The Future’s Architects
Kibera, once named one of Africa’s worst slums, has watched officials repeatedly fail to respond effectively to its growth. Until now.
Politics
Governance
Creating a Water Shortage
Why is water running out in Brazil’s cities? Does the Landless Workers' Movement provide a solution to it?
Understanding Crime
Crime in Mexico City is a multi-layered problem. We asked two experts to break down the figures and cut through the complexities.
Good Reason for Optimism
Kofi Annan identifies the two most important challenges for Africa's future development in this urgent and inspirational call to action.
Society
Cambodia’s Mighty Girls
In Cambodia, Khmer girls are supposed to be gentle and obedient. A young woman in shorts is tackling this ideal with her prowess on the football pitch.
Re-Beirut – The Impulse Generator
Felix and Hans set up their re-beirut.net online platform to feature hands-on ideas for promoting the integration of migrants.
Refugee Portraits
Sadly, refugees are often presented as an anonymous mass in the media, a burden to welfare states, a security hazard. These photos tell a different story.
Girls Not Brides
Millions of girls are being married off even before they complete school. They won't ever be able to live prosperous lives.
A Traditional Shareconomy
Indigenous communities in the Andes traditionally manage commons such as water. Their potential is still not exhausted.
Prescribed Reconciliation
The Gacaca Courts in Rwanda offered a socially acceptable framework for overcoming the deep gap rent between Hutu and Tutsi by war and genocide.
Security & Conflict
Drug War in Mexico: A Bounty on Bloggers
Mexicans use blogs, Facebook and Twitter to battle the media’s silence about the war on drugs.
Displaced in Their Own Country
Thousands of people have left their homes in Iraq to seek refuge. Many continue to stay in the country. What is life like for those internal refugees?
Coffee Instead of Coca
In Peru many farmers grow Coca to generate an income. After facing ruin when her crops were destroyed, Moly Checya has found a better alternative.
Interview with Judith Torrea: How Many Deaths for One Gram of Cocaine?
Drug trafficking, one of the largest businesses of the world, causes too many deaths in Mexico.
Prescribed Reconciliation
The Gacaca Courts in Rwanda offered a socially acceptable framework for overcoming the deep gap rent between Hutu and Tutsi by war and genocide.
Pakistan: Time to Tame a Powerful Spy Agency?
How an investigative report embarrassed Pakistan’s intelligence service – and provided an opportunity to place the powerful agency under civilian control.
Transparency
Interview: From the Transparent Citizen to the Transparent State
How big is the influence of an NGO such as Human Rights Watch on political decision-making processes?
The People’s Victory
The recent elections in Myanmar led to a victory of the National League for Democracy (NLD) over the military - an outcome of an open access to information.
Development Cooperation
Editorial
What do you take responsibility for? DDD issue #15 will show you a variety of approaches to the topic of “responsibility”.
The Emergence of New Donors
South-South cooperation thrives, but efforts remain fragmented. International institutions need to adjust to the reality of a new distribution of power.
