It is World Food Week and between now and the end of the year the world’s leaders will meet for the G20 in Cannes and COP here in South Africa. There has never been a more crucial time to make a...
In Gambella village, the first person I meet is Koye Sersera. Koye is 71 years old and lives with her husband and five grandchildren. The family share a tiny one-roomed hut, made from...
Once again, a part of the world teeters on the brink of a catastrophe that sees the poorest and most vulnerable – mainly women and children – hardest hit. The food crisis and drought in East Africa...
As we reach Camp-Garba Dispensary at the Catholic Mission of St Antioconear Isiolo town, there are more than a hundred women with their babies and young children waiting in the compound. From afar it...
Despite having a prevalence rate of less than 1% (0.9%) within a population of 1.2 million people in Zanzibar, HIV/AIDS has been described as among one of the developmental challenges affecting all...
In November 2010 the villagers of Mkenge in Bagamoyo District in Tanzania decided that the only way forward was to give their local government a vote of no confidence. The drastic decision was made...
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...
Training of School Committees in Kiteto District in Tanzania has lead to better cooperation between parents and teachers, less corruption with school funds and ultimately better education for the...
Maasai women in Northern Tanzania have taken to the streets to protest against the authorities that pave way for land grabbers – and to show their anger towards their men, who have “done nothing” to...
