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Read a wide range of op-ed pieces and rigorous analyses from our broad range of experts. We strive to provide insights that shed light on and support solutions to poverty, climate change and disaster risks in Africa. Do you have a relevant article, video, photo, audio or case study that you would like to share with our audience? Please get in touch with our team to discuss how to make this possible.March 30, 2020
Balbina Gulam is a young Tanzanian innovator whose digital learning centre is inspiring hope and improving livelihoods of hundreds of domestic workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Her story as narrated by her is shared below. My name inspires dreams, adventure, and change. People with my name are visionary, versatile and able to make constructive use of freedom. Myths say that people with this name have a deep inner desire to inspire others to higher cause. They fight being restricted […]
September 18, 2019
The Role of Art in Social and Ecological Change Art is a powerful tool for bringing about and promoting not only dramatic social change but also ecological transformations. The role of art in form of music, storytelling, painting, embroidery, photography, illustrations and films among others cannot be overemphasised in the pursuit of social and ecological transformations in Africa and world over. Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, the Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker notes that: “Good art can educate and create empathy, and empathy leads […]
September 8, 2019
The Climate Change Question There is no doubt that climate change is one of the most formidable and complex issues facing us today. There are many dimensions to it – scientific, political, economic, social, ethical, ethical, moral, cultural, sectoral etc – and it spatial and temporal scope is very wide. But that notwithstanding, the discourse on climate change is changing from whether climate change is happening to what needs to be done to deal with its far-reaching implications. Many […]
September 18, 2019
The Role of Art in Social and Ecological Change Art is a powerful tool for bringing about and promoting not only dramatic social change but also ecological transformations. The role of art in form of music, storytelling, painting, embroidery, photography, illustrations and films among others cannot be overemphasised in the pursuit of social and ecological transformations in Africa and world over. Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, the Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker notes that: “Good art can educate and create empathy, and empathy leads […]