendations for fresh students in the university. According to an article in the Daily Graphic by Mr. Anis Haffar highlighted "That admonition was important then and more so today in the context of finding solutions to the myriad problems facing Ghana,"  He added that "Great things happen when young people are given the chance to identify the problems around them and to imagine innovative solutions."