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Beyond statistics: realities from drought-hit Malawi

In this emotive blog Carlos Velazquez expresses his distress upon receiving a message from his friend in Malawi, stating that he didn't know when his next meal would be. The blog talks about the drought currently affecting Malawi and parts of Southern Africa, where it's estimated that 28 million people are facing food insecurity.

Nicaragua: Mid-term reflections

A lot can change in a week on a development programme, especially for cycle 13 here in Nicaragua. Both teams are the first cycles in their communities and are laying the all important foundations for the following cycles for the year-long project. The inevitable teething problems have begat setbacks and our initial enthusiasm to “get stuck in” with the physical work when arriving six weeks ago has had to adjust to these realities. Half-jokingly and half despairingly Emily blamed the issues we were facing on us being unlucky cycle 13.

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Empower: The year ahead

Every year Empower members get together at the annual conference to learn more about Progressio's work, to gain skills and knowledge in order to work with us and to (develop relationships and) get to know one another for the year ahead. This year was no different and attendees quickly bonded and began to share their enthusiasm as we mapped out a year of activities.

The energy and exctitement amongst the whole group channelled into the mix of trainings, workshops, skill-sharing and speaker sessions at the conference and culminated in some amazing plans.

Progressio helps ‘Light the Way’ to a better future

2015 marks a pivotal year for international development. Today (25th September) the United Nations (UN) launched a three-day Sustainable Development Summit at the UN headquarters in New York, where the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be announced. The 17 SDGs are integrated, indivisible and will build on the successes of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). They place a focus on the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, and will aim to realise human rights for all and achieve gender equality through the empowerment of women and girls.

The imperative for change. Poverty and planet: a new way forward and a new champion

The cry for justice of the poor and voiceless has a new dimension, a new power and a new urgency. It has a new authentic global champion. This time a global superstar with a radical difference. He's a man (“well, you can't win them all” whispers the feminist in me) who has none of the normal trappings and who, in fact, has systematically avoided them. His idea of a good time is not the usual lavish ostentation, it's to kneel down humbly and wash the feet of a prisoner. 

330 MPs told to Speak Up For The Love Of...

Progressio recently joined more than 9,000 people and 50 organisations at the UK’s largest ever mass climate lobby in Westminster. Having successfully lobbied 330MPs in one afternoon, the event aimed to influence government decisions ahead of the announcement of the Sustainable Development Goals in September, and the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) in December, where world leaders will meet to agree a legally binding and universal agreement on climate.

‘To change everything, we need everyone’: Pope Francis’ Encyclical on Environment

Laudato si’

On 18th June 2015, Pope Francis published his Papal Encyclical on environment and climate change. Pope Francis’ charismatic writing style offers an accessible read for people of all faiths and none, so readership is not limited to the Catholic community. Instead, Pope Francis addresses all “people of good will” with the aim of encouraging them to “care for our common home” and take immediate action against climate change.

On the care for our common home: Pope Francis’ powerful warning of ‘unprecedented destruction’

Pope Francis has called the world to act in defence of the planet in his papal encyclical. Talking not just to the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, but humanity as a whole, he has called for all to join in with the battle against climate change.

In On the care for our common home, Pope Francis has warned the environment is facing "unprecedented destruction". He has made a specific effort to show that he does believe human actions are causing climate change, frequently discussing how humans have plundered the planet to satisfy their own needs. 

Honduras: Climate change in Honduras - it's happening ahorita

Although most of us accept the idea of climate change, it still seems to be a somewhat abstract concept in people's minds, particularly in the western world. We often associate it with an indefinite future of melting glaciers, dramatically rising sea levels and an atmosphere filled with dark smog; these apocalyptic images seem so distant from our current reality that it's easy to continue with our everyday lives, seemingly unaffected by global temperature changes. 

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