IDP Children Astronomer’s Outreach Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/idp-children-astronomers-outreach/ Astronomy for a better world! Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:19:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://astro4dev.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-03_OAD_symbol_colour_2-32x32.jpg IDP Children Astronomer’s Outreach Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/idp-children-astronomers-outreach/ 32 32 Project delays https://astro4dev.org/project-delays/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:19:44 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=18747 Project activities were set for May 3, 2019 but postponed twice due to violence. The project partners in Nigeria have advised to choose a different location. An IDP camp in Kuchingoro has been identified that houses victims from violent clashes which fits with the scope of the project. 

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]]> Overview https://astro4dev.org/overview-12/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 09:06:22 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=18025 This project aims to use Astronomy as a tool to counsel, heal and educate children whom have been traumatised by conflicts related to farmers-herdsmen clashes in Kaduna State, Nigeria. According to UNICEF and National Bureau for Statistics, about 10.5 million children are out of school in Nigeria, and over 60% of these children are in [...]

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