“This is something that has been very dear to me, and disturbing to me for a long time,” Theron said. At age 15, Charlize witnessed her mother shoot her alcoholic father to death while he was threatening the family. She later won an Oscar for Best Actress in 2004 for her portrayal of a domestic violence victim turned serial killer in “Monster.”

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs has awarded the 2008 Patricia Blunt Koldyke Fellowship on Social Entrepreneurship to Ada Onyejike, cofounder and chief executive officer of the Girl Child Art Foundation (GCAF) in Nigeria.
Onyejike’s GCAF uses the arts to empower and educate young women in Nigeria where sons are often more highly valued than daughters, [...]

Final session is being given by UNCTAD official
RESEARCH and ANALYSIS–solid mandate. Conference has reinforced official mandate. Innovative work. Short mandate for UNCTAD. Great. Policy options and independent analysis for developing countries. Significant.
Another area is the…role of trade and development board in conducting policy dialogue…has been retained and reinforced. So UNCTAD will continue with that [...]

Using music to spread the message of ecological sanitation to the most remote corners of Mozambique, Santos is empowering villagers to participate in sustainable development and rise up from poverty.

The Nigeria-based Legal Defense and Assistance Project, a non governmental organization says its work received a significant boost after receiving a share of 500 thousand dollars from the United States-based McArthur Foundation. The organization, based in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos offers support and legal assistance to political prisoners and defends human rights. It also works [...]

While his Nigerian peers are busy with the mundane pursuits of life, 70 year old Newton Jibunoha drives across the Sahara desert, for the third time, to create awareness on desertification.

“American Idol charity TV special Idol Gives Back”:

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made a pledge to buy 20 million anti-malarial nets for use in Africa and other parts of the developing world. Brown:

“And I’m challenging the rest of the world - governments, business and anyone else who wants to end this killer disease - to [...]

Six Maasai warriors left their remote rural village in Tanzania for the UK to run the Flora London Marathon on April 13. Their aim is to raise enough money to provide the village with clean water. Image: TreeHugger

Angola: Augusta Urica is the winner of Miss Landmine beauty pageant in Angola. The pageant was organized for survivors of landmine explosions in the country. Eighteen women competed in the controversial event organized to raise awareness about the ongoing situation with landmines in Angola.
The winner, Urica, is 31, will receive a custom-made artificial limb, [...]

The conspiratory theory surrounding his death lingers, just as racial tension and inequality.
The night before Reverend King was killed, he delivered his final sermon in which he seemed to foresee his fate. “Like anybody I would like to live a long life,” King said. “Longevity has its place. But I am not concerned about [...]