africa

Tom Cochrane Feted by World Vision for 25 Years of Humanitarian Work

Tom Cochrane Feted by World Vision for 25 Years of Humanitarian Work Singer Tom Cochrane addresses the crowd at World Vision’s tribute to his 25 years as ambassador — photo credit: Amanda Cupido.Tom Cochrane's highway has also been World Vision Canada's. Honouring both the Canadian singer and songwriter's 25-year humanitarian association with Christian…

Taylor Swift To Support African Parks Foundation Through Video

Taylor Swift To Support African Parks Foundation Through Video Taylor Swift inTaylor Swift's new music video for her song "Wildest Dreams" is going to protect African wildlife through the African Parks Foundation. The video, which has already received 23.8 million views on YouTube since its release on Aug. 30, has a plot where Swift, in the role of an…

Nickelback Guitarist and Wife Undertake South Sudan Basic Needs Challenge

Nickelback Guitarist and Wife Undertake South Sudan Basic Needs Challenge Nickelback guitarist Ryan Peake and his wife, fashion entrepreneur and philanthropist Treana Peake, are experiencing the difficulties of living with a lot less right now while they participate in the South Sudan Basic Needs Challenge to support Obakki Foundation and encourage others to join them. Created by Treana in 2009…

Song Contest To Record With Sam Roberts Spotlights Issues in Africa

Song Contest To Record With Sam Roberts Spotlights Issues in Africa Producer David Bottrill records 2013's My Song For Change winner Trevor Kidd — photo courtesy of Make Music Matter.Aspiring pop stars hoping to balance dreams of glory with something more meaningful should consider entering the My Song for Change contest, currently accepting submissions…

Indie-Rockers Islands Introduce Malawian Kids To "Martian" Music

Indie-Rockers Islands Introduce Malawian Kids To "Martian" Music Indie-rock band Islands perform for kids in Luchenza, Mulanje as part of Music 4 Malawi: Komai Music Project.It’s hard to imagine a more worthwhile endeavour for a musician than bringing the joy and power of music to kids, particularly kids struggling to fulfill everyday needs most…

Tom Cochrane: Humanitarian Award Recipient Recounts Poignant Experiences In Africa

Tom Cochrane: Humanitarian Award Recipient Recounts Poignant Experiences In Africa Tom Cochrane in Kenya, 2006.Noted Canadian singer-songwriter Tom Cochrane has been a lot of places and seen a lot of things, but one of his most poignant experiences occurred when he spent two-and-a-half weeks traveling through Africa on behalf of World Vision in 1989 that…

Higher Education for African Girls The Focus of New Charity

Higher Education for African Girls The Focus of New Charity Graduates of Beautiful World Canada's education scholarships in Uganda, Dec. 2012.Most would agree the problems facing Africa are many and complex. They are also interdependent which means solving one crisis invariably impacts another, hopefully in a positive way. The trick is figuring out where…

Musician On Mission To Fulfill Dying Friend's Travel Wish

Musician On Mission To Fulfill Dying Friend's Travel Wish Mark Webster, who has terminal cancer, enjoys the view in Mexico. His friend, musician Romi Mayes, is raising money to help him see the world.Winnipeg singer-songwriter Romi Mayes tours the world as a musician and has Italy and the U.K. lined up for May, but for the past year, she has been…

Ex Child Soldier Turned Musician Rallies The World

Ex Child Soldier Turned Musician Rallies The World Peace activist Emmanuel Jal performs at Omnilife RallyFormer child soldier Emmanuel Jal, now an internationally renown musician and peace activist, is hoping the worldwide peace rallies taking place the past couple of days at Sudanese Embassies and other key locations will help focus attention on civilian…

Hanson Get Action, Inspire Worldwide MMMovement

Hanson Get Action, Inspire Worldwide MMMovement Zac Hanson (in red) joins Take The Walk in the band's hometown of Tulsa — photo credit: Jeremy Charles Hanson, the band of brothers best known for their 1997 smash hit, "MMMbop," have had a dedicated fan-base since those teen idol days and as they continue to sell out shows around the world are inspiring…

Lacuna Coil Helps Provide Water Wells Through Rezophonic Music Project

Lacuna Coil Helps Provide Water Wells Through Rezophonic Music Project Cristina Scabbia, co-vocalist for Italian metal band Lacuna Coil, has a water well in her name in the Kajiado area of Kenya from her contribution to Rezophonic, an ambitious collaborative album, whose proceeds go to the world renown African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF). “…

Spirit of the West Release Bulembu To Benefit A Population Threatened With Extinction

Spirit of the West Release Bulembu To Benefit A Population Threatened With Extinction Spirit of the West's John Mann on a visit to BulembuImagine an entire population wiped off the face of the earth, due to the spread of HIV/AIDS. That is the startling reality of Swaziland, Africa, the only developing nation in the world with a negative population growth…

Dracula, Little Women, Anna Karenina Part of New RED Products at Indigo Books

Dracula, Little Women, Anna Karenina Part of New RED Products at Indigo Books Starting on World AIDS Day, December 1, Canadian readers can contribute towards programs that fight HIV and AIDS in Africa, while they broaden their minds. Penguin Classics has partnered with Indigo Books and Music, the country’s largest book retailer, to launch a new line of…

Maternal, Child Health Fires Up New AMREF Exec-Director

Maternal, Child Health Fires Up New AMREF Exec-Director AMREF Canada's new executive director Susanne CourtneySusanne Courtney is the kind of woman you pray to be seated next to on a long-haul flight.  Smart, charming, peripatetic, fluently bilingual in French and English and with a dossier that includes — but is not limited to — work with the Canadian…

Rwanda: Rises Up! Documentary And Album Coming This Month

Rwanda: Rises Up! Documentary And Album Coming This Month Rwanda: Rises Up! is a documentary that will premiere on Citytv stations across Canada at 8 p.m. on June 19 and a Sony Music downloadable album that will go on sale via iTunes three days later to raise awareness of recent developments in a country where an estimated 800,000 people lost their lives…