Rural Africa
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Call for FGM Ban, Youth with Disabilities and Other Reports from Rural Africa
Aug 22, 2016Every week, Rural Reporters collate reports on development in rural Africa and its environs. The reports include some of our top picks from recent must-read research, interviews, reports, blogs and in-depth articles which have been carefully... -
Kaduna: An Afternoon With The Street Beggars’ Spokesperson
Aug 4, 2016By Happiness Titus @happy_zirra, Nigeria If you have read Aminata’s “The Beggars’ Strike,” then this might not sound surprising to you. Except that the story that I am about to tell you is not fictitious... -
Rural Urbanisation, Crowd-farming and Other Reports
Aug 1, 2016Every week, Rural Reporters collate reports on development in rural Africa and its environs. The reports include some of our top picks from recent must-read research, interviews, reports, blogs and in-depth articles which have been carefully... -
Zimbabwe Rural Farmers Receive Automatic Weather Stations
Jul 15, 2016By Wallace Mawire Two automatic weather stations have been installed at some of Zimbabwe’s rural communities to enable farmers to receive reliable and timely weather and climate information for agriculture planning. The stations were installed at... -
A Quick Visit to Mau Forest – Sarah Kutahi
Jun 22, 2016The first time I heard about Mau, my adrenaline pumped to levels that only allowed me to compose songs I would sing with any kid I came across in this foreign land. It was Saturday the... -
Prikkle Academy: Rural Youths Design Bamboo Solar Lamps To Bring Electricity To Their State
Jun 17, 2016It’s no longer news that there are many streets in urban communities of Nigeria that don’t have electricity. This situation is even more appalling in rural communities where some of the villages do not have an electric... -
I Promise You A Free Ride
Jun 16, 2016Lagos drivers be thinking they are smart o. Lol. The one who drove the tricycle I boarded this evening added a little amount of money on the usual fare from Ogba bus stop to Akilo area.... -
The Rise of Rural Markets and Other Reports
Jun 13, 2016Every week, Rural Reporters collate reports on development in rural Africa and its environs. The reports include some of our top picks from recent must-read research, interviews, reports, blogs and in-depth articles which have been carefully... -
Doctors Without Borders: Governments at UN Must Address Severe Lack of HIV Treatment Access in West and Central Africa During High-Level Meeting
Jun 7, 2016Ahead of the UN High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS this week (June 8-10), the international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) commended governments for deliberating a critical goal that 30 million people should be... -
An NGO In Nigeria Seeks To Help Teenage Mothers Return To School
May 24, 2016Sephamid Bridge Foundation (SBF), a non-profit organization working to promote adolescents’ health in Nigeria, has unveiled a Back to School Initiative (BSi) Program for teenage mothers in Ekiti communities. The initiative aims to enhance human development...