A fashion event steers uproar in Zambia as religious moralists criticise the promotion of homosexuality and minority rights

Micro loans help rural women to start small businesses and to get more financially independent

The German Institute for Medical Mission is supporting health care in Malawi by encouraging communities to take the initiative

Young mother establishes homes and shelter for abandoned and vulnerable children in Malawi

Why social safety nets are key to fighting hunger and poverty in the global south

Economic downturns hit women and girls harder – for example in Pakistan

Brutal repression is not deterring people from expressing their discontent with Tehran’s fundamentalist regime

Smallholder farmers are clever entrepreneurs who know exactly what they want and need

Women demanding personal freedom are leading uprising against Ayatollah regime

Svenja Schulze on how the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development will promote women’s rights