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Celebrity activism: ‘Sometimes I wonder if I am making it worse, or making it better’
‘Sometimes I wonder if I am making it worse, or making it better. Am I legitimising these causes? Or the opposite? Who knows?’ Who would
22 students challenge ‘poverty porn’ story in Times of Malta
When writing about Africa we are told: Among your characters you must always include The Starving African, who wanders the refugee camp nearly naked, and
What we’re reading: to be an abolitionist; on democracy; are you ready for the zombie apocalypse?
To be an abolitionist, or not to be an abolitionist? Henning Mankell (Swedish crime author and artist) tells the story about Thomas Clarkson and his
Her Zimbabwe – Her voice. Her revolution.
‘Her Zimbabwe is an alternative platform for Zimbabwean women to articulate their stories no matter what their background, no matter what their story. We want
5 Aid myths busted
Overseas aid agendas of governments and proposed cuts in real spending on aid budgets are under review across donor countries. The prolonged global recession, rising
Sweatshops at sea
The P&O cruise ship Ventura off the coast of Monaco. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian Have you ever taken a trip across the Irish
It’s Africa Day!
Today is Africa Day, so get out, get planning and enjoy the plethora of opportunities across the country celebrating all things from Africa! The 5th
Development Education Day in Galway
For those that didn’t catch it, Development Education Day was run on the 15th February earlier this year in NUI Galway by Self Help Africa
28,000 rubber ducks continue to tell a tale of plastic
20 years later, yellow plastic rubber ducks are still appearing on our beaches having been part of a consignment of 28,000 of them lost at
It is sad but necessary that these photos exist
Image: Serbian graffiti on a wall in Kosovo in 1999 Tom Stoddart began his photographic career in a local newspaper in the North-East of England