By setting up a fund supported by those who violate Canadian laws to assist groups that protect civil rights, Canada can invest in democracy’s strongest defence: robust, free and open speech.
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Over 100,000 water handpumps in rural sub-Saharan Africa are broken, leaving millions without safe water. Regular maintenance is cheaper than repairs.
The US may be experiencing democratic backsliding. Around the world, nonviolent civil movements exist to support democracy and protect fellow citizens.
A German NGO (VCA) supporting water and hygiene initiatives in Uganda sheds light on better ways for aid organisations to serve local communities and integrate staff on the ground.
South African youth workers, despite limited resources, are finding creative ways to connect with young people through digital tools.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the COP30 UN climate change conference in Brazil. Can they all be heard?
Women were often imprisoned with their abusers, making it nearly impossible to escape.
The Trump administration’s sudden freeze of funding for USAID is an immediate disaster, but the economic model for international solidarity has been outdated for a long time.
Researchers mined the knowledge of politicians, public servants and environmental advocates to understand how everyday people can achieve real change for nature.
Real freedom often remains elusive.
As one of the last large, influential organizations outside the government, the church is being targeted in Daniel Ortega’s ongoing crackdown.
A United Nations agency known as UNRWA is the main player in crisis response in Gaza – but Israel will no longer work with UNRWA, and border crossings are not consistent in getting aid through.
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen is one of this concept’s biggest enthusiasts.
The recent World Trade Organization conference in Abu Dhabi has again failed to resolve any of the big issues on the table. Power relations rather than rule-based negotiation will fill the void.
The experiences of bird safety NGOs show that when trying to achieve environmental goals, being on good terms with stakeholders is important, but direct action can also yield results.
Individuals, the government, faith-based groups and NGOs all offer support to those who have fled the herder-farmer conflict.
Workers’ power is being recast as precarious workers in Africa experiment with new ways of organising in the digital age
Foreign agent laws claimed as a tool to fight back against foreign interference can also be used to silence critics and repress law-abiding NGOs, independent media and individuals.
Discrimination against anyone based on their sexual orientation or gender identity is not an African value.
White saviourism is simultaneously a state of mind and a concrete unequal power structure between the Global North and the Global South.
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