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...
Burundi is located in central Africa with 27834 Km2 and a population of over 8.1 million, with an annual population growth rate of 3.9% against an economic growth rate of 3.6%. Women represent the...
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. By Leo Tolstoy In the Gambia most youths don’t value farming because they think it is an occupation for the poor...
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...
On the 18th of Jan ActionAid Uganda launched yet another important project in the lives of the people in Kumi, Amuru, Nwoya, Katakwi and Bukedea. The Food for thought: rights to action Project.It is...
The High-level Panel on Global Sustainability has released a report, Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A future worth choosing. Containing 56 recommendations, the report is aimed at guiding...
This report examines the impact of climate change on urban communities in six African cities, and looks at how people are coping with and adapting to increasingly frequent and severe episodes of...
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...
