Development Blog
Reaching the Summit – a celebration, and a massive to do list – Part 1
By Paul-André Wilton 28th Sep 2015
So we did it. On Friday the world gathered in New York, flags were raised for 193 countries including Palestine and the Vatican for the first time, and to universal acclamation the new Sustainable Development Goals were gavelled into existence.…
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Opportunity knocks: Financial inclusion and the Sustainable Development Goals
By Gerry Boyle 25th Sep 2015
Financial inclusion is a key enabler for the Sustainable Development Goals – but its key role will only be fulfilled if civil society, government and the private sector can work together really effectively.
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A village savings and loan association in Uganda
On Friday 25 September, together with DFID and UN Women, CARE will bring together government, international organisations, business and civil society at the ‘Transforming Economies: Empowering Women and Girls’ event (during the UNGA summit to approve the new Sustainable Development…
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Road maintenance workers in a village in Sindh Province, Pakistan
When it comes to monitoring impact, the SDGs have got it wrong. National Statistics Offices have a central role, but official data in developing countries is often incomplete, inadequate and unreliable. It cannot tell the full story, especially in countries…
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Women at a community meeting
Technology as a poverty game changer: Using citizen-generated data to measure the SDGs
By Laurie Lee 22nd Sep 2015
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the first time a global compact on overcoming poverty has been created in the digital age. Harnessing the promise of technology will be key to transforming poverty and power in the next 15 years,…
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Lillian Adiambe, a young entrepreneur in Kenya, making a call on her mobile phone
Women’s economic empowerment in rural value chains: The role of the private sector
By Gianluca Nardi 22nd Sep 2015
The private sector is a main actor involved in women’s economic empowerment in rural value chains: large traders, retailers or manufacturers often hold the keys to improving women’s access to extension services, financial services, input provision, market information and technology.…
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Participants in a Farmers Field and Business School in Tanzania, part of CARE’s Pathways to Empowerment programme
