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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
1 day ago6 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


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


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


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


Energy poverty in tourist areas is hiding in plain sight
Bright resorts, dark homes: how tourism growth can deepen unequal energy access for workers and host communities

Editorial Team SDG10
Mar 88 min read


Energy transition powers top spot in latest global environmental index
Estonia’s 40% emissions cut and tougher protection for forests and wetlands underpin its rise in the 2024-2025 EPI

Editorial Team SDG7
Mar 42 min read


School meal networks, local procurement and traceability, what is changing?
From farm to school to traceability rules, districts want shorter supply chains, but funding and logistics are tightening in USA

Editorial Team SDG3
Mar 37 min read


Waste Warriors Society scales up waste management work across the Indian Himalayan region
A volunteer clean-up group has grown into a regional operator running collection, sorting and community programmes across Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh

Editorial Team SDG15
Feb 273 min read


Global Brigades brings mobile dental care to remote villages
A volunteer-led mobile unit treated more than 200 children in Honduras, where the nearest hospital can be over three hours away on foot

Editorial Team SDG3
Feb 202 min read


The world is changing, global civil society is the glue holding long term progress together
The UN SDGs offer a common blueprint, but it is civil society that turns goals into lasting projects on the ground

Editorial Team SDG17
Feb 205 min read


Locally controlled forest restoration programme targets market access for community-led management
A LoCoFoRest initiative aims to link SDG 15 ambitions with land rights, livelihoods and governance ahead of a planned shift to digital monitoring

Editorial Team SDG15
Feb 153 min read


Global 6K for Water highlights fragility of health and sanitation services under climate pressure
World Vision says climate shocks can halt routine services in unstable regions, raising disease risks and child mortality

Editorial Team SDG6
Feb 142 min read


Fundación Aquae centres 2026 strategy on water sustainability through ecosystem recovery and industrial water cycle efficiency
Reforestation, wastewater reuse and youth-led research sit at the heart of the foundation’s water agenda for 2026.

Editorial Team SDG6
Feb 132 min read


Housing forum in Riyadh sets out tools to scale affordable, low-carbon homes
A February 2026 meeting in Saudi Arabia brought government, industry and civil society together around modular building, green standards and PropTech

Editorial Team SDG11
Feb 124 min read


Solar Cookers International sets out a 2026 strategy for clean cooking at scale
A sharper focus on performance, hybrid designs and local leadership signals a shift from pilot projects to durable clean cooking systems

Editorial Team SDG7
Feb 83 min read


Digital documentation drive aims to protect Syrian housing and property rights
Digital archiving projects in Aleppo and Homs are being used to preserve claims for displaced Syrians amid a documentation vacuum

Editorial Team SDG10
Feb 73 min read


Global conservation gains mark a new phase for forest protection and community leadership
Late 2025 and early 2026 highlight renewed commitments to forest preservation, wildlife recovery and locally driven stewardship under SDG 15

Editorial Team SDG15
Jan 313 min read


FAO tightens transparency standards for hunger indicators
2025-26 move strengthens data validation for PoU and FIES, aiming to steer funding and policy with greater precision

Editorial Team SDG2
Jan 293 min read


Pacific Institute unveils strategic plan through 2026
The Oakland-based think tank drives scientific, equitable and sustainable solutions to the world’s water challenges

Editorial Team SDG6
Jan 262 min read


Hospice Buen Samaritano, the quiet revolution of dignified palliative care
A community based model in Argentina shows how compassionate end of life care can advance social equity and human dignity

Editorial Team SDG3
Jan 233 min read
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