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I want to do finally said “enough was enough.” Now, she is a motivational Tel: +237 695 009 100 / +237 683119311 seminars and workshops to really help Updates: speaker, on the board of directors Tel: +254797317311 / +256753602006 build us up after COVID for people who for NAMI Dane County and To tell us about a news story email: [email protected] have mental illnesses,” she adds. the founder and owner of Still To advertise with email: Standing Enterprise, which offers [email protected] The Saturday 10 - 17, July 2021 News Extra OpportunityNews 02 therapy through art and music in inspirational workshops and about. for individuals who encounter a seminars pertaining to mental “I was on my Facebook one day mental illness. McCann specializes health. and I saw that I had a message and it was an NBC reporter who saw a video I had done and asked, ‘Is this you?’ She reached out to me and was like, ‘We want to do a story.’ We did it over Zoom and then it aired all over the world on all of their platforms,” McCann remembers. “I’m still in contact with her.” She’s currently working on a fundraiser for her business, a GoFundMe in which she hopes to raise $6,000. “Melissa Herriges is helping me with my fundraiser for my business. We’re aiming to raise $6,000 so I can do seminars and workshops throughout the Midwest for my business,” McCann says. Herriges, the past president of the Urban League of Greater Madison Young Professionals, is spearheading the effort to help McCann help other people. “Being able to take motivational messages and workshops filled “Thirteen years ago I was one-on-one anymore … interacting with hope across the Midwest diagnosed with a mental illness. with your doctor. For people with is my mission to help others get I wanted to take my story and my mental illness who may have through their own battle and the life and inspire others who were already felt a bit isolated, COVID hard time that we’re all facing going through it also,” she says. really made them feel isolated,” together,” McCann explains on “In 2013, I created a film about my McCann says. “Like, ‘Oh, my God, the GoFundMe page. life titled ‘Don’t Judge Me’ that was I’m alone … but now I really feel She says speaking to large aired at a local theater and it was alone.’ I really don’t feel like I audiences has given her hope and around then that I started my own have that connection that I used to she says she enjoys spreading hope business, Still Standing Enterprise. have with my health providers, my to others who have experienced “There are different aspects to it, friends or my family. I’m home all mental health challenges. but now I’ve mainly been doing the time. “What I find the most fulfilling the motivational speaking part of “That’s why I really wanted to about what I do is bringing smiles everything.” focus more on my business now. I to people,” she says. “When She also has her own TV Show titled want to do seminars and workshops someone is down and I’m able to ‘Still Standing’ to really help build us up after see that smile just coming in … “I interview a variety of people COVID for people who have mental it just makes my heart smile. It on the TV show. I speak words illnesses,” she adds. makes me smile to know that I can of encouragement to uplift McCann’s inspirational story and bring joy and hope to someone else everyone,” McCann says. her business have gotten a lot through what I’ve gone through The COVID pandemic, as McCann of attention through local news … through my pain, through my previously mentioned, and the stories and through her appearance struggle.” resulting economic recession, on the national show Good Morning have negatively affected many America (below). people’s mental health and created “I have overcome these obstacles new barriers for people already by embracing it,” McCann said suffering from mental illness and in the video. “And knowing that substance use disorders. even though I have this and that “So many things changed during I’m different, I am still a woman of COVID that it couldn’t help but intelligence. I have overcome these affect people mental health-wise. things by praying and speaking For your doctor’s appointments, and giving life to others.” there were telephone calls and McCann explains how the Good Zooms. It wasn’t in-person and Morning America appearance came The 03 OpportunityNews Education Saturday 10 - 17, July 2021 How can everyday technology ease your school’s workload issues? This makes the use of email at night or weekends a contentious issue, and a blanket ban on out- of-hours email is not the answer.

Instead, consider making it a policy across the school that any emails drafted outside of hours, say between 6pm and 7am, are delayed so they are delivered during working hours.

If anyone in your team is unsure how to do this, there are some simple instructions for Microsoft and Google. For other systems, help is just a Google search away.

Review internal communications Keeping everyone in the loop has become even more important since the pandemic and schools need to respond quickly to ost people enter the teachers, school leaders and changing situations or adapt to teaching profession support staff across the country new guidelines. because they want to reported increased workload over use their talents to the last 12 months, and 95% were However, if you mark everything Mmake a difference to the children worried about the impact on their as urgent people can switch off in their classrooms. However, wellbeing. and miss time-critical messages. many teachers find the additional work such as managing internal When teachers are stressed and It’s a good idea to ask all staff communications or marking overburdened, they can’t be on members which is the best way children’s books can eat up time top form in the classroom. to contact them with a genuinely they would rather spend with urgent message. Then ask them pupils. Schools urgently need new how they prefer to receive non- ways to reduce time spent on urgent news. Some core duties are essential in a administration, so I asked my school, but if your staff are snowed colleagues who have many years’ Give everyone a range of options under with admin, stretched to experience as teachers and school such as phone calls, email or text the limit with tasks or spending leaders to share their ideas. message. You can suggest other precious evenings and weekends platforms your school uses, or scrolling through emails, then it’s It seems that tweaking the ways might like to use, such as Slack, time to tackle the workload. we use everyday technology offers WhatsApp, or the school’s own some solutions. app. Additional challenges The pandemic has added to Schedule your emails When you have your answers, teachers’ responsibilities in For some people, the thought that select the best communications many ways, from the logistical they need to be ‘on call’ outside channels for your urgent and challenges of reducing infection, working hours can cause stress non urgent messaging and ask to the educational priorities and affect wellbeing. Other people everyone to stick with them if of closing learning gaps and welcome the opportunity to catch possible. This will simplify your restoring pupils’ confidence. up on work when they are away communications and ultimately from the classroom and prefer to save time. A poll by the National Education attend to emails when they have a Union found that 70% of few quiet hours at home. The Saturday 10 - 17, July 2021 Education OpportunityNews 04

Streamline marking and feedback to identify and quick to draw or substituted across the school for A positive comment on a child’s create digitally. As many children each comment on the list. work can build confidence and respond better to visual feedback, help pupils reach their learning the symbols make a more powerful Instead of ‘that’s a great example’ goals. But excessive time spent on impact than a written statement. you could use . Or rather than ‘try marking can throw teachers’ work to keep your writing within the life balance off course. Ask teaching staff across your margins’, draw two lines. When school to put together a list of the these symbols are embedded in One proven approach that schools comments they use most frequently your school’s marking system, you are taking is to replace labour- when marking children’s work. can encourage the children to use intensive written comments with a Next, liaise with colleagues them in evaluating their own work system of symbols which are easy to create a symbol that can be and that of their classmates in a

peer reviewing process. those children you are trying to classmate. encourage. Similarly, some pupil trackers and Just a few simple tweaks to the way MIS offer you the option to give One way to switch the focus to you use your existing technology pupils personalised feedback in positive behaviour is to set aside can have a huge impact on workload. a visual format. It’s also worth five minutes each day to ask By making some small changes to checking to see if your systems the children to write words and the way you work, it’s possible to enable you to link photos and phrases on the whiteboard of the shift the balance away from time- videos to statements as evidence of choices they are most proud of. consuming tasks, so everyone can pupil achievement. Or ask children to create a poster give their all in the classroom. on Friday afternoons to highlight Refresh your behaviour positive actions they have seen management around school during the week. The way a child is feeling is often reflected in their behaviour. With so These achievements can be much upheaval to their education recognised through your school’s recently, many children may be reward system. finding it harder to manage social interactions or concentrate on their Many schools are starting to use learning. digital badge or reward systems which link to their school’s Managing behaviour takes up behaviour tracking system. There’s valuable teaching and learning no need to log out of one system time, and an approach which and into another, and children can sees points taken away when a collect digital badges highlighting child’s behaviour deteriorates is their achievements, whether not very motivating for exactly that’s writing a story or helping a Source: edtech The Saturday 10 - 17, July 2021 Business and Economy OpportunityNews 05 Ramaphosa’s message to businesses in South Africa

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resident Cyril Ramaphosa working hours of their staff or even this blow, with some recovery now says that government retrench them.” being seen. will introduce a number of support measures to Ramaphosa said that the Covid “There are promising indications Pbusinesses in South Africa as Temporary Employer/Employee that our economy is steadily they continue to be impacted by Relief Scheme (TERS), the Covid-19 recovering, with growth and job the country’s adjusted level 4 Loan Guarantee Scheme and various creation in a number of sectors, lockdown. other mechanisms helped to soften from manufacturing to mining to

Writing in his weekly letter to the nation, Ramaphosa acknowledged that the last 15 months of restrictions has taken an unprecedented toll on businesses, owners and staff.

“For many business owners, seeing a business that you grew from scratch struggling to survive, or even being forced to close its doors, is heartbreaking.

“Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, this has sadly been the situation facing many businesses both large and small, not just in our country but around the world.

“Many have had to reduce the The 06 OpportunityNews Business and Economy Saturday 10 - 17, July 2021 agriculture. validity until 31 December 2022. “For now, our priority is saving In addition, new business licenses lives, and ensuring that we provide “At the same time, we know that this or permits that are issued from the necessary support, within our ‘bigger picture’ is cold comfort to the 1 July will also be valid until 31 means, to prevent more businesses workers and business owners who December 2022, and no license fee closing down and more jobs being have suffered immeasurably over the will be payable.” lost. past year and a half, and were hoping to see their situations improve in as Ramaphosa added that certain “As we did with the Covid-19 the economy slowly opened up.” businesses that were initially TERS scheme, government is not allowed to operate under the firmly committed to continue its More help coming adjusted level 4 regulations will be engagements with business and permitted to reopen under strict labour to find a way through these As the government did during the health conditions. distressing times that both saves start of the pandemic, Ramaphosa lives and protects livelihoods.” said he has engaged with social This will bring great relief to not partners, business, labour and just business owners but workers, civil society to see what financially especially in industries such as sustainable measures could be hospitality, he said. introduced to support businesses and individuals in distress at this time.

The negotiations at Nedlac have resulted in consensus that the most practical and financially sustainable measure that can provide urgent relief is extending the Covid-19 TERS scheme to sectors that are affected by the adjusted level 4 restrictions, he said.

“We will soon publish the details of this extension, including details on who is eligible.

“To support businesses whose operating licenses and permits expired between March 2020 and June 2021, we are extending their

Source: weforum.org/ The Saturday 10 - 17, July 2021 Technology and Innovation OpportunityNews 07 How African states can tackle state-backed cyber threats

Election officials from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission work on computers at a tallying center in Nairobi, Kenya August 9, 2017. (/Thomas Mukoya) t first glance, the ability compete with the world’s major cyberattacks, from Russia’s attacks of most African states cyber powers, the region is not against Ukraine’s power grid to prevent or respond to inherently more susceptible to to Iran’s suspected cyberattack a cyberattack by state- state-sponsored cyber threats. against Saudi Aramco, have been backedA hackers would appear Like other regions, Africa faces its against states with high rates of limited. African countries tend to own series of opportunities and internet penetration and cyber- have low levels of cyber maturity challenges in the cyber domain. For dependent critical infrastructure. and possess limited offensive now, low levels of digitization limit Across much of Africa, by contrast, and defensive cyber capabilities. the exposure of many countries in large swathes of the population Virtually all rely on foreign actors comparison to the world’s more still lack basic internet access. to supply critical information connected, technology-dependent Many nations do not possess the infrastructure and manage data regions. As internet-penetration level of digitally vulnerable power, using cloud technologies. This rates increase, African states can water, transportation, and energy limits sovereign control over the draw on established good practices, infrastructure found in more electronic information produced international partnerships, and industrialized countries. This is a by African citizens and renders regional cooperation to identify, major issue from a development tech stacks in countries across prevent, and respond to state- perspective. But, in cyber jargon, it the continent vulnerable to sponsored cyber espionage or means that many African countries compromise. African governments sabotage of critical infrastructure. have a limited “attack surface,” and regional organizations have reducing the potential fallout of a already been targeted by some high- The benefits of late digitization successful state-sponsored attack. profile state-sponsored attacks, A defining feature of cyber power including Chinese espionage at the is its asymmetric nature. The most In fact, states at an early point African Union and North Korea’s digitized and networked states are of digital development can 2017 Wannacry Ransomware most dependent on information benefit from limited legacy attack. systems, and therefore the most ICT infrastructure by adopting vulnerable to cyberattack. The established good practice as Though few African states can most devastating state-sponsored they build out their tech stacks, The 08 OpportunityNews Technology and Innovation Saturday 10 - 17, July 2021 allowing them to “leapfrog” more South Africa and much of southern seek to develop local capacity and cyber-mature countries. Less Africa with electric power. The build threat detection, monitoring, digitized countries are not burdened failure of such a system as the result and response capabilities. with what is known as “technical of a cyberattack would likely have or security debt,” which refers to major public-health, safety, and Some African countries are actively “legacy code, older and integrated economic consequences, not just in pursuing what analysts call software architectures, third-party South Africa, but across the entire “partner diversification” strategies libraries and dependencies” that region. The gravity of such systemic in building up their tech stacks. In are completely insecure or contain threats underscores the necessity of South Africa, which has a mature widely exploited vulnerabilities. advancing cyber capabilities across ICT sector, there is substantial The near absence of security debt— the continent. product and partner diversity. embedded in SCADA systems, for Ethiopia initially developed example—is a one-off opportunity International cooperation and most of its telecommunications to design and implement cyber engagement infrastructure with the support of security strategies and governance Many African states are vulnerable Chinese firms but recently awarded policies that bake in security in part because they rely on a limited a major telecommunications license from the outset. New secure cloud number of partners to build out their to a U.S.-backed consortium led by infrastructure projects, such as the tech stacks. For example, 70% of the Kenya-based Safaricom. The

EU’s GAIA-X, offer African states and 4G base stations in Africa are made inclusion of Safaricom reflects a regional bodies the opportunity to by one Chinese company, Huawei, growing trend of African countries learn from more digitized countries’ which is also poised to dominate electing to invest and support practices in building online services. the 5G market. This is a significant the growth of African technology problem: It gives control over partners. Africa’s numerous states reflectcritical information infrastructure substantial differences into an external power that could The strategic use of partnerships to infrastructure, technology adoption, theoretically shut that infrastructure develop local capabilities played an and development. Nevertheless, down or introduce hard-to-detect important role in helping African a relative lack of infrastructure exploits and other vulnerabilities actors identify, respond, and recover diversity and a predisposition through the supply chain. Rather from the most widely known instance towards monopolies in the utility than rely on a single foreign partner of a state-sponsored security sector has created significantto supply end-to-end critical breach on the continent to date. vulnerabilities in many countries information infrastructure, African In 2018, it was revealed that China and regions. The African attack countries should utilize a diverse had compromised the IT systems surface is dotted with a number of slate of foreign tech suppliers, of the African Union headquarters major single points of failure, or ensure the co-location of data and exploited the infrastructure it critical national infrastructure that centers, and support local tech had helped to construct to access is not replicated or easily replaced innovation. This can reduce reliance sensitive servers and information by additional plants, installations, on any one system or supplier and systems. Analysts who have written or networks. Eskom, for example, is provide African governments with about the breach usually interpret a public utility that supplies most of leverage over their partners as they the incident as an indication of The Saturday 10 - 17, July 2021 Technology and Innovation OpportunityNews 09

Africa’s vulnerabilities to foreign leaders. This will increase African point in their journeys towards cyber cyber influence. However, the affair agency and continental alignment maturity. As internet penetration also illustrates how the development at fora such as the U.N. Government rates grow rapidly, so too will of local threat detection capabilities Group of Experts on Responsible vulnerabilities to state-sponsored and partner diversification strategies State Behavior in Cyberspace, the cyberattacks and the urgency of can make state-sponsored cyber International Telecommunications building robust cyber security espionage more challenging. Indeed, Union, and the Open-Ended Working capabilities. African IT engineers first realized Group. that the AU had been compromised The good news is that while African and took steps to mitigate the African actors are increasingly countries are at risk, they are not threat by replacing servers and prioritizing cybersecurity at a uniquely vulnerable. The continent’s hardware. They were tipped off to a continental and regional level. The comparatively late digitization second breach by Japanese security African Union—as part of its “Agenda offers opportunities to adopt tried researchers. 2063” for transforming Africa— and tested practices and standards identified cybersecurity as “a key and to choose trusted suppliers. Regional cooperation priority to ensure that emerging Strong regional institutions are African states can benefit fromtechnologies are used for the benefit underrated sources of resilience enhanced regional cooperation to of African individuals, institutions, and if properly leveraged, can help further mitigate the threat of state- and nation-states.” Informed African states overcome deficits in sponsored cyberattacks. Compared to by experts, the AU is working in relative capabilities and reliance other regions of the world, the African collaboration with the Regional on foreign technology. If the continent has a well-developed Economic Communities to spearhead continent’s leaders are willing to regional security architecture and a continental cybersecurity agenda, prioritize cybersecurity, African strong representation in key global adopt a region-wide cybersecurity states could find themselves in a institutions, such as the United strategy, promote benchmarked strong position to monitor, deter, Nations. African countries should standards and practices, and align the and disrupt malicious state behavior develop and adopt Common African approaches of member states on data in cyberspace. Positions (CAPs) with respect to some privacy and cyber incident response. aspects of the state-sponsored cyber Regional cybersecurity bodies might Nathaniel Allen is an assistant threat. Virtually all African countries, develop further, including through professor with the Africa Center for for example, share an interest in the creation of a body similar to the Strategic Studies at National Defense preventing civilian casualties from European Network and Information University and a term member of the military cyber operations and in Security Agency, as the South Council on Foreign Relations. monitoring, sharing information, African Institute of International Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling is and deterring cyberattacks against Affairs recently proposed. With a a lecturer in the Department of critical infrastructure. For other more formalized relationship with Strategic Studies at Stellenbosch important but politically fraught the regional security architecture, University, where she leads the cyber issues, such as data sovereignty Africa-CERT could be a platform for program at the Stellenbosch Institute and accountability for social media such an institute. for Governance and Leadership in operators, African countries should Africa (SIGLA). seek to increase the representation Taking advantage of a critical and participation of leading, juncture innovative countries and thought Many African states are at a turning Sources: Brookings edu GETTING CLOSER TO YOU Subscribe to our newsletter to get first hand news from your gadget anywhere, anytime.

www.theopportunity.kesmonds-edu.ac | Email: [email protected] The 10 OpportunityNews Saturday 10 - 17, July 2021 Healthcare Should Your Company Provide Mental Health as opposed to licensed clinicians — to Apps to Employees? drive engagement, which should give HR managers pause. HR managers will want to explore who these coaches are and what professional degrees or other accreditations, if any, they hold. Sometimes this information can be obtained by simply browsing a company’s website. If it’s not obvious, managers should reach out to the company directly and ask or consult a mental health professional who understands accreditations and the education they require.

2. What is the best app I can offer my employees to help them manage stress or anxiety? While apps themselves are unable to Ljupco/rambo182/Getty Images treat a mental health condition, they hanks to the pandemic, mental illness. But they may be able can offer employees access to new there is heightened interest to help some people better cope with tools, skills, and resources that may in new effective optionsstress and symptoms related to anxiety help them better cope and manage. for preventing and treating or depression. There are hundreds of apps offering Tanxiety, depression, and other immediate access to mindfulness psychiatric illnesses. Human resources Consequently, mental health apps exercises, mood tracking, mental managers are looking for new ways to should only be used to complement health education, specific therapy support their employees. Data from therapy and other forms of self-care, skills, biofeedback, and more. Each the U.S. Centers for Disease Control such as exercise, healthy diet, and can potentially be useful towards and Preventions (CDC) suggests that restful sleep. Like any complementary reducing stress, negative thoughts, the mental health of younger people therapy, apps will not solve the root or even cravings related to addictions. and minorities has been especially cause of mental health problems if there But we don’t think there is a single impacted. are underlying systematic workplace best mental health app for everyone factors related to toxic cultures, abuse, and recommend that HR managers In the last 12 months, our research team and so on. HR managers should rule out seek apps that can address employees’ at the division of digital psychiatry at these broader causes before focusing specific needs. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, on app options. an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, We avoid lists of “top 10 apps” because fielded a dramatic increase in questions Evaluating evidence for the usefulness of their subjective ranking and how related to digital mental health, of an app can be challenging. While quickly apps update and even reinvent specifically digital mental health apps. we are seeing a rise in published themselves. We have seen many app Here are three of the most common studies and are hopeful evidence that rating websites posting reviews of questions that arose in conversations substantiates mental health apps will defunct apps and even found that 28% with physicians, senior executives, grow, the science behind the apps of apps recommended to students and HR managers, and our answers, that employers offer employees is still by colleges were no longer available which are based on our experiences in limited. Indeed, we have found that for download. A good rule of thumb clinical care, clinical research studies, the majority of commercially available empirically derived from our team is and industry analysis. apps make claims related to mental that if a rating is more than six months health that they cannot back up with old, ignore it and anything else on that 1. Should my company offer access to scientific evidence. Therefore, HR list or website. mental health apps? managers must decide — based on their The best thing you can do for your budget, their workforce’s unique set We also caution against evaluating employees is to offer them robust of needs, and often on an individual- apps on the basis of the number of health care coverage at a reasonable by-individual basis — whether the times they’ve been downloaded, their price. This coverage should include benefits of easy access and lower cost star ratings, or advertising. While a comprehensive mental health care afforded by mental health apps are handful of apps have emerged as the that makes face-to-face therapy with compelling enough with or without most popular or well known, these are a licensed clinician affordable and rigorous research that validates their not always the most effective tools. accessible. A mental health app on its efficacy. own is not an equal substitute. That’s Read full article from our website because to date, there isn’t evidence Another consideration is that https://theopportunity.kesmonds-edu.ac that self-help apps are as effective many mental health apps today are as therapy or medication in treating increasingly supported by coaches — Sources: Harvard Business Review The 11 OpportunityNews Conferences, Internship & Training Saturday 10 - 17, July 2021

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Anti-government protesters march in Havana, Cuba, July 11, 2021 (AP photo by Eliana Aponte) he outbreak of protests in outside of Havana. Only when tightening of embargo measures Cuba this week represents livestreamed video of those initial that had been loosened during a shocking departure from protests were disseminated via the the Obama administration’s the status quo, while also internet did sympathetic protests diplomatic normalization of U.S- Tfitting into familiar narratives that spring up elsewhere, including in Cuba ties exacerbated matters. have been playing out for a while Havana. Then the coronavirus pandemic now. shut down the tourism industry The response by Cuban authorities that was the country’s last real We’ve become used to seeing similarly broke with the recent source of revenue. periodic, small-scale protests in script. Security forces used violence Cuba—most recently involving to suppress the protests, which they As a result, Cuba finds itself in its an artists’ collective known as blamed on provocateurs controlled worst economic straits since the so- the San Isidro Movement—that, by Washington, and arrested called Special Period that followed while not tolerated by the Cuban dozens. Access to the internet was the collapse of the Soviet Union, government, follow a familiar also shut down, which seems to the country’s Cold War-era patron. script. The leaders, who are usually have broken the momentum of All this comes at a time when a known to the authorities for their the protests. But at the same time, new, post-Castro generation of long involvement in activism, are in a televised speech Wednesday, leaders has taken the helm, tasked often detained for short periods of Cuban President Miguel Diaz- with pursuing the reforms needed time, allowing the authorities to Canel took some responsibility for to reinvigorate a flagging, state- stifle burgeoning dissent without the economic shortages driving controlled economic model, while the heavy-handed crackdowns the protests, acknowledging that maintaining the Communist that in the past led to international the government bore some of the Party’s control over Cuban society. condemnation and prisons packed blame. with political prisoners. The unrest comes at a time when The protests that broke out across several factors have converged the island nation last weekend and to put the Cuban economy under continued in the early part of the enormous pressure. The ongoing week defied both of those patterns. unraveling of Venezuela, Cuba’s They were not organized or led by economic patron and staunch established activist networks, but diplomatic ally, had already created rather appear to have sprung up fuel shortages and other hardships. spontaneously in a neighborhood The Trump administration’s Sources: World politics review The 13 OpportunityNews Saturday 10 - 17, July 2021 Call-out The 14 OpportunityNews BusinessJobs and Scholarshipsand Economy SaturdaySaturday 16-22, 10 - 1 7January, July 2021 2021

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Competencies: Excellent communication skills; africanuniversitydiretory.org/ in partnership with The Opportunity News Excellent organizational skills; http://www.theopportunity.kesmonds-edu.ac/ Excellent research and analytical skills; Agency: UNDP Attention to detail; Job ID: 38419 Ability to work in a diverse team: Works collaboratively with colleagues to Practice Area - Job Family achieve organizational goals and keep focus on results; Management - ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT Good self-management, hardworking, commitment and diligence; Vacancy End Date: (Midnight New York, USA) 21/07/2021 Maintains confidentiality and principled manners. Duty Station: Windhoek, Namibia Pleasant personality will serve as advantage. Education & Work Experience: Ability to work remotely (telecommute) in the context of COVID19 G-Bachelor’s Level Degree - 0 year(s) experience, I-Master’s Level Required Skills and Experience Degree - 0 year(s) experience Applicants must fulfill the following criteria: Languages Required: English Recent BA or Honours graduates or currently registered MA students majoring in Desired: either public administration, management, or business administration related Grade: IN field/s; Vacancy Type: Internship At least a first class pass on academic performance (attach a copy of your most Posting Type: External recent/latest grading report with your application) or Thesis topic; Bureau: Africa Outstanding performance on practical or applied assignment/s or most relevant Contract Duration: Thesis topic; 6 Months with the possibility of 3 Months extension, based on Fluent in written and spoken English with excellent communication skills; deliverables. A reference and / or supporting letter from one of your University Professors; Eligible to Namibian nationals only Shortlisted candidates will be expected to undergo assessments Education: Background Recent BA or Honours graduates or currently registered MA students majoring in The UN Resident Coordinator (RC) system encompasses all organizations either public administration, management, or business administration related of the United Nations system dealing with operational activities field/s; for development. The RC leads the Country Team (UNCT), which is At least a first class pass on academic performance (attach a copy of your most composed of representatives of all the UN entities with a presence in recent/latest grading report with your application) or Thesis topic; the country. Working closely with the Government of Namibia and with Students currently enrolled in a master’s degree in the above-mentioned fields the support of the rest of the Country Team, the RC coordinates the UN Language: advocating for the mandates of the whole UN system, towards accelerated Fluency in oral and written English. Working knowledge of another UN language implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). is an asset. As the highest UN Official and representative of the UN Secretary General at the country level, the RC coordinates and provides leadership in Required: strategy development, planning, implementation and monitoring and Candidates should submit: evaluation of development programmes as outlined in the United Nations 1) a brief, clear resume not more than 3 pages; and Partnership Framework (UNPAF 2019 -2023) aligning with the Agenda 2) letter of motivation, 2030 for Sustainable Development. 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Interns need to obtain financing for subsistence and make own arrangements for To support RCO TL and Development Coordination Officers to liaise with internship, travel, accommodation, etc. external partners to set up meetings, including requests for incoming consultants, missions and UN staff (e.g. GRN, UN agencies, NRAs, other Website: partners); https://jobs.partneragencies.net/erecruitjobs.html?JobOpeningId=38419&HRS_ Support minutes or read-outs when requested; JO_PST_SEQ=1&hrs_site_id=2 Support travel arrangements and schedule for RCO staff and incoming The Saturday 10 - 17, July 2021 Jobs and Scholarships OpportunityNews 15 STUDY IN USA, CANADA, EUROPE, AUSTRALIA, & ASIA

Scholarship value/inclusions/duration: A Rhodes Scholarship covers: All University and College fees; the University application fee; a living stipend (£15,900 per annum 2019-20); settling in allowance (£225 in 2019-20), health insurance, visa, two economy class flights – to and from the UK – for the beginning and end of studies in Oxford. The basic tenure of the scholarship is two years, subject always, and at all times, to satisfactory academic performance and personal conduct.

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Brief description: High-achieving students from all over the world who wish to study Bachelors and Masters degree programs at public and state recognised universities in Germany, may apply for the Deutschlandstipendium, which is the largest public-private The 16 OpportunityNews BusinessJobs and Scholarshipsand Economy SaturdaySaturday 16-22, 10 - 1 7January, July 2021 2021 partnership scholarship program in Germany. Many universities obstacles in his or her social or family background. Hence, the and private sponsors also support Deutschlandstipendium holders candidate’s social and family background is also taken into through concurrent mentoring programmes, networking events account. Both enrolled students and commencing students are and internships. eligible for the scholarship. Host Institution(s): German institutions of higher education Application instructions: Level/Field(s) of study: Bachelors and Masters degree in any First- and higher-semester students of all nationalities can apply subject at German universities directly to their university. The universities organise the selection Number of Scholarships: Not specified process, select the successful candidates and approach potential Target group: High-achieving and committed students from all sponsors with financial assistance from the Federal Government. over the world The application deadline varies and is university-dependent. It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for Scholarship value/inclusions: detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship. Funding is normally granted for at least 2 semesters but may be provided for a maximum time which covers the standard Website: period of study. At intervals of 2 semesters the university reviews Official Scholarship Website: https://www. whether the scholarship holder still meets the award criteria deutschlandstipendium.de/de/english-1700.html and whether private funding will continue to be available. DAAD Helmut-SchmidtProgramme (Master’s scholarships for Each scholar will receive €300 per month (€150 are supplied Public Policy and Good Governance). The application period at all by private sponsors and €150 by the Federal Government). The 8 universities lasts from 1 June – 31 July 2021. Deutschlandstipendium is awarded irrespective of personal or It is important to read the 2022 Announcement and visit the parent income. official website (found below) to access the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship. Eligibility: In addition to excellent academic results, the criteria for receiving Website: a scholarship include civic engagement and special personal Official Scholarship Website: https://www.daad.de/deutschland/ achievements, such as a student overcoming challenges or stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/?

Scholarship value/inclusions/duration: • Full fee offset for up to two years for students undertaking a Masters by Research degree or up to four years for students undertaking a doctoral degree • Living allowance of $31,200 per year pro rata (2020 full-time study rate) for up to two years for students undertaking a Masters by Research degree or up to 3.5 years for students undertaking a doctoral degree. • Relocation grant of $2000 for students moving from States or Territories other than Victoria or $3000 for students moving from outside Australia. • Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) Single Membership for international students who require a student visa to study in Australia UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE Eligibility: GRADUATE RESEARCH To be eligible for this scholarship, you need to have applied for and meet the entry requirements for a graduate research degree SCHOLARSHIPS at the University of Melbourne, or be currently enrolled in a Shared by the African University Directory Accreditation graduate research degree at the University of Melbourne. Board (AUDAB) http://www.africanuniversitydiretory.org/ Application instructions: in partnership with The Opportunity News http://www. If you are a new student and have applied for a graduate research theopportunity.kesmonds-edu.ac/ course by the application closing date for that course, you University of Melbourne Graduate Research Scholarships will be automatically considered for the Graduate Research Last updated: 30 Apr 2018 | Scholarships. University of Melbourne Masters/PhD Degree It is important to visit the official website to access the Deadline: Ongoing (annual) application form for detailed information on how to apply for Study in: Australia this scholarship. Next course starts 2021 Website: Brief description: Official Scholarship Website: https://scholarships.unimelb.edu. Established by the University of Melbourne, this scholarship is au/awards/graduate-research-scholarships available to high achieving domestic and international students undertaking a Master by research degree or Doctoral degree. Host Institution(s): University of Melbourne, Australia Field of study: Any eligible graduate research degree offered at University of Melbourne Number of Awards: About 600 Target group: Domestic and International students The Saturday 10 - 17, July 2021 Jobs and Scholarships OpportunityNews 17

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Eligibility Eligible Countries: Entrants from all foreign countries are eligible to apply. Eligible Course or Subjects: International students can apply to any master, research, or doctoral programme available at Hitotsubashi. Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following/ given criteria: The applicants must be privately financed students enrolled in any programme at Hitotsubashi.

How to Apply How to Apply: Students are required to follow the application procedure of Privately Financed Students to complete the application process. The students should attach the application form with the admission application in the program Section to apply. Supporting Documents: The students are required to present the following documents to the university: Medical certificate INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Past academic transcript Passport SCHOLARSHIPS AT HITOTSUBASHI 2 recent photos Foreign resident registration application UNIVERSITY, JAPAN Admission Requirements: Applicants must have attended high school to be Shared by the African University Directory Accreditation Board (AUDAB) http:// admitted to any programme at Hitotsubashi University. www.africanuniversitydiretory.org/ in partnership with The Opportunity News Language Requirement: The applicants are required to attain minimum scores http://www.theopportunity.kesmonds-edu.ac/ in the following English language proficiency tests: Application Deadline: 2nd August 2021 TOEFL PBT – 550 University or Organization: Hitotsubashi University TOEFL iBT – 79 Department: NA IELTS – 6.0 Course Level: Master, Research, or Doctoral Award: Tuition Fee Benefits Number of Awards: NA The students will be granted benefits towards the cost of study of any master, Access Mode: Online research, or doctoral programme at Hitotsubashi in Japan. Nationality: International The award can be taken in Japan Website: https://international.hit-u.ac.jp/jp/curr/pr/index.php Brief Description Why choose to study at Hitotsubashi University? Hitotsubashi University is one creative university and has always been at the forefront of Japan’s innovation. For more Scholarships, go to our website: https://www.theopportunity.kesmonds-edu.ac The Saturday 10 - 17, July 2021 Sports OpportunityNews 18

race up a 15-metre wall side-by- side, might well be the breakout smash of the Olympics. Team GB has one competitor, Shauna Coxsey, a 28-year-old bouldering specialist from Runcorn, but the favourites for gold are Janja Garnbret from Slovenia and the Czech Republic’s Adam Ondra. There are no British athletes in karate, where Japan is expected to dominate, but look out for Charlotte Worthington, a definite medal shot, and Declan Brooks in the BMX freestyle. BMX racing has been in the Games since 2008, but this is the first outing for its high-flying sibling. Shauna Coxsey will take part in the sport climbing events at Tokyo. Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPA-EFE It’s not been the most auspicious he Olympics is happening – when asked how she feels about start for Tokyo 2020 (the clue’s in and for that we can only be making history. “It’s more than a the name): it’s a Games that the grateful. But these Games, dream come true, it’s insane. I’m so Japanese don’t want to happen; the 32nd of the modern era, stoked and I’m going to try my best at home the buildup has been Tare likely to be odd ones in, for the for Britain.” starved of oxygen by the Euros. first time, an odd-numbered year. But give it a week or so, and a Some of the dominant characters of No British men qualified for few British medals rolling in, and the past decade will be absent, either in Tokyo, but Brown is Olympics fever will spread. Soon retired or finally showing human joined on Team GB by another female enough you will find yourself fallibility: so no Usain Bolt, Michael teenager, 15-year-old Bombette lecturing anyone who’ll listen on Phelps or Mo Farah. Nor will there be Martin. She also competes in park the difference between park and many fans. International supporters skateboarding, which takes place in street skateboarding, and man- have been banned from entering deep bowls and sees competitors pull or woman-splaining why Ondra Japan, while spectators will be barred off as many dazzling midair stunts should be regarded as the greatest from most events. as they can in 45 seconds. (The other climber of all time. skateboarding discipline is street.) But , the gravity- Three to watch: Britain’s great scoffing US gymnast will be there, Martin thinks there’s an obvious hopes as will her compatriot, swimmer reason why so many of the best park Dina Asher-Smith, athletics The Katie Ledecky, the closest the world skateboarders are in their teens. 25-year-old from south-east has seen to an actual mermaid. And “You’re more fearless when you’re London is the fastest woman giving Tokyo 2020 (as it is still called) young,” she says. “And the saying in British history, the reigning a much-needed pep, the Olympics that you can’t teach an old dog new 200m world champion and the will welcome five new sports:tricks is definitely true. So yeah, it cover star of Vogue’s digital skateboarding, karate, surfing, sport helps to start young.” August issue. When not running climbing and BMX freestyle. That very quickly, she can be found eyebrows might be raised at a couple The debutant sports selected for the writing award-winning articles of these even being “sports” is now Olympics have clearly been picked to about George Floyd. moot; the International Olympic appeal to a new generation. Another Committee has decreed it, so best potentially eye-catching spectacle Adam Peaty, swimming If Peaty deal with it, grandad. will be the surfing, which will take doesn’t win gold in the 100m The debut of skateboarding is being place in the ocean off Shidashita breaststroke, it will be one of particularly keenly anticipated. If you beach, about 40 miles from Tokyo. the shocks of the Games. The are after a melting pot of characters, 26-year-old has set all 20 of the styles and ages, look no further. The 49-year-old US surfing great fastest times in history and seems Athletes range from a 46-year-old Kelly Slater didn’t qualify, but look to break world records when he Dane, Rune “The Danish Destroyer” out for the clash between long- feels like it. Glifberg, to a young woman who will time rivals Stephanie Gilmore, from be just 13 years and 11 days old when Australia, and Carissa Moore from the Jade Jones, taekwondo When the Games begin. That’s Sky Brown, US. The main concern for the event “the Headhunter” won gold aged ranked third in the world in park is the waves, which can be tame in 19 in the women’s 57kg category skateboarding, who is set to become Japan: Moore recently said the surfers at London 2012 it was a surprise. Britain’s youngest-ever summer will be “praying for a typhoon”. Now, after a second gold in Rio Olympian, breaking a 93-year record More reliable conditions can be found and a world championship, held by swimmer Margery Hinton, in sport climbing, where athletes the 28-year-old is a white-hot who was 13 years and 44 days old at compete in all three disciplines: speed, favourite for Tokyo. the 1928 Games. bouldering and lead climbing. The Sources: “Oh, it’s a crazy feeling,” says Brown, speed event, where a pair of climbers The Opportunity ALL SPORTS ACTIONS, RESULTS & UPDATES

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Sky Brown, 13, who will become GB’s youngest summer Olympian when she competes in the park skateboarding discipline. Photograph: Alamy