Global Aid and Development

Morocco’s overlooked waste pickers building a cleaner, fairer future

Across Morocco, tens of thousands of people scrape by on the margins, sorting through garbage for survival. Informal waste pickers, many of them women and children, are essential to the country’s recycling system, yet they remain legally invisible, unprotected, and stigmatized.

Need a loan? In Ghana, neighbours are helping neighbours

In Ghana's rural communities, Village Savings and Loan Associations are powerful, neighbour-to-neighbour systems that offer crucial access to credit and foster economic resilience. Community-based finance solutions could lift countless people out of poverty.

Ghana's Lake Bosomtwe farmers fight pests and lake loss with science and tradition

The challenges farmers face at Lake Bosomtwe, from pests to lake loss, exemplify global environmental crises. Their integrated approach to solutions offers crucial lessons for other regions facing similar pressures, emphasizing community-led action.

Egypt’s first charity thrift shop opens amidst widening gap between rich and poor

Egypt has a deep-rooted cultural stigma against buying second-hand clothing and goods. However, recent economic realities mean that a new charity thrift shop has proved more popular than expected.

When mosquitoes fly, AI listens: Ghana’s plan to prevent pandemics

An AI-led approach could reshape health strategies by offering a scalable, data-driven way to combat vector-borne diseases like malaria, yellow fever, and dengue—saving lives in regions most affected by these illnesses.

Garbage idea? How the University of Victoria teamed with waste pickers in Brazil to build a university

Empowering global learning goes beyond supporting institutions with funds. This is a prime example of building knowledge across cultures, languages and even continents while helping solve the climate crisis.

How villages banded together to rebuild Yemen’s schools amid war

Canada's support in rebuilding schools in war-torn countries is vital, as it helps restore educational opportunities for children, fostering hope and stability for future generations. However, it's important that local communities drive the efforts to ensure that the reconstruction aligns with their needs and culture.

A year of war: For Gaza’s children, their home is little more than a graveyard 

How warring parties treat children is a significant indicator of whether international laws of war are being respected, according to Save the Children

Children spearhead change in Worst Child Labour countries

Evidence from Bangladesh and Nepal shows that children can understand their exploitation and offer meaningful solutions. Engaging them is critical to developing more effective strategies to combat the worst forms of child labour.

What Canada can learn from successful cash aid programs in war zones

While basic food staples, clean water and health care services are always needed amid disaster, having cash allows families to choose what they need rather than be given whatever goods come their way.