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Traditions
Raphael Mweninguwe

Poverty and cultural norms push youngsters to get married

Local leaders in Malawi launched a campaign to end child marriages

Amitruck
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Uber for trucks

Amitruck works like Uber for trucks and is a promising young company in Kenya

Financing
Thomas Festerling
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

“We consider impact with every investment”

A finance executive explains what new African businesses need and how he advises them and assists with financing

Road safety
Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu

High death risk on African roads

Why success regarding SDG target for road safety hinges on Africa

Public discourse
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Giving voice to the voiceless

Corporate interests distort public discourse, including on social-media platforms

Gender relations
Marva Khan
Marva Khan

A brief history of rape law in Pakistan

Why Victorian norms still permeate South Asian laws

Rule of law
Marva Khan
Marva Khan

Improving rape victims’ access to the courts

Pakistan ends shameful practice of virginity testing in prosecution of sexualised violence

Our view
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why life is safer in high-income countries

Resilience depends more on strong institutions than on purchasing power

Traditional health care
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola

Escaping the curse of childlessness

Traditional approaches to overcoming infertility in Nigeria

Hintegrund
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola

Be fruitful and multiply

In Nigeria childless couples face ostracism – and women suffer in particular Webheadline: Infertility is a human -rights issue

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Poverty Reduction

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

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
How to end hunger
Why food security needs both peacebuilding and livelihood development
Eco-friendly agriculture must reduce farmers’ costs
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?

Gender Equality

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

Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development
Addressing gender-based violence in Colombia

Governance

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

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood
How GIZ gets young people moving

Sustainability

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

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood
How GIZ gets young people moving