From weeklynews at education.nairobi-unesco.org Thu Apr 12 08:08:06 2007 From: weeklynews at education.nairobi-unesco.org (UNESCO Nairobi Education Sector) Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:08:06 +0300 Subject: [Welcome] UNESCO/Nairobi: Education and HIV/AIDS in the press - 2 - 5 th April 2007 Message-ID: * Nairobi UNESCO Education Clearing House * Curriculum Vitae Database * Events calendar Kenya 7.8m Kenyan adults illiterate More than 7.8 million adults-38.5 per cent of Kenya 's population-are illiterate. .. >>Source: Daily News 4th April 2007 For more: Click here Sh200m used for ICT in schools The Director of Higher Education Mr David Siele has said the Government used over Sh200 million for Information Communication Technology (ICT) programmes in 142 secondary schools last year. >>Source: The Standard 2nd April 2007 For more: Click here Rwanda KIST awards Masters Degrees Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) last Friday awarded Masters Degrees in Communications Management to 19 students of the pioneer class. During the ceremony held at Remera National Stadium on Friday, 270 graduands from the Faculty of Technology were also awarded with Bachelor of Science Degrees in different engineering disciplines. >>Source: New Times 3rd April 2007 For more: Click here Uganda Gulu, Pader children train in journalism OVER 100 primary and secondary school children in Gulu and Pader districts have got training in basic journalism skills by Save the Children in Uganda . >>Source: New Vision 2nd April 2007 For more: Click here Celtel donates to St Mary's Namalu AS part of their community-based programme, Celtel Uganda donates textbooks worth sh100m to schools countrywide every year. The latest beneficiary of the programme was St Mary's Namalu Primary School in Nakapiripirit district. >>Source: New Vision 2nd April 2007 For more: Click here UNESCO promotes Barkcloth training THE Uganda National Commission for United Nations Education Scientific Culture Organisation (UNESCO) and the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development organised a one-day workshop focusing on the project for revitalisation of barkcloth in Uganda . >>Source: New Vision 2nd April 2007 For more: Click here Bitamazire appeals for Educational assistance THE minister of Education and Sports, Geraldine Namirembe Bitamazire, has called for assistance from the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in promoting Uganda 's new policy of teaching primary pupils in their native languages. >>Source: New Vision 2nd April 2007 For more: Click here Uganda Green tea good in HIV/Aids prevention Just days after the World Health Organisation recommended male circumcision to be used as a method of HIV/Aids prevention; scientists have yet again come up with a discovery that could prove as useful- Green tea. >>Source: Daily Monitor 2nd April 2007 For more: Click here Envoy hails Nile Breweries HIV policy The Nile Breweries HIV/AIDS policy has impressed the American Ambassador. >>Source: New Vision 2nd April 2007 For more: Click here Door to door AIDS campaign starts THE Rukungiri branch of The Aids Support Organisation has launched a house-to- house distribution of anti-retroviral drugs. >>Source: New Vision 2nd April 2007 For more: Click here Attached file: * Weekly News Roundup 2 - 5 April 2007 - (PDF version, last updated 4th April 2007) _____ This news update has been compiled by the UNESCO Nairobi Office education news roundup service. 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