Category: Freestyle
The Condom Challenge: Bill Gates is giving away $100,000 to anyone that can revolutionise the condom
Yes, you read correctly. Bill Gates, through the Gates Foundation, and Grand Challenges in Global Health are calling all scientists, students, entrepreneurs and innovators and challenging them to come up with ideas to make wearing a condom (male or female)
Exchange Program for Media Professionals from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and the United States
This is an interesting program for you wonderful members of the media. The Exchange Program is run by the International Centre fro Journalists (ICFJ) and is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. They’re
TED Talk: Try Something New for 30 Days
Its been said that you can break a habit in 30 days; its also been said that you can form a habit in the same period of time. Why not challenge yourself to improve certain parts of your life, giving
Save a tree. Read an e-book.
Yeah, we said it. Many of us now have smart phones or tablets of some form or other and with the environmental changes we are all experiences, its important that we make small changes to our lifestyle to make a
Compassionpit.com: The website that provides therapy for free.
How many of you remember the good old days of general chat rooms, where you’d chat with random people in a communal chat room? For those of you that can’t, this was a time when the internet was still relatively
Call for Blogs: Help The Guardian Expand its Network
The UK newspaper, The Guardian, is looking for people to submit their favourite blogs on any subject. They write: If you follow a blog with a unique perspective on Africa, be it about politics or culture, media or technology, economics
Rollaball: the movie (Ghana)
By Crystal Svanikier At Dust, we’re pretty tuned into what’s going on creatively. We received notice of many films, festivals and events created by, or about, Ghana and her people. One such project, Rollaball, is a creative work on the
The Origin of Pidgin
By Tosin Abraham Carons and Amaka M. Onyioha A pidgin or pidgin language is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a common language. It is mostly employed
Dancing the Gentle Wind: A Reflection on The Ghanaian Dance Idiom
by Natasha Nyanin African dance forms are strong, virile and vital with a feeling of dynamic thrust and resistance. They are exceedingly controlled, having the power to project the gentle wind or the raging storm. …. But more that any
Fake it Till You Make it: 10 ways to feel confident (even when you aren’t)
Is your self-confidence natural, or a daily struggle? Many people’s confidence naturally wavers from day to day, leaving them too timid or confused at just the wrong time. Whether you are naturally confident or could use some better eye contact
