Sorry But We Gotta Help Ourselves Now

After books like Deadaid and  The White Man’s Burden we are aware that development aid is not just something inherently good.

But if the rich countries in the North suddenly make huge cuts in their aid-budgets that can only lead into even worse situations. That is because the aid industry has created a system of dependency over the last years and aprubt cuts of these supplies – possibly combined with even more protectionism – can have serious impact for the poorest. Unfortunately, that is exactly what is happening right now.

The Sustainability Compass

Imagine we’d know which way to navigate towards a sustainable development of our planet.

A planet which has boundaries – or with more positive words “a safe operation space for humans”. We must respect it. Yet, that is not enough. We must also seek to find socially just solutions. That is when we can speak of inclusive and sustainable development.

How To Do Smart Economics

Did you know that “about 2/5 of girls are never born due to a preference for sons”?

That’s one of the statements given by the recently published Word Development Report 2012. You can think of the World Bank whatever you like, but at least they are going with the times and looking at how important women are for the development of our planet. Here are some of the findings:

Do it Yourself

People all around the world are finding amazing creative solutions to their problems. It is time to give them credit.

Those every day inventors are going to be the stars of the new Makeshift Magazine. “Makeshift Magazine is a new print and online publication that’s combing the world to find creativity in unexpected places.”