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Winter 2005

Where are they now?

Nicola Stevenson

I am currently working in Lesotho as the British Red Cross Lesotho Fund Coordinator. The fund was set up after Prince Harry visited Lesotho in 2004. I work with the Lesotho Red Cross to support implementation of activities relating to the fund. The Lesotho Red Cross (LRCS) works to prevent the spread of HIV and provides care and support to people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS and continues to scale up its work to combat stigma and discrimination against those living with HIV and AIDS. Since the beginning of 2005, eight organisations have received funding for material inputs such Braille equipment, dormitory extension, vehicle, computer equipment, and connection to mains water supply.

Book Reviews

It seems safe to say that 2005 is one of the most politically important years in recent history. The Make Poverty History campaign succeeded in bringing the issues of aid, trade and debt to the forefront of the West’s political consciousness and, in doing so, has challenged the roles of the IMF, Wor…

Bono, Bob, Brown and Blair: A critical look at the Make Poverty History campaign (July 2005)

A disabling lethargy is creeping across Britain. Even hard-hitting political journalists have succumbed. We’ve created the perfect climate for our Prime Minister and Chancellor to ‘save’ Africa.

India at the WTO negotiations: friend or foe of the third world?

Agriculture is the most important sector of developing countries’ economies

Having collapsed in 2003, been revived by an interim agreement adopted in Geneva in 2004 and due to be concluded in the Hong Kong Ministerial this December, the current, so-called ‘development’ round of WTO negotiations has been nothing if not eventful.

Impressions of the ‘Make Poverty History’ rally from people on the DiA bus

As with any mass movement confusions abound, apathy's afterthought or a clear voice of engagement only history will judge. Any attempt to stimulate the public consciousness can only be a good thing. - John McGeachy

Attitudes to the ‘Make Poverty History’ campaign from this summer’s DiA volunteers

“a thousand and one shortfalls – positive in terms of getting things into the public eye, because until they’re an election issue nothing happens” - John

DiA at the 'Make Poverty History' Rally

On Friday 1st July 2005 I sat on the train to London where I would meet the DiA bus to Edinburgh. Ever since Development in Action had joined the coalition of NGOs in the Make Poverty History Campaign, this was the weekend that we had looked forward to. I was on my way to the one event where we coul…

Filling the Gap: The Step from Gap Year volunteering to Global Citizenship

There are plenty of reasons for criticising overseas volunteering schemes. The work of well-intentioned but inexperienced volunteers can hardly have a sustainable impact on developing communities. It can even have a detrimental effect; fostering colonial attitudes and reinforcing the disempowerment …

Success for the 10th anniversary of Development in Action

Leading MPs and peers, and representatives from key development education organisations, joined DiA volunteers past and present to celebrate Development in Action's 10th Anniversary at the Palace of Westminster on 10th November 2004.

Birmingham to Bradford: DiA Sponsored Cycle Ride

Ruth Bergan and Elinor Wakefield cycled from Birmingham to Bradford over Easter 2005. They raised money for Development in Action, and discovered muscles they didn’t know they had...the painful way.

Week in the Woods

On the 19th June ‘05, Steve Roberts (father of committee member Ellen Roberts), volunteered to take on an unusual and thought-provoking challenge in order to both raise funds for Development in Action and to raise awareness about people across the world living in poverty. Below is Steve’s explanatio…

Year of the Volunteer: Winter 2005

Welcome to the winter edition of the Development in Action magazine. 2005 was the ‘year of the volunteer’ (www.yearofthevolunteer.co.uk) a national initiative to promote and celebrate giving up your time for causes worthy and wide. Through Development in Action hundreds of young people have voluntee…