D+C Development and Cooperation

26/12/2024

💰 🤝 "What's in it for us?" is a question often asked in donor countries like Germany. These are the proven benefits 👇

German development cooperation benefits both the recipient countries and the German economy, as new scientific data show. Such arguments deserve more attention in the current discussion on the effectiveness of development cooperation.

25/12/2024

📈 Low-income countries cannot develop without economic growth.

25/12/2024

🇺🇬 The case of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei is yet another example for an issue that needs to be tackled 👇

Gender-based violence remains a pressing concern in East Africa, calling for urgent action to protect women and girls.

24/12/2024

🎓 ✏️ All over the world, access to education must be made easier and its quality improved. We have collected our most important contributions on this topic here: http://spkl.io/6182fJd44

24/12/2024

📈 📉 In some circles, there is much talk of degrowth. But for low-income countries, growth is necessary, says Stefan Dercon in D+C 👇

Stefan Dercon of Oxford University explains why low-income countries cannot develop without economic growth and in what kind of settings growth-oriented policies are implemented.

23/12/2024

📈 Policymakers are obsessed with gross domestic product (GDP). Its growth is considered to indicate a nation’s success. 🏆

⚠️ But GDP is a flawed indicator. Why? Find out in our free Monthly on how growth matters 👇

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23/12/2024

✨ 🙏 Got any new year's resolutions yet? Staying informed on important development matters could be one! Our newsletter will help you with that one! Sign up here, it's free 👇

Stay briefed on what really matters.

22/12/2024

🌳 🌸 🍄 Restoring the planet's environmental health is indispensable. While COP29 is underway, read our most important contributions on the topic here:
http://spkl.io/6183fJdvN

22/12/2024

🤝 At a conference in Cape Town, activists for the human rights of sexual minorities discussed the challenges they face.

It is not only their rights that are at stake 👇

Those who love in a non-heteronormative way are under pressure in many countries around the world. At a conference in Cape Town, activists for the human rights of sexual minorities discussed the challenges they face. They emphasised that it is not only their rights that are at stake, but also plural...

21/12/2024

📖 🎥 🎧 Maybe we turn to art to escape ourselves and the world, or to find ourselves and the world.

❤️ Whatever the case for you, we compiled art with a developmental connection for you. Thank us later! 😉 ⬇️

Access it here: http://spkl.io/6181fKyeD

21/12/2024

🇧🇷 Will anyone else dare to stand up to the world's most famous billionaire? Here's how Brazil's Supreme Court did 👇

The richest man on Earth owns the social-media platform X (formerly Twitter) and allows it to serve right-wing political purposes. Most prominently, Elon Musk supported Donald Trump in the recent US elections. His proximity to the president-elect will certainly increase his international influence. ...

20/12/2024

🇪🇹 Spiritual reverence, indigenous knowledge and traditional beliefs - in Ethiopia, they play a role in environmental conservation 👇

The church forests of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church are a remarkable example of environmental conservation upheld through spiritual reverence, indigenous knowledge and traditional beliefs.

19/12/2024

🇮🇳 How did Gandhi employ Hinduism for political purposes, and how does Modi do so today? Suparna Banerjee compares the two in D+C 👇

As an ancient religion, Hinduism is a very complex phenomenon. It has no central authority, has spawned many different traditions and forms of worship. Practices vary from region to region and caste to caste. The faith, moreover, can be used in quite different ways for political purposes. India’s ...

18/12/2024

🎵 This will be music to the ears of everyone who cares about international development: You can now download the D+C app - for free!

❤️ Online, offline, wherever you are: You'll have the topics that matter to you right at your fingertips 👉 https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/always-have-our-digital-monthly-your-fingertips

18/12/2024

♥️ 🤝 Empathy and care over punishment: A petition to Kenya’s parliament aims to change the law regarding su***de 👇

Kenya is one of the few countries where attempted su***de is still a crime. A petition to Kenya’s parliament aims to change the law, pushing for empathy and care over punishment for those in crisis.

17/12/2024

👋 It's right in front of your door: Development happens where you are.

❤️ With the D+C app you'll hold it right in your hands: Local stories from your country or community!

📲 Download the app here now - for free! 👉 https://www.dandc.eu/en/app

17/12/2024

🌾 Agriculture is a vitally important industry and policymakers must finally take account of that, says our contributor 👇

African governments have to move on from their subsistence approach. For too long they have seen farming as something poor villagers do to feed themselves and their families. Policymakers must finally take account of agriculture as a vitally important industry.