by Moraa Obiria –Kenya– A proverb of the Kisii community in Western Kenya says Bakungu bange bana, which means ‘women are like children’. The elders in the community maintain that women never outgrow the features of childhood. They are forever…
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Kenyan Women Embrace Table Banking to Break Out of Poverty
Tagged with: Development, Economy, Kenya, poverty, women's empowerment
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES
Women Leaders: Africa’s Available Yet Underutilized Resource
by Susan Enuogbope Majekodunmi –USA– My maternal grandfather’s mantra was, “Educate a woman, and you feed and educate her family.” He educated his daughters when Nigerian fathers rarely did. My grandfather was also very interested in my education and often…
Tagged with: Africa, Development, Education, Nigeria, South Africa, Women in Leadership
Posted in Education, FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in Education, FEATURE ARTICLES
India Braces for US Pressure on Afghanistan and Kashmir
by Aditi Bhaduri – India – As US President Barack Obama commits a troops increase in Afghanistan and a recognition of the “good Taliban,” and as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton paves the way for India’s nuclear energy program, many…
Tagged with: Afghanistan, Development, Foreign Policy, India, Infrastructure, Kashmir, Middle East, Pakistan, Politics, Taliban
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Life’s Work: Gudran Artistic Collective Promotes Culture as Development in Egyptian Fishing Town
by Michelle Chen – USA – The sun pounds down on El Max like a scalding flint. The tiny Egyptian fishing town bordering the Mediterranean seems little more than a narrow valley of cascading cement houses. But unexpectedly, the village…
Tagged with: activism, Art, Arts & Culture, Development, Egypt, Gudran project, Mediterranean
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Open Letter to the Next US President: Get Tougher on Mugabe’s Despotic Government, But Send Aid for the Suffering Zimbabweans
by Constance Manika – Zimbabwe – “When elephants fight, it is the grass which suffers.” – African Proverb The Zimbabwean government introduced an ambitious Antiretroviral Drugs (ARVs) program in 2004, but Ropafadzo Kondo, who tested HIV positive in 1999, got…
Tagged with: Africa, corruption, Development, Elections, Healthcare, HIV/AIDS, international aid, Politics, Robert Mugabe, United States, Zimbabwe
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, Special Election Coverage
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, Special Election Coverage
