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Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Isabella Bauer

isabella.bauer@gmx.de

is a freelance journalist and consultant. She specialises in East Africa, Southern Africa and Germany.  

All articles of Isabella Bauer

LGBTQ rights in Africa
Isabella Bauer
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LGBTQ rights in Africa – between progress and backlash

Legal and social attitudes towards LGBTQ persons in Africa vary significantly within societies and between countries.

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Human rights
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Isabella Bauer

“LGBT people still tend to hide”

Though things have improved, LGBT people still face serious harassment in Uganda

Idi Amin photo exhibition
Isabella Bauer

Facets of a despot

A photo exhibition marks a first tentative attempt by Ugandans to come to terms with the past under Idi Amin

Civil-society engagement
Elizabeth Wamuni Njoroge
Isabella Bauer

“Music is my friend”

The Ghetto Classics youth orchestra from a Nairobi slum helps members develop vital skills

Slum youth
Isabella Bauer

Music for a better future

Why privileged students like to teach slum youth to play classical instruments in Nairobi

African academics
Isabella Bauer

Looking for happiness abroad

Three Ugandans report on their experiences of living and working in Europe

Pamoja Dance Group
Isabella Bauer

A sad tale about elephants

Nairobi’s Pamoja Dance Group stages an environmental and social drama to raise awareness of elephant poaching

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Mexico needs opportunities, not violence
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Stop online hate
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“Focus on what is happening in the present”