Inclusive Economies
Combating gender-based violence in Colombia
How conversation and cartography are helping redefine attitudes toward women and LGBTI people
Designed in Canada, deployed in Mozambique
How a Mozambican expat in Saskatchewan designed a motorcycle ambulance to help improve maternal health in his homeland
How theatre is helping Central American women cope with the perils of migrating to the United States
From old plants and old ways, a new African agriculture
How the return of Indigenous knowledge could help change how the continent farms
Breaking the bonds of childhood marriage
How young girls in West Africa are helping themselves (and their communities) by changing cultural perspectives on childhood marriage
How soap-opera-style videos are helping educate couples in northern Nigeria about maternal and child health
How a new designation could transform the Nairobi slum and help end the “poverty penalty” its residents face
How Artisan Hub is helping connect traditional craftspeople in developing countries to new and potentially lucrative foreign markets
Constructive connections in Costa Rica
How the WeConnect International program helped Madelaine Artavia Sotela grow her construction company.
Rethinking El Salvador’s public transit trouble
Riding a public bus in the Central American country can be a treacherous and even deadly experience. But a local think tank is using its newfound ability to conduct detailed on-the-ground research to help transform a system relied upon by millions.
The high cost of cheap clothes
Four years after the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory killed more than 1,000 people in Bangladesh, a Dhaka-based think tank continues to push for wholesale changes to one of the country’s most important industries
Maternal health enters the information age in Peru
How the Wawared project is using technology to collect and share health data that will improve the lives of women and, perhaps eventually, everyone in the nation
Building better borders in Latin America
Illegal trading and the violence that can accompany it is a scourge along Latin America’s borders, but researchers from across the region are working together to find ways to combat the problem
Greening South America, one business at a time
A look at how small and medium-sized businesses on the continent are starting to play a bigger role in environmental sustainability
How evaluating an educational program that helps women in India empower themselves could help ensure its future
How one organization is using the law to improve maternal and child health in Uganda
