It's Time to Decolonize Development
This summer, the police brutality against Black people sparked a global antiracism movement in response to centuries of systematic racism rooted in European colonization of the Americas, Africa and much of Asia. It is important for development actors to recognize their role within racialized systems of inequality – including what they do to sustain these Read More
It’s Time to Decolonize Development
This summer, the police brutality against Black people sparked a global antiracism movement in response to centuries of systematic racism rooted in European colonization of the Americas, Africa and much of Asia. It is important for development actors to recognize their role within racialized systems of inequality – including what they do to sustain these Read More
Carbonsink and Lifeline Launch Carbon Credit Program For Clean Cooking Technology
New Partnership Will Exponentially Scale Energy Efficient Cookstove Production in Uganda KAMPALA/FLORENCE October 16, 2020 – Carbonsink and International Lifeline Fund (Lifeline) announced a partnership to boost the impact of energy efficient cookstove technologies in Uganda and beyond. As one of the two largest manufacturers in Uganda, Lifeline’s EcoEnergy enterprise will now gain carbon credits Read More
The Lifeline News Brief: Oct 3 – 9
What We’ve Been Reading This Week: The Latest In Clean Cooking And Renewable Energy Innovation, Clean Water And Sanitation, Sustainable Development And Much More.  UN’s World Food Programme Wins Nobel Peace Prize The WFP has won the 2020 Nobel peace prize for its efforts to combat hunger and to improve conditions for peace in conflict areas.
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Introducing Erin
I first learned about how to use engineering to meet the needs of those oftentimes underrepresented in the world of design in 2014 through my university’s Engineers in Technical Humanitarian Opportunities of Service (ETHOS) Learning Center. Before this point, I had questioned whether engineering was the right path for me but discovering the world of Read More
The Lifeline News Brief: September 19 -25
What We’ve Been Reading This Week: The Latest In Clean Cooking And Renewable Energy Innovation, Clean Water And Sanitation, Sustainable Development And Much More.  Harnessing COVID-19’s digital dividend to finance the Sustainable Development Goals Digital is presenting clear opportunities in the wake of the COVID crisis, as hundreds of millions of people have migrated to the Read More
The Lifeline News Brief: September 12 -18
What We’ve Been Reading This Week: The Latest In Clean Cooking And Renewable Energy Innovation, Clean Water And Sanitation, Sustainable Development And Much More.  UN Raises Alarm Over Refugee Killings in Uganda Settlement The UN Refugee agency reports that at least 10 refugees in a settlement in Northern Uganda were killed and homes were vandalized by Read More
The Lifeline News Brief: September 5 – 11
What We’ve Been Reading This Week: The Latest In Clean Cooking And Renewable Energy Innovation, Clean Water And Sanitation, Sustainable Development And Much More.  How Nigeria is Using the Pandemic to Build a Sustainable Energy Future Due to COVID-19 new opportunities are emerging that could create a more prosperous future, especially with regard to energy access.
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