Bridging the Gaps: An Interview with Global Goods Partners
Social justice, sustainability, poverty and gender equality are all significant contemporary issues which the not-for-profit social enterprise Global Goods Partners (GGP) boldly addresses. Acting as an intermediary between women-led enterprises in marginalized communities of the Global South and the international
Empowerment Through Play: An Interview with Jambo Bukoba
Jambo Bukoba, (translated as "Hello Bukoba"), is a development organization based in Germany and Tanzania. Set up in 2008, it aims to improve health, education and gender equality for children in Tanzania, using sport as its primary vehicle. Jambo Bukoba
Why Water holds the key to sustainable development
Sustainable development is not possible without ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. As Sustainable Development Goal 6 states, access to WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) is a basic right, and persons with disabilities are
Africa Unseen: What the West Chooses Not to Tell
The way most Westerns perceive Africa is not so new. Africa has been seen by most inhabitants of the "developed world" as a massive piece of arid land with many “states”, where nothing grows, where everyone's poor and dying, where
Girl Safety: Why Education is not Preparing Girls for the Real World
For every 6 in 10 South Sudanese males who have learned about mental health and emotional safety in their secondary education, zero South Sudanese girls had access to the same. The study featuring 29 South Sudanese found half the girls
50 Million children are on the move: An international crisis
Over 50 million children, unaccompanied and separated, are on the move: A must be priority for the international community Fifty million children around the world are on the move, fleeing from armed conflicts, violence, poverty and extreme weather. In this kind of
Sustaining Sustainable Development: Leveraging Human Rights Norms to Implement Land-related Goals
This March, the World Bank Land and Poverty Conference featured progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a key theme. Practitioners, experts, government officials, and development partners tackled the land sector’s complicated and herculean task of supporting governments to
Digital Identity As a Basic Human Right
In a world where 15 percent of the world population, or 1.1 billion people, still lack a valid form of identification, it is critical that we start leveraging digital technologies to provide a solution. What is needed is a digital
The Sisterhood Rising: A series of stories of women empowering others
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2018, a group of outstanding organisations working to empower women within the energy access sector are collaborating on a series of articles. We will be sharing stories on women’s empowerment from around the globe
Educating for the future of Syria: the time is now
The time to strategically and boldly invest in Syrian education is now. The 2017 Global Terrorism Index shows a notable shift in terror tactics. In 2009, 16% of Al Qa’ida attacks targeted educational facilities, but only 1.5% of attacks had
Trafficking in human beings: A global crime to eradicate
Trafficking in persons is a serious crime and a critical violation of human rights. This terrible practice is an offence to the dignity and integrity of the human being and it´s defined as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt
Delivering on Domestic Inequality Reduction: Why and How SDG 10 can Help
Editor's Note: This piece is co-authored by Lucas Chancel, Tancrede Voituriez and Alex Hough. Income and wealth inequality are rising in most countries around the world today. Recognizing that this challenge has become a universal issue, in 2015, the United Nations