While Americans may enjoy the entertainment of recreational drones, in South Africa the devices serve an alternative purpose. Barry Mendelow, Professor Emeritus at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, has developed drones into what could be a life-saving delivery service. Mendelow has dubbed his drone delivery service ‘e-Juba,’ inspired by carrier pigeons (iJuba in […]
What causes stunting? The World Health Organization (WHO) calls growth stunting one of the most significant impediments to human development. Stunting is described as, low height for age or a height more than two standard deviations below the WHO Child Growth Standards median. It is estimated 162 million children under the age of five are […]
The first West and Central Africa Innovative Financing for Water Sanitation & Hygiene conference recently convened in Dakar, Senegal to discuss efforts to increase access to clean water in rural areas. For three days, 24 governments in the sub-Saharan region had the opportunity to meet with major investment banks, international organizations, businesses and experts. Their […]
The benefits-transfer payment system in Bihar, India provides cash incentives to women so that they may have access to health care. The recent digitization of the system maximizes accessibility of women’s health services and reduces the waiting time and corruption. With the help of The Public Financial Manage System (PFMS), Health Module India is pursuing […]
The “Together.Stronger.” initiative, started by the Caterpillar Foundation works to alleviate poverty across the globe. “The world’s nations have united around the UN’s Global Goals that will guide international development for the next 15 years, and now it’s time for citizens in all communities to unite as well,” the organization says. The “Together.Stronger.” approach is not […]
Nutrition and Education International (NEI) is aiding the Afghanistan government in carrying out nutrition programs that aim to improve literacy in Afghanistan. Education has been a priority of the Afghan government postwar, but childhood stunting is affecting brain health and learning development in Afghan children. Studies have linked childhood stunting to poor cognitive development. A […]
Thanks to a new project designed to install new and improved water pumping stations throughout coastlines, Albanian villagers are enjoying improved community water sources and piped water for the first time. The picturesque villages covering the Albanian countryside boast breathtaking views, but attracting reliable income from tourism has been a problem due to the villages’ […]
More women are involved in farming than with any other occupation. In developing countries, female farmers perform almost half of all agricultural labor and account for an estimated two-thirds of the world’s 600 million impoverished livestock keepers. However, women in many of the poorest regions of the world are denied equal rights to access, use, inheritance […]
In 2015, the European Union (EU) and partners in Pakistan, including the non-profit National Rural Support Programme (NRSP), launched the SUCCESS program targeting rural development and poverty reduction in Pakistan. Based in the Sindh province, the program will provide aid for development in eight districts faced with high levels of rural poverty. The Sindh Union […]
Uganda’s most obvious investment appeal is its location – bordered by Sudan in the north, Kenya in the east, the United Republic of Tanzania to the south, and the Democratic Public of Congo to the west – that offers the nation a powerful base for central trade partnerships as the country acts as a regional hub […]
