“Oh, I’m not scared” instantly quipped Salima on asking whether fears of past rigid regime still haunts her. “I will not allow them to come back and trouble us again”, she continued, “I have sensed...
Following the resignation of World Bank president Robert Zoellick, a coalition of over 50 NGOs have signed an open letter to the World Bank and its member country representatives demanding that...
Since 1998, AAB has promoted core peace building activities, emphasizing the rehabilitation and reintegration of displaced people and ex-combatants through self help projects using participatory...
Recent estimates based on wealth index comparison indicate that poverty has worsened from 2005 to 2009. Burundi faces tremendous challenges in diversifying the economy and income sources, reducing...
2011 was the year when the Arab spring took down dictatorships and inspired youth all over the world. It also inspired the International NGOs, and ActionAid now aims to mobilize 5...
Not so long ago, I was lucky enough to take part in the future strategy meeting of Activista the Gambia. Sounds boring? Not quite! With a group of thirty Activistas from all regions of the...
This briefing paper, produced ahead of the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, held in Japan in January 2005, outlines eight key strategies of people-centred governance and links these to the...
My name is David Habba and I Occupied Nigeria!As a young person growing up in Nigeria, I have had to endure pain and hardship. I have gone to bed hungry, not because I am fasting but simply because I...
After attending civic awareness training, Doris Elijah, realized that her vote could actually make change. During the 2010 national elections in Tanzania, she decided to make use of it for the first...
