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A German policy foundation links climate, democracy and resource governance in a fractured global debate

A water charity working in Kenya, Uganda and Sierra Leone highlights the gap between access and reliability

In conflict zones, women-led cultural initiatives are helping communities preserve trust, memory and public life.

How Interpeace tries to move community knowledge into national and international peace policy

The US non-profit uses storytelling, science and local dialogue to push plastic pollution from awareness into policy

In Cameroon, BIOCOM-MDJ aims to involve nearby villages in protecting wildlife, forests and sustainable local livelihoods

Published alongside our earlier report on the International Rescue Committee, this opinion column reflects on why conflict, poverty, climate stress and aid cuts must now be understood as one connected global failure

In conflict settings, the IRC’s joined-up model of health, protection, education and emergency aid matters as needs rise

Responsible hunger reporting needs context, consent and dignity, not pity driven imagery or flattened narratives

Informal networks, civic groups and local ties often keep dialogue alive when governments cannot, or will not, talk

Free debt advice has become a frontline service as UK households struggle with arrears, rising essentials and insecure finances

The organisation helped define social entrepreneurship, but its larger wager is that changemaking should become a social norm

As charities and media groups rethink images of poverty, Fairpicture’s model centres consent, dignity and local authorship

A record 1,224 nominations from 136 countries. That number alone tells a story.

A youth led campaign has helped push climate literacy from the margins towards the centre of education policy

As aid budgets tighten and scrutiny grows, Bond sits at the centre of debates on safeguarding, partnerships and sector credibility

Why grassroots action matters, and how everyday citizens often shift policy, services and public debate

Prosthetics, rehabilitation and long-term support remain the clearest measure of real progress for survivors

Counting people reached is simple; demonstrating lasting, fair change and credible contribution requires better evidence

Rapid growth can dilute impact, weaken accountability and burn out communities before systems are ready.

Cost, safety and time pressures are shutting poorer children out of sport, arts and tutoring, deepening inequality

A volunteer clean-up group has grown into a regional operator running collection, sorting and community programmes across Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh

As founders and long-serving volunteers step back, small charities face a delicate handover of power, trust and know-how

From Paris to Beijing, key texts and turning points turned a moral question into a modern democratic principle