The mental health commission of Canada reports that one in five Canadians experiences a mental health problem or illness, with a cost to the countries economy of well in excess of $50 billion. That only "one in three people who experience a mental health problem or illness -- and as few as one in four children or youth -- report that they have sought and received services and treatment."
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Nihilism as a philosophy seemed passé by the 1980s. Few talked about it in literature expect to declare it a dead issue. Literally, in the materialist sense, nihilism refers to a truism: “from nothing, nothing comes.” However, from a philosophical viewpoint, moral nihilism took on a similar connotation. One literally believed “in nothing,” which is somewhat of an oxymoron since to believe in nothing is to believe in something.
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Nyabuoy Gatbel is a South Sudanese Canadian model, poet, author, human rights activist and media entrepreneur. She focuses her work on short stories on South Sudan, refugees experiences, women rights and issues within the African community and the inns and outs of fashion and modelling as well as spoken word. She regularly makes radio and television appearances and she's a contributor to the African Perspective Magazine among other medias.
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Our community was greatly affected by the genocide and exposure to so many traumatic events that left so many children, women and men having to live with haunting memories and who have to find ways to cope with life and post genocide scars.
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Today, Nigeria’s Under 17 National Team, the Golden Eaglets, became the first team ever to win the FIFA U-17 World Cup (four times) when they defeated Mexico. The Golden Eaglets are indeed the “Brazil” of the FIFA Under 17 competition having previously won the competition in 1985, 1993, and 2007.
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