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Kate Okorie
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Science Journalist, Freelance
Africa, Lagos
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Biography
Science Journalist. My work is centred around the health and environmental sectors in Africa.
Climate Change , Health , Environment
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Content
By Kate Okorie| The Christian Science Monitor Verified The trainees’ day starts before sunrise. Across a large stretch of open field in Nigeria’s southwestern Ogun state, young people in safety helmets, goggles, and reflective jackets are assembling frames of what will soon be net houses, a type of greenhouse. Guided by supervisors, the trainees carefully fit steel rods into holes in the red-brown earth, anchoring them in concrete.
By Kate Okorie| The Christian Science Monitor Verified The GoFundMe page was Braah Alrashid and Hibatallah Suleiman’s last chance. It was the end of July 2024, and the two best friends from Sudan had a month to come up with $15,000 to continue medical school in Egypt. Once, they would have simply asked their families. Ms. Alrashid’s parents, for instance, made a good living as landlords for several rental properties. When she started medical school in Sudan in 2017, her father gave her a car to drive to classes.
By Kate Okorie| The Christian Science Monitor Verified Aye Habila, a veteran mentor for the Stand With a Girl Education Project (SWAGEP), is leading what the initiative calls a “safe space” session for a group of 14- and 15-year-old girls who live in the Wassa camp for people who are displaced. A good-natured argument breaks out over the meaning of “negotiation.” “The girls want a relatable definition,” Rose Geoffrey, Ms. Habila’s assistant, tells her.
Company Info
Freelance
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