Rise is a global talent program that finds extraordinary young people who need opportunity and supports them for life as they use their talents to serve others.
An initiative of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust, Rise will build a global community of future leaders, connecting everyone who applies with a network of peers, learning resources, and additional opportunities from Rise partners around the world. Each year, Rise will select 100 Global Winners, ages 15 to 17, and provide them with individualized support throughout their lives as they commit their talents to building a better world. Winners will receive need-based financial support for university and internships, mentorship and career services, and access to funding to scale up their social impact throughout their careers.
Requirements
Anyone between the ages of 15 and 17, from any country, with any background, passionate about any topic, and dedicated to building a better world.
Benefits
Each year, 100 Rise Global Winners will receive a lifetime of individualized support as they use their talents to build a better world.
Winners will receive need-based financial support for university and internships, gain access to mentorship and career services, and be able to compete for funding to scale up their social impact.
The France - South Africa Scholarship Program is directed to South African students who intend to study in universities or higher education institutions in France for their Master’s degree or PhD.
This call for application is open for students who intend to start their studies in France in September 2021. The deadline for online application will be on 20 January 2021. The list of the laureates and the waiting list will be announced in March. Due to the differences between the Southern and Northern hemisphere calendars, laureates will follow a specific track in South Africa from March to July 2021. This track will include online French courses organized by the network of the Alliances Françaises. It may also include an internship in French Companies based in South Africa, depending on the opportunities and the profile of each laureate
Benefits
The status of scholarship-holder of the French Government which includes social security, priority for accessing student housing, visa fee exemption and assistance offered by Campus France Paris.
The payment of tuition fees, not exceeding € 5000 per year.
A return flight ticket to France.
A monthly allowance (approximately 700 euros for master students and 1060 euros for PhD students).
An additional individualized accommodation aid (approximately 150 euros / month) can be obtained from the French Government.
An Indonesian Sriwijaya Air plane is feared to have crashed into the sea after the Boeing 737 lost contact with air traffic control in the capital Jakarta with flight tracking data showing it plunged into a steep dive minutes after take-off.
Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said Flight SJ182 was delayed for an hour before it took off at 2:36pm (21:36 GMT) on Saturday.
The Boeing 737-500 disappeared from radar four minutes later, after the pilot contacted air traffic control to ascend to an altitude of 8,839 metres (29,000 feet), he said.
Sumadi told a news conference that 62 people had been on board.
A statement released by the budget airline said the plane was on an estimated 90-minute domestic flight from Jakarta to Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan province on Indonesia’s Borneo island, around 740km (460 miles) away.
Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington, reporting from Jakarta, said the 62 people on board included seven children and three infants and that the authorities believe they have found debris from the plane.
“The military has sent reinforcements including helicopters, and military vessels attempting to find what exactly happened,” she said.
Washington said the plane had been delayed for more than 30 minutes due to poor weather conditions and heavy rain at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at the time of take-off.
Transport minister Sumadi said a dozen vessels, including four warships, were deployed in a search and rescue operation centred between Lancang island and Laki island, part of the Thousand Islands chain just north of Jakarta.
Separately, the Indonesian Navy said it determined the coordinates of the missing plane and ships were deployed to the location.
Surachman, a local government official, told Kompas TV that fishermen found what appeared to be the wreckage of an aircraft in waters north of Jakarta. Other news channels showed images of suspected wreckage.
“We found some cables, a piece of jeans, and pieces of metal on the water,” Zulkifli, a security official, told CNNIndonesia.com.
Agus Haryono, an official of the Basarnas search-and-rescue agency, told Reuters news agency it had not been confirmed the debris came from Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ182.
Agus said 50 people were taking part in the search and they would keep working into the night.
Reliable tracking service Flightradar24 said on its Twitter feed that Flight SJ182 “lost more than 10,000 feet [3,000 metres] of altitude in less than one minute, about four minutes after departure from Jakarta”.
Indonesian soldiers are seen at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport after a Sriwijaya Air plane lost contact [Willy Kurniawan/Reuters]
Television footage showed relatives and friends of people aboard the plane weeping, praying and hugging each other as they waited at Jakarta’s airport and Pontianak’s airport.The aircraft is a 27-year-old Boeing 737-500, according to registration details included in the tracking data.
“Many airlines in Indonesia have had issues in the past but this is a story that has caught many people off guard as Sriwijaya Air does have some reliable history,” and the plane was believed to be in good condition, Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington said.
Transportation accidents
Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelago nation with more than 260 million people, has been plagued by transportation accidents on land, sea and air because of overcrowding on ferries, ageing infrastructure and poorly enforced safety standards.
A Boeing 737 MAX operated by Indonesian airline Lion Air crashed off Jakarta in late 2018, killing all 189 passengers and crew. The plane that lost contact on Saturday is a much older model.
In December 2014, an AirAsia flight from Surabaya to Singapore plunged into the sea, killing 162 people.
Sriwijaya Air is one of Indonesia’s discount carriers, flying to dozens of domestic and international destinations.
Founded in 2003, Jakarta-based Sriwijaya Air group flies largely within Indonesia.
The airline has a solid safety record until now with no onboard casualties in four incidents recorded on the Aviation Safety Network database, though a farmer was killed when a Boeing 737-200 left the runway in 2008 following a hydraulic problem.
This is the first and the only Coronavirus show in Angola where the most ordinary citizens show their brilliant talents.
The heroes of the program are the most ordinary citizens - they share with the audience their songs, poems and real stories of how the Coronavirus pandemic affected their lives.
We launched the “Corona Voice show” campaign to provide a space for young women and men around Angola to share their views, experiences and initiatives.
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Our girls back to school campaign is ongoing. Day 23
School closures caused by the pandemic exacerbated previously existing inequalities, and that children who were already most at risk of being excluded from a quality education have been most affected.
Many children received no education after schools closed across the continent in March 2020.
Today we are talking to kids. Luenda is no longer learning, she is only waiting for the school reopening to continue with her studies.
Hi, how are you?
I'm fine thanks.
What is your name?
My name is Luenda
How old are you?
I am 6 years old.
Luenda do you study?
Yes, I study in the first class.
Why don't you go to school anymore?
I don't go to school because of the coronavirus.
What is coronavirus?
Coronavirus is a disease that harms people.
Being at home, have you done anything to continue learning?
Yes I do. My school has been distributing topics and exercises to solve at home.
Have you been following the coronavirus prevention measures?
Yes I have been following by using the mask, washing my hands with water and soap and disinfecting them with alcohol gel and keeping 2 meters away from people.
So, where is your mask?
I forgot it at home.
Are you afraid of the coronavirus?
Yes, I'm afraid of getting coronavirs.
Don't worry, this will pass soon.
Ok bye!
Many children received no instruction, feedback, or interaction with their teachers. “Children are not taught during this period”. Although some students had received printed assignments, “We cannot say that this is normal education”.
We launched this campaign to ensure that every girl is able to learn while schools are closed and return to the classroom when schools safely reopen. Everyone can play a role in supporting girls ’education - whether you’re a teacher, parent, student, journalist, policymaker, or simply a concerned citizen.
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Angolan authorities reported Friday 757 recoveries, aged 1- 63 years old, and two deaths in the last 24 hours.
The recoveries occurred in the provinces of Luanda (507), Cabinda and Cuanza Norte (50 each), Malanje (49), Benguela (43), Huila (18), Uíge (12), Bengo (9), Zaire (6) , Luanda Sul (4), Cuanza Sul (3), Huambo and Namibe (2) and Moxico and Cunene (1).
The deaths occurred in the provinces of Luanda and Huambo, involving two men aged between 48 and 64, according to the National Director of Public Health, Elga Freitas.
Speaking at covid-19 data update session of the last 24 hours, the official said that the country recorded 92 new cases, aged 1- 67.
Of this number, Luanda has 39, Huambo (23), Zaire (9), Lunda Norte (4), the same number in Lunda Sul, Moxico and Cabinda, while Cuando Cubango and Bié with 3 and 2 respectively.
The country has currently 18, 066 confirmed cases. Of these, 4,939 are following treatment, 12,712 recovered and 415 dead, according to the National Director for Public Health.
Indonesian soldiers are seen at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport after a Sriwijaya Air plane lost contact [Willy Kurniawan/Reuters]
