In Zanzibar, women have taken up the cultivation of climate-resilient sponges in the Indian Ocean

Kenya’s LGBTQ community has scored several significant victories in the courts, further cementing the legal grounds for the protection of queers

Marginalised communities especially benefit from good pre-school facilities, for example in India

Driven by right-wing populist forces, the EU is tightening its asylum rules. Doing so is wrong for political, moral and economic reasons

In Kakuma, Kenya, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is promoting education for South-Sudanese girls, breaking traditional barriers. Efforts have increased school attendance.

After several brutal cases of femicide, many women in Algeria no longer want to put up with discrimination and violence

Migrating can be an empowering experience for women but also involves considerable hardship. Policy action is needed to improve their opportunities

A Mexican civil-society organisation provides households and schools with smoke-free and wood-saving stoves, protecting the health of users and the woods

A health advisor from Senegal explains what advice she gives to young mothers on how to properly feed and care for their babies

In prosperous countries, pre-school education is very common. Here are the reasons