Teaching Failed States to Function
by Aparna Patankar
In recent years, international relations experts have debated the question of nation building - the process of constructing a functioning state that...
Story of a Rural Bolivian University
by Rachel Satterlee
A university on the eastern slopes of the Andes in rural Bolivia is providing an avenue for students to obtain professional skills...
Tourism for Change: An Inspiring Example from Cambodia
By Jenna Ke
With “adventurous living, responsible giving” as its tagline, PEPY, a non-profit organization based in Cambodia, aims to inspire people to become more responsible donors, travelers, and global citizens through educational tourism.
East African Countries Unlikely to Achieve MDG on Education, But Progress is Steady
By PETER IRUNGU
A recently published UNSCO report shows that all 5 countries of the East African Community (EAC)- Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda,Tanzania and Uganda, failed to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on access to Universal Primary Education and Education for All targets.
Child Friendly Spaces for Rural Children in Kashmir
By Sumera B. Reshi
In the wake of a deadly natural disaster, Child Friendly Spaces (CFSs) in Kashmir, India serve as alternative spaces within villages for children to come together and engage in activities that allow both recreation and information. The CFSs allow the children from disadvantaged sections of the society to have an equal access to recreation and information.
Book Review: Ecoliterate—A Book Of Inspiration for Practical Action
by Ioulia Fenton
One of the hardest things to do for anyone interested in issues of environmental sustainability is to translate ideas and complaints into...
The Post-MDG Agenda: Why Keep Spending in Education?
By Aparna Patankar
"Strong education systems are the foundations upon which we can build the structures and programs to eradicate poverty"
Reinventing a New Model for Education in Rural Nepal
By Manoj Kr. Bhusal
A Public school in Western Nepal offers a new educational model that could significantly change Nepal's primary and secondary education systems.
‘Half of the world’s refugee children out of school due to COVID-19’
The risks to refugee education do not stop with COVID-19. Attacks on schools are a grim and growing reality. The report also elaborates on Africa’s Sahel region where violence has forced the closure of more than 2,500 schools affecting the education of 350,000 students.
Championing local leadership in development work is fundamental to long-term impact
The development sector replicates many of the very injustices it claims to work against, reproducing these historical power dynamics and stripping agency from the very people it claims to support. How can international organisations truly work towards equality when they underpay local staff, continue to think of development as unidirectional, and don’t allow for a true shift in power towards local leaders who most fully understand the needs of their own communities?
