Category: MEDIA

Supporting minority languages requires more than token gestures

Confusing words Not a zero-sum game   In August 2022, Statistics Canada released the latest census data on languages in Canada. According to the data, over nine million people — or one in four Canadians — has a …

India’s ‘untouchable’ women face discrimination even in schemes meant to help them

A rigid occupational hierarchy The plight of Dalit women The problem with microloans Caste certificates   Seema and her husband did quite well when they first opened a samosa stall in the local market of a town in …

No Nigerian harrased over COVID-19 test in Ghana, says HRM Dr. Ihenetu, Eze Ndigbo Ghana – Daily Sun

Moved by news trending on the social media that Nigerians are being harrased at  entry points in Ghana, over COVID-19 tests, the Eze Ndigbo Ghana, HRM Dr. Chukwudi Ihenetu has dismissed this allegations as tissues of lies. While …

The top 23 Ideas About Birthday Cake Chocolate

1. Boys 6th Birthday Cake Ben10 2. Ganache covered chocolate drip Ferrero Rocher cake 3. Bespoke Birthday Cakes for Her 4. Mrs Snowman Is It Snowwoman or Is It Snowperson 5. Heart Cake Layered Heart Cake 6. Cat …

Help My Career: More than two years since the start of the pandemic, nearly 30% of employees are still working from home

Elon Musk has made it clear that he wants Twitter employees back in the office. And other prominent companies are pushing to end or modify the work-from-home policies that became a defining aspect of pandemic life, according to …

Social media campaigns can be effective — if offline action is also taken. A case study from Ghana

A digital warpath Proof This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Ghana has about six million social media users out of a population of 31 million. WhatsApp, Facebook …

5 Credit Union Marketing Mistakes

Credit Union Marketing Corner Credit Union Marketing Corner   Marketing campaigns are fantastic ways to increase lending growth. They can boost member growth, too – you just have to avoid making mistakes. Otherwise, your campaign could fall flat. …

Defining Trust Down

In a famous 1993 article, the late US Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan lamented that behaviors once considered aberrant, such as unwed parenthood, were being normalized. He called this process “defining deviancy down.” (A more recent example might be …

Possible Causes for Rejection and Your Alternatives

Appraised Value Too Low… Inadequate Funds… Insufficient Income… Too Many Debts… Unsatisfactory Credit History…   The joys and anticipation of owning a new home are sometimes crushed when the application for mortgage financing is turned down by the …

New Zealand scored C+ for physical activity in children and teens – what’s driving this and what can be done?

A dismal D for active transport Addressing inequities for adolescents C+ – that’s Aotearoa New Zealand’s overall grade in the most comprehensive global assessment of physical activity in children and adolescents. Even more worryingly, the 57 participating countries …