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July 8, 2022

Return to Agroforestry Empowers Women in Nepal

by Abhaya Raj Joshi Although farmers traditionally practiced agroforestry in Nepal, they gave it up with the advent of the green revolution. A women’s group in […]

June 7, 2022

Bamboo Is a Salve for Impoverished Nepal

By Peter Coy Bamboo makes a fascinating case study of how to do developmental assistance right. Take Nepal, where the fast-growing plant (technically a grass, not […]

May 25, 2022

Organic Inputs Prove Their Worth As Fertilizer Costs Skyrocket

May 18, 2022

Walk Talk Listen | Kate Schecter

Listen as WN’s President and CEO, Kate Schecter, talks with podcast host, Maurice Boem, about WN’s methodology, the situation in Ukraine, sustainable development and more. Learn […]

March 30, 2022

World Neighbors Expands Its Work to Malawi

World Neighbors (WN) expanded its work in Africa to Malawi in 2022. Located in southeastern Africa to the south of Tanzania, Malawi is one of the […]

March 4, 2022

In Guatemala, Savings And Credit Groups Drive Economic Growth

By Lionel Vigil Guatemalans make the arduous journey trying to migrate to other countries for many reasons – poverty, corruption, violence, the effects of climate change. […]

February 22, 2022

Besides Mitigating Climate Change, Agroforestry Raises Incomes & Enhances Nutrition

A tree nursery in Tanzania’s Kinga program. Planting trees is one of the more effective ways to counter the effects of climate change. Numerous initiatives, […]

December 17, 2021

Rainfall Prediction App Builds Resilience & Increases Incomes

Indonesia’s Sumbawa Island lies in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands. In the center of Sumbawa is Dompu Regency. Dompu is dotted with small family […]

December 16, 2021

How Real Investment Is Making A Difference For These Central American Women

Nearly 5 million people in Central America rely on the coffee sector for income. The region produces about 15% of the world’s arabica, the smooth-flavored beans […]