publication / April 5, 2017
BEEP Quartely Report Chongwe, 2016.
Education is essential to end the cycle of disease and poverty in developing countries. Girls’ education and empowerment is also recognised globally as being important to a country’s social and economic development.
article / May 22, 2015
Rubina Smiles
The scenic landscapes of majestic mountains fade into the skeletons of what were once hustling and bustling villages, as the broad roads tapper to narrow rugged trails headed to Sindhupalchowk.
article / December 11, 2007
Former abandoned child now has a family
She says that life there was very hard, as the older girls there used to beat her and force her to beg on the streets for them. But this was not the hardest part for her.
publication / May 25, 2017
CSO Statement Global Platform 2017
The role of civil society as a partner in resilience is mentioned 82 times across the post-2015 frameworks. We hoped to finally see risk reduction designed by those bearing that risk, those with the knowledge and capacities to ensure local realities are taken into account.
article / March 20, 2015
Aiming to not get TB again
When Magdelin was just 18, skeleton-thin and facing death, she was adamant she would not be infected with TB again. Now, having successfully completed her treatment, she strives to live a healthy life with her family in Daru, Western Province, a province with high rates of TB.
publication / May 2, 2016
Grandmother-inclusive Approach Overview
Grandmothers play a critical role in family and community life in societies all around the world, especially in caring for young children and advising and educating younger women on all aspects of family wellbeing.
article / June 15, 2006
New shoes for school for Roma boy
“I had to sell the apartment. We had to eat something” says a thin, poorly dressed man in his 40’s.
article / August 18, 2014
A humanitarian worker’s close encounter with Typhoon Haiyan
Story by Karen Rivera, Haiyan Response Communications