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How to report on hunger without falling into victimising stereotypes
Responsible hunger reporting needs context, consent and dignity, not pity driven imagery or flattened narratives

Editorial Team SDG2
2 days ago6 min read


Citizen networks as a silent force when official diplomacy stalls
Informal networks, civic groups and local ties often keep dialogue alive when governments cannot, or will not, talk

Editorial Team SDG16
2 days ago5 min read


StepChange and the growing role of debt advice charities in household crisis
Free debt advice has become a frontline service as UK households struggle with arrears, rising essentials and insecure finances

Editorial Team SDG1
3 days ago6 min read


Growing up in a world that never stands still
How turning 18 shapes identity, emotional development and responsibility in a global society.

Joan Ubide
4 days ago4 min read


Ashoka and the rise of social entrepreneurship as a civic force
The organisation helped define social entrepreneurship, but its larger wager is that changemaking should become a social norm

Editorial Team SDG17
5 days ago6 min read


Zooniverse, the civic value of people-powered research
Volunteer-led citizen science is expanding research capacity, but its public value depends on access, trust and good design

Editorial Team SDG9
6 days ago6 min read


From demographic dividend to digital power: AI and the future of work in Africa
Closing the skills gap is now central to competitiveness, productivity and long-term prosperity

Edwin Ochola
Mar 253 min read


Fairpicture and the fight for ethical visual storytelling in the age of AI
As charities and media groups rethink images of poverty, Fairpicture’s model centres consent, dignity and local authorship

Editorial Team SDG10
Mar 257 min read


Citizen science as a driver of a changing world
From polluted air to biodiversity loss, public participation in research is changing how evidence is produced, challenged and used

Editorial Team SDG9
Mar 256 min read


The cost of living far from work, mobility as a driver of poverty
When cheaper housing lies on the urban edge, the daily journey to earn a living can deepen hardship

Editorial Team SDG8
Mar 246 min read


10 changemakers building a more gender-equal world
A record 1,224 nominations from 136 countries. That number alone tells a story.

Lovisa Ralpher WIN WIN
Mar 234 min read


Governing the ocean when the ocean has no owner
A landmark treaty turns the high seas from an ungoverned expanse into a test of shared global responsibility.

Gabriela Casuso
Mar 222 min read


Teach the Future and the politics of climate education reform
A youth led campaign has helped push climate literacy from the margins towards the centre of education policy

Editorial Team SDG4
Mar 215 min read


Bond and the struggle to rebuild trust in international development
As aid budgets tighten and scrutiny grows, Bond sits at the centre of debates on safeguarding, partnerships and sector credibility

Editorial Team SDG16
Mar 206 min read


The rural, urban education gap goes far beyond connectivity
Internet access matters, but rural learners are held back by deeper inequalities in teaching, transport, devices and support

Editorial Team SDG4
Mar 196 min read


Researchers in the HIV cure race, closer to remission, but not yet to a universal cure
Spain’s HIV scientists are helping turn rare breakthroughs into realistic remission strategies, while stigma and late diagnosis still slow progress

Editorial Team SDG3
Mar 186 min read


Prevention programmes that reduce future costs in health systems
Vaccination, screening and public health policy can cut long term costs, but prevention still gets a small share of spending

Editorial Team SDG3
Mar 176 min read


Environmental Performance Index offers a global scorecard of climate and nature progress
A Yale and Columbia-led index ranks 180 countries and updates its metrics, as governments face widening trade-offs and data gaps

Editorial Team SDG15
Mar 165 min read


Stories of ordinary people making extraordinary impacts
Why grassroots action matters, and how everyday citizens often shift policy, services and public debate

Editorial Team SDG17
Mar 156 min read


NGOs working on school dropout in later adolescence are filling gaps that states still leave open
As upper secondary dropout remains high, civil society groups are targeting poverty, gender, conflict and exclusion

Editorial Team SDG4
Mar 146 min read


Telemedicine in rural areas, where it helps and where it does not
Remote care can widen access in rural communities, but it cannot replace clinics, staff, diagnostics, or emergency transport

Editorial Team SDG3
Mar 136 min read


Teacher training in climate literacy and critical thinking is becoming an education test
Schools are being asked to teach the climate crisis, but many teachers are still being left to improvise

Editorial Team SDG13
Mar 126 min read


European green capital award sets out blueprint for sustainable city leadership
EU-backed recognition scheme highlights city policies that lift quality of life, and builds networks to spread workable sustainability practice

Editorial Team SDG11
Mar 114 min read


Southeast Asia’s landmine survivors cannot wait for perfect politics
Prosthetics, rehabilitation and long-term support remain the clearest measure of real progress for survivors

Editorial Team SDG16
Mar 108 min read
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