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The question campaigners hate to answer, but need to

Kirsty McNeill on the tough question campaigners need to ask themselves in order to make change.

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Ezekiel Rukuruva, 62, preparing a rainwater channel near his home in a food-insecure area of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe, and linked to us through CBM-partner Jairos Jiri Association.

NGOs must ensure a disability-inclusive approach to climate action

18 October 2021
An estimated 20% of people most vulnerable to climate change are persons with disabilities. Yet they are rarely included in climate action, and are frequently excluded from the decision-making processes and plans to address climate change. 
Street market crowd at Lagos Island's commercial district.

Why locally-led development must be at the heart of the new International Development Strategy

12 October 2021
If the FCDO is committed to value for money, open societies, effective aid and equity for the world’s most marginalised people, it must place locally led development at the heart of its new International Development Strategy.

A divided digital generation: How we risk further excluding girls with disabilities from education.

11 October 2021
We’ve already seen how e-learning has left the poorest children behind. For children with disabilities, a focus on digital could well provide opportunities, but it can equally exacerbate the inequalities that already exist.