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Retail shopping
Sophia Waweru
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Solving the last-mile problem

How an innovative online retailer is making life easier for underserved rural communities in Kenya

Diverging interests
Raphael Mweninguwe

Fishermen against hotel owners

Fishermen in Malawi cannot go fishing because of hotels on the shoreline

Informal work
Fabian Jacobs

Better education and training

More education is crucial to create less informal and more formal work

Hotspot Afghanistan
Bernd Leidner

Private sector needs suitable financing

Small and medium-sized enterprises can boost Afghanistan’s economic development – provided they receive well-targeted support in obtaining credit

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Serving the bottom of the pyramid

In Kenya, two private-sector companies are making important difference in poor people’s lives

Informal livelihoods
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

The debate that never was

Unfortunately, Prime Minister Imran Khan fast watered down promise to grant citizenship to refugees born in Pakistan

Child labour
Humphrey Nkonde

Underage miners

Dangerous child labour is still rampant in Zambia

Waste management
Aviva Freudmann

Awash in trash

A tide of trash is rising worldwide, causing health problems and environmental damage

Public transport
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Rethinking mobility

Experts discuss viable and sustainable mobility models in developing countries and emerging markets

Kenya
Brenda Mbaja Lubang'a

Sex for fish

Poverty and desperation lead women in fishing communities in Kenya to trade sex for goods

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Poverty Reduction

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

Fundamental human right under attack
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Gender Equality

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

Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most

Governance

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts

Sustainability

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts