October2023

  • The Crisis of Hunger in South Africa Requires Urgent Attention

    The Crisis of Hunger in South Africa Requires Urgent Attention

    October 16, 2023: Oxfam South Africa has learnt from its programmatic and advocacy work with communities in South Africa and the SADC that the pandemic and subsequent austerity measures have worsened inequality and food insecurity, catalysing an urgent need for concerted efforts to address the crisis. The pandemic has...
  • Opinion: On the Systematic Poisoning of Public Channels of Information

    Opinion: On the Systematic Poisoning of Public Channels of Information

    Shock waves reverberated all around the globe on October 7th, 2023 when an occupied, colonized and oppressed people – living in the largest open air ghetto – rose in rebellion. There is no going around it. Indeed, there can never ever be justification for taking lives! That said, it...
  • Bridging the Gender Gap: Women in Pakistan's Evolving Tech Sector

    Bridging the Gender Gap: Women in Pakistan’s Evolving Tech Sector

    While Pakistan is going through severe economic and political turmoil at the moment, a small ray of sunshine in all this gloom and doom is the rapidly advancing tech sector of the country. Historically, women in Pakistan had to deal with numerous obstacles when venturing into the workplace. Cultural...
  • Dr. Dana Alsulaiman: Contributing to Positive Health Transformations in Saudi Arabia

    Dr. Dana Alsulaiman: Contributing to Positive Health Transformations in Saudi Arabia

    The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Middle East Regional Young Talents Program, in partnership with Khalifa University of Science and Technology, earlier celebrated a decade of empowering female scientists from the GCC in the fields of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, who have blazed trails and...
  • Saving Lives By Destigmatizing Mental Health And Cancer

    Saving Lives By Destigmatizing Mental Health And Cancer

    As I was exploring DCF’s work, I lost thought for a few minutes when I read these lines on its Homepage, “In Nepal, cancer is still considered a communicable disease and cancer patients are ignored in the society.” I could not help thinking how heartbreaking it must be for...
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