How to empower then shift power

For international NGOs to truly have sustainable impact, they must transfer responsibility, funding and ultimately ownership to local organisations. For…

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Flour power: Addressing food shortages in Burundi with new businesses

Despite being surrounded by lush farming valleys and lakes full of fish, the commune of Busoni, a northern border district…

Facing famine: a woman’s mission to bring quality seeds to South Sudan

Across South Sudan, millions of people suffer from food insecurity; some households can only afford one meal a day, some…

4 opportunities for graduates in sub-Saharan Africa

Dairy, cassava, water: how Rwandan farmers nurtured all three

Agriculture does not only involve taking care of natural resources that feed people. Oftentimes, various groups take part in the…