Interviews
Building homes, communities and hope - Samsung partners with Habitat for Humanity
For a third consecutive year, Habitat for Humanity and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd continue their global corporate social responsibility partnership, which supports housing, water, sanitation and education...
Improving Disaster Response through Road Safety and Cross Sector Collaboration
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has partnered with Grab, Southeast Asia's leading ride-hailing platform, in order to promote road safety and provide emergency...
UN says 4.5m people in Zimbabwe will need food aid
Half of Zimbabwe's rural population of 9 million will need food aid by next March, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The agency, headed by former New Zealand Prime...
UN and Philippines using drones to help farmers tackle climate disasters
The Philippines and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are using unmanned drones to assess the risk of natural disasters to the country’s farmlands. Two drones...
JCB Donates 3CX Backhoe Loader To Help Quake-Hit Ecuador
JCB has donated a 3CX backhoe loader worth $100,000 to help rescue and clear-up operations in Ecuador, which was hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, 16 April 2016, resulting in the...
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[report] AIDF Mobile for Development 2:Transforming Global Healthcare Through Mobile Technology
INCLUSION, EXPANSION AND THE FUTURE OF MOBILE HEALTH The Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) has just released its second publication on the use of mobile technologies for development and...
Health Innovation and Collaboration to Support Sustainable Development Goals
The aid and development community has welcomed the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the fight against global challenges such as wiping out poverty, ending hunger, providing full employment...
The Use of Mobiles in Disasters
Recent natural and manmade disasters have taught us that resilient communications are vital to saving lives. Available and emerging technologies are evolving to meet the needs of governments, first responders...
World Immunization Week - strengthening health resilience in South East Asia
In light of the upcoming World Immunization Week 2016, the Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) Asia Summit focuses on strengthening health resilience in South East Asia through...
For a malaria-free world
In May 2015, the World Health Organization has adopted the Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016-2030 - for a malaria-free world, which offers a comprehensive framework to guide countries in their...
ICT in Myanmar: Creating Opportunities for Aid and Development
International interest in Myanmar has soared, since government reforms took place in 2010. The country has signalled its readiness to reintegrate with the world economy in order to achieve...
Sustainable water management in African agriculture
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where agriculture is predominantly rainfed, farmers’ access to water is often limited based on seasonal variation. Yet water scarcity in the region is not necessarily caused...
