It’s hard to imagine a development tool more powerful than a radio station, owned and operated by a community. For the past few years, a little radio station called FADECO has been promoting rural development in the community of Karagwe, in northwest Tanzania.
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Victoria, B.C. native Kevin Neish set off to Gaza at the end of May on the Mavi Marmara — and almost made it. He recalls Israel’s hijacking and brutalization of the Mavi’s passengers.
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For those who speak and write non-Latin languages, being able to type on a ‘standard’ computer keyboard is a major barrier to digital democracy. In Cambodia, this problem has been solved and communities are now experimenting with wireless communication.
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What if — during our teen years — we each had to write a sex advice column?
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To comprehend the obstacles that need to be overcome if peace and justice are to be achieved in the Middle East, one must spend time in the West Bank and Gaza, listening to Palestinians describe their hardships. The Israeli occupation is particularly egregious for youth, who — like Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet — feel seriously misunderstood.
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An Interview with 1989 Right Livelihood Award winner Melaku Worede.
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