Medplus Pharmacy at Chess in Slums in Oshodi under bridge. Chess in Slums Africa is a social development initiative that helps children find life changing opportunities by teaching and unlocking the ...

Some of them are buried in books, listening intently to their teacher. While the other children grip a bat and ball, a few chase each other in a game of hide and seek. It is an unusual sight in Old ...

Thousands of children from 34 big slum communities of federal capital are deprived from basic facilities of life and needed immediate attention to ensure 100 per cent enrolment in schools. Addressing ...

From Connecticut to Kenya, fundraising is changing lives. It started when a local veteran made a trip to the African country in December. Now one act of kindness has evolved, and has the potential to ...

When little Fanuel Ochieng moved to Kibera slums two years ago, his life was in disarray. His father was ill and bed-ridden. He had no relative upcountry to take care of him. His father was then ...

AXA Mansard Health has offered free health insurance to 100 children from the Chess in Slum community. According to the underwriter, the gesture is to demonstrate its belief that quality healthcare ...

Children born to mothers who move to informal settlements while pregnant are likely to die before they reach four years, researchers say. On the contrary, children born before their mothers’ migration ...

Hazeena looked pale and hungry when she came to a kindergarten managed by Catholic nuns in a southern Indian state. A few months earlier, the 7-year-old girl was seen helping her parents in the ...

A dozen children crowd around plastic tables in the Majidun neighborhood of Lagos. Intently focused on plastic mats printed with chess boards, the children thoughtfully move pieces on the board as ...