I am reading the DFID Education Policy Get Children Learning 2018 . The document lays out the principles and priorities of DFID’s policy in the education sector. The word system is used 73 times in the document. Nine times in the key messages section in the beginning. Are we getting closer to development partners applying […]
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I am reading the DFID Education Policy Get Children Learning 2018 . The document lays out the principles and priorities of DFID\’s policy in the education sector. The word system is used 73 times in the document. Nine times in the key messages section in the beginning. Are we getting closer to development partners applying
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As a climate scientist I am wondering if the Earth system has now reached a tipping point
In September 2015, Nepal promulgated a new Constitution mandating the country’s transition from a centralised unitary state to a federal state. The goal was to bring democracy to the doorstep of citizens and assign more power and responsibility to local governments. Four years on, how is the reform progressing and what role does knowledge play
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The evidence ecosystem in South Africa is rapidly evolving.
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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq4eCQCgQw8&w=560&h=315] Excerpt from The Guardian: “I kept thinking about it and I just wondered if I am going to have a future. And I kept that to myself because I’m not very much of a talker, and that wasn’t healthy. I became very depressed and stopped going to school. When I was home, my
Greta Thunberg and The 1975 join forces against climate change Read More »
Martin Dietz until recently led the HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation team implementing the Performing and Responsive Social Sciences (PERFORM) project in Serbia and Albania. The aim of the project was to test ways to strengthening the relevance of social sciences for social and political reforms in the two countries. The project has been funded by the
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I have written this blog post with Vanessa Weyrauch. This article first appeared in Helvetas Mosaic, a quarterly publication exploring new trends and fresh ideas of international development. Subscribe to receive more articles like this from Helvetas Mosaic. It is easy to get carried away with the promises of technology when we read about the Fourth Industrial
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