‘Leave no one behind’ is the catchphrase of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. As development challenges become multifaceted and complex, societies get increasingly fractured with the continuous widening of the gap between the privileged and the rest. Inequality constitutes a threat to eradicating poverty, promotes elite capture, prevents building peaceful and prosperous societies, andContinue reading “Between elite power and social mobilisation in Nigeria”
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New directions in social policy: lessons from and for Nigeria
Social policy is a package of public interventions that aim to guarantee adequate and secure livelihoods, income and well-being, and that enable all individuals to strive for their own life goals. When the Structural Adjustment Programme introduced in 1986 was adopted and implemented by Nigeria at a time of depressed oil prices as social policyContinue reading “New directions in social policy: lessons from and for Nigeria”
Strategies for sustainable cities in Africa
The Sustainable Development Goals have increased conversations around how cities and towns can be planned and organised to fulfil their roles as drivers of sustainable development. Making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable is the focus of goal seven. This topic is of crucial importance to Africa’s development efforts for some reasonsContinue reading “Strategies for sustainable cities in Africa”
Sub-Saharan Africa and achieving the SDG target for drinking water
Achieving universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030 is a target of the Sustainable Development Goals. Africa has been identified as being at risk of severe water scarcity. Nearly 400 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are denied even a basic drinking water supply. One of the main usesContinue reading “Sub-Saharan Africa and achieving the SDG target for drinking water”
Humanitarian health assistance and local government synergy in Angola
The Sustainable Development Goal three seeks to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all peoples at all ages. Providing humanitarian assistance is crucial to reducing vulnerabilities of people who are forcibly displaced. In Angola, the UNHCR is partnering local administrative authorities in delivering access to essential medicines and vaccines on a sustainable basis. ForContinue reading “Humanitarian health assistance and local government synergy in Angola”
Africa and measuring the sustainable development goals
Many African countries lack the capabilities to plan, manage and do the research required for successful formulation, implementation and evaluation of policy. Data from the continent is generally perceived as inaccurate, unreliable, untimely or inexistent. The reasons behind this are numerous. While statistics bureau exists in most countries, they are sometimes insufficiently funded. This conditionContinue reading “Africa and measuring the sustainable development goals”
Sanitation security model: importance, explanation and uses
Bolaji Ogunfemi Sanitation is one of the most intractable development challenges of the twenty-first century. It has garnered greater attention from the UN, development actors, policymakers, national governments and donors since the declaration of the Millennium Development Goals in 2000. With the launching of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, rhetoric on sanitationContinue reading “Sanitation security model: importance, explanation and uses”
Experience and reflection on sanitation and human security in South Sudan
Bolaji Ogunfemi It was the afternoon of Tuesday 4th of July, 2017, different thoughts ran through my head as I was approaching departure lounge of Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 to check in for my flight to Nairobi. I was travelling to Juba, South Sudan for the fieldwork of my research titled- Sanitation and Human SecurityContinue reading “Experience and reflection on sanitation and human security in South Sudan”
Why Africa’s Biggest Economy is Falling Behind on Sanitation and 7 Ways Donors Can Make a Difference
Bolaji Ogunfemi Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, has a staggering 130 million people without access to adequate sanitation according to WaterAid Nigeria. The country is witnessing rapid population growth such that urgent planning is needed to effectively pursue meeting the sanitation target of the Sustainable Development Goals. In 2013, United Nations projected that the country by 2050Continue reading “Why Africa’s Biggest Economy is Falling Behind on Sanitation and 7 Ways Donors Can Make a Difference”
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