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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.

Rita Trautmann

trari@protonmail.com

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last contributed to D+C/E+Z in spring of 2019 as a social anthropologist. She worked in Honduras for the German development organisation DED and has been active in Honduran human-rights work since 2011.  

All articles of Rita Trautmann

Security
Rita Trautmann
Dennis Muñoz

Climate of fear and violence

Honduras is among the most dangerous countries that are not currently at war

Honduras
Rita Trautmann
Dennis Muñoz

Hoping for a better future

Poverty, crime and poor governance are causing people to flee in droves from Honduras

Honduras
Rita Trautmann

Protesting youth

Honduran youth protest against poverty, lack of prospects, corruption and violence

Elections
Rita Trautmann

No transparency

The presidential election has only aggravated Honduras’ crisis

Damaged democracy
Rita Trautmann

Who cares about the constitution?

Juan Orlando Hernández, the president of Honduras, is keen on an unconstitutional second term

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How to increase the fiscal space

Poverty Reduction

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

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Close funding gaps
Why Zambia needs the AfCFTA
Developing Malawi’s food sector
Land-use conflicts undermine food security in Nigeria

Gender Equality

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

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Female farmers need more support in Ghana
Overview culture special
Pakistan is facing a looming water crisis
In Malawi, an NGO is helping victims of gender-based violence

Governance

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

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Stop online hate
Democracy needs separate branches of government
“Focus on what is happening in the present”
Ugandan government prefers money over morality

Sustainability

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

Why you might find our newsletter useful
Stop online hate
Democracy needs separate branches of government
“Focus on what is happening in the present”
Ugandan government prefers money over morality