Following a consultation earlier this year, the European Commission will give recommendations on country-by-country financial disclosures by September and is likely to publish a working document in...
In a recent meeting, Andris Piebalgs, the EU’s Development Commissioner said he was yet to hear of any cases where land was being grabbed by European companies for biofuel plantations.
No matter where you go to check the news, you’re probably used by now to hearing all about the financial crisis. Governments across Europe are slashing their budgets and we’re told the age of...
On 7th of December the European Commission presented its proposal on how it will spend €62 billion on aid between 2014 and 2020.This represents a slight increase in the EU’s development budget and is...
With continued instability on the financial markets dominating the 2011 G20 leader’s summit, it should come as little surprise that other important issues have been swept aside. One of these is the...
In 2006, Sun Biofuels arrived in Kisarawe District and took land the size of 11,000 football pitches to establish a jatropha plantation - a crop that is grown for biofuels (above). 13-year-old Mariam...
First generation biofuels made from food crops are already being used to fuel our cars, lorries and buses. We’re told that they’re a renewable energy source that will decrease our dependency on...
Today was my first day working for ActionAid and I arrived just in time to attend the launch of the European Commission’s new development policy – the so-called ‘Agenda for Change’. The event...
Ekiru Longolea is 80 years old, married to two wives and has 18 children. Here he tells Ssanyu, ActionAid field worker from Uganda, about his role in the community and selling livestock to pay for...
This is the story of Zainabu Kamoto and her family. The Kamoto family live in the small town of Garba Tulla (meaning plenty of water). Like thousands of East African’s suffering the food crisis...
Priscilla Ekuru is a Cattle Farmer from the Ngaremara Village, Isiolo County, Kenya. Priscilla is 63 and widowed with 10 children. She is linked to the ActionAid Project, Isiolo DA, Protracted...
