features

The Human Cost of Illegal Logging: (26 Sep 2008 )
Illegal logging not only threatens the planet's future, it has frightening consequences for people living in developing countries.

Peru: Working Towards Inclusive Education (11 Sep 2008 )
I want to tell you a story. It is about long journeys and unfamiliar lands; it is also about a commitment made by teachers, local authorities and institutions to work to improve the education of many children and teenagers in a region of Peru. But, let’s let the characters tell their own story, writes Oihane de Gana.

Keep the Faith (8 Sep 2008 )
Reconciliation is central to East Timor’s future, reports Jo Barrett from Dili Cathedral, as Progressio prepares to step up its campaign for justice in the war-torn country.

Positive news on AIDS is only half the story (11 Aug 2008 )
Last week’s international Aids conference in Mexico (3-8 August) gave the British press the hook it needed to discuss some positive news on HIV and AIDS. And there is positive news to be had writes Liz Tremlett.

Innocent victims (15 Jul 2008 )
Zimbabwe’s food crisis presents an added challenge to female prisoners with children, writes Teclah Ponde

On the Trail to Timor (11 Apr 2008 )
Progressio is an international development organisation working in 11 countries around the world on HIV and AIDS, Civil Society and Sustainable Environment. While many of you first became acquainted with us by sending seedpackets to your MPs expressing your concerns around Terminator technology, as an organisation we actually do much more. Progressio’s Press Officer, Jo Barrett brings you more information about how we work through skilled professionals around the world to end poverty.

Saving seeds from harvest in Ecuador (9 Nov 2007 )
'Seeds are life. We are seeds', one Ecuadorian farmer, Nelson Mamallacta, told me when I visited him recently. A seed is a powerful symbol of life around the world. Currently 10 international seed companies control just under 50 per cent of the world's commercial seed trade. This means they also control 50 per cent of the world's agricultural genetic resources and biodiversity, farming practices and people's ability to feed themselves writes Michelle Lowe.

Beyond the kitchen: advancing women’s political decision-making in Somaliland and Timor-Leste (29 Oct 2007 )
Although there are differences between Somaliland and Timor-Leste – Somalilanders are Muslims, whereas most of us Timorese are Catholics – there are also many similarities, writes Ivete de Oliveira. Both our countries are poor and have seen conflict in recent years. In both, grass roots organisations supported by Progressio have been playing a strong role in helping to rebuild our countries from scratch. And for me, a crucial similarity is that Somaliland’s culture, like that of Timor-Leste, has historically been deeply patriarchal and resistant to letting women’s voices be heard anywhere but in the kitchen.

No green light for Terminator technology (17 Oct 2007 )
The world celebrated World Food Day on 16 October. You, like us, may think that there is not much reason to celebrate: according to the UN’s World Food Programme, more than 800 million people are hungry, writes Sol Oyuela. Progressio believes it is time to stand in solidarity with the struggle of poor people in the developing world to feed themselves and invites you to take part in its campaign, livesimply Say no to Terminator seeds: Become a seedsaver.