Development workers behaving badly

Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt Is it really the much-awaited #MeToo or #TimesUp moment of the development industry? Now that the waves of reactions and counter-reactions have subsided, I ask if it is possible to rethink the infamous ‘Oxfam incident’. To put it briefly, the charity’s high-level professionals have been reported to have indulged in partying with sex… Continue reading Development workers behaving badly

Can upscale chocolate turn the tide on Haiti’s devastating deforestation?

Meg Wilcox With 98 percent of their trees gone, Haitians eye cocoa-based agroforestry as a way to combat poverty and renew the land When a tiny Quebec chocolate maker won a gold prize at this year’s premier International Chocolate Awards for a bar made with Haitian cocoa beans, it rocked the specialty chocolate world. The… Continue reading Can upscale chocolate turn the tide on Haiti’s devastating deforestation?