As the year nears its end, the 1st of December is here for us to be joyful. As many of our friends are filling the chat rooms with happy new month wishes, I will fill yours with a bit of awareness. It’s World AIDS Day!
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Climate change has recently sparked widespread concern around the world. It’s difficult to read a newspaper or watch a news broadcast without coming across a story about the phenomenon. Governments around the world are developing and implementing strategies to combat what appears to be a pandemic, but what does climate change really mean to the average person?
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As Uganda Christian University (UCU) celebrates 25 years, we talked to some of the students about what has stood out for them during the time they have been at UCU, and this is what they had to say.
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Adequate housing as a right under Article 11(1) of the 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, as well as other international instruments to which Uganda is a signatory.
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In 1994, the 5th of October was designated as World Teachers’ Day to commemorate teachers’ contributions to the world through the adoption of the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation.
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With their term nearing an end, the Standard reached out to some of the students to find out what they thought about the guild government, and this was what they said.
View More Students speak about the UCU 24th Guild Government
There has been a video clip of a 12-year-old child who destroyed his mother’s property at home because the mother confiscated his phone. Whatever the child’s age, the impulsive behavior in the video clip is outrageous and calls for attention.
View More Tame your child’s impulsive behavior
We all have children that can grow into hyper-characters or attitudes. They think they should be above everything and everyone at whatever cost. Such a mindset is even found in adults. They don’t regard others as worthy of their value.
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A friend was concerned that her child was involved in a courtship with a gentleman she was not comfortable with, and she did not know how to share this with her daughter. As we discussed, I asked her how often she sat with her daughter and other children to talk about relationship issues.
View More Parents’ role in the courtship of their children
Emotional abuse is a common practice that almost everyone goes through in life. But some people may not know how they emotionally abuse others. We have parents who are harsh, toxic, strict and use humiliating or critiquing words. They yell and constantly shout at their children or spouses all the time. Somehow, this creates fear amongst children and the rest.
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