Educating Akello
One man's effort to help a Ugandan girl stay in school shows the complicated issues involved with Western aid. Richard Dowden| March 2007 issue Too small to reach the seat, she cycles with one leg sticking through the frame of the old-fashioned bicycle and stops in front of me, blocking my way. She Read More...
Another world is possible
A conversation with Chico Whitaker, founder of the World Social Forum and latest winner of the Alternative Nobel Prize Marco Visscher | Jan/Feb 2007 issue Tension hung in the air. The third World Social Forum (WSF) was to be held the next day and Porto Alegre’s university was preparing for an Read More...
Justice for peace
Karen Tse makes a strong case against torture Nynke Sietsma| December 2006 issue Karen Tse couldn’t be more clear about her dream: She wants to eliminate torture in the world. It certainly doesn’t sound simple, but Tse says it could be. “We just have to make a decision as a global community Read More...
One last thing...
"child labor shouldn't be banned" Marco Visscher | December 2004 issue What? Shouldn’t kids be able to go to school and play outside?“Of course, that’s the image we’d like to have of children. Unfortunately, this is not reality. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), Read More...
Save the children
Mary Kafuko gets kids off the street in Uganda Tijn Touber | Jan/Feb 2006 Read More...
The pilot who said no
Yonatan Shapira stood up for peace inside the Israeli Air ForceRobert Hirschfield | Jan/Feb 2006 issue Many in Israel are still trying to make sense of Yonatan Shapira, an Israeli Black Hawk helicopter pilot who in September 2003 made public a “pilots’ letter of refusal” which he authored Read More...
The most hopeful courtroom in the world
The European Court of Human Rights shows how justice can cross borders. Is it a model for the whole planet? Jay Walljasper | April 2006 issue The plight of 5-year-old Tabitha Kaniki Mitunga sparked international controversy in 2002 when Belgian officials detained her alone at an immigration centre Read More...
Megaphone for the voices of street kids
In India, millions of children live hard lives on the street. Jeroo Billimoria created an emergency hotline so they can get help. Tijn Touber | June 2004 issue WHO? Jeroo Billimoria WHAT? Childline, a 24-hour telephone hotline for children in distress WHERE? Mumbai, India WHEN? 1996 Read More...
More than good intentions
Peter Daglish set out not to just help to Nepal's street kids, but to hand them opportunities. Tijn Touber | June 2004 issue WHO? Peter Dalglish WHAT? Street Kids International, helping street kids start a new life to realise their potential WHERE? Kathmandu, Nepal WHEN? 1988 WHY? No Read More...
Poor people's hidden wealth
Poor people often stay poor because laws are stacked against them. For 20 years, Hernando de Soto has been hard at work to change this Bram Posthumus | June 2004 issue WHO? Hernando de Soto WHAT? Instituto Libertad y Democracia (ILD), an international think tank that registers the property of Read More...