Development
Our Turn To Play
Developments Magazine: ArchivesOrganised sport is as good for women as it is for men, says Louise Tickle. All they need is the opportunity.
Imagine going on an organised trek in the Himalayas. Your mind’s eye probably conjures up a team of fit, strong Sherpas carrying the kit. Bet they’re all blokes.
'I think it can be done'
The Guardian September 2008Gordon Brown's Call to Action campaign aims to speed up progress on the millennium goals. But why, he's asked here, should it make a difference?
If we carry on as we are, every single millennium development goal will be missed by the target date of 2015. Millions of men, women and children will die unnecessarily through illness, famine and conflict; children will be denied an education; and unfair barriers to trade will ensure that the poorest in the world stay poor.
This won’t hurt
Developments Magazine: ArchivesImmunisation is a vital tool in combating killer diseases, reports Louise Tickle. And coverage is improving rapidly.
A baby’s eyes open wide in shock. A second later its face crumples and a shriek of misery cuts the air. A mother laughs nervously and hugs her child, rocking gently to soothe it better. And another life is saved with an injection of vaccine, delivered at the right temperature, at the right time, and before a deadly disease has had chance to devastate a family’s future.
Fairtrade strives for the gold standard
The Guardian
Truly ethical gold mining may not be possible: can pay and conditions be set in such an uncertain business, even if it is sourced ethically?
Gold mining can be a pretty dirty business, which is probably not what you want to know when you're splashing out on your beloved's engagement ring, or slipping a wedding band on to their third finger.
Radio rescue: News you can use.
Developments Magazine: ArchivesIn the immediate wake of a disaster, reliable information can be thin on the ground, which is where an organisation like Internews needs to be heard. Report by Louise Tickle.
Rumours can kill. Just a few weeks after the devastating Pakistan earthquake in October last year, and with tens of thousands sleeping in tent cities, aid workers were becoming increasingly bewildered and disturbed by the occurrence of sudden, fierce conflagrations that would consume the flimsy canvas shelters, dreadfully burning the people inside.
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