Wetenschap bedrijven onder de druk van moord
Kun je als wetenschapper helpen om ernstige misstanden te bestrijden, als er doden vallen tijdens je onderzoek? Hoe vind je de juiste partners en hoe blijf je gemotiveerd? Oksana Nesterenko stimuleert anticorruptie-onderzoek in Oekraïne, antropoloog Naomi van Stapele werkt met Keniaanse sekswerkers en bendeleden. Een dubbelinterview.
Watch the recording of the World Café
Want to check back on last Friday’s World Café? You can do so via the Youtube link below. See the fascinating conversation led by Ama van Dantzig about the future of development cooperation and more equality between Northern and Southern players with Kitty van der Heijden, Charles Kojo Vandyck, Birgitta Tazelaar and Rachael Mwikali. A written report will follow later.
Sleepboten voor Liechtenstein
Dirk-Jan Koch leidt een meerjarig onderzoeksprogramma naar mogelijke bijwerkingen van internationale samenwerking. Deze keer staan er ongeplande effecten van exportkredietverzekeringen op het menu. In de media verschijnen steeds meer berichten over hoe ze mogelijk bijdragen aan corruptie in ontwikkelingslanden. Tijd voor een verdiepend en vergelijkend onderzoek.
African Movie Review: In Reality
In this Episode of the montly African Movie Review by Emmanuel Mandebo, Vice Versa Global brings you the multi award-winning Ugandan short film ‘In Reality’, directed by Kasule Douglas Benda. In the film, an HIV positive dad finds out that the HIV positive girl he is having a sexual relationship with is actually the girlfriend to his HIV negative son.
The impact of climate change on women
Climate change is the biggest catalyst of poverty. Due to archaic patriarchal systems, women have limited access to basic human rights like the ability to move freely and acquire land. So, as climate change intensifies, women will struggle the most in both the rural and urban setup, especially in informal settlements.
The epilepsy awareness champion pulling down the walls of stigma
When Fredrick Beuchi Boya learnt that his sister was suffering from epilepsy, he deplored the reality she would face since in his community it is associated with a curse. The love he had for her made him research more on the condition and now he is spreading awareness about epilepsy, not only in Kenya, but all over the globe through various drives.
Modernity and nature
As our cities rapidly expand and modernize, nature continuous to bear the burden as it is constantly being dislocated. In Masaka, the green lush vegetation that adorned the city is slowly being replaced by grey impervious surfaces. Martha Nalukenge shares her insights into how changes in land cover have affected the city and its people.
The blind community health volunteer
Losing your eye sight can be devastating even at old age. People who were close to you distance themselves and even family members might treat you differently because they see you as a burden. After losing her eyesight Angela Nzilani went through an extremely difficult time trying to accept the fact that she would never see light again. The only people who came to her rescue were Community Health Volunteers. Now she is one of them herself and has a clear message to the world: “If you see a person living with disability, don’t see the disability but see their ability. We are normal people. Stop referring to us by our disability.”
Hoe inclusief zijn wij zelf?
Diversiteit en inclusie vormen de rode draad in dit nummer.