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At last: tailor-made planning for NGOs

07/19/2012 | Bec Shaw Crompton | Panos London Blog

Women gather in a tent in rural Nepal to hear the details of a health project - Peter Barker | Panos Pictures

Bec Shaw Crompton, Panos London’s head of programme operations, explains why Panos has adopted a new approach to project management.

‘Land and natural resources must belong to the people’

07/18/2012 | Bhan Sahu | Voices from the Ground

Villagers take part in a non-violent march to demand their rights to land and resources - Ekta Parishad

In her latest blog Bhan Sahu tells us about a non-violent civil resistance movement, inspired by Gandhi, which aims to bring about social and land reform in India.

Family planning: a collection of perspectives

07/09/2012 | Rob Safar | Panos London Blog

Sierra Leone: Traditional birth attendant, Isatu Kargbo, examines a pregnant woman - Jenny Matthews | Panos Pictures

With the London Summit on Family Planning this Wednesday, we wanted to showcase some of the decisions and dilemmas people around the world face when it comes to sexual health and planning a family.

Compensation for rape victims, or justice?

06/27/2012 | Takhelchangbam Ambravati | Voices from the Ground

Detail from a poster made by WAD (Women Action for Development), the organisation that Ambra works for - Thingnam Anjulika Samom | Panos London

A new government scheme that has been recently rolled out in Manipur offers rape victims a chance to apply for financial compensation. However, Ambra fears that while the scheme will help women financially it won’t help to bring them justice and that rapists will walk free.

Reframing Africa’s story

06/22/2012 | Tim Williams | Panos London Blog

Panos London’s senior media advisor took part in a debate on the African Diaspora media. Panellists and the audience discussed the role the African Diaspora media has to play in challenging the traditional narrative of Africa as a place of war, poverty and hunger.

Improving healthcare for the seldom heard

06/20/2012 | Rob Safar | Panos London Blog

Beyond Consultation - Andrew Testa | Panos London

This week the NHS Confederation debates how to include marginalised voices in improving services, with help from Panos London’s Clodagh Miskelly.

HIV, discrimination and Islam

06/20/2012 | Clodagh Miskelly | Panos London Blog

Siphiwe Hlophe, founder of Swaziland Positive Living, stands next to a giant elevated ribbon, made with over 6,000 red flowers representing the number of people that die every day of AIDS related illnesses - Steve Forrest | Panos Pictures

One woman living with HIV talks about the importance of her faith in living with her condition and the challenges of tackling stigma and discrimination amongst Muslims.

‘I was born a Leo’

06/19/2012 | Clodagh Miskelly | Panos London Blog

I was born a Leo - Panos London

An interview and photography slideshow looking at one woman’s experience about trying to find work while living with HIV. She describes the feeling of vulnerability that she encounters, even in such innocuous situations as taking a bus ride.

Discrimination at the clinic

06/18/2012 | Clodagh Miskelly | Panos London Blog

Tell us about the first time you went to get tested - Panos London

A young African gay man talks about what happens when you go to get tested for HIV. He challenges the appropriateness of some of the questions he finds discriminatory and can stop African men from getting tested.

Can ICTs bring about social change in Africa?

06/14/2012 | Lilly Peel | Panos London Blog

The Arab Spring created a renewed buzz around the role ICTs and social media play in social change. Panos London’s Clodagh Miskelly and Tim Williams are attending a conference to explore how new technologies are being used in Africa.

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