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The role of sweatshops in the 2012 Olympics
Adidas, the US$16bn a year profit German owned sports clothing giant, has been tasked with the job of kitting out the UK Olympic team for
African Men. Hollywood Stereotypes.
In the post-KONY2012 viral video era, here’s a challenging and timely video from the Stop the Pity campaign (by Mama Hope) that draws attention to
Dry Africa sits on ‘huge’ water resource
Ten years ago the UN Development Programme reported that population growth and economic development would lead to nearly one in two people in Africa living
Climate change: iceberg right ahead?
Last week the 3 hour documentary Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron aired on television, thanks to the National Geographic, boasting the latest data
Town of Runners
Town of Runners is a feature documentary about young runners from Bekoji – an Ethiopian Highland town which has produced some of the world’s greatest
What we’re reading: election posters from Africa; a banker’s confession; boring headlines; The World Bank gracefully taking criticism on the chin?
Source: ironic anti-Zuma poster found in north western suburbs of Johannesburg prior to the 2009 election, by Christo Doherty Monkey still working. Baboon gotta wait
The Carbon Map
Welcome to The Carbon Map (click to view). Its aim: to make sense of climate change responsibility and vulnerability. The site uses interactive cartograms (maps
Campaigners can still learn from the Abolition of Slavery
In an excellent post on the history of campaigning, Max Lawson, Oxfam’s head of advocacy, reflects on what today’s campaigners on the Robin Hood Tax
Fancy yourself as an international development journalist?
Fancy yourself as a bit of a journalist? Do you have an interest in international development? Or maybe you are just fed up of the
Two sides of the Global Food Crisis – Food Shortage vs. Food Wastage
There are two sides to the current world food crisis: with food shortages for hundreds of millions of people in developing counties resulting in widespread