Programme Spotlight

A new life in Serbia

“After having spent nearly 10 years in a collective center, we are now starting a new life.” Orhan and Mersiha Kurtesi recently bought a house for their family with the help of the MDG-F ...

Winter Solstice and Water Culture

On December 21, 2010, the forum "Winter Solstice and Water Culture" was held in Ecuador. This event is part of the participatory construction of a sector agenda through the "Water ...

Haile Gebreselassie kicks off the Great Ethiopian Run under the slogan “We Can End Poverty by 2015”

Thirty-five thousand people took to the streets in Addis Ababa on 21 November to participate in the biggest road race on the African continent, the Great Ethiopian Run.

Understanding the Role of Culture in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Mozambique

The MDG-F Joint Programme is piloting a new approach which takes into account social and cultural aspects in the area of Sexual and Reproductive Health in Mozambique.

Increase of self-employment opportunities for women

The Hrvatska Dubica Women Association gathers some 30 women from different ethic groups in the war-affected town of Hrvatska Dubica in continental Croatia. The town was heavily affected ...

Teachers and children against violence

The Elementary School “Brace Ribar”, the largest elementary school in Sisak, is one of 280 schools that joined a MDG-F-supported project “Protecting children from ...

Addressing Inequality Key to Progress on Global Anti Poverty Targets

A new report published by the MDG Achievement Fund and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Sussex found evidence from South/Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America ...