Solar energy
» SolarAid operates programmes that bring cheap and safe solar power to schools, clinics and homes in some of the most remote regions of Malawi, Uganda and Zambia.
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Permaculture and sustainable farming resources
‘Permaculture’ combines the ideas of permanent agriculture and permanent culture.
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Seeds: the gift of life
Navdanya (‘nine seeds’) is a women-centred movement protecting biological and cultural diversity. Their network of seed keepers and organic producers spreads across 18 states in India. They have helped set up community seed banks across the country, trained over 500,000 farmers in seed ‘sovereignty’ and sustainable agriculture and helped setup the largest fair trade organic…
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Making your NGO more ‘environmentally friendly’
Your organisation has an impact on the environment. How can you make it better?
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The importance of Fair Trade
Fair Trade is a small but growing movement that offers a progressive alternative to the conventional model of trade.
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The pressures on land use
The world has a limited amount of land available for growing food. And the available land has increasing demands put on it.
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Examples of ways to alleviate poverty
Tools for Self Reliance is a UK-based organisation who works with local partners to relieve poverty in Africa by supporting people with the skills they need to set up their own busines. It funds business skills and technical training in trades such as carpentry, welding, bicycle repair and bricklaying in Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Zambia…
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Value chain development
The concept of value chain is explained in a working paper by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation that highlights the most important issues that development agencies need to consider when they engage in value chain development in rural areas. The paper offers guiding principles for development practitioners and policy makers, and points to…
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Microfinance
Microfinance is a tool to address poverty and assist people to generate an income. In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in the number of microfinance institutions and clients. However, microfinance services remain limited in rural areas which are often sparsely populated and poorly developed in terms of economic and physical infrastructure. Efforts are, therefore,…
