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Podcast: Bom Retiro and the World
In 2022, Yarrow Global Consulting supported the Brazilian community center Casa do Povo to create a podcast series exploring community narratives and community needs in Bom Retiro, a suburb in Saõ Paulo, Brazil. You can listen to the Portuguese version here. We also created a shorter German version to share with our German-speaking audience and funders. Bom Retiro und die Welt ist ein experimentelles Podcastprojekt … Continue reading Podcast: Bom Retiro and the World
Health in 15 minutes
It feels like every day when I open my laptop, I’m bombarded by ads on google and social media promising a big health reward for little time investment. And even though I know from decades of working in global health that good health is a lifelong commitment and not a quick fix, I’m often lured into clicking on these links.. In many ways, that makes … Continue reading Health in 15 minutes
The LGBTQ+ community and climate change: A Q&A with Leo Goldsmith
American speculative fiction author William Gibson once said, “The future is already here—It’s just not very evenly distributed.” The same has been said about climate change. We know that climate impacts are unevenly distributed among different demographic groups, such as the poor, women, and Black, Indiginous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. But little research exists on the disparate and disproportionate ways that LGBTQ+ people … Continue reading The LGBTQ+ community and climate change: A Q&A with Leo Goldsmith
When Drought and HIV Collide
Why climate change’s impact on women in sub-Saharan Africa needs to be treated as the health crisis that it is By Edith Magak When the HIV pandemic emerged in the 1980s, men were more likely than women to acquire the disease. But today, women are the face of the virus. In sub-Saharan Africa, over 60% of people living with HIV are female. This feminization of … Continue reading When Drought and HIV Collide
Health in Harmony: a Planetary Health Approach in the Making
By Sarah Sax When people think of what drives tropical deforestation, they think of what are referred to as “the big five”: cattle, soy, palm oil, timber and pulp, and cacao. And for sure, these industries are responsible for a large part of tropical deforestation. But what if someone told you: lack of access to healthcare, or high maternal mortality rates could also be considered … Continue reading Health in Harmony: a Planetary Health Approach in the Making
Can Feminism Really be a Fix to Current and Future Global Crises?
By Njeri Kimotho There is a new buzzword in the development sector that promises a way to make the world better and development more inclusive: feminism. But how can one word be the response to so many global crises that the entire world is grappling with? Part of that answer is moving from the word to its application; Feminism is a commitment and it is … Continue reading Can Feminism Really be a Fix to Current and Future Global Crises?
Austerity Politics is the Next Crisis
By Lila Sax dos Santos Gomes The pandemic is over. At least for most of the countries in the European Union. Despite some of the highest number of infections since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of hospitalizations has rapidly decreased, offering no legal grounds to continue with mask mandates and compulsory home office. With the temperature rising and the daytime hours increasing … Continue reading Austerity Politics is the Next Crisis
Decolonizing Wealth in the Midst of Crisis
By Julia Lukomnik Feature image description: Two multi-colored hands support a brown skinned person wearing orange shorts and an orange off-the shoulder top. The person has blue flowers in their yellow afro. As the first Russian soldiers crossed the border to Ukraine, social media lit up with suggestions of how people with resources could help: from direct bank transfers to Ukrainian activists, to offering Ukrainian refugees … Continue reading Decolonizing Wealth in the Midst of Crisis
Connecting Gender and FGM. A Q&A with Salma Abou Hussein
Salma Abou Hussein first learned about Female Genitle Mutilation (FGM) ten years ago while visiting a community school in rural Upper Egypt. The area had a high prevalence of FGM and there were ads and campaign posters warning parents from practicing it. Abou Hussein was shocked to learn the practice was so widespread and she has been working to end this practice ever since, conducting … Continue reading Connecting Gender and FGM. A Q&A with Salma Abou Hussein
Women in Development – The Changing Field.
A mother and daughter talk about their roles and perspectives as women in development work In the early 1980’s, Elisabeth moved to the town of Tanga in Tanzania and started working as a medical doctor. Her daughter Friederike, who was born around that time, later started a career in development also working abroad an in the development sector. In this inter-generational conversation they share their … Continue reading Women in Development – The Changing Field.
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