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May 18, 2020

Women Seeding Peace, Life After Coca Crops: An Inspiring Documentary

The news section of the Capital Channel talked about the stories of social transformation that were recorded in the web series “Women Seeding Peace.”

May 18, 2020

Sowers of peace, life after coca

Fernando Pieschacón, Communications Officer of PASO Colombia, and director of the series “Sembradoras de Paz” was invited to make a video column on the website Razón Pública.

May 12, 2020

Women Seeding Peace: The Peasant Women Who Left Coca Crops

The national newspaper El Tiempo published an article on "Women Seeding Peace," a video series that brings together the stories of peasant women who voluntarily substituted crops for illicit use.

May 12, 2020

Women Seeding Peace: the peasant women who left the coca crops

The newspaper El Tiempo published an article on “Women Seeding Peace”, a series that brings together the stories of peasant women who voluntarily substituted crops for illicit use.

April 24, 2020

Pandemic could fuel demand for 'diaspora bonds', says World Bank

In a recent article in Reuters, OEF Senior Researcher, Jay Benson spoke about the potential for increased demand for diaspora bonds, listing potential issuers with large diasporan populations as Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

April 01, 2020

Indian Ocean By-Catch Claims Millions Of Dolphins

Ecotourism could also play a part. “Responsible dolphin watching expeditions can provide alternative livelihoods for local communities and promote conservation,” says Nelly Isigi Kadagi, a joint postdoctoral fellow at the University of Denver in Colorado, and the US nonprofit One Earth Future.

February 06, 2020

How Rampant Illegal Fishing Is Destabilizing Somalia

In that report, lead author Colleen Devlin breaks Somalia’s recent past into three distinct periods: from 1998 to 2000, conflict between domestic and foreign fishers soared; from 2002 to 2010, Somali pirates took control of the water, driving back foreign vessels; and from 2014 to 2015, piracy calme...

February 05, 2020

The African Coastline Is a Battleground for Foreign Fleets and Artisanal Fishers

For local communities already struggling with pollution and climate change, illegal industrial fishing “is an additional stressor that depletes fisheries resources,” says Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood, a research consultant for Colorado-based One Earth Future who was not involved in the study.

January 10, 2020

Somalia: Small and Medium Companies to Benefit From U.S.$10 Million Fund

Kjell Roland, Norfund CEO, said: This is an important investment and proofs the entrepreneurial spirit of Norfund. With Shuraako as a partner, we have a local team on the ground that works already.

January 03, 2020

Men as Partners for Women, Peace and Security: Vital Lessons

Our Secure Future highlighted in Just Security oped by Ambassador Donald Steinberg

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