Community Initiatives

Displaced by strife, Nigerian women pool meagre earnings to build their own safety net

In the practice of ‘Adashe’, members contribute any amount they can to create savings that are shared equally and can serve as a lifeline.

Zubaida Baba-Ibrahim, The Human Journalism Network
· Oct 07, 2024 · 10:00 pm
In Lebanon, community-led initiatives try to fill the gaps amid the country’s many crises

Nonprofits and families together are working on organic produce, sustainable farming, educational scholarships and more to create an alternative support system.

Emmanuel Haddad, The Human Journalism Network
· Jul 13, 2024 · 07:30 pm
In Assam, an ‘ATM’ is supplying arsenic-free groundwater to villagers

The project has brought together civil society organisations and village associations to install and manage machines that dispense safe water.

Aatreyee Dhar
· Jul 23, 2021 · 07:30 pm

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