As part of our series on small UK NGOs and charities, Christy O’Neil profiles The Sparkle Foundation, an organisation supporting communities in Malawi, one...
In recent years, the schooling system in developing countries has seen a surge in for-profit institutions. Here, Anja Nielsen questions whether profits should be...
Recent news has demonstrated that Aegis, a British security firm, has been hiring child soldiers. Here, Vanessa Cameron discusses new research that asks what...
The developing world produces many of the products that the developed world consumers. Alexander Alley addresses one firms shocking production practices and questions whether...
Bidhya Devi Bhandari became the first female president in Nepal’s history on 29th October. Katie Wand discusses the implications for gender equality. Nepal ranks...
Following Amnesty International’s decision to decriminalize all aspects of sex work and prostitution in order to help protect the human rights of sex workers,...
Severe criticism of the Washington consensus ushered the development of the post-Washington consensus. Despite being narrated as a paradigm shift in development policy, the...
Adam Tiliouine is a volunteer for global health charity Medact, and involved in organising ‘Health Through Peace’, a two-day conference in November of this...
The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) stands out as a center of international cooperation to build health systems and combat disease. It achieves this...
Vanessa Thevathasan, attended the ‘What Tomorrow Brings’ premiere at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival on behalf of Development in Action, spotlighting the growing concerns...