How maggots, toilets and organic fertiliser combine for an innovative circular economy solution in Africa: This week's view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.
The Sanergy Collaborative's circular economy system uses toilets, flies and agricultural waste to produce food and sequester carbon. But can the Earthshot Prize finalist convince farmers to switch to organic fertiliser made from insects?
EXPERT INSIGHT: Hundreds of thousands of people live in refugee camps for decades. Emergency aid is not the only answer, says Sazini Mojapelo. Supporting refugees to start their own businesses can transform their lives.
This week: Church of England remains “committed” to £1bn slavery reparation fund despite rightwing lobbying campaign; MacArthur Foundation increases allocation to impact investing to US$750m; Too Good to Go expands beyond food, and more.
EXPERT INSIGHT: The Maboneng Township Arts Experience has flipped the extractive tourism approach to retain visitors’ spending in their host communities. It’s a generation’s work, explains Siphiwe Ngwenya.
Two social entrepreneurs united to launch a support hub for new parents in a village in Senegal. Now, as Good Start Challenge winners, the founders are now looking to take what they've learned further afield.
Following the devastating loss of her cousin’s premature baby in rural Uganda, Dr Comfort Ayikoru created a solution to the country’s desperate lack of incubators.
EXPERT INSIGHT: In trying to support smallholder farmers, we’ve too often overlooked the agribusinesses that serve them. Research from 60 Decibels shows that catalytic capital for these enterprises can transform farming communities.
