but the analysis has to be thorough but written in non- swahili so the american people and the press can pick it up to say okay, here are the conclusions, why cbo reach that conclusion and here are the assumptions they are makingcl understanding and predicting the future you have to make certain assumptions. you can accompany that with a long detailed phd dissertation documents i can assure you more members of congress give credit for will read but it seems to me that if we get it quickly, the american people have an opportunity to understand that. not because the american people are stupid, they're not. most americans don't read aristotle every day but they are too busy earning a living but they will figure it out. i'm just adjusting we can all do a better job to help them do that.m that is my only comment it is easy to criticize and monday morning quarterback and you work under pressureor but i think the american people given your well-deserved reputation, deserve more clarity i say that gently and with the spirit of gratitude. >> i thank you have identified the two biggest problem

one student told me in cue name ma the word were book was kitaba, and in swahili it was kitabu. that was a moment when i finally grasped my own arrogance as an english speaker. i mean, the arrogance harbor by someone who knew only european languages which rendered the well-laced interconnected of the rest of the world invisible to me. i was starting to see it though, the centuries-old ties that bound africa and the middle east born of hundred of years of trade and travel and conquest and marriage. once the students grasped that i would exclaim with delight that they had found a word that moved through many of their countries, they started flocking me. the links between swahili and arabic are as powerful as those between english and spanish, but it was also possible to chart the reach of arabic across the entire african continent and and other languages as well. as the kids discovered these commonalities, i began to feel as though i was watching something like the living embodiment of a linguistic tree. the classroom and the relationships forming inside it were almost a perfect m

the whole programme is in swahili so the local children can understand.eed more tablets. this is one of about 150 villages in tanzania chosen as the testbed for the global learning xpriz. within a few months 4,000 tablets will be given out, the challenge to teach 7— to 11—year—olds to read, write, and do maths over the next year. the most effective app will win $10 million. the prize here will be much more valuable. older children can walk up to four hours to get to and from school, for younger ones like this seven—year—old amina that is too far. she has been lucky, she is one of those who has been chosen to take part in the challenge. at the start she has not seen a tablet before so she is not used to touching screens. when it comes to reading, she does not know more than one or two words in a sentence. butjohn, who was with the project, thinks the tablet will eventually to read fluently. the problem is that there are about 60 to 100 million kids who have no access to school because it is too far. then you have 250 million more who go to school and to le

it mean so any more in swahili means education and even more with our play on that word. evil is an integrated learning system designed specifically for kenyan students ok so this is the main dashboard page once the students log in they come here and these are the six main subjects in our curriculum and the yappin clinics condensed content from prescribed textbooks brought to life with the inclusion of animations video clips pictures and music culture. by the factory tours of. all the specially designed low cost and easy to use tablets that also offer controlled access to the internet when he want to learn about doing an about kenya social studies notions that even so once we go and it's just like a textbook these are all the chapters in the textbook and as you can see it really tries to visually highlight a lot of the key things that will come up in exams as i'm now off teachers to for not wanting to point in that yeah so are at least i guess what they call pedagogy expands this in on our team and their teachers by profession and they know the curriculum they know what's

. >> -- means brainy sisters in swahili. it's also an ngo that awards scholarships so girls from kenya can attend the most competitive high schools in nairobi. on every school break they help their home communities identify and solve a local problem. that clarice there's no libraries where she grew up in families cannot afford to buy books. she collected 300 textbooks, enough to fill a single book case. helen had an idea about how to get nutritious food for people who don't have land for farming. she used polyurethane bags usually come with feed, sugar, flour. she's teaching people how to grow vegetables like kale by filling the bags with dirt, fertilizer, and seeds. schoolgirls unite includes middle and high school girls in washington d.c. bob is for congress members to support universal education for girls. the research issues, make appointments and run their meetings. here, the talking with an educational staffer. and here, they're waiting to met with barbara -- schoolgirls unite convince president barack obama to sign a

i also liked the idea that everything should be written in non-swahili. [laughter] and we should have some better titles for our bills that aren't quite as biased. of course, they might be, but it tends to get people not to -- people to vote against them, depending on how good they sound, whether the text is that are not. i appreciate your comment about allowing people to be able to sit down with the analyst and get better understanding of where the information came from. i like that. particularly for people who have been analysis -- an analyst, that would be very hopeful. we will continue to work with you and try to engage the committee and doing more oversight work in particular , not that we would legislate in, but that we would pass information on to the committee of legislation. with that, this hearing is concluded. people can turn in a list of questions if they wish. we will send those over and i'm sure we will get a response. thank you. dr. hall: thank you. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its cap

that you do but the analysis has to be thorough but also written in non- but also written in non- swahili so the press can pick it up to say okay, here are the conclusions and why the cbo reached these conclusions and the assumptions they are making. you can accompany that with a long phd dissertation type of module but most important is we get it quickly and the american people have an opportunity to understand it better. that isn't because the american people are stupid, they are not most americans don't read aristotle every day but they will figure it out i'm just adjusting we can all do a better job to help them do that that is my only comment i know it is easy to criticize and money money -- monday morning quarterback and with your well-deserved reputation i say that gently and with the spirit of gratitude. >> i thank you have identified the two biggest problems that we have is the responsiveness and transparency and unfortunately sometimes they collide. so we have been keen to see how we can improve that process and also why we are asking for resources. >> thank you for being here t

and trading down to and from india they are reliant on their dals the name of which is actually a swahili would originating in east africa the arabs simply call them meaning ships. a testament to the commercial and cultural impact they've had over centuries in the gulf and well beyond a tradition that people such as captain say they want to preserve. this is al-jazeera these are the top stories north korea has accepted a south korean proposal for official talks on tuesday the first between the two countries in two years the meeting will be held in the demilitarized zone that's set to focus on next month's winter olympics and. a book on donald trump's white house has been released ahead of schedule that's despite trump's lawyers threatening legal action against former white house advisor steve bannon and the author who describes the president as mentally unfit for the job it's just scrapes for and laughable if you was unfit he probably wouldn't be sitting there and wouldn't have defeated the most qualified group of candidates the republican party has ever seen. pro-government rallies have

and trading down to and from india they are reliant on their dals the name of which is actually a swahili word originating in east africa the arabs simply call them meaning ships. a testament to the commercial and cultural impact they've had over centuries in the gulf and well beyond a tradition that people such as captain say they will teach to preserve. that al-jazeera. i'm about to some of the headlines in al-jazeera the white house is threatening legal action over an upcoming book about donald trump's presidency it paints a highly critical picture of life inside the oval office and describes the president as mentally unfit for the job white house press secretary said a huckabee sanders has spoken out against the author of the book. it's just graceful and laughable if he was unfit he probably wouldn't be sitting there and wouldn't have defeated the most qualified group of candidates the republican party has ever seen the u.s. is imposing new sanctions on iran over its ballistic missile program the measures target five iranian entities involved in the development of the weapons that wer

and trading down to and from india they are reliant on their dals the name of which is actually a swahili word originating in east africa the arabs simply call them self and meaning ships. a testament to the commercial and cultural impact they've had over centuries in the gulf and well beyond a tradition that people such as captain. to preserve. the again out of the harbor the headlines on al-jazeera the white house is threatening legal action of an upcoming book about u.s. president donald trump fire and fury inside the trump white house paints a highly critical picture of the current administration the author michael wolff suggests that trump is mentally unfit for the job the white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders has spoken out against people. it's just raise for and laugh a bore if you was unfit he probably wouldn't be sitting there wouldn't have defeated the most qualified rube of canada's the republican party has ever seen an explosion in the afghan capital kabul has killed at least eleven people and wounded twenty five others i saw has claimed responsibility for the att

fishing and trading down to and from india they are reliant on the us the name of which is actually a swahili word originating in east africa the arabs simply call them meaning ships a testament to the commercial and cultural impact they've had over centuries in the gulf and well beyond a tradition that people such as captain taliep say they are determined to preserve . that al-jazeera. now again and there's a problem in the headlines on al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump has tweeted saying a new book about him as full of lies fire and fury and the white house paints a highly critical picture of the administration the author michael also suggests that trump was mentally unfit for the job of. being released ahead of schedule a white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders has spoken out against the. it's described as four and laughable if you was unfit he probably wouldn't be sitting there wouldn't have defeated the most qualified group of candidates the republican party has ever seen. north korea has accepted the south proposal for high level talks on tuesday discussions will focus o

. >> a classic swahili treat.n, tumeric and coriander. >> do you want a cup of coffee? >> yeah, let's do it. if you live here, if you're from here, chances are you start your day with some bitter spiced coffee, talk about the issues of the day and politics for one. maybe a pastry. >> you like it? >> oh, that's good. so you're born and bred here. >> in zanzibar. >> how long has your family been here? how far back to you guys go? >> i'm half indian, half africaen, my family has been here four generations. >> four generations so that's starting out in -- >> late 1700s. >> wow. who built stonetown? who built this neighborhood? >> construction started in about 1813. the portuguese colony. we had portuguese, right. they stayed from 1846. they left in 1964. but they lost a lot of power in 1896. >> confused? let's take a step back. the persians were the first major power to set up here around 975 a.d., expanding their empire onto the strategically positioned island. then the portuguese used zanzibar as a hub for their sla

. >> it means brainy sister sister in swahili, girls all over kenya can attend schools. every school break, the scholars help their home communities to identify and solve a local problem. clarice knew there were no libraries and families couldn't afford to buy books, she collected 300 textbooks enough to fill a single bookcase and launched a library. helen news had an idea about how to get nutritious food for people who don't have land for farming, she reused the bags that usually come filled with feed, sugar and flour, she's teaching people how to grow vegetables with kale by filling with dirt, fertilizer and sprouts. schoolgirls unit, which includes middle and high school girls in the washington, d.c. area lobbies for congress members to support universal education for girls. they research issues, develop talking points, make appointments and run their own meetings. here they are talking with the educational staffer in representative's office, here they are wait to go meet with barbara in office building. schoolgirls unit convinced president obama to sign a proclamatio

people worked on them, the woman called rose, great love in swahili and this woman, they killed her husband's wounded her oldest child, and she walked all the way from rwanda to congo where she was placed in a concentration camp that was really a death camp, they were starving to death, and gave birth to premature twins, put them in a tomato bag and was carrying them like a kangaroo against her skin so they would survive and this was a woman -- with an organization of any kind, refuge point you would hear many of these stories and maybe you could help him and save thousands and thousands of refugees in the world. this kid, the story of rose is of survival, the woman survives with 9 kids that eventually in the united states, and, they are all doing well, those are the stories i was interested in, in spite of everything happened. her husband was killed with a machete. and she has joy inside. happened to me that serious. there were all kinds of reasons to be joyful about everything happens and we are living in a time of depression in which both sides seem depressed, there is no connection, we ar

that is from bbc swahili.ail the head of amnesty international in turkey. taner kilich is accused of being a member of a terrorist group — and has been in detention since june. he and amnesty dismiss the allegation. and this is wikie the whale. she's the first whale say english words — apparently she can count, say hello and the name amy. i don't know if you can't quite make them out! being able to learn new sounds is very rare amongst mammals. and, presumably, all animals! senior figures from the bbc have been answering mps questions about gender, pay and equality. carrie gracie stood down as the bbc‘s china editor in protest at pay inequality. we also heard from the bbc‘s director general and director of news. carrie was first to speak. i have said i don't want any more money, i'm nota i have said i don't want any more money, i'm not a physical liability to the bbc. they are trying to throw money at need to resolve the problem. this will not result my problem. this will not result my problem. my problem will

and trading dals to and from india they are reliant on their dals the name of which is actually a swahili word originating in east africa the arabs simply call them self and meaning ships a testament to the commercial and cultural impact they've had over centuries in the gulf and well beyond a tradition that people such as captain taliep say they are determined to preserve . that al-jazeera sort of. thing and that's it for me rob matheson for this news hour we're back in a moment with more of the day's doings. carcinogen. conservation is helping kick the stove to recover its snow leopard population to see the results i traveled up to the remote nature reserve of saudi chat at a touch camera traps have identified a healthy population of up to twenty snow leopards as the technology improves we're finding all these ways in which our guesses are are getting corrected the latest evidence suggests there are more cats than previously acknowledged but the snow leopard trust believes it's premature to downgrade the cats on the international least of threatened species june one thousand nine hundre

and trading down to and from india they are reliant on their dals the name of which is actually a swahili would originating east africa the arabs simply call them meaning ships. to the. male. it's time for sports now has andy thank you so much elizabeth well former world number one andy murray has just pulled out of the upcoming australian open the five star finalist is struggling still with a long some hip injury larry hasn't type competitively since being knocked out of wimbledon last july the thirty year old had hoped to make a return at this week's brisbane international but withdrew forty eight hours before his first match but a new siphon of a joke of h. the twelve time grand slam champion confirming he'll take part in two exhibition events next week as he returns from his own long term injury layoff elven decide whether he's ready for the australian open that gets under way on the fifteenth of january also some injury concerns for women's world the men on jan a concert concert retired engineer gets alina it's alina in the quarter finals of the ongoing brisbane international the per

and trading down to and from india they are reliant on their dals the name of which is actually a swahili would originating in east africa the arabs simply call them meaning ships a testament to the commercial and cultural impact they've had over centuries in the gulf and well beyond a tradition that people such as captain taliep say they are determined to preserve . and time now for sports. thanks very much and gyptian football star muhammad has been named african football's player of the year at a ceremony and gonna celebrate his liverpool team in saudi i'm on a pier emerick a balmy yang to the top prize which was partially decided by a fan vote salah played a big role in egypt's qualification for the world cup and has already scored twenty three goals for liverpool this season but he says it's just the beginning since i came as a professional in my mind i want to be the best player ever in egypt in history so i know what i want i know how to do it i'm working hard every day improving myself so that's what i want so i think i'm going well i'm doing we'll at the moment so i'm going to se

and trading down to and from india they are reliant on their dals the name of which is actually a swahili word originating in east africa the arabs simply call them meaning ships a testament to the commercial and cultural impact they've had over centuries in the gulf and well beyond a tradition that people such as captain taliep say they are determined to preserve . and that is it for this news remember you can get more on everything with the covering on our website the address al-jazeera dot com well it's up to the news that we're but i'm going to be back in just a few minutes with more of the day's news by. training start slightly but the pace picks up quickly as these grannies work out a long life time of frustration. at eighty five years old intombi sold what trains as hard as anyone and. i feel so good i feel french punch this side and this side like this and like that i really love this i don't like things like soccer because i will bring these ladies are tough and i take their training very seriously. though. the. war in egypt would be a fruitful life. jeffrey. rashi's musical pion