Features

29.06.2004 Since 1994 Bolivia has undergone a dramatic process of political decentralisation. Recent research analysing this decentralisation process shows that it has made the Bolivian government more responsive to the needs of the poor by redirecting public investment to areas of greatest need.

25.06.2004 Famines and Ethiopia have been linked in the public mind since Bob Geldof’s Live Aid Concert in the 1980s. Yet, as Sue Edwards reports, remarkable successes in reviving the traditional farming practice of pit composting have now convinced Ethiopia to adopt organic agriculture for the entire country.

22.06.2004 If you asked any one of the 20 million refugees in the world what they wanted most of all, the answer would almost surely include the word "home". Abdelmula Abdalla is one such refugee. Read his story.

15.06.2004 The route from poverty to empowerment starts with the click of a mouse, says OneWorld's Maartje Op de Coul. But can internet social projects also make markets work in their favour?

14.06.2004 Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States Congress has allocated some US$50 billion from the national budget for military operations in Afghanistan and US$100 billion for operations in Iraq.

01.06.2004 In the European elections British National Party leader Nick Griffin needs just nine per cent of the vote to be elected as an MEP for the northwest of England. Natasha Grzincic reports for Red Pepper on the anti-fascists battling to defeat him.