How we crashed cost of farming in the Niger Delta
James Elekwachi is Economic Development Programme Manager at the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta, PIND. He tells Vanguard’s Egufe Yafugborhi, in this interview, that the development agency’s sustained commitment to lifting many from poverty into livelihood engagements, through improved farming skills and information, would have passed by if the goodwill organisation had caved in to profound tendencies for violence and disruptions it met on ground six years ago.

In many cities, the emptying, conveyance, treatment and disposal of fecal sludge has largely been left to unregulated private, informal service providers. To address this neglected but crucial part of urban sanitation, the World Bank has developed some tools to diagnose fecal sludge management (FSM) status and to guide decision-making.

“Amidst the devastation brought on by… neglected diseases is a neglected solution. Strong evidence shows that access to safe, sustainable and reliable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions plays a critical role in preventing transmission.”

When Honest Women Replace “Self-Made” Men

Female politicians show that rising to power is a group effort.

“Darkness taught me transformation cannot solely be an individual pursuit, but also a community trust,” writes Jill Filipovic. “We must lean on others to strive on our own.”

This made us think about our Community Transformation Centres, and how helping each other is so much more important than helping ourselves.

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