Posts tagged ‘Millennium Development Goals’
Why is 2015 the European Year for Development?
A short explanation of why 2015 is such an important year, and why it has been chosen as the European Year for Development.
World AIDS Day: Some good news
On Monday 1 December 2014, people around the world marked World AIDS Day, to help raise awareness of the disease. And the good news is that the end of AIDS is in sight.
Next year, 2015, will be the European Year for Development.
A short introduction on why 2015 may well be one of the most important years for a long while.
Not surprising, but interesting nevertheless: Development Practice students care about global issues
Results of a mini survey among students in Dublin, contrasted with an earlier opinion poll in Ireland, measuring attitudes towards development cooperation.
How mobile phones are transforming agriculture in Africa
A short listing of articles on the application of new mobile technologies in African agriculture.
2015 – The European Year of Development
On 1 September, Dóchas submitted the National Activity Plan for the “European Year of Development” 2015 to the European Commission Representation. Find out what that is all about.
In search of the next big “super food”?
One of the recurring securities of the “global development” sector is that, every so often, someone claims to have found the silver bullet. Most recently, there are many that claim that Teff, a grain variety grown mainly in Ethiopia, is the new solution to global malnourishment.
What the media forgot to tell you.
We are getting more information than ever before. But are we getting ‘better informed’? – There are a lot of important stories that don’t make the headlines, and a new news service is trying to change that.
The 2014 World Cup – reflections on the link between sports and development
Reflections on how to use sports as a tool for social development, on the eve of the 2014 soccer World Cup in Brazil.
Challenging the stereotypes of “Africa”
Irish NGOs are working together to change attitudes and impressions of developing countries. Here are some examples of how they are doing that.
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