Many of the problems of inequity and poverty in Africa are the result of the state's own policies and legal requirements that serve to marginalise the poor and hamper the access of communities to environmental and other assets. The article looks at case studies of the regulation of forest ...
In Uganda, the maggots helped plug a fertilizer crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. In Nigeria and Kenya, they are becoming a commercial success. In Zimbabwe, the government and partners piloted it among farmers struggling with securing soya meal for their animals. A Worl...
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing the world today threatening societies and the future of the planet. The impacts of climate change are more severe in poor and marginalised populations like Indigenous communities where people rely heavily on their Indigenous Knowledge (IK) to ad...
Out ofAfrica’s 55 countries, 16 of them arelandlocked: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, South Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. In other words, about a third of the continent is made up of coun...
Many millionaires donate money to people in times of crisis, like after a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina. Others might help women and children in crisis, like JK Rowling, for example. There are lots of other reasons why people might give away some of their fortune of course, as you...
including poor villagers and unpaid park rangers, are killing elephants for cash—a risk they’re willing to take because even if they’re caught, the penalties are often negligible. But in central Africa, as I learned firsthand, something more sinister is driving the killing: Militias and te...
The Netherlands has become an agricultural giant by showing what the future of farming could look like.
However, this technology is still relatively new, and not many funders have invested in building these systems. On the other hand, grant makers also need to ensure grant recipients are tech ready, and consider broadening their funding to cover operating costs and support NGOs with their tech...
The development of the online meal-delivery industry is a double-edged sword, with potential to both hamper and drive progress towards achievement of the S
The third example is more recent and involves the work of Alliances of Federations of the Urban Poor and their support NGOs in the urban centers of Blantyre (Malawi), Chinhoyi (Zimbabwe), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and Kitwe (Zambia). These Alliances, all of which are affiliates of Shack/...