CTPH – Conservation Through Public Health: Helping Gorillas to co-exist with humans
Could humans and gorillas co-exist? Gorillas are a high endangered species and their life is constantly threatened by humans. Humans can either be a direct threat to gorillas (hunting) or an indirect threat – by getting diseases that will be
IWD – Superfluere: Upcycled Products by Colleen Deetlefs
Colleen Deetlefs is one of the founders of IWD - Superfluere, a South African Company creating products from recycled materials. Coming from a clothing and footwear background - she had a clothing factory in the early nineties before becoming a
The Clothing Bank: Serving to Transform Local Communities in Africa
The Clothing Bank is a business initiative founded by Tracey Gilmore and Tracey Chambers. The aim of the entreprise is to reduce poverty in South Africa by providing unemployed women with the knowledge and tools necessary to create small businesses
Studentshubgh: Providing Opportunities for Students in Africa
Studentshubgh is an organization from Ghana working to support the life of students in anglophone Africa. In this interview with Impakter the Co-founder, Afia Bobia Amanfo, will share with us the story of her organization, their goals and their future
Chabana Farms – An Agribusiness from Africa with SDGs at Heart
Could women play a significant role in sustainable development for Africa? Certainly, they can and Mavis Nduchwa is surely doing a lot to make this happen. Mavis is the founder and CEO of Chabana Farms - and of the sister
Political Will or Not? The Right to Health in Zimbabwe in the Era of SDGs
The Right to Health is guaranteed under Article 25 of the UDHR and in other regional human rights instruments, statutes, conventions as well as in the national constitutions of many African countries. However, there seems to be a lack of
Sustainable Energy for All: A Challenge for the Poorest Countries
Energy, whether it be in regard to poverty or transition, is essential to human life and society, naturally putting it at the forefront of the news. The United Nations launched the Sustainable Energy for All initiative in 2012 (SE4 all); in
Green Campus Initiative: An Interview with Adenike Akinsemolu
Started by Adenike Akinsemolu in Nigeria, the Green Campus Initiative is a prime example of what a person with the environment at heart should do. Educating people about Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is one of the main objectives of this project;
Catalytic Fund from African Solidarity Transforms Rural Lives
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Africa’s Agenda 2063 define the context in which FAO’s work, and those of its partners, will transform lives in the continent over the next decade. The Agenda 2063—“The Africa we want,” advocates solidarity, and
Burning Questions Behind East Africa’s Infrastructure Boom
This fall, Tanzania’s largest power plant came online. Rising about the outskirts of Dar Es Salaam, the nation’s largest city, Kinyerezi II reflects the ambitious scale of development in East Africa - and more generally, East Africa's infrastructure boom. The 240
africanDRONE: Opportunities for Development in Africa Through Tech
Africa is on the rise. Extreme growth and a youthful, vibrant set of economies makes the continent one of the most exciting, if not the most exciting, places in the world today from the perspective of growth. africanDRONE was founded
SDG Goalkeepers in Africa: Addressing Cultural Change
While #BeingAfricanInAfrica (that is, while just being my usual self), I received an invitation to attend the Gates Foundation Goalkeepers event in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 1 December 2018, on the eve of the Global Citizens concert. My take-home message