Field Notes

In Kokofu, Ghana, farmers are using agroforestry to protect their crops from bushfires and improve growing conditions. In this episode, host Ivy Prosper visits a farming community in Ghana’s Bono East Region, where farmers are planting firebelts, walls of trees surrounding their crops, to protect their farms from fires and strong winds while helping restore rainfall patterns. We hear how firebelts

This blog was written by our Founder and Director, Laura Hassler From South Africa to the US South, from Estonia to Latin America, musicians have always played unique roles in social movements. Music’s ability to invite and include, to appeal to our better instincts, to express shared desires and to unify, brings power to movements […]

Mildura Clontarf Academy and Clontarf partner Fulton Hogan have received the Private Sector Employer Award at the 2026 Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated (VAEAI) Wurreker Awards, recognising their shared commitment to creating employment opportunities for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men. Community Elder Mark Morgan nominated the Mildura Academy team and local F

Moving The Goalposts (MTG) is a sport for development organization established in the 2002 in Kilifi. The organization uses football to empower girls in the rural and urban areas of Coast region. MTG envisions a […]

Season 4 of Nature Answers is here! This podcast from Farm Radio International shares stories from rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa, where people are finding nature-based solutions to a changing climate. In the first three episodes, we travel across Ghana to meet community members working to restore ecosystems, protect their livelihoods and find local solutions…

Carine Roenen shares how a Fonkoze CLM program graduate, Yvrose, grew her business to then employ others in her community. Grounded in the local economy, this example is how Fonkoze leads slow, transformative change in rural Haiti.

This is a clip from a webinar hosted around International Women's Day. Carine Roenen, current Executive Director of Fonkoze Foundation in Haiti speaks about positive masculinity training and how a supportive partner helps women go farther in their journey out of poverty.

By Roselinder Achieng Maima, Impact and Communications Manager, Solar Sister Kenya Nairobi City’s informal settlement of Kawangware is usually characterized by a beehive of activities; motorbikes and public transport move people through crowded streets while small businesses line the roads and neighborhoods. Food vendors are an important part of that daily rhythm. Many residents find … Continued

Marième Bamba was 13 when she was married, with no say in the decision. At 13, her daughter Adama was in school. The years between those two facts hold a […]

An opportunity can change a career. The right support can help others do the same. Meet Mandeep Singh, our Magic Maker, whose journey with Magic Bus began two years ago. From a Center Coordinator to a Mobilising Officer, his growth reflects the power of opportunity, sincerity and a willingness to learn. Today, he brings the same positive spirit, teamwork and dedication to helping young people take

Moving The Goalposts is a sport for development organization established in 2002 in Kilifi. The organizationuses football to empower girls in the rural and urban areas of the coast region. MTG envisions a more inclusive,just, […]

When parkrun founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt began losing his hearing, he found himself missing out on conversations and feeling less connected to the people around him. With hearing support from our partner, Specsavers, Paul has rediscovered the sounds and moments he'd been missing — including being able to hear his own voice properly again. In this short, Paul shares how better hearing has helped him

As we approach our 10th anniversary, we’re looking for a new Director to join our dedicated team and help shape the next chapter of Free Movement Skateboarding! We’re looking for someone who shares...

Turning farm waste into charcoal is helping transform a community’s future. In this episode, host Ivy Prosper takes us to Kamonaayili in northern Ghana, where farmers are using biochar, made from burned plant waste, to improve soil fertility, retain moisture and increase crop yields. We hear from farmers of different generations about how this nature-based solution is helping families improve food

A steady funerial drumbeat was the only sound as hundreds of people walkedthrough downtown Amsterdam yesterday (October 11th). On a huge white banner collectively carried, the names of 21,637 Palestinian children killed in the past three years of genocide in Gaza. Their names had been written by hand by people looking for a way to […]

Palmerston 10-12 Academy alumnus Levi Nichaloff, aka Yung Milla, performing in The Voice Australia. Picture: Channel 7. When Levi Nichaloff first joined the Palmerston 7-9 Academy as a Year 7 student in 2015, few could have imagined that just over a decade later he would be performing for audiences across Australia and making history on […]

Solar Sister is pleased to announce that Hon. Neema Lugangira has joined as Senior Strategic Advisor to support the assessment and strengthening of its programs, starting in Tanzania. After a decade of Solar Sister’s work in Tanzania advancing women’s economic empowerment through clean energy entrepreneurship and last-mile energy access, Hon. Lugangira will bring her experience … Continued

Can you learn to govern outside a classroom? A review of the research published this year argues that learning outside school can prepare Africans for public life. In three West […]

Small is good, small is all. adrienne maree brown Gentle Greetings Community, Can you feel it? The shortening days, the shifting light, the fields giving over their abundance, and the quiet work of preparing the land for what comes next.… Continue reading “September ’26 Love Notes”…

Academy members from Muswellbrook and Newcastle Academies (NSW) travelled west for the annual Red Dirt Trip, spending four days exploring Bourke and Brewarrina. After a nine-hour drive, the group was welcomed by the Bourke Academy team, who hosted them throughout the trip. The boys visited Mount Gundabooka, learnt about the Brewarrina Fish Traps and took […]

This unfiltered fireside chat brings together Siobhan Ollivierre, the GirlTREK Care Village community, and MPowered Menopause co-founders Lauren Jones and Erica Phillips in conversation about the critical research and representation gap in Black women's menopause care. The conversation focuses on shifting from suffering in silence to active self-advocacy, equipping future generations with essentia

FAFACOUROU, Senegal – The day before, community members had swept every corner of the village school and arranged rows of chairs beneath a wide blue tarpaulin stretched taut against the […]