“I almost lost my piece of land which is the only means of livelihood for my family. It all started in 2011 when a businessman from Maputo came to my village and informed us that he was going to...
“Since ActionAid trained us in sustainable agriculture, many things have changed in my life. I am able to grow crops for sale and to eat at home. I am also helping my children get a good education by...
Some claim that Durban has opened a new ‘door’ to negotiate a more comprehensive legally binding agreement. But I would call it a debacle, where the deathbed of equity as a principle was prepared and...
The following is an account of the ActionAid International (AAI) Zimbabwe Women’s Rights Team which attended the Rural Women’s Assembly Regional Meeting and the Durban Conference of...
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is an international campaign which takes place yearly from 25 November (International Day Against Violence Against Women) to 10 December (International...
If you look into the news about COP17, there are two main issues in the agenda: the second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol and the issue of Finance. But in the corridors and outside the...
World AIDS DAY 2011 has turned out to be a black day for People Living with HIV (PLHIV) because of International political decisions. There are innumerable threats to the lives of PLHIV from various...
The actions that will be taken at the UN climate talks in Durban South Africa over the next 10 days could define the future of rural people across the African continent. Business-as-usual could push...
In the world’s poorest countries many children have gone without quality education for far too long, and as a result, the human capital that these countries need to grow and develop sustainably is...
