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Sri Lanka’s strong national commitment to education has shown dividends, says the ADB. Universal primary education and literacy rates are over 95% in the country. But there is still a need to improve secondary education. The government estimates that about a third of students still leave secondary

Aid , Business , Corruption , Education , Featured , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development / 12/22/2015

From Zorro to Zombie: the rise and fall of the microcredit movement

Milford Bateman, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia The global microcredit industry has achieved nothing more for the mass of clients than to plunge them into deep debt and irretrievable poverty. This is part of a series The Conversation Africa is running on financial inclusion and micro cred

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Education , Energy , Environment , Featured , Food , Forests , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Labour , Migration , Resources , Science & Technology , Soil , Sustainable Development , Transport , Water / 12/14/2015

The Paris climate agreement at a glance

Emil Jeyaratnam, The Conversation; James Whitmore, The Conversation; Michael Hopkin, The Conversation, and Wes Mountain, The Conversation On December 12, 2015 in Paris, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change finally came to a landmark agreement. Signed by 196 nations, the Paris Ag

Aid , Data & Reports , Education , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Labour , Migration , Multimedia , Sustainable Development , Videos / 12/08/2015

UN launches 2016 humanitarian appeal asking for $20.1 billion, the highest request ever

More than 125 million people in the world need humanitarian assistance. This will require a record US$20.1 billion in funding – five times the amount a decade ago. Through collective and coordinated action, aid organisations aim to bring urgent help to more than 87.6 million of the most vulnerable

Aid , Corruption , Disasters , Education , Featured , Food , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Multimedia , Resources , Videos / 11/26/2015

The Story of a Solar Fridge: Film

Vincent Urban DR Congo is often a forgotten crisis. It doesn’t show up much in the news, but millions of people continue to be forced from their homes cut off from health care and other essentials because of ongoing waves of violence. In October 2015, I accompanied the humanitarian organisati

Biodiversity , Education , Environment , Featured , Forests , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 11/06/2015

How the environmental justice movement is gathering momentum in South Africa

Jacklyn Cock, University of the Witwatersrand Environmental justice is a travelling discourse which has taken on distinctive meanings in different parts of the world. South Africa is no exception. As a mobilising force the concept emerged from the US where it was developed 50 years ago in opp

Education , Environment , Food , Health , Resources , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 11/01/2015

If everybody hates wasting food, why do we do it (and how can we stop)?

Mary Hoff When it comes to reducing consumer food waste, guilt doesn’t cut it. Here’s what does. Orignially posted atEnsia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons’ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported

Aid , Data & Reports , Education , Featured , Food , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Labour , Resources , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 10/17/2015

Social protection can eradicate hunger: FAO

Poverty among those employed in fisheries remains widespread globally At least 368 million children receive food at school each day In Zambia, a cash-grants program led households to increase livestock ownership In rural Brazil, gender inequalities reduced by making mandatory joint ownership of

Education , Gender , Health , Human Rights , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 10/08/2015

Counting every birth and death could make a difference to health inequities in Africa

Samuel Oti, University of the Witwatersrand Many African governments were unable to monitor the millennium development goals because they lacked the vital statistics For many African countries and especially among poorer communities, when people die there is no trace in any official legal record or

Business , Education , Energy , Environment , Labour , Resources , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 09/29/2015

Solar power is booming in India. Will it reach the people who need it most?

Didem Tali As renewable energy ramps up, entrepreneurs work to bring its benefits to the 300 million citizens who lack electricity Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons’ Attribu

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