Human Rights
Leaving People Alone
Survival International helps tribal societies protect their land—and
their way of life—from encroachment and unwelcome development.
Tag: Indigenous Populations
Human Rights
Land Rights: From Awareness to Action
The new emphasis on land rights in the global development agenda is a positive step, but could be meaningless without significant shifts in support.
Review
Economic Development
Past Isn’t Always Prologue
For policy makers today, earlier efforts to promote local community organizing yield relatively few lessons.
Global Issues
Putting Politics Back Into Development
Why the international development community cannot ignore the role of politics in creating sustainable social change.
Human Rights
Resurrecting Traditional Practices
There has been a renewed interest in traditional Indian spiritual practices by Native and other Americans alike.
Civil Society
Beyond Diplomacy
Civil society organizations are dramatically changing how countries bring an end to violent political conflict.
Technology & Design
Across the Digital Divide
One Laptop per Child Australia has developed a visionary program to bring digital technology to children in remote areas.
sponsored
Social Innovation and Resilience: How One Enhances the Other
Social innovations must take into account the complexity of social problems and foster solutions resilient enough to adapt and survive.
Environment
Beyond Activism
During the past decade, sustainability has started to mature from narrow activist fringe to broad-based mainstream concern.
Nonprofit Management
Diversifying NGO Leadership
There was a time when the all the senior staff of international NGOs working in developing countries came from North America and Europe. That is changing.