‘Dazzle me’ editor tells climate change reporters
09/13/2012 | Magdalena Rossmann
As climate change is pulled down the news agenda, how do journalists in countries most affected by climate change get their readers excited about the topic?
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Gender equality starts at home
09/04/2012 | Stella Paul
What’s the best way to engage young people in social movements and politics? Bhan Sahu explains the small steps helping to create a new generation of leaders who want to change the system from the bottom upwards.
Mali: rains bring hope to villagers – for now
08/29/2012 | Soumaïla T Diarra
So far the rains have been good and Kaidia has started planting crops for the next season. But without a bull to help plough her land she has to choose between sowing the seeds late or sowing them without ploughing.
Tax matters: is tax the key to development?
08/23/2012 | Lilly Peel
Would a tax on mobile phones boost or hamper development? Are governments spending the tax that they do raise wisely? What can ordinary citizens do to hold their governments to account? Read on to find out.
The village women who dare to bring change
08/22/2012 | Stella Paul
Bhan believes you can’t wait for the government to change society – change needs to start with individuals. She tells us about three ordinary women who are challenging traditions in their villages.
Children fall ill as hunger persists
08/20/2012 | Soumaïla T Diarra
In Kaidia’s latest blog she tells us that children are the worst affected by the hungry season. Malnutrition means they are more susceptible to illnesses, such as relapses of malaria, and are unable to work in the fields to sow the next season’s crops.
Seeking a new state for the powerless
08/16/2012 | Stella Paul
“We have no land, no education and little power to make decisions. So, we don’t have a voice.” In her own words, our blogger Mary Madiga explains why she has joined a movement fighting for a new state: Telangana.
Mali villagers too hungry to fast for Ramadan
07/30/2012 | Soumaïla T Diarra
As the food crisis worsens in Mali, our blogger Kaidia Samaké fears she will not be able to fast for all of Ramadan because she does not have the nutritious food needed to to break her fast when the sun goes down each evening.
Media and governance: what the academics say
07/26/2012 | Mary Myers
Is there a link between the media and good governance? Development communications consultant and Panos London governing board trustee, Mary Myers, gives us a who’s who line-up of academics whose work gets to the heart of the matter.
Living with HIV in Africa: personal stories
07/23/2012 | Lilly Peel
What does it mean to live with HIV and AIDS in the developing world? With the International AIDS Conference in full swing this week, we have put together a collection of stories and first-person accounts from courageous men and women in Africa who are tackling their HIV status.
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