We’ve just been listening (via Audible) to Rory Stewart’s excellent book Politics On the Edge and came across a story that highlights some of the profound ignorance that exists in the world of...
A leading economist claims that the highest polluting countries are merely creating distractions with schemes such as carbon offsets and the Damage and Loss fund, and calls for Africa to instead be tr...
For years now civil society organisations and advocacy groups in the Global South have been running campaigns such as #ShiftThePower in an attempt to move Aid & Development decision-making and con...
Bold moves by two UK charities this week may point to a major shift in ethics and integrity across the Aid and Development sector. International NGO Peace Direct and charitable foundation The Lanke...
It started as a WhatsApp discussion Group for the Catalyst 2030 Disasters Group, but after just a few weeks it suddenly transformed into a vibrant online marketplace packed with social entrepreneurs g...
Dr. Christie Peacock, former CEO of Farm Africa and founder of Agricultural and Veterinary supply company Sidai, argues that private sector investment and regulated markets are much more effective tha...
Social entrepreneurs play a vital role in global development, more often than not outperforming international NGOs and government agencies, and providing a more empathic and authentic service to their...
We are all moved to donate to charities from time to time, but what actually happens to your money and how much of it reaches the people you want to help? Degan Ali, a leading international aid expert...
Like most people living in difficult environments, the women of northern Ghana don’t want handouts. What they want is a way to make a sustainable living, feed their families and find a worthwhile pu...
For Ugandan social entrepreneur and farmer Jospeh Male, training people to live their lives sustainably through agriculture is a much better way to help his fellow man rather than charity handouts. Th...