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Poverty Reduction
Children’s rights

Involving local partners in education

In Assam, an initiative for children’s rights is tackling Covid-caused challenges

Children’s rights

India: Education for children in spite of coronavirus

In order to maintain social services in pandemic, aid organisations are providing supplies to local agencies

Entrepreneurship

A rising tide of hope

Zambia’s small businesses pin their hopes for growth on the new president

Farms

Environment-friendly pest management

Why organic agriculture does not need synthetic pesticides

Rural life

Activists raise awareness of ecosystem relevance in Malawi

Agricultural biodiversity has been neglected far too long, for instance in Malawi

Price surges

Inflation’s unwelcome return

Brazilians tighten their belts in the face of price rises for food and fuel

Child labour

Childhood in a quarry

Many countries fail to enforce their laws banning child labour in quarries

Women’s empowerment

Double burden of household work and earning money

As in many developing countries, masses of women are slaving away in Nigeria’s informal sector

Child labour

Exploited minors are denied a school education

In view of wide-spread poverty, child labour is still far too common in Bangladesh

Global environment

Fundamental questions of survival

Humanity’s food security depends on biodiversity and ecosystem services

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