Northern Ghana suffers from a relentless cycle of extreme droughts and devastating floods. But what it does have going for it is an abundance of year-round sunshine, and that’s a blessing for farmers who have been helped by CEAL (Centre for Ecological Agriculture & Livelihoods) to take advantage of the few resources that they do …
Like most people living in difficult environments, the women of northern Ghana don’t want handouts. What they want is a way to make a sustainable living, feed their families and find a worthwhile purpose in life. Here in the north of the country, the rains come once a year, if you’re lucky. The rest of …
Oscar Ndayisenga launched Ecofitext in 2021 and July 2022 the start-up scooped the Newcomer category organised by Managers without Borders. Based in the capital of Burundi, Gitega, Ecofitext specialises in eco fibre production and earth-friendly textile products from the agricultural waste of banana trees grown by local farmers, creating sustainable biodegradable products and textiles for …
Despite talk of a ceasefire, the war in Yemen drags on into its eighth year and an estimated 20 million people are in desperate need. Yet only a fraction of the $4.3 billion requested from donor states in March was forthcoming. Western states offered $1.3 billion…and the Saudis? Nothing. In the same month, the UN’s …
It feels good to donate our old clothes to “charity”, but you may be causing more harm than good. Your donations can end up in places like Kantamanto market in Accra, Ghana – the biggest fashion recycling market in the world. 40% ends up as waste, dumped or burnt around the city or thrown into …