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OU environmental science graduate student receives EPA’s STAR Fellowship Award

By On September 21, 2011 · In Development

A University of Oklahoma environmental science graduate student is the recipient of the 2011 EPA Science to Achieve Results Fellowship for research on safe drinking water with a focus on the Rift Valley area of Ethiopia.

Laura Brunson, a doctoral student in the School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, will receive up to $42,000 [...]

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11th International Economic Forum on Africa

By On September 4, 2011 · In Development

The International Economic Forum on Africa, Organised by the OECD Development Centre and the African Development Bank, has grown to become the largest and most important annual event on Africa in Europe. This year, the Forum celebrates its 11th anniversary with hundreds of journaists, business people, development co-operation professionals, researchers, civil society representatives and students [...]

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A new breed: Highly productive chickens help raise Ugandans from poverty

By On July 26, 2011 · In Development

In the fight to improve global health, alleviate hunger, raise living standards and empower women in the developing world, chickens have an important role to play.

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The Africa competitiveness report 2011

By On July 8, 2011 · In Development, Economics

The Africa competitiveness report 2011 comes out as the world emerges from the most significant financial and economic crisis in generations. While many advanced economies are still struggling to get their economies back on a solid footing, Africa has, for the most part, weathered the storm remarkably well.

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Harnessing the Diaspora’s Resources to Boost African Development

By On June 20, 2011 · In Development

WASHINGTON, DC, June 16, 2011 — What if every African nation suddenly learned of a new, untapped benefactor – a frugal individual with keen entrepreneurial sensibilities, who has managed to accumulate billions of U.S. dollars’ worth in savings, and has strong cultural ties to the ancestral homeland?

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Centres of excellence can stop Africa’s brain drain

By On May 27, 2011 · In Development, Science

Sophie Rivière

Science students will choose to study and work in Africa if they have access to high-quality training, says education adviser Sophie Rivière.

African economies are growing quickly and employers across the continent are seeking qualified personnel to maintain and pursue their development.

But many Africans are still turning to northern or western countries for [...]

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Team delivers development aid via cell phone animations

By On March 6, 2011 · In Development

CHAMPAIGN, lll. — A farmer in Niger learns how to protect his crops from insects. A resident of Port-au-Prince or a rural Haitian village learns how to avoid exposure to cholera. An entrepreneur in Mali gets step-by-step instructions on extracting the oil from shea seeds to make shea butter she can sell at a local [...]

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Mixed success for developing world science, says UNESCO

By On November 15, 2010 · In Development

Developing countries have greatly increased their publication output but they produce few patents, says a UNESCO report.

Developing countries more than doubled their output of scientific publications between 2002 and 2008, but their share of patent applications remained extremely low, according to the latest UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) science report.

The developing [...]

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Community-Driven Development Proves Successful In Benin

By On November 1, 2010 · In Development

Community Driven Development (CDD) is a decentralized approach to development that focuses on priorities identified by beneficiary communities themselves, assigns ownership to them, and provides them with the resources needed to take an active role in transforming their lives for the better.

In 2005, Benin decided to adopt a CDD approach through the National Community-Driven [...]

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Postcards of Hope and Success from Africa

By On September 7, 2010 · In Development

Postcards of Hope and Success from Africa

Worldwatch Researcher Visits 150th Project, After 21 Sub-Saharan African Countries

Lomé, Togo-Highlighting Africa-led innovations that offer sustainable ways to alleviate hunger and poverty, Worldwatch Institute senior researcher Danielle Nierenberg visited her 150th site today as part of a one-year tour through Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Niger, Madagascar, and 17 other countries [...]

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