According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) “Scientific evidence shows that ecosystems are under unprecedented pressure, threatening prospects for sustainable development. While the challenges are daunting, they also provide… read more →
Global Development Group project J793 ‘Village of Hope’ (Stage two), has recently reached the milestone of becoming self-sustainable. The project has seen some significant outcomes realised, such as improved health,… read more →
Without sanitation, running water, and choked with garbage, sprawling squatter settlements cling to the foothills of the volcanoes surrounding Arequipa, Peru. Mostly filled with people from high in the Andes… read more →
Yewoinshet, in-country partner for Global Development Group project J750N Direct Reach Ethiopia, has an amazing story. Born to a farming family more than 500 km outside of Addis Ababa, only… read more →
“This year’s World Water Day focuses on the links between water and jobs. Almost half of all workers – 1.5 billion people – work in water-related sectors and nearly all… read more →
In the past 25 years significant progress has been made in reducing extreme poverty. By 2015, less than 10% of the world’s population live in extreme poverty, compared to 37%… read more →
Professor of social cognitive neuroscience at the University of California, Matthew Lieberman, describes in his book, ‘Social’*, how serving as a volunteer and giving to charity is more personally satisfying… read more →
“My name is Nasser and I am 13 years old. I am from Aleppo but now I live in a refugee camp in Lebanon with my mother and father, brothers… read more →
The war in Syria has seen 4.6 million people flee to neighbouring countries and beyond, but there are still some 13.5 million people inside Syria who need immediate humanitarian assistance.… read more →
Social justice, put really simply, is when we live peacefully and equally with others. It is when we can all enjoy the same rights, privileges and opportunities. What can we… read more →
