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Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

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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

Our Contributors

Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu
Why many Africans must rely on informal health care
Praveen Jha
Praveen Jha
Walk the talk regarding SDGs
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
When qualifications don’t decide your career
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola
A powerful role model for African girls
André de Mello e Souza
André de Mello e Souza
Colonialism and environmental preservation in Brazil
Markus Loewe
Markus Loewe
Financing health systems for informal workers
Kathrin Berensmann
Kathrin Berensmann
Reforming development finance
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar
There are very few educational opportunities for refugees in Lebanon
Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner
After Covid-19 pandemic, "build forward better"
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
There are many ways you can be scammed on the web in Africa
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi
Whose development?
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado
Mexico’s first female president
Hugh Williamson
Hugh Williamson
The internet is crucial
Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee
Modi won, but no longer looks invincible
Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar
Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate
David Mfitumukiza
David Mfitumukiza
Pressure on wildlife in Uganda
Marva Khan
Marva Khan
Tangible action needed in Pakistan
Boro Baski
Boro Baski
Why some Indian farmers are backing away from rice cultivation
Samir Abi
African responsibility for climate justice
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak
India’s tiny plutocratic elite is growing fast
Roli Mahajan
Yet again, a climate summit delivers too little, too late
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Giving voice to the voiceless
Henning Melber
How South Africa negotiated its new government
José Siaba Serrate
José Siaba Serrate
Disagreement between China and the Paris Club
Svenja Schulze
Svenja Schulze
Women, climate and chocolate
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
How to challenge a corrupt system
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Need for government advertising makes media vulnerable
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
Promoting pluralistic discourse
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
From GFAR to GFAiR

Poverty Reduction

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

Africa must move on from subsistence farming
Hope is a resource
Zimbabwe’s malnutrition crisis worsens under El Niño drought
Rethink conditions for lending to African countries
Better development financing for Africa

Gender Equality

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

Hope is a resource
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition

Governance

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

Annexation as a political goal
Living between hope and helplessness
Fundamentally different fundamentalists
How indigenous spirituality matters
Soviet-era borders cause trouble today

Sustainability

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

Annexation as a political goal
Living between hope and helplessness
Fundamentally different fundamentalists
How indigenous spirituality matters
Soviet-era borders cause trouble today