Tag Archives: Africa

Aug
15
2015

Woman chief in Mawali, Africa, bans child marriages and send the kids back to school

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Child marriages annuled Malawi

As Malawi’s Nyasa Times reports, in April, the African nation Malawi raised the minimum age of marriage to 18 years old. One might wonder, however, “What about the legions of underage children who were legally wed before the law took effect?

Well, one of the regional chiefs in Malawi – an elder woman who goes by the name Inkosi Kachindamoto – annulled the marriages of more than 300 youth in her district and sent them back to school.

In addition, she fired several village heads who had sanctioned the unions.

Child advocates around the world cheered on the effort to encourage girl education and abolish early marriages as soon as the news circulated.

Knowing the value education has in helping to empower citizens and strengthen the mind, the Senior chief terminated 330 marriages, of which 175 were girl-wives and 155 were boy-fathers. Those chldren were sent to school instead.

Said 18-year-old Malawian Memory Banda to The Guardian:

“Marriage is often the end for girls like me. But if our leaders will invest in us and give us the chance to be educated, we will become women who create a better society for everyone.”

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Jun
17
2015

Nigerian chicken pie

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Makes 15 medium sized yummy Chicken Pies

Nigerian Chicken Pie Filling:

•300g of minced chicken breast

•a medium-sized onion

•a little garlic/garlic powder(optional)

•2 medium-sized carrots

•2 medium-sized Irish potatoes

•a cooking spoonful of Vegetable Oil

•Seasoning of choice (but preferably)-bouillon cubes (Maggi / Knorr cubes), a teaspoon of thyme, a teaspoon of curry

•2 tablespoons of plain flour(to make a binder)

•Cool water — 200ml

•Salt — to taste

Nigerian Chicken Pie Dough:

•Plain Flour — 500g

•Baking Powder — 1 teaspoon

•Salt — 3\4 teaspoon(a big pinch)

•Margarine — 200g

•CoolWater – about 75 ml