by Hannah McNicol | Mar 2, 2024 | General
In 2022, young women and girls in Afghanistan were barred from attending secondary school and university. The Taliban also quickly restricted employment opportunities for women and girls to only occupations that align with traditional gender roles, such as midwifery,...
by Hannah McNicol | Feb 20, 2024 | General
In the realm of large-scale social change, field catalysts have emerged as a powerful force. Field catalysts, commonly known as coalitions or multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs), play a pivotal role in aligning diverse stakeholders towards achieving large-scale...
by Emily Umbers | Dec 19, 2023 | General
‘Unknown’ by Akuch Kuol Anyieth Both Emily Umbers, AIDN’s Marketing & Operations Manager, and Anna Demant, AIDN Advisory Committee Member, recommend ‘Unknown’ by Akuch Kuol Anyieth – a compelling story about a young girl’s escape,...
by Hannah McNicol | Dec 3, 2023 | General
Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, Morocco and Afghanistan, floods in Libya, global conflict and humanitarian crises at a scale that defies words. For many, 2023 has left us feeling helpless, wondering what we can realistically do amidst unimaginable devastation and...
by Hannah McNicol | Dec 3, 2023 | General
Just last week I listened with interest as a group of young Cambodian women garment factory workers, living in an urban slum, explained how they were learning to use mobile phone banking to receive their wages and manage their money. For these women, mobile banking...
by Hannah McNicol | Dec 3, 2023 | General
Indonesia’s archipelago provinces are particularly vulnerable to earthquakes. These earthquakes are not only a threat to the lives of the communities in the region, disastrous for basic infrastructure and social services but can also have a devastating impact on...
