At the start of April, Ghana’s government issued a three-week ultimatum to illegal gold miners operating in the country. They were told that they could either stop their activities or face prosecution. The threat seemed to work. By the end of the three weeks, over 500 excavators used in informal artisanal gold mining – known…
Eligible Organisations: Registered national level CSOs with proven expertise in mobilising and working in alliances with diverse stakeholders to achieve policy and service delivery outcomes. Experiences working in the natural resource or the small-scale agriculture sector will be an advantage. The mission of UTZ is to create a world where sustainable farming is the norm.…
The 2017 French election was watched with great nervousness by millions across Francophone Africa. That’s because the French president remains a pivotal figure in about 20 former French colonies on the continent. Over the past 60 years France has maintained disproportionate influence over its former African colonies. This has included control over their military and currencies. Despite being…
BULACAN, Philippines — In 2013, flash floods inundated Lourdes Ijan’s home, here in northern Bulacan province, forcing her and her family to seek refuge with an aunt. When the water subsided, she had no savings to help rebuild her life. “I had to take out loans with high interest rates,” she recalled. “Some people…
Children are more often simply seen as the recipients of assistance designed by others rather than as agents of change who can help shape how their needs are responded to. It is quite rare, especially in a conflict affected country to ask children directly what their problems are and what change they want to see,…
Farmers are aging but who will take their place when they retire? Although the aging demographic structure of farmers offers an opportunity for young people who are unemployed, only a few are willing to take up a profession in farming. Youth participation in agriculture has been inhibited by a myriad of reasons, including access to…
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Upper Denkyira West, Mr Daniel Appianin, has said that Captain Maxwell Mahama who was lynched on Monday at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region, was part of some military personnel who were protecting Chinese small-scale illegal miners (galamsey) in a distant forest at Aminase. In a radio interview on Accra…
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Women in West Africa dominate the fishing value chain and often handle the finances related to fishing. Artisanal fishing is under threat, but better governance and improved surveillance systems are making a difference in some countries. Women are increasingly included in the co-management of fisheries with the support of the World Bank-funded West…
Effective training is a critical building block of any successful mobile data collection project. Data management systems require ongoing maintenance updates. Without a deep understanding of how the technology works it can be difficult for an organization to manage and sustain the solution over time. With Dimagi’s partners, we strongly emphasize CommCare app training and capacity building across…