The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program e-Learning Initiative
Title: Actualizing e-Learning at your Institution
Virtual event for institutional stakeholders
Thursday, March 3rd 2022.
3:00 PM (EAT), 5:00 AM (Phoenix), 12PM (GMT)
Objectives:
- Build further awareness of and excitement for the e-Learning movement on the continent and beyond.
- Bring stakeholders from each participating institution together for alignment and community building
- Share best practices and lessons learned, Capture feedback and insights of Champions, Focals and others to shape Phase 2 of the Initiative.
- Showcase e-Learning innovations and online community engagement tools and platforms
Moderator: Eannes Ongus. Chief Manager, Development. University Advancement Division. USIU-Africa
Join the event via Zoom
This Wednesday, December 1 to Friday, December 3, 2021, join us at the LT7, new School of Humanities and Social Science (SHSS) building for a series of outlined awareness activities, talks, interaction, refreshments and lunch for all guests.
- Wednesday, December 1 - Disability Awareness Training
- Thursday, December 2 - Community building - Come listen to our students, faculty and staff share their experiences, concerns and recommendations
- Friday, December 3 - Celebrating “International Day of Persons with Disabilities" Persons with Disabilities Day”.
We can’t wait to see you there!
The Gender Equity and Protection Office invites you for the Domestic Violence on the Rise: A Shadow of the Effects of COVID-19 on the family Webinar. Join us as we discuss how COVID-19 exacerbates the risk of violence, its effects on the social fabric of the home with focus on partner violence, children’s education and mental well-being and adolescent sexual behavior in society
Join us as we discuss Stockholm syndrome, narcissism and cycle of abuse in relationships. We discuss characteristics of abusive relationships and how we can play a role in setting ourselves and loved ones free from Trauma Bonds. We bring onboard survivors, psychologists, GBV first line responders and health practitioners to discuss this grevious in our society today.
In the past decade, China and African countries have forged genuine collaboration in different fields of diplomatic relations including health surveillance, infrastructure development, student exchanges and Confucius Institutes. This collaboration has been cemented through the regular Forum for China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, which has become one of the most recognizable platforms for global diplomacy and a reflection of China’s growing international stature as well as Africa’s agency in collective diplomacy.
One of the critical issues facing Africa today is how to manage the human rights emergencies and inequalities precipitated by the Covid pandemic. How can China contribute to Africa’s resilience to withstand and transform these emergencies? As African states thus prepare for this year’s FOCAC summit it is imperative that they address how African states and China can:
- Step up and lead initiatives to support African countries in controlling the pandemic and post-pandemic recovery in ways that respect, protect and fulfil human rights and human dignity.
- Establish truly multilateral approaches to global and regional emergencies including public health, the climate crisis, poverty alleviation and digital connectivity.
- Make transparent the terms and conditions of Chinese loans and debt restructuring/cancellation agreements with a view at arriving at international/multilateral standards that promote transparency, accountability, African agency and benefit African people.
The United States International University - Africa and Amnesty International will put together a knowledge-sharing webinar forum on 27 May 2021 to bring together civil society activists and human rights and international relations scholars to inform the question of how African states can best engage China on post-pandemic resilience relating to debt management, global vaccine/health collaborations and human rights.
Please register for the event here
The Gender Equity and Protection Office invites you for the Preventing Sexual Misconduct, Discrimination and Retaliation Forum. Join us as we disseminate major prevention actions and education on discrimination and harassment prevention, sexual violence and reporting options and obligations.
Speak Up Club - USIU-Africa, is inviting all students and well wishers to donate towards the DIGNITY PACK PROJECT. This is an initiative that will engage with the families in Mathare by donating essentials such as sanitary towels, dry food, and clothes.
The donations drive will be on Saturday, April 2, 2022. Dhobi Women's Network will then distribute all the donated items among the Mathare community.
To support the course:
- For Donations Drop - Call Cynthia Anena, +254 704 959 359
- For MPESA donations - Send to Linda Musyoki, +254 701 322 657
- For more information/inquiries - Contact Oscar Ford, +254 748 401 173
The Speak Up – USIU-Africa is a club whose objective is to prevent and respond to violence against men, women and girls by advocating for both awareness, prevention, justice and reporting on sexual assault, sexual harassment, abuse and all forms of gender based violence on campus settings through student-led voices. The club also engages in community engagement projects that support vulnerable people in informal settlements.
To join Speak Up, register on the listed google forms;
The Gender Equity and Protection Office invites you for the Rape Prevention and Education series. Join us as we engage legal minds, judiciary and police apparatus as frontline staff on prevention and response systems of rape as a form of gender based violence in Kenya.
Date: Friday, July 9, 2021
Time: 3.00 ~ 5.00pm (EAT)
Join Zoom Meeting:
Link: https://usiu-ac-ke.zoom.us/j/99001988970
Meeting ID: 990 0198 8970
Password: 2R4QJS