Raspberries, Pears and Chocolate: A Fresh Understanding of the Bee Crisis
Posted by admin in FullContent on 07. Jun, 2010 | No Comments
Editor’s Note: We’ve been having a lot of talks about scale, scope and speed here at Worldchanging recently and I thought Nathanael’s article below was an excellent example of how different a problem looks when one’s scope of view changes…in this case, a new look at the global pollinator crisis reveals an unexpected part of [...]
Cuban prisoners ‘win concessions’
Posted by admin in Featured on 23. May, 2010 | No Comments
Cuba reportedly eases jail conditions for political detainees after talks with Church leaders and a public hunger strike.
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Cuban prisoners ‘win concessions’
Posted by admin in Featured on 23. May, 2010 | No Comments
Cuba reportedly eases jail conditions for political detainees after talks with Church leaders and a public hunger strike.
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Mass rally over Albania election
Posted by admin in Featured on 14. May, 2010 | No Comments
Tens of thousands of people have protested in Albania’s capital, Tirana, calling for a recount of last year’s election, which they claim was rigged.
They came out in support of Socialist Party activists who have been on hunger strike for two weeks outside the office of Prime Minister Sali Berisha.
Mr Berisha’s Democrats won a narrow [...]
Female Farmers Overcome Barriers to Feed Africa
Posted by admin in FullContent on 10. May, 2010 | No Comments
by Molly Theobald
In Washington DC last week at the House Hunger Caucus briefing, panelist, Cheryl Morden, Director of the North American Liaison Office of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), concluded that, in the global agriculture funding community’s struggle to alleviate hunger and poverty, there is a “big pay-off in focusing on women,” but [...]
Poor appeal
Posted by admin in Featured on 04. May, 2010 | No Comments
The guerrilla fighter was tough, experienced, leading a platoon of around 60 insurgents.
"I am from a very poor family," the fighter told me.
"Life was very difficult. I joined the party and now I understand many more things. I think revolution is the only option."
One thing you should know about this hardline Maoist rebel [...]
Rooney is PFA player of the year
Posted by admin in Featured on 25. Apr, 2010 | No Comments
Wayne Rooney has been voted player of the year by his peers in the Professional Footballers’ Association.
The Manchester United striker, who has scored 34 goals this season, beat off competition from Didier Drogba, Carlos Tevez and Cesc Fabregas.
Rooney, 24, said: "It’s a great feeling to win because it’s voted for by the players. It’s [...]
The intent to invent in Ghana
Posted by admin in Featured on 24. Apr, 2010 | No Comments
The Kristo Asafo, or Christ Reformed Church, in Ghana, founded by Apostle Asafo in 1971, is renowned for its investment in agriculture, manufacturing and industry. Neil McCarthy went to meet the Apostle, and discovered a man obsessed by gadgetry and innovation.
Apostle Asafo’s technology centre lies about two hours west of the Ghana’s capital Accra, [...]
The intent to invent in Ghana
Posted by admin in Featured on 24. Apr, 2010 | No Comments
The Kristo Asafo, or Christ Reformed Church, in Ghana, founded by Apostle Asafo in 1971, is renowned for its investment in agriculture, manufacturing and industry. Neil McCarthy went to meet the Apostle, and discovered a man obsessed by gadgetry and innovation.
Apostle Asafo’s technology centre lies about two hours west of the Ghana’s capital Accra, [...]
The intent to invent in Ghana
Posted by admin in Featured on 24. Apr, 2010 | No Comments
The Kristo Asafo, or Christ Reformed Church, in Ghana, founded by Apostle Asafo in 1971, is renowned for its investment in agriculture, manufacturing and industry. Neil McCarthy went to meet the Apostle, and discovered a man obsessed by gadgetry and innovation.
Apostle Asafo’s technology centre lies about two hours west of the Ghana’s capital Accra, [...]
