rural development
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Community Watch: A Village in Benue State Nigeria Needs A New Bridge
Apr 12, 2016By Benjamin Idoko, Benue state Residents of Uleke Community in Itabono Council ward, Owukpa district of Ogbadibo local government in Benue state, are in dire need of a new bridge that will aid easy commute... -
Rural Africa Weekly Report: Resolving Fulani Herdsmen/Host-Community Face-off and Other Reports
Jan 5, 2016Happy New Year once again! As usual, every 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... -
Rural Pulse: One Cap Doesn’t Fit All
Nov 16, 2015The Global Goals (Sustainable Development Goals) have been adopted in September and the world awaits its implementation, starting January 2016. Key among what the goals seek to eradicate is Poverty. One of the many organisations working... -
Rural Pulse: Rural Initiatives for Development is Key to National Economies
Oct 19, 2015This week on Rural Pulse, we will draw lessons from Prince Adu-Appiah, the founder of 1Billion Africa (1BA), an initiative a problem solving international NGO with the mission to alleviate poverty and empower Africans especially the... -
Community Champion: Solving Africa’s problems, What can 1Billion Africa Do?
Oct 18, 2015Several centuries ago, Niccolo Machiavelli forewarned: “When one asks a powerful neighbor to come to aid and defend one with his forces…These forces may be good in themselves, but they are always dangerous for those who... -
Rural Africa Weekly Report: Towards better rural development in Africa and Other Reports
Oct 12, 2015Every week, Rural Reporters collate reports on development in rural Africa and its environs. The reports include are some of our top picks of recent must-read research, interviews, reports, blogs and in-depth articles to help you... -
Rural Pulse: Volunteer! It is Part of African Culture
Oct 5, 2015Last month, we began a new series – Rural Pulse, to feature people living and working in rural communities on what they consider as the best practice for sustainable development. This week, we asked Voluntary Service... -
Rural Africa Weekly Report: Lessons From Mathare Slum and Other Reports
Oct 5, 2015Every week, Rural Reporters collate a report on development in rural Africa and its environs. The reports include are some of our top picks of recent must-read research, interviews, reports, blogs and in-depth articles to help you... -
Rural Africa Weekly Report: Accra Migration Forum and Other Reports
Sep 28, 2015Every week, RuralReporters.com collates a report on development in rural Africa and its environs. The reports include are some of our top picks of recent must-read research, interviews, reports, blogs and in-depth articles to help you... -
Rural Pulse: In Community Work, Think Like an Entrepreneur
Sep 28, 2015While the world celebrates the arrival of the new millennium, northern Nigeria welcomed it with seething resentment as religion took a center stage. The protest by the Christians in Kaduna to eliminate Sharia quickly spread into...