Aberdeen entrepreneur unveils African charity scheme
22 March 2010 Aberdeen entrepreneur unveils African charity scheme Aberdeen oil entrepreneur Sir Ian Wood has brewed up a new scheme to help tackle poverty in Africa.
Agenda 2010 MDG conference
11 March 2010 Agenda 2010 MDG conference MDG Progress Maps: the turning point on povertyGates Foundation: Addressing Women’s Needs in Agricultural Work
08 March 2010 Gates Foundation: Addressing Women’s Needs in Agricultural Work In sub-Saharan Africa, women do about 80 percent of the farm labor. That means that any effort to improve the region’s agriculture generally or the lives of its small farmers in particular must take women’s needs and roles into account. Despite efforts to address gender issues in agriculture, changing the lives of women farmers on the ground has remained an elusive goal.