AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Reach Out and Read has announced a $215,000 two-year grant from CareSource to improve health, equity, and education outcomes for young children and their families in Georgia.The nonprofit has six local program sites that offer books to children during health visits.BY THE NUMBERSIn the Augusta area, several participating programs have given out thousands of books in the past six months, including:• Children’s Hospital of Georgia/general pediatrics primary care: 1,108• West Wheeler Pediatrics: 605• Fort Gordon/Community Care Center: 688• Christ Community Health Services: 262• Nesbit and McCutcheon Pediatrics: 464• Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine: 458This funding…
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The narrative about lack of exit opportunities can be due to certain managers failing to manage or structure their deals properly, rather than lack of demand in the secondary market 2022 saw a record US$7.4 billion of private capital investment into AfricaSource: African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) You have been a leading player in the private equity sector in Africa for many years now, with key roles in many notable transactions. What attracted you to African PE work? I joined Emerging Capital Partners in 2002, which, at that time, was Emerging Markets Partnership (EMP), where we launched…
The 2022 World Cup wraps up this weekend in Qatar when Argentina plays France in the final.Nico Cantor is a soccer broadcaster, primarily for CBS Sports. He’s doing Spanish language commentary for Fútbol de Primera at this World Cup.NICO CANTOR: Thank you for having me.MEGHNA CHAKRABARTI: Okay. So it’s like a clash of the titans here with Argentina v. France for the World Cup. What do you think?CANTOR: Well, it’s been kind of a crazy World Cup with pretty big names dropping out very early on, Belgium, Germany, Uruguay in the group stage, and then Morocco, all of a sudden…
In the Kingdom of God, little kids are a big deal. We know that because God made sure to put it in writing. Scripture is full of commands related to the spiritual care of children. We are called to commend the works of the Lord to them (Ps. 145:4), to tell them of God’s covenantal faithfulness (Ps. 48:12-14), to not hinder them in their pursuit of Christ (Matt. 19:14), to raise them up in the way they should go (Prov 22:6), and so much more. But all of the prescriptions in Scripture regarding children fall under the umbrella of the…
WEATHER Cold weekend forecast A frontal system yesterday brought rain across the nation, with northern and central parts of the country seeing regional showers and southern regions experiencing occasional rainfall, the Central Weather Bureau said. Daytime highs were about 19oC to 20oC in the north, but temperatures were forecast to drop as night fell. Roads in mountainous areas were likely to be frosty, and snow might fall in northern and central regions more than 3,500m above sea level, the bureau said. Meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said the first cold snap of this winter would start driving down temperatures across the nation from…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel in January to South Africa, Zambia, and Senegal, her office announced Friday, in what will be the first of a string of Biden administration official visits to sub-Saharan Africa next year. The world’s second-largest continent is crucial to the global economy due to its rapidly growing population and significant natural resources. China’s deepening economic entrenchment in African nations, surpassing the U.S. in trade with Africa to become one of the world’s largest creditors, is also a motivator for the U.S. to deepen ties with African nations.President Joe Biden on Thursday announced…
On Tuesday, ANC MPs were instructed to back the president and vote down an attempt to start an impeachment process. Only a handful defied the whip, but Mr Zuma’s latest action of launching a private prosecution against the president might undermine efforts to bring the party together. Source link
Whether you’re shopping for yourself or somebody else, you can’t go wrong with “The View” co-hosts’ favorite things!Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro share their favorite items from this year that are friendly for your wallet with all items being under $50.Enter for your chance to win products from all of the companies featured before midnight Eastern on Dec. 16 — one lucky viewer will win!ALYSSA’S PICKS:Boy Smells CandlesBoy Smells is a candle & fine fragrance company. They consider their products gender-inclusive naming them “boy” yet packaged in pink. They mix masculine &…
Australia and South Africa are about to start a three-match series. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty … [+] Images)Getty Images There are more hyped series. Pick out any involving India, Australia and England for starters. They might generate more attention, headlines and frequency but none are consistently as compelling and competitive as when Australia and South Africa clash. Since South Africa’s readmission 30 years ago, perhaps only the 2001-02 series in Australia underwhelmed in an outlier. But that was perhaps Australia’s best team in their golden period – maybe the greatest ever Test team assembled – and even in that series…
Two holiday productions bring San Antonio culture to the fore, bridging European traditions with Mexican American cultural expressions. Dec. 17-18, the San Antonio Chamber Choir will present El Mesías, a Spanish translation of Handel’s treasured masterwork and holiday classic Messiah, and Dec. 19-23 Teatro Audaz will perform La Pastorela Audaz, a traditional Mexican Christmas story, this time told from the shepherd’s perspective. El Mesías The roots of El Mesías run deep into Chicano culture. Chamber Choir director Roland Barrera had heard of a bilingual presentation of Handel’s Messiah done in 2018 by Border CrosSing, a Minnesota choral ensemble devoted to…