Animals
By Animals Correspondent Fifteen rescued big cats have arrived safely at LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary in South Africa, marking a major milestone in an international animal rescue mission. Nine tigers and six lions have travelled thousands of kilometres from Argentina to begin a new chapter at LIONSROCK, where they will
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By Ethan Cooke, 18, Jill Dando News Correspondent Conservationists in Rwanda are using a new technology known as environmental DNA (eDNA) to help monitor endangered species without disturbing the animals themselves. As wildlife across Africa faces increasing pressures from habitat loss, climate change and poaching, researchers believe the technology could
Charities
By Charities Correspondent STAND has announced a new formal partnership with French NGO Nav’Solidaire, aimed at increasing access to high-quality prosthetic limbs for amputees across Africa. The collaboration brings together two specialist organisations working in the same field, with the aim of improving efficiency, reducing costs and lowering
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Written by J. Mnjiri, Jill Dando Student Journalists at their Good News Room in Malawi, Africa History came alive for Mnjiri CDSS students as they embarked on an educational trip to Edingeni on November 2, 2024, to deepen their understanding of Ngoni culture and history. For years, students had studied
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By Mnjiri Jill Dando News Correspondents Mnjiri Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) welcomed a new cohort of students from various primary schools following their selection. On September 26th, Deputy Headteacher Emmanuel Mlagha spoke about the arrival of new Form One students at Mnjiri CDSS. The school has enrolled a total
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By Jill Dando News The internationally renowned Watoto Children’s Choir, currently on the last leg of their 2024 Australian tour, made a special stop at Australia Zoo where they not only performed, but had the incredible opportunity to live out a dream—spending time with some of Australia’s
Good News Tonic
By Jill Dando News The Wealth Summit in Devon, UK raised the funds for the well in Uganda. In recent months Uganda is suffering huge droughts leading to hundreds of deaths. In June the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said at least 518,000 people, or 40% of the
People
By Jill Dando News Jon Air, founder of a UK-registered charity, is celebrating 25 years of bringing high-quality education and hope to some of the world's most disadvantaged children. There will be a party celebration on 18th September at 7PM at The Stable Games Room in
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By Sam, 13, Jill Dando News Correspondent @ PCSA A teacher from Weston-Super-Mare is teaming up with locals in Malawi to build Mzimba town’s very first library to promote education and literacy. “We aim to give the people of Mzimba a beacon of inspiration” says Sarah O’Gorman,
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By Phillip Nkhoma,Jill Dando News reporter in Malawi In a remarkable display of community service, students at Mnjiri Community Day Secondary School have stepped forward to donate blood, contributing to the lifesaving efforts for patients across hospitals in Mzimba district. More than 10 students generously volunteered to donate blood
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By Animal Correspondent, Jill Dando News It’s good news for Kenya’s Black Rhinos as they make miracle comeback as their numbers reach 1000 * The iconic rhino species was nearly extinct in Kenya with fewer than 400 individuals left in the 1980s. * Rhino poaching is still a significant threat
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By Jill Dando News A massive milestone has been reached after dozens of students in Malawi began writing Jill Dando News good news stories. The students inside the African village in Mzimba, Malawi have been on a week-long training course and are now writing positive good news. It is
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By Asiyatu Anussah, Malawi Jill Dando News Correspondent To encourage learners to work hard in class, the school management at Mnjiri Community Day Secondary School in northern Malawi have introduced study circles as one way to improve performance of students at the school. Study circles allow students to work in
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By Evie, 12, Jill Dando News at WCSA The successful makeup and skincare professional, Coco Danczuk, achieved her childhood dream and is now running a company of her own in Rwanda. We asked Coco a range of questions, while she was in Rwanda in an exclusive interview. She was only
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By Jill Dando News Big hearted pupils have donated 100 pairs of shoes and uniform to children in Africa. The students at East Huntspill Primary Academy, West Huntspill Primary Academy and Pawlett Primary School Academy near Burnham on Sea and Bridgwater in Somerset, have collected them over the term. The
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By Jill Dando News Year 7 students at Priory Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset were thrilled to end the year with a special interactive performance from //Kabbo Hue Qua Tura. Starting the session with a lesson on how to pronounce his name in his native South African