Animals
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
nature
By Nature Correspondent In a awesome turn of events Namibia's centuries-old baobab trees, once declared dead, have miraculously sprung back to life. This incredible resurrection has sparked wonder and speculation about the mystical powers of these ancient giants. The Dorsland baobab is a tree so ancient it was
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 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
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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, fundraiser and
africa
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 Jill Dando News Uli, an African bull elephant, has safely arrived at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm’s 20-acre Elephant Eden, the UK’s largest elephant facility and the only bull facility. Uli,13-years-old, from Magdeburg, Germany, becomes the fourth male elephant at the Zoo, joining 32-year-old Shaka, 18-year-old
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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 the
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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 Africa Correspondent, Jill Dando News It’s good news for a Kenya community as a UK charity has passed the landmark of planting their 2000th tree. During their 2023 mission, Kenya Hope Charity planted their 2,000th tree in Kenya to help offset global warming. The charity is based
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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 tongue, //Kabbo
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By Jill Dando News Russell Cook is running the whole length of Africa for charity… in just 240 days. The miracle man will overcome deserts, rainforests and predators to do the feat. Starting in South Africa, the 26-year-old Briton is aiming to reach the most northerly point in Tunisia by
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By Denis, 13, Jill Dando News @ Worle Community School Academy There is hope for millions of people as Ghana becomes first country in the world to approve a “game-changer” malaria vaccine from Oxford University There is hope for millions as Ghana has become the first country in the world to