DanChurchAid: Development aid

Tutu nominates DanChurchAid

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:04:38 GMT

Archbishop Desmond Tutu nominates DanChurchAid for the Hilton Humanitarian Prize. The nomination is backed by the 10 bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark and former Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Uffe Elleman-Jensen

Africa Commission policy notes

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:11:01 GMT

The Danish government has established an Africa Commission on effective development cooperation with Africa.

Global credit crisis threatens the poorest

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:02:50 GMT

The global credit crisis will have dramatic consequences for the poorest, because those who fund
them are hit by the breakdown," says John Nduna, director of ACT International.

Returning to nothing

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:41:29 GMT

Refugees are now seriously returning to South Sudan. Expectations are high but there is very little to come home to

A goat story

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:11:40 GMT

Mahder Tsegaw is one of the ��GIVE A GOAT �� beneficiaries in Amhara regional state in Dehana, namely in Berbera village. Receiving the donation of goats has changed her life.

Floods in Assam, West Bengal and Orissa states

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:17:19 GMT

Heavy and incessant rainfall since June 16, 2008 has flooded many areas in the eastern states of Assam, Orissa and West Bengal leaving some 93 people dead and close to 2.7 million people affected.

Water everywhere, though not a drop for the pensioners

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:21:53 GMT

There should be plenty of water at the town of Balykchy, where property prices are booming for some. But the faces of the elderly at the local community centre look crestfallen.

Self help groups along Asia's forgotten Old Silk Road

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:43:54 GMT

If the main bridge across the Rhone River in central Geneva collapsed and was not repaired, or attended to within days, or even hours, residents of the Swiss city would be up in arms, lobbying and harassing local, regional or federal authorities to act. Action would likely soon be taken.

Multimedia - Prepared for the next disaster

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:25:34 GMT

Farmers in Cambodias Kompong Speu province are working to make their villages more resilient to the recurring natural disasters, such as drought or floods, hitting the area as a result of changes in the climate. See the video about clean drinking water and audioslideshow about a ricebank here.

Climate on the agenda

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:23:22 GMT

The poor people in the development countries are the ones who must pay the biggest price for the climate changes even though it is largely our way of living in the rich countries which contributes the most to create the climate changes.