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Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Linda Engel

last contributed to D+C/E+Z in summer of 2021 as a freelance author.

All articles of Linda Engel

Labour market
Linda Engel

Disadvantaged women

More and better jobs are needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals – especially for women and young people

Summer special
Natalia Bezhanishvili
Linda Engel

Return full of experiences and motivation

Natalia Bezhanishvili (20) from Georgia works as a volunteer for Grüne Liga Berlin

Summer special
Valerie Viban
Linda Engel

“I can share so much information about Africa”

26 years old Valerie Viban from Cameroon is doing his volunteer service at the Partnership with Africa Foundation in Potsdam

Summer special
Lebogang Mokoena
Linda Engel

"You need to find your feet in a new community"

Lebogang Mokoena, a 25-year-old journalist from South Africa, has been volunteering in Berlin in a nursery school based on Waldorf/Steiner education

Debt relief
Linda Engel

G20 plans do not go far enough

The number of critically indebted countries has risen

Employment
Linda Engel

The countryside needs a better image

Africa’s agriculture needs new blood, but young people are attracted to the cities

Adapting to climate change
Linda Engel

Valuable protection

The WAVE initiative calls attention to the value of ecosystem services that are provided by mangroves and coral reefs

Our Contributors

Samir Abi
African responsibility for climate justice
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Bimbola Oyesola
A powerful role model for African girls
Roli Mahajan
Yet again, a climate summit delivers too little, too late
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado
Mexico’s first female president
Markus Loewe
Markus Loewe
Financing health systems for informal workers
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak
India’s tiny plutocratic elite is growing fast
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi
Whose development?
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Need for government advertising makes media vulnerable
Henning Melber
How South Africa negotiated its new government
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
There are many ways you can be scammed on the web in Africa
David Mfitumukiza
David Mfitumukiza
Pressure on wildlife in Uganda
Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee
Modi won, but no longer looks invincible
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
From GFAR to GFAiR
Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar
Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate
Hugh Williamson
Hugh Williamson
The internet is crucial
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
Promoting pluralistic discourse
Praveen Jha
Praveen Jha
Walk the talk regarding SDGs
Svenja Schulze
Svenja Schulze
Women, climate and chocolate
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
How to challenge a corrupt system
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Giving voice to the voiceless
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar
There are very few educational opportunities for refugees in Lebanon
Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner
After Covid-19 pandemic, "build forward better"
Kathrin Berensmann
Kathrin Berensmann
Reforming development finance
André de Mello e Souza
André de Mello e Souza
Colonialism and environmental preservation in Brazil
José Siaba Serrate
José Siaba Serrate
Disagreement between China and the Paris Club
Marva Khan
Marva Khan
Tangible action needed in Pakistan
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
When qualifications don’t decide your career
Boro Baski
Boro Baski
Why some Indian farmers are backing away from rice cultivation
Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu
Why many Africans must rely on informal health care

Poverty Reduction

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

Better development financing for Africa
Burundi’s struggling tourism: Parks and reserves under threat
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating

Gender Equality

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

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition

Governance

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

Better development financing for Africa
Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women

Sustainability

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

Better development financing for Africa
Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women