Issue Nº15

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Big picture / Drones help rural Africa take flight

Humanitarian and development aid is delivered by air as drone services expand across Africa.

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Big picture / Covid-19 is a wake-up call to invest in resilience

Soaring humanitarian needs underscore the need to invest in development.

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Big picture / Africa battles locusts with supercomputer

Scientists turn to technology as locust swarms threaten livelihoods.

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Family fortunes

Find out how changing mindsets, new laws and social pressures are shaping the way GCC family businesses choose to give.

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Digital donations

The UN's refugee agency is working to bring Islamic philanthropy into the digital age.

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The end game

Inside the new UAE institute hoping to globalise the fight to wipe out neglected tropical diseases.

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All at sea

Ships’ crews are the unseen heroes of global trade. When problems arise, the charity Mission to Seafarers offers a rare lifeline.

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Circle round

Olivia Leland, founder of global donor collaborative Co-Impact, on how pooled philanthropy can be a catalyst for large-scale change.

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'We are supporting humans, not machines'

Dr Essam Daod turned his volunteering experience into a nonprofit providing psychological support to refugees fleeing crises.

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In plain sight

Poor eyesight is a $227bn-a-year global health crisis. A cheap, 700-year-old solution could solve it.

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Global challenges need global solutions

Erna Solberg and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo believe the SDGs could be building blocks for a better, post-pandemic future.

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The moment / The virus that stopped the world

The coronavirus pandemic has upended modern life, and philanthropy’s role within it.

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Cooking for a cause

This Marrakesh restaurant is serving up a solution for Morocco’s marginalised women.

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Plugged in

From coding bootcamps to food delivery apps, these social entrepreneurs are using technology to help change the world.

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Big picture / Funding crunch puts Syrian children at risk

Aid agencies warn of rise in children working to support families left destitute by the conflict.

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Ten trends to watch

Philanthropy is coming of age in the Middle East, as donors increasingly seek out more strategic ways to give. Here's our pick of the trends to watch over the next 10 years.