Mar 21, 2012 | Stella Paul
It would be hard to call it a “living” but waste-picking allows Chinnamma to pay the Rs 1,500 monthly rent on her hut in a nearby slum. Without it she would be evicted. However, her means of survival is now under threat.
Mar 2, 2012 | Bhan Sahu
When many people are being forced to migrate into cities to find work, Bhan Sahu has been helping rural Indian communities work together to challenge corruption and make the most of government employment schemes in their own villages.
Feb 27, 2012 | Rina Saeed Khan
The pesticides used to treat cotton has been causing health problems for farmers in Pakistan, but the Better Cotton Initiative has a real solution.
Feb 9, 2012 | Maimoona Shahzadi
Once they complete their Matriculation exams, most of the children in Maimoona’s school, especially the boys, have to find work.
Jan 23, 2012 | Armsfree Onomo Ajanaku
Armsfree looks into the link between Nigerian fuel subsidies and the recent food price protests, and speaks with the Nigerians affected by these changes.
Jan 4, 2012 | Bhan Sahu
In her first blog, Bhan Sahu tells us about rural entrepreneurs in the Indian village of Vihiri, who are taking their futures in their own hands.
Jan 2, 2012 | Divya Gupta
“Human beings have two main instincts: the instinct of self-protection and the instinct to reproduce,” says Dr Nayana Patel.
And she should know – she has carved out a career matching infertile couples with poor women willing to “rent their wombs”.
Dec 27, 2011 | Stella Paul
Rag-pickers, people who sift through rubbish for a living in India, travelled to Durban to take part in the UN climate change negotiations.
Dec 12, 2011 | Kaidia Samaké
Men decide everything about the community’s life. When something must be discussed by the villagers, men meet in the chief of the village’s meeting room. Women don’t have the right to take part in those meetings.
Nov 30, 2011 | Wendi Bernadette Losha
Before leaving for Durban, Wendi Bernadette Losha explained to Leocadia Bongben why ‘slash and burn’ farming techniques are bad for both local agriculture and the environment and why the Durban conference must provide alternatives for small scale farmers.
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