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Sustainable Development

Keeping The Water Flowing In Rural Villages

Keeping projects in business for the long term has been a constant theme of the Fixes column, and if sustainability has a poster child, it would be a water pump.   Tra...

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Health

Immunisation: A Powerful Piece Of The Equality Puzzle

In 2016, girls and women are still more likely to miss out when it comes to the advances of global development: going to school, getting well paid for their work or represe...

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Alternative Entertainment

Nina Simone's Face

When I was kid, I knew what the worst parts of me were—my hair and my mouth. My hair was Happy. My lips were big. Nearly every kid around me knew something similar of...

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Environment

The All-Female Patrol Stopping South Africa's Rhino Poachers

The Black Mambas are winning the war on poaching,” insists SiphiweSithole. “We have absolutely zero tolerance for rhino poaching and the illegal wildlife trade....

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Sustainable Development

Beyond Ribbon Cutting

When we started Fixes, we were hoping that interested readers would write in with their own ideas and experiences.  Anyone who read the comments on our debut column, &...

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Trending

World Wildlife Day 2016: 15 Ways To Save Earth’s Animals And Plants

Thursday marks World Wildlife Day, which the 68th session of the United Nations General Assemblydesignated as a time to celebrate and raise awareness of the planet’s ...

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Sustainable Development

Idea's Help No One On A Shelf, Take Them To The World

Have you thought of a clever product to mitigate climate change? Did you invent an ingenious gadget to light African villages at night? Have you come up with a new kind of ...

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Gender

Breaking The Gender Earnings Gap

Betty Ajio has made a living for the past 23 years doing a job that most women would not think of doing.
The 43-year-old metal fabricator makes 120 to 230 cooking pots...

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Human Rights

Five Ways Tech Is Crowdsourcing Women’s Empowerment

From gathering data on street harassment in Egypt to finding respectful gynaecologists in India, technology is helping women fight discrimination Even when data is gathered...

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Human Rights

India: Protection Of Traditional Knowledge In India

The coming into force of the Nagoya Protocol in October will have great benefits for the defence of indigenous people's rights over their resources, and strengthen India's ...

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