global development professionals network
A space for NGOs, aid workers and development professionals to share knowledge and expertise
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Five ways to take action on climate changeThe world’s leaders have promised to take urgent action on climate change. But that was the easy part. Here’s what they need to do next.
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The Nigerian refugees displaced by Boko Haram – in picturesMore than 2 million people have been displaced by Boko Haram-related violence in north-east Nigeria. Judith Prat photographed the internally displaced people who are suffering in both the refugee camps – where they face food shortages and a lack of healthcare – and in the towns where they can barely scrape by -
Live Q&A;: How can public-private partnerships build healthier cities?Join an expert panel on 8 December from 2–3.30pm GMT to discuss how public health organisations can work with private partners to build healthy cities -
Foreign aid is failing fast – but it's not too late to fixAt a time when we need it more than ever, aid is being cut and NGOs’ ability to operate freely is under threat
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How Latin American women are cracking the code to the tech sectorLauded by Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg, Mariana Costa is making the tech sector accessible for young women from deprived backgrounds in Peru, Mexico and Chile
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Open defecation in India: forcing people to stop is not the solutionThe Swachh Bharat Mission set a goal to end open defecation by 2019, but state governments must let communities make the change themselves
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If you want to tackle carbon emissions let indigenous people control their landGlobal leaders must acknowledge that land and forests owned and managed by local communities are more likely to prevent deforestation and deliver greater carbon storage
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Does Trump's election mark the end of compassion in aid?Trump’s worldview is completely at odds with the principles of foreign aid. Is this the end of development as we know it?
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11 ways women in Nigeria can become financially independentHow can women in Nigeria become economically empowered and contribute to the development of the country? Our panel of experts share their thoughts
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Live Q&A;: How shall we plan the cities of the future?What do we need to do to build the cities of the future? Join an expert panel on Thursday 24 November, 2-3.30pm GMT, to discuss
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Who is your NGO hero? Tell us about the people who lit up your 2016It’s been a rough year for many, with a few disappointments. But who has shone through the drudge with an uplifting approach to development work?
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Guidelines for writers and contributors
As a space for development professionals to share knowledge and experiences, we hope many of you will write for us and engage in debate on the site. If you want to do so, here's how
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Global Development Professionals Network eventsPast and future events hosted by the Guardian’s Global Development Professionals Network around the world
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Women in the shadows: homelessness in Buenos Aires – in picturesPhotographer Adrian Markis documents the marginalised women and their children in Argentina’s capital city
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Going on holiday? Here’s how to switch offTaking time off is not a luxury but a necessity to ‘fill up the well’ and make the most impact back at work. Here are five steps to help you recharge
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Why did you become a humanitarian? Aid workers share their motivationsWhether out of a desire to help those in need or by accident, readers share their reasons for working as humanitarians – despite near death experiences
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Classic rookie aid worker faux pas ... and how to avoid themOff on your first mission as an aid worker? Learn from the many, many mistakes of those who have gone before you
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Eleven rules to live by if you want to make it to the top at the UNRemember fellow aid workers, you can never have enough capacity building, transparency or meetings
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From what we can discern about our promised new role in the world post Brexit, it seems a morality-free zoneIn their ruthless flight from liberalism, Tories have left decency behind
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Women tap into new roles as mobile internet scheme targets rural IndiaA programme to improve digital literacy has provided 1.2 million women in rural India with access to technology hitherto denied them by a conservative culture
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The Guardian view on aid for Nigeria: return corrupt cash to the poorEditorial: Boko Haram’s attempt to create a caliphate in Africa has been a disaster. Millions of displaced people need food, medicine and help – which could be funded by the cash UK police have seized
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UN makes biggest ever aid appeal amid fears of compassion fatigueGrowing number – and scale – of crises around the world is not matched by countries’ will to tackle them, experts warn
Three surprising ways to challenge violence against women