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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.

Kaya Schloessler

kaya.schloessler@posteo.de

contributed to D+C/E+Z in autumn 2016 as a young German who spent one year volunteering with WasteLess. She was seconded by the German NGO Auroville International Deutschland in the context of the weltwärts programme, which is supported by Engagement Global on behalf of Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.    

All articles of Kaya Schloessler

weltwärts volunteers
Ribhu Vohra
Chandrah Nusselein
Darius Meissner
Kaya Schloessler

WasteLess teaches children to waste less

Leaders of environmental NGO from India discuss their work with German weltwärts volunteers

Our Contributors

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

Poverty Reduction

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

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
Burundi’s struggling tourism: Parks and reserves under threat

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
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Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment

Governance

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

Fundamentally different fundamentalists
How indigenous spirituality matters
Soviet-era borders cause trouble today
Faith identities in Sri Lankan politics
Rethink conditions for lending to African countries

Sustainability

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

Fundamentally different fundamentalists
How indigenous spirituality matters
Soviet-era borders cause trouble today
Faith identities in Sri Lankan politics
Rethink conditions for lending to African countries