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Contributors

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Agnes Abuom

taabco@taabco.org

TAABCO Research and Development Consultants

last contributed to D+C/E+Z in autumn 2015 in her capacity as executive director of TAABCO Research and Development Consultants in Nairobi. She is also the moderator of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches.

All articles of Agnes Abuom

International Cooperation
Agnes Abuom

INGOs in Africa

International non-governmental organisations support African partners, but must not micromanage them

Kenya
Agnes Abuom

The new tier  of government

Kenya's new counties give people more say at the local level, but governance challenges persist

Fundamentalist violence
Agnes Abuom

Disowned by faith leaders

The terrorist attack on Westgate Mall traumatised Kenyans, but did not divide them

Preventive action
Agnes Abuom

Making peace

Civil society organisations in Kenya strive to prevent election violence in the future

Rapid appraisal
Agnes Abuom

Where we are

Rapid appraisal of Millennium Development Goals

German development agencies
Agnes Abuom

Agnes Abuom's views on reform

Agnes Abuom's views on reform of German development agencies

Interview
Agnes Abuom

“Africa must push its values”

Interview with : “Africa must push its values”

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The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

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Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

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