http://www.mgbala-agwa.org/ Updated Monthly en-gb Thursday, 28 October 2006 20:00:00 GMT Mgbala Agwa Youths Forum, http://www.mgbala-agwa.org/ 02 OCT 2006 20:00:00 GMT WASHINGTON: Earlier this year, the US National Commission on Libraries and Information Science released a report that describes how the current crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa can be an occasion for libraries to become more involved in education of the people in regard to prevention, treatment, and care. The report was based upon materials from sources across Sub-Saharan African, including MAYF. http://www.mgbala-agwa.org/content/News/articles/newsArticle_20061002.htm 28 August 2006 20:00:00 GMT WASHINGTON: The director of the Mgbala Agwa Youths Forum (MAYF), Nduka Ozor, will speak at the 2006 Strength Based Strategies conference in Hyderabad, India. http://www.mgbala-agwa.org/content/News/articles/newsArticle_20060928B.htm 28 August 2006 20:00:00 GMT NIGERIA: The Mgbala Agwa Youth Forum (MAYF) recently held its general meeting, during which attendees discussed the progress of MAYF's Catch Them Young program, in educating young people about HIV/AIDS. The meeting was held on July 28 at the Mgbala Agwa hotel and was attended by nearly 2500 persons from the Mgbala Agwa and surrounding areas.. http://www.mgbala-agwa.org/content/reports/report_20060729.htm 1 JUL 2006 13:00:00 GMT WASHINGTON: Mgbala Agwa Youths Forum (MAYF) participated in a survey conducted by Jayne Cravens, who was director of the United Nations (UN) Online Volunteer and manager of the Information Technology Service Service initiatves. http://www.mgbala-agwa.org/content/News/articles/newsArticle_20060701.htm 1 JUN 2006 13:00:00 GMT WASHINGTON: MAYF was nominated earlier this year for the Gates Award for Global Health award, which annually recognizes an organization that has made a major and lasting contribution to the field of global health. http://www.mgbala-agwa.org/content/News/articles/newsArticle_20060401.htm 21 Feb 2006 13:00:00 GMT LAGOS NIGERIA: The Catch Them Young (CTY) program was launched February 15, 2006, by the traditional ruler of the Mgbala Agwa Autonomous community, Eze Charles A Ukwu. This public event was held a day after Lover's Day (Valentines Day) to officially launch the program and draw special attention to it within the Mgbala Agwa community. http://www.mgbala-agwa.org/content/News/articles/newsArticle_20060221.htm 13 Feb 2006 13:00:00 GMT LAGOS NIGERIA: MAYF recently hosted a special guest from South Africa, Daryn Liddle, 22, a conflict resolution and management advocate. Liddle visited Mgbala Agwa Community for a two week stay, from December 24 2005, through Janurary 7, 2006, to assist with a HIV/AIDS peer health educators training conference. http://www.mgbala-agwa.org/content/News/articles/newsArticle_20060213.htm 15 Nov 2005 13:00:00 GMT LAGOS NIGERIA: Representatives of the Swedish youth organization, Internationellt KulturUtbyte (IKU), traveled to Lagos, Nigeria, to participate in MAYF's Catch Them Young, a program for educating Nigerian youth with regard to HIV/AIDS. http://www.mgbala-agwa.org/content/News/articles/newsArticle_20050904.htm 01 Nov 2005 13:00:00 GMT MGBALA AGWA NIGERIA: Mgbala Agwa community has been witnessing torrential rainfall this year.Normally ,this period of the year(oct-Nov.) is supposed to be dry but till date rain is still falling thereby disrupting the social and economic activities in the community. http://www.mgbala-agwa.org/content/News/articles/newsArticle_20051100.htm 04 Oct 2005 13:00:00 GMT MGBALA AGWA, NIGERIA: You cant imagine the excitements of the people of Mgbala Agwa when NABUUR invited Mr. Nduka Ozor,the local representative and a community leader to participate in an 8 days workshop organised in Kenya to train her local representaives on the management of the Local representative portal in NABUUR's website. http://www.mgbala-agwa.org/content/News/articles/newsArticle_20051004.htm 03 Oct 2005 13:00:00 GMT MGBALA AGWA, NIGERIA: The Mgbala Agwa community was thrown into mourning last week,the 26th day of september following the death of Chief Mrs.Eunice Ukwu , Mrs.Ukwu wife of chief Charles C Ukwu the traditional ruler of Mgbala Agwa Autonomous community died after a proctracted sickness at the age of 68. http://www.mgbala-agwa.org/content/News/articles/newsArticle_20051003.htm 24 Jun 2005 13:00:00 GMT BONN: Stephan Bren, currently living in the USA, has supported MAYF with website development and maintenance. He was recently recognized by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme as one of 10 online volunteers selected on the basis of their drive, creativity and enthusiasm in supporting the work of the United Nations, NGOs and other organizations in the efforts to reach sustainable human development. http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/stories/story_det.php?id=1409 01 Jan 2005 13:00:00 GMT Mgbala Agwa, Nigeria—No one is sure just how many people have died due to HIV/AIDS in this town of 15,000 but to the people who live here, the deaths are adding up. The rising death rate here as well as across sub-Saharan Africa, where 29 million people are living with the disease, were enough evidence for 36-year-old Nduka Ozor, a Lagos-based business man and coordinator of the community’s Youth Forum, that people needed to get the facts about the disease. http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/stories/story_det.php?id=1409