With foreign funding shrinking, Winnie Byanyima says the continent must invest in health systems, medicine production and self-reliance
Category: Development Aid
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Canada’s culture of generosity dries up
A culture of generosity is not being passed on to younger generations — with big implications for charities
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Is climate finance really development aid?
Wealthy countries hit their $100-billion climate pledge three years running, but experts say much of it may be displacing traditional development aid
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The ‘precarity mindset’: Why fewer Canadians are giving to charities
A growing sense of economic ‘precarity’ is reshaping how and whether Canadians donate
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Norway’s development aid minister on what aid leadership looks like
Norway is increasing foreign aid as other countries cut back. Their minister explains how and why the country is stepping up
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Humanitarians look to put the AI in aid
Emerging technologies are helping relief agencies reach vulnerable populations, protect workers and respond to disasters
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Women’s organizations collapse amid aid cuts
Funding shortfalls have left one million women and girls without vital services as frontline groups warn they may be forced to shut down
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One idea, two crises: Pairing jobless grads with lonely seniors
Edmonton’s Mima Mahmood is piloting a project to pair underemployed university graduates with isolated seniors
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‘Starvation diet’: The United Nations’ race to bankruptcy
The UN is facing a major cash crunch. Experts say the storied institution is unlikely to disappear, but is at risk of being hollowed out
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Ottawa to match individual donations to Venezuela crisis
Canadian government to match donations for Venezuelan earthquake victims made to Humanitarian Coalition and Red Cross