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Registration is now open for the AFRICAN WOMEN SUMMIT FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT 2018
This is an opportunity to network, cross fertilize ideas, meet high level officials of donor agencies, learn new and innovative ideas as regards innovation and its nexus with sustainable development, make friends and be a part of Africa's Development.
NOTE: COWAP does not provide funds to cover the travels and accommodation for participants

WHO SHOULD ATTEND;
Sitting and Past Wives of Presidents and Vice Presidents in Africa .

Experts in Technology innovative field especially in the four thematic areas.
General Public
Academia in science and technology field
Policy Makers as regards innovations using science and technology
Development Practitioners in science and technology
Civil Society Organization working around the thematic areas

Summit Details are as follows:
Theme: Using Innovative Technology to solve Africa’s Development Challenges
Venue: The Sheraton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria
Date: 21st April (Summit) Time: 9am & 22nd April 2018 (Award and Gala Night)
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS- H.E Joyce Banda (Former President of Malawi)
H.E Jewel Taylor (Vice President of Liberia)
Prof. PLO Lumumba (Director Kenya Law School)
Registration is FREE, to register click on this link and follow the instructions

https://e-flames..com.ng/2018/04/african-women-summit-for-peace-and.html

Submission Deadline: 17:00 Friday April 20th 2018



2018 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. The Agreement, ratified in both Ireland and Northern Ireland in May 1998, has played a very significant role in creating peace on the island of Ireland since that time.

This year the Embassy of Ireland in Nigeria undertook the #Road2Peace programme in collaboration with Like minds. This involved traveling to six institutions of higher learning to speak about the Northern Ireland Peace Process and discuss current challenges in Nigeria. We listened to many young Nigerians who shared their thoughts, ideas and hopes for sustainable peace and dialogue and asked what they could do.


On this journey, we heard many young voice but we want to hear more. This is why to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the Embassy has launched the #PeaceWriteNow Writing Contest.

Interested candidates should write an essay on the broad theme “Fostering Sustainable Peace and Dialogue in Nigeria”. Entrants are invited to focus on the role that they can play to foster sustainable peace. Areas of interest could be youth empowerment and discussion of the Good Friday Agreement.

The top five selected essays will receive prizes as follows:

1 Prize: € 500 cash grant for books.

2 Prize: € 250 Cash grant for books.

3 Prize: € 100 cash grant for books.

4 Prize: A book on peace building signed by the Ambassador and a certificate of appreciation.

5 Prize: A Certificate of Appreciation.

The Embassy will host an event in early May where selected participants will be invited to read from their essays.

A selection of essays may also be published in a short book. Any author of an essay selected for publication will be contacted in advance and will receive a copy of the publication.


Submission Guideline:

Essay must be submitted in English.

Submission should not exceed 1000 words.

Submitted article must be an original publication, that has not been already published or under consideration elsewhere. Plagiarism will lead to disqualification.

Entries must include the author’s first and last name and submitted electronically as an attachment in PDF or Word formats to:

peacewritenow@dfa.ie. Emails should include the subject– “PeaceWriteNow- Essay Submission”.

Attach a scanned copy of an acceptable proof of age such as passport bio-data page or birth certificate.

There is no application fee. If you require additional information about this writing contest, please contact the Embassy of Ireland in Nigeria on 09462 0611 or peacewritenow@dfa.ie.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://e-flames..com/2018/04/embassy-of-ireland-in-nigeria-2018.html

CALL FOR APPLICATION
Annual Youth Education and Empowerment Summit 2018
The Youth Coalition for Education Liberia (YOCEL) under the Leadership of Beyan Flomo Pewee is convening the third Annual Youth Education and Empowerment Summit from November 18-26 in Kigali, Rwanda.

Apply Here
https://e-flames..com.ng/2018/04/annual-youth-education-and-empowerment.html

Ex-students at Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, have criticised the institution for shaving the alleged bushy hair of its male students.

Some alumni, as well as some Nigerians, took to the social media to call out the school following a viral video that captured students seated in a hall as a man used a hair clipper to pluck hair off the middle of their heads under the supervision of some staff members.

The school was also criticised for allegedly using a single unsterilised hair clipper on all the students on the grounds that they might contract diseases in the process.
An alumnus, Okoli Offorbuike, said the action was disdainful and undermined the cliché “Kings and Queens” used for students at the university.

In one of his posts on Facebook on the matter, Offorbuike posted the pictures of the General
Overseers of the Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, and the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Worldwide, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, where the former wore Afro and the other kept hair.
He called on the university alumni to facilitate the inclusion of a law in the students’ handbook that would accord the students honour, dignity and respect.

He wrote, “After seeing this act carried out in my Alma Mater, I began to ask

Read More here

https://e-flames..com.ng/2018/04/alumni-others-criticise-covenant.html

Deadline: 15 July 2018 (annual)

Study in: London, UK

Course starts Sept 2018

Brief description:

The International Ambassador Scholarship recognizes and provides financial support for outstanding students who wish to act as ambassadors for the University of West London.

Host Institution(s):

University of West London, UK

Field(s) of study:
Any full-time undergraduate or postgraduate course at the University of West London

Number of Scholarships:

Up to 50 scholarships


Read more Here: https://e-flames..com/2018/04/international-ambassador-scholarships.html

Deadline: April 13, 2018.


Applications are invited for the YouthRISE Nigeria Drug Policy Academy 2018 taking place 21– 23 May, 2018 in Abuja, Nigeria.

Are you a young person passionate and enthusiastic about creating social change, with particularly interest in policy issues? Then be a part of YouthRISE Nigeria Drug Policy Academy 2018! Youth Initiative for Drug Research, Information, Support and Education in Nigeria (YouthRISE Nigeria) is a non-governmental organization with the mission to promote evidence-based drug policies and improve the health and human rights of young people including those who use drugs. In line with the objectives of the organization to promote evidence-based youth-centered drug policy in Nigeria, they call for applications for a 3-day Drug Policy Academy, designed to build the capacity of participants on drug policy and effective response. It is also expected that participants will be exposed to real issues about drug dependence, prevention; treatment and care

Read More

https://e-flames..com.ng/2018/04/youthrise-nigeria-drug-policy-academy.html

Application Deadline: April 27, 2018.


Capitalizing on the leadership and expertise of international leaders in the Vital Voices network, the Global Freedom Exchange (GFE), A Hilton Worldwide and Vital Voices partnership, leverages leadership to end trafficking. Relying on a multi-faceted, impact-oriented approach, the program provides a dynamic educational and mentoring opportunity for emerging women leaders who are on the forefront of global efforts to prevent and respond to the destructive crime of child trafficking.


Apply Here

https://e-flames..com/2018/04/vital-voices-hilton-global-freedom.html