Ando Ramarokoto - NAYD CFP Madagascar As a Communication Officer within the NGO Welthungerhilfe in my everyday life, I get to write lots of articles, reporting on the success stories of our work. With a passion for writing, it is just normal for me to volunteer at an office that requires me to [...]
Paul Shaw - NAYD Steering Group I've been with NAYD since 2007 when it was formed. What a roller-coaster ride its been - so many any ups and downs. One moment you're on the crest of a wave, the next struggling to keep your head above water. Sometimes your heart is being torn [...]
DARPE In one sentence what does Development Assistance Portal in the Middle East (DARPE) do? DARPE is an ultimate resource in the MENA Region to identify tenders and grants, build informed partnerships, design and deliver funded projects more competitively and effectively Where is DARPE based? Where does it focus its work? Who are the people behind [...]
By Tinashe Lindel Earlier this year, five University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN) students came together to host the first ever TEDx event in Pietermaritzburg, which occurred on the 22nd of August 2017, at the UKZN PMB campus. The TEDxUKZN event was envisioned by the students who, apart from being avid TED enthusiasts, also wanted to see [...]
Community Development Centre (CDC-Uganda) Community Development Centre (CDC), based in Uganda but working in both Uganda and South Sudan, is a non-profit and non-governmental community based organization. It was founded in January 2014 by youth with a civic endeavor to advocate for the needs of indigenous communities and establish platforms for community development. The organization [...]
BIG STEPS OUTREACH NETWORK (BONET), CAMEROON BONET was founded in 2010 and later registered in 2011 as a non-profit, youth-led organization committed to the fight against marginalization, inequality, HIV/AIDS and other STIs in Cameroon. The association provides a platform for the inspiration and empowerment of youths in Cameroon and beyond by enhancing and promoting opportunities to [...]
Se tiveres de sonhar, fá-lo ALTO e arrojadamente! Hoje, a África diz que o mundo deve celebrar os jovens como agentes-chave de mudança. Na NAYD, é para mim uma oportunidade para contemplar a luz do sol, a energia da juventude africana e a sua resiliência, ciente que apesar de muitas vezes serem menos educados do [...]
Africa is a continent with one of the greatest potentials for sustainable renewable energy development. From solar to geothermal energy, Africa has all it takes. An abundance of Sun throughout the continent, an ever-present wind in the East and wide-spread desert. All these have Africa set for an interesting time ahead when the continent will be mainly powered by [...]
Happy New Year and Happy Birth Day to the Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs). Jan 1st 2016 is the first day of a more socially inclusive, environmentally friendly world...and NAYD has an important part to play in making it happen. Its hard to believe that the world committed to these goals last September, but commit they [...]
Energy for Sustainable Development Tim Dobermann What kind of work do you do? By training, I am a development economist. I look at policies which can help a country grow, taking into account the specific context. My time has been spent in developing Asia, working together with the government in Myanmar on various [...]
