Daily Archives: September 18, 2009

Eid ul-Fitr

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Eid ul-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month in which Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) received the first revelation of the Holy Qur’an. In Muslim tradition, Ramadan is a time of heightened commitment to … Continue reading →

Posted in Events/Celebrations

Uganda Makes Blood Pressure Drugs

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Kampala, Sep 17, 2009 (New Vision/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) UGANDA has started manufacturing Amlodipine, the drug which reduces high blood pressure to normal. The drug is being manufactured under the brand name, Cardipac, by Kampala Pharmaceutical Industries (KPI), … Continue reading →

Posted in Health

Child rights curriculum in offing

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THE first child right curriculum (CRC) in the country is now complete and has undergone intensive trial run by experts. The Senior Community Development Officer in the Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children, Mr Ben Missani, said here yesterday … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian Development

Learning Is an SMS Away: Mobile Phones in Education

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Penina Onyango, Head Teacher at Kawino Secondary School in Kisumu, Kenya, no longer awaits the arrival of Brown Onguko – her course facilitator at AKU’s Institute for Educational Development, East Africa (AKU-IED, EA) – from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to … Continue reading →

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Aga Khan University-Examination Board: First to announce supplementary exam results

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Aga Khan University Examination Board has announced the results of its supplementary examinations, becoming the first Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education to do so for the 2009 session. AKU-EB’s results were announced only 13 days after the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in AKU Pakistan, Books & Education

Coffee With: Going off island

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Laura Wright and student Ida at a school in Kampala, Uganda; Wright is working in Kampala with the Aga Khan Foundation on an educational project. It is not often The Undercurrent can make following statement: by the time you read … Continue reading →

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