Tag: aid
The surprisingly simple solution to poverty that is changing lives
What if we just give money directly to people who need it? It’s a simple idea that is catching on, with encouraging results
Economics Politics Society
The networkers: emergency humanitarian internet
We meet the team developing portable emergency wifi boxes. In refugee camps and soon on the Mediterranean, they are connecting some of the w...
Society Technology World
'When disaster strikes, business builds bridges'
Typhoons, earthquakes, flooding – natural disasters are increasing in frequency and scale. Sue Adkins, international director at Business in...
Economics
UK law puts gender on development agenda
In early 2014, we reported on the UK passing a law requiring development agencies to consider gender equality when funding foreign aid proje...
Society
New UK fund aims to end the need for aid
The government-backed Newton Fund will foster economic growth in developing countries through innovative partnerships and research collabora...
Innovation
Account of an aid worker: 'We showed people they were not alone'
One year ago, one of the largest typhoons ever recorded struck the Philippines. Niamh Coleman – then a newly qualified aid worker – was amon...
Positive People
