Barclays bank is now reported to be the largest retail bank in Africa and is the largest UK bank operating on the continent. This puts it in a position of responsibility with regard to the way it...
Public spending on agriculture in Africa is critical to promoting economic growth and the reduction of poverty. GDP growth originating in agriculture is much more effective in reducing poverty than...
We strive not only to do what is legal, but also what is rightThese words are taken straight out of financial services giant Deloitte’s Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. The company...
So often the development sector tries to respond to single issues.But the Cambodia migrant worker living in the outskirts of Phnom Penh does not only face fear of robbery and perhaps even rape when...
You may remember the Tana River Delta. It hit international news channels about 9 months ago when many people were killed in clashes between rival communities over grazing rights.These incidents...
When commemoration of the Day of the Africa Child on June 16thdrew closer, I was traversing Busiki Local Rights Programme in Busoga engaging on gender based violence (GBV). Discussions were very...
While international companies enjoy tax holidays in Kenya, there are no government funds to pay teachers like Jane. Even though she works at a public school that is supposed to pay all teachers and...
Unpaid care work refers to the work done in the home and in communities from preparing food, collecting firewood and water to taking care of children, the ill and the elderly. Women and girls living...
This week, members of the international aid community are descending on drizzly Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia and home to the African Union. They are here to attend a meeting of the Global...
