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Sozikulturelle Faktoren
Turkish immigrants
Timur Tinç

Divided community with identity problems

People in Germany with Turkish roots have identity problems – a situation fuelled by the Turkish president

Children’s rights
Ika Ningtyas

Marriage Act must be changed

Many girls in Indonesia are married as teenagers

Summer special
Godwin Drofenu

Taking the best from each culture

Godwin Drofenu from Togo is 22 years old and is working in a residential community for mentally handicapped people in Schwäbisch Gmünd

Summer special
Lebogang Mokoena
Linda Engel

"You need to find your feet in a new community"

Lebogang Mokoena, a 25-year-old journalist from South Africa, has been volunteering in Berlin in a nursery school based on Waldorf/Steiner education

Domestic violence
Damilola Oyedele

Miles apart, ­sisters in pain

Domestic violence and sexual abuse are found all over the world – Nigeria and India being prime examples

Nowadays
Patricia Galicia

Eco-tourism helps community

A village in Guatemala invites eco-tourists to its river in order to boost its municipal budget

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Good-for-nothings deserve opportunities

Supposed good-for-nothings deserve a chance to prove their potential in real jobs

Housing
Benjamin D. Ofori
Jesse S. Ayivor

Crumbling structures

Aggravating housing crisis, erosion is threatening Ghana's traditional mud houses

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Poverty Reduction

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

When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
When qualifications don’t decide your career
Whose development?
Inequality is getting worse according to UNDP
Local mobile app challenging international competitor

Gender Equality

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

Consequences of cyclone Freddy
Jobless due to epilepsy
Why ODA is better than its reputation in donor countries
Hard working female head porters in Ghana
Why we believe in our Digital Monthly

Governance

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

Ethnicity is a fundamental part of African societies
When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
Tackling cross-border crime
Counting the number of people
Battles over selves

Sustainability

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

Ethnicity is a fundamental part of African societies
When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
Tackling cross-border crime
Counting the number of people
Battles over selves