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The European Journalism Centre is proud to announce that it has received financial support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to advance journalistic coverage of issues related to global development and the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals. Therefore, in 2013 the EJC will implement a grants programme supported by the Gates Foundation.

The Centre will provide a…

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Many Government Organizations (GO), Non Government Organizations (NGO) and international Aid Agencies work in many countries for social and economical development. There are various types of projects and programs implemented for developing the socio-economic conditions of those countries, especially in developing and under developed countries. Since hundreds of years, the development agencies have been working in many countries only for doing various development issues. Thousands of…

Many Donor organizations and countries of the world have been donating or lending billions of money as aid for long time in many third world countries and underdeveloped and developing countries for organising various types of social and economical development programs including poverty alleviation. Many countries do their development works by using the foreign assistance. There are many NGOs and Government Organizations establish for doing various types of development activities including…

Recently in Bangladesh, some agricultural farmers showed their agitation against the government by through tons of paddy in the main road of capital city. The cause of their grief was that, they couldn’t make profit by selling paddy due to the high production costs and…

We on a very special planet, the only planet that contains life, over 8,400,000 different living species exist including humans and inhabitant earth.

Extraordinary to think that our eco-system caters for all. That is why keeping the environment safe is vital so it can flourish with life and natural beauty.

The question is what can businesses and companies or everyone can do to make themselves more Pro earth so to speak.

There are many companies that adopt a green…

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Rich countries delivered $3.2 trillion of aid to poor countries between 1960 and 2008 (World Bank, 2011). Yet only 36% of aid workers think projects achieve their intended impact (McKinsey & Devex, 2011).

Aid recipients agree, calling for a change in aid’s business model—from that of delivery of goods and…

Rich countries delivered $3.2 trillion of aid to poor countries between 1960 and 2008 (World Bank, 2011). Yet only 36% of aid workers think projects achieve their intended impact (McKinsey & Devex, 2011).

Aid recipients agree, calling for a change in aid’s business model—from that of delivery of goods and…

From an excellent post from ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Environment:

The United Nations has designated 2012 the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All. Its official launch in Africa in this month will not "switch on" the continent in a flash - but it can help to jump-start global efforts towards that goal, thereby enhancing the lives and livelihoods of millions of people.

Attempts have been made before to electrify Africa, with mixed…

Hey everyone! Don't miss EESC President Staffan Nilsson's guest blog post where he speaks about the upcoming RIO+20 Summit. Take a look and find out what he has to say. Feel…

One of the effects of climate change is coastal erosion, a phenomenon that is mainly eating away the coast along the Gulf of Guinea. And in the range of consequences, we can figure out the loss of coastal villages whose inhabitants are mostly fishermen.

Today the situation along the Togolese shore in the south of the country is scary. In fact, we can figure out a constant loss of sand on the beach which has weakened the coast and therefore the increasing of the risk of…

The European Journalism Centre is proud to announce the rebirth of the new TH!NK project, which is anticipated to launch in the Spring of 2012. 



Following a total of five competition rounds spread…

Start getting excited everyone because the launch of the CL!CK ABOUT IT worldwide photography competition is just around the corner and I've got some great news for you all!

CL!CK is proud to announce that the theme for round four will be 'Crisis and Disaster', so grab your…

After Sasha Rabsey, Founder and President of The HOW Fund (yes, obviously I love the synergy with how-matters.org!), came back from an international conference on poverty reduction at the end of last year, she called me and wanted to talk and learn more about racism, privilege and development. Unfortunately in terms of ready resources, I didn’t have much to share with her other than this 1981…

“Rice production to reduce by 36 per cent, farmers abandoned their fields due to lack of rains”

A Ghana News Agency Feature by Albert Oppong-Ansah

Ghana- Thousands of people in the southern part of Ghana wailed when they lost properties worth several millions of Ghana Cedis and 14 human lives following a seven hour torrential rainfall in October this year.

The devastating flood cut-off electricity and telecommunication…

A GNA Feature by Morkporkpor Anku

       An old man was rushed to one of the country’s hospitals, critically ill. The expectation of people at the medical facility was that he was going to enjoy prompt attention.

That was not the case! An angry nurse yelled at the old man for reporting late to the hospital in a critical…

     Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, the Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, has said Ghana's 14% performance in sanitation was terrible with only four years to 2015.

     He said with that performance the governments of Ghana and the Netherlands are to start a project in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) to improve on the living conditions of the urban poor.

     Mr Ankrah said this Mr Ben Knapen, Netherlands Minister of European Affairs and International…

      The Government of Ghana and the Netherlands Government are to commence a developmental project on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) to improve on the living conditions of the urban poor.

       The five-year project is aimed at improving sustainable uptake and access to urban water, sanitation and hygiene services among school population in four municipalities, especially targeting the poorest and the vulnerable groups.

       Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, Ghana's Minister of…

Interesting debate developed out yesterday in the…