Interviews
Solar power is key for bringing electricity to all Indians
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a $2.5 billion plan to electrify every Indian household by 2019. Currently 240 million still have no access to electrical power; solar power is likely...
Smartphones are helping farmers in Latin America fight climate change
Thousands of smallholder farmers in Latin America are set to benefit from a new initiative that will enable them to improve their coping strategies for climate change. A three year agreement between the...
WHO increases its efforts to reach malnourished children in South Sudan
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that over 261,000 children living in South Sudan are suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition. Insecurity and a worsening economic crisis has resulted in high...
UK pledges £21.5 million for climate change adaptation in Zimbabwe
The UK’s Department of International Development (DFID) has announced new funding to support climate change programmes in Zimbabwe. A new £21.5 million grant was announced in Harare last week...
World Bank calls for a new approach towards forced displacement crises
The World Bank’s latest report ‘Cities of Refuge in the Middle East’ highlights the need for a new approach towards addressing forced urban displacement. Currently, forced displacement...
$1.06 billion needed to protect 26 countries from famine
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation have launched a $1.06 billion appeal to save lives and livelihoods and address hunger across 26 countries. Humanitarian needs have been exacerbated by...
Reducing maternal, neonatal and infant mortality as a means to achieving SDGs in Africa
On 7 February the Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) hosted a webinar on ‘Reducing maternal, neonatal and infant mortality as a means to achieving SDGs in Africa’. Aimed at Senior...
New UN project set to benefit 14,000 Nepalese farmers
A new programme launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is set to benefit thousands of rural farmers in Nepal. The ‘Cooperative Market Development Programme’ uses an innovative...
Interview with Pete Whitehouse, Founder, Africa HR Solutions
Tell us about your organisation. Africa HR is involved with a number of NGOs in facilitating the immigration and employment of their expat workers and the employment of nationals of the country in which...
Health experts highlight the key challenges for improving maternal, neonatal and infant mortality
A group of leading health experts have highlighted a number of key issues in reducing maternal, neonatal and infant mortality as a means to achieving SDGs in Africa. Particularly notable was the need for...
Bringing “Health on Wheels” to At-risk Teens in Cape Town
This article was written by Philip Smith, Programme Manager at Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation UNAIDS’ goal for HIV eradication calls for 90% of people living with HIV to know their status, 90% of...
FGM ‘not acceptable’ in the 21st Century, but 3 million girls are still at risk each year
Today is International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM which is dedicated to the eradication of female genitalia mutation. It is estimated that 3 million girls are at risk of FGM each year, with 200 million...
