Celebrating the World Environment Day 2020: Now is the time #ForNature
History of the World Environment Day Almost five decades ago, the Conference on the Human Environment, or the Stockholm Conference, was held from June 5-16 in Stockholm (Sweden). The aim of this first major conference on environmental issues was to…
The Long Fight for Equality – the daily struggles of Saudi Women
Saudi Arabia, a country in western Asia, has one of the youngest populations in the world. Fifty percent of its 33.4 million people are under 25 years old. Not only this, the country boasts of its flourishing economy with nominal…
Reality Check – Revealing What Feminism Truly Means
A movement shrouded by clichés and misinformation A few days ago, I asked my 14 year old brother what feminism meant to him. He immediately evoked top-less riots and misandry. And unfortunately, most people’s perception of feminism is limited to…
Discovering Philosophy for a Better Future – A search for Gender Equality (Part 1)
Philosophy is a discipline that has travelled through the ages, through the Greek and Roman antiquity, through the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Modern Era until our days. We can say without a doubt that those eras were not those…
5 Continents, 5 Powerful Women
An insight on the lives of some lesser known figures across 5 continents, 5 powerful women. Liberia for Africa, India for Asia, Indonesia for Oceania, Russia for Europe, and Venezuela for America. Eva Peron, Mary Wollestonecraft and Simone de Beauvoir…
How the COVID-19’s caused Shift to Online Learning will Widen Educational Gap
COVID-19 is a global pandemic that is affecting people and families all around the world. Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses that can cause illness as minor as a cold, but in some cases the virus can be far…
How can Technology Transform Women Empowerment?
How modern technology enables women empowerment and promotes gender equality A UN led initiative that puts modern technology at the center of gender equality Watch Article Summary View this post on Instagram A post shared by LearnBlue (@learnblueglobal) on May…
LearnBlue Volunteer Applications Are Open
Think you could be a great addition to our team? Starting today, you can apply to join us. Contact us or at info@learnblue.org, volunteering@learnblue.org or call us at +234 LEA RN BLUE Starting today, the 18th of May 2020 at…
The Frightening Power of Television
How much influence does television have today and how TV can shape or break perceptions of thing in individuals. Watch Article Summary View this post on Instagram A post shared by LearnBlue (@learnblueglobal) on May 20, 2020 at 8:16am PDT…
Women, Work and Wage: Striking the Gender Balance through Empowerment
Two months ago, on 8th March, 2020, the world again celebrated the International Women’s Day to mark the struggles, challenges, contributions and achievements of women in the various spheres of life. This was the day when the internet and social…
Covid-19, Building Climate Resilience in Africa: are there Lessons to Learn?
To many, the question of how a single threat can spiral into a global crisis that challenges global governance, economic stability and human existence remains unanswered. Humans are forced to a new normal. A new normal of overlapping shocks – inequality, hunger, insecurity,…
570 BCE Philosophy for a Better World
I am sure you all know about philosophy, you all have an idea of what it is and who are philosophers. But did you know that you have already done some philosophy at one point or another? Because philosophy isn’t…