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12 August 2010 Kenya has done it! Citizens have overwhelmingly voted in a new constitution. The new constitution heralds a new beginning for the country. It addresses political patronage, gender disparity, negative ethnicity and land grabbing; issues which have afflicted Kenya since independence.

09 July 2010 After courses carried out by one of MS Mozambique´s partners, poor villagers got knowledge and courage to confront white South Africans with the trouble their constructions of lodges on a beach in Southern Mozambique had caused to the local community.

20 May 2010 Mary Banda has fought and won over a Zambian tradition that gives women less rights to land than men.

20 May 2010 Not all is well in the Zambian justice systems. The soon to be published findings of the Access to Justice project highlight some shortcomings in the way the justice system functions, starting from the Police, Legal Aid Board, Directorate of Public Prosecutions, all the way to the Courts (both local and traditional) and prisons around the country.

20 May 2010
Despite the drop in international food prices since 2008 food prices in Zambia continue to grow. MS Zambia has produced a report which explores the reasons for this.

20 May 2010 The mining for manganese in Luapula Province in Zambia is a mixed blessing to the people of the province, reveals a new report done by Civil Society for Poverty Reduction in Luapula.

20 May 2010 The mining for manganese in Luapula Province in Zambia is a mixed blessing to the people of the province, reveals a new report done by Civil Society for Poverty Reduction in Luapula.

20 May 2010 Early marriages continue to be a barrier against development in Luapula Province in Zambia, as girls from as low as grade 5 and grade 6 are married of by their families.

20 May 2010 Though SACCORD has temporarily regained its NGO-status after a six-year battle with the Ministry of Home Affairs, the future of the Zambian organisation is now in the hands of the Supreme Court.

20 May 2010 Three years ago Humphrey Zulu was a volunteer for the Anti Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) in Zambia. Then, he helped the organisation in the Voter Education Campaigns. Today he works as their Youth Mobilization and Campaigns Officer.

25 February 2010 In the newsletter for March 2010, the director Kristian S. Petersen reflects on civic ations in Tanzania.

25 February 2010 In February 2010, Miri Davidson worked as an intern for the Information Officer of MS Tanzania. This involved both working in the office in Dar es Salaam and a field trip to Kiteto District. The experience enabled her to gain a small but valuable glimpse into the large, complicated world of NGO-driven development.

10 February 2010 Development of organised smallholder coffee enterprises and the introduction of sustainable agricultural practices are improving the livelihoods of 1700 farmers in Southern Tanzania. A farmer-to-farmer extension system, market linkages and access to credit are key elements of the initiative.

10 February 2010 Bagamoyo District Council and MS Tanzania are partnering with pastoralist organisation NARAMATISHO to improve the livelihood of livestock keepers. Establishment of milk collection centres has led to better incomes which go directly to the Maasai women, empowering them in their daily lives.

10 February 2010 Pernille Bærendtsen is leaving Tanzania for Copenhagen after almost five years working for MS in East Africa. Here she is interviewed by a colleague for the newsletter.

01 February 2010 July 1st 2010 will be a historic day for MS Tanzania. Sixteen former staff members will the position themselves in their new chairs in the offices of ActionAid International Tanzania.

28 January 2010 MSTZAADK’s Land Rights programme was reviewed in September 2009 as part of MSAADK's review of its land rights work. The review in Tanzania was the last country programme review following reviews in Zambia and Nepal earlier in 2009.

01 January 2010 From 1st January 2010 the MS Uganda country program will be managed and administered by ActionAid Uganda in close consultation and cooperation with MS ActionAid Denmark and ActionAid International.

14 December 2009 ActionAid today backed the African group’s call for the Kyoto Protocol to be strengthened.

10 December 2009 As negotiators in Copenhagen struggle to break the climate deadlock, eyes are turning to Brussels, where heads of states and governments today meet for the European Council. The EU was expected to play a leading role in Copenhagen but so far little ambition has been shown.

27 November 2009 Spokespersons from MS / ActionAid, posted information workers and student-activists from our Global Change education blog on climate crisis and climate debt during the COP15 Summit in Copenhagen.

04 November 2009 With global climate changes causing unpredictable rainfalls, and with traditional farming methods lowering the quality of the soils, Zambian farmers are looking for alternative methods to be able to survive.

04 November 2009 On October 16th, the annual Civil Society Day march took place in Lusaka, Zambia. See pictures from the event here.

03 November 2009 In 2005 construction began on a rural health centre in Zambia. 4 years later it still wasn't finished. But then the villagers had an idea.

03 November 2009 Sometimes it takes a dramatic event to make serious changes in your life and priorities. Sometimes it just takes a workshop in Zambia.

03 November 2009 Morgan Mwangala, a volunteer of the Youth Association of Zambia, has just returned from a study trip on climate responsibility in Denmark.

03 November 2009 Lukulu district in Zambia's Western Province has previously received most vegetable supplies from Mumbwa and Lusaka. This year, however, the story is different.

03 November 2009 In Zambia, many are not aware that diseases can be caused by cold dry weather. ActionAid Zambia has set out to improve the health of children, suffering from weather related illnesses.

03 September 2009 Many parts of Zambian life are influenced by tradition. In some cases, however, Zambian traditions are in direct violation of women and children’s rights.

01 September 2009 The Zambian president, Rupiah Banda, has given his assent to the NGO-bill on August 28th, thereby finalizing the process of passing the much debated law, which many say will be detrimental to a free Zambian Civil Society.

01 September 2009 Recently, more global corporations are looking at Africa in a different way, not seeing the hungry, but rather, noticing the extensive land mass.

01 September 2009 In order to gain influence on development in your local area, you need to be where the decisions are made. And that is exactly where MS Zambia Partner Luapula CSPR is now.

17 August 2009 From Dar to København to Jylland to hitchhiking as a climate detective.

30 June 2009 The Zambian Government intends to revive the much criticized NGO Bill during the next sitting of parliament on July 14th.

30 June 2009 The 2009 Global Corruption Barometer recently launched by Transparency International (TI) shows that Zambians have little faith in their officials and politicians.

30 June 2009 Traditional leaders in Chipata in Zambia are now giving women land

30 June 2009 Eight young volunteers from Denmark recently finished a 3 month stay in Zambia. It turned out to be a very good – if sometimes challenging – experience.

30 June 2009 While Civil Society is essential to promote land security for the poorest, it is vital that central government implements a pro-poor agriculture policy to compliment these efforts.

30 June 2009 Great uncertainty prevails among the rural villagers in Kawambwa district in Zambia. Government and traditional leaders have earmarked their land to establish a farm block.

29 June 2009 Nina Bak Nielsen from Fjerritslev in Denmark has lived her life in ”African style” the past three months. It is not an experience for the faint of heart.

15 June 2009 Humphrey Pole Pole visited Denmark in April 2009 and MS Action Aid Denmark’s actionmagazine met him at the entrance stairs to the Danish parliament as the Africa Commission presented its recommendations for elimination of poverty in Africa.

11 June 2009 19-year-old Maja Tandrup Pedersen, originally from Gelsted in Denmark, has been teaching young people in Zambia for three months – even though she isn't very much older than her pupils.

11 June 2009 The first partner in MS Tanzania/Action Aid Denmark’s new partner portfolio, which was in the process of being revised, is CORDS. On Friday May 15 the Director of CORDS, Lillian Looloitai, signed the partnership agreement between CORDS and MS Tanzania/Action Aid Denmark.

08 June 2009 Malou Christensen and Catrine Gangergaard went directly from graduating their high school in Denmark to Zambia in Africa, where they are now living and teaching.

07 June 2009 Rats, scorpions, and 14-year-old married girls, are just some of the things Jonathan and Sinne from Denmark have had to get used to while living in northern Zambia for the past three months.

02 June 2009 Astrid Knudsen and Marie Jæger, two young Danish women, have become experts in body language, after living among the Bemba people in northern Zambia for the past three months.

28 May 2009 Emmanuel Kisota is Akiye by tribe. They used to live in baobab trees and from what nature could provide them. Now, their livelihood is threatened by land grabbers.

15 May 2009 A unique initiative known as the “Democracy Caravan” is now in Masindi, trying to resuscitate the idea of public trust by using community theatre to increase citizens’ participation in public life.

12 May 2009 Papiya had no support when her husband left her. Traditionally, women are not allowed to own land in that area in Tanzania. But Papiya went to the village council and was assigned a plot.

30 April 2009 Morogoro Paralegal Centre (MPLC) uses a network of volunteers and paralegal district offices to empower women and children living in rural areas of Morogoro region. The centre provides the information and support needed by poor women and children to realise their rights in the areas of property inheritance, domestic violence and sexual abuse.

29 April 2009 From January to April 2009 Janne Jørgensen visited Tanzania to research for her finals in Educational Anthropology. The frame was 'Conceptions of Democracy within the organisational structure of MS Tanzania' and as an appendix to she went to Njombe Agricultural Development Organisation (NADO) - one of MS Tanzania's partners.

03 April 2009 Female farmers of the Lukafi Farmer's group have doubled their yields by discarding traditional farming methods. But it is not only farming traditions, which have changed.

03 April 2009 When local development is decided by a central government, not much good comes of it. In Samfya in Zambia, citizens are fighting for their right to be heard.

03 April 2009 In Zambia, Chipata District Farmer’s Association has come up with a new and innovative way of ensuring equal access to land for women.

03 April 2009 Women do not usually decide much in Zambia. But things are changing in Luangwa, where a concerted effort to include women is paying off.

10 March 2009 Critics argue that imposing policies, sequences of reform, and spending priorities has done more harm than good ...

10 March 2009 ... the donor support has become much more effiecient, and with time, the end result will serve the MDGs.

10 March 2009 ... despite the Danish support, the agricultural associations have not led to success.

19 February 2009 It generally takes 2-4 years to acquire a titled land plot in Petauke, Zambia. But the worst problem is the misinformation and mismanagement of legal procedures.

19 February 2009 In the area of gender policy, Zambian president Rupiah Banda is clearly not following former president Mwanawasa’s legacy, as he had promised.

19 February 2009 MS Zambia Partner, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), has helped a woman reunite with her children in their shelter for battered women.

12 February 2009 Rose Jena is chairwoman for the advisory council for MS Zimbabwe and participates in the "Women for Influence" initiative.

12 February 2009 Ednah Bhala is director of Musasa Project, fighting gender based violence, and she participates in the "Women for Influence" initiative.

12 February 2009 Cleopatra Ndlovu is director of Women in Politics Support Unit and participates in the "Women for Influence" initiative.

12 February 2009 Video statements from three strong women in Zimbabwe, all part of the "Women for Influence" project - Cleopatra Ndlovu, Ednah Bhala and Rose Jena.

12 February 2009 Signe Juel Rasmussen tells about her work as a global volunteer, teaching street kids in Tanzania.

12 February 2009 Rosa Ølgaard tells about her work as a global volunteer, teaching kids in Uganda.

12 February 2009 Marina Buch Kristensen tells about her work as an advisor in a NGO fighting corruption in Uganda, and Jasper Tumuhimbise from the NGO comments on her efforts.

12 February 2009 Luiz Chavez from Brazil tells about his work as an inspirator for a "Forum Theatre" group in Mozambique and Zaina Raja from the group comments on his efforts.

12 February 2009 Linda Ncube from Seychelles tells about her work with information and advocacy in Zimbabwe.

14 December 2008 Chizilo citizens in Chipata District in Zambia are currently in a dilemma. They have been living and farming their area for a long time, but are now at the centre of an eviction notice.

13 December 2008 Bio-fuel production on a large commercial scale can jeopardise the livelihood of small-scale farmers. A new forum has been established in Zambia to protect their rights.

21 October 2008 If you are living on the Chief's land, you might get evicted, but living on the state's land costs money. To the poorest people in Zambia, land access can be a question of life and death.

21 October 2008 The Zambian government's fertilizer support programme is rocked with corruption and takes resources away from the very farmers it intended to serve.

16 October 2008 Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark and His Royal Highness the Prince Consort will pay a visit to MS TCDC on November 6th, where they are to attend a course in 'Good Local Governance'.

01 October 2008 This is not a political rally but a scene from an unusual drama school, in a grimy hotel in Nakapiripirit...

17 September 2008 25 young Kenyans from 15 different communities are traveling the country to promote peace

25 August 2008 Morogoro Paralegal Center (MPLC) has managed to get major funding (a strategic grant) from the Foundation for Civil Society focusing on women’s access to land in Mvomero

25 August 2008 MS-Tanzania shares experiences with partners and their collaborators in the districts: Farmers are sidelined by complicated planning procedures, guidelines in English and serious delay of money for activities

24 August 2008 Support to fertilizers in Zambia is increasing, but rising food prices and environmental and climate changes might negate the efforts to impact the living conditions of the poor.

24 August 2008 Zambian youth are not traditionally part of the decision making processes. But this is about to change.

24 August 2008 Has it been worth it, or should I have used my energy on another crop? This is a question many Zambian cotton farmers are asking themselves.

15 August 2008 Roger Chongo has begun giving his children pocket money. He also includes them in the planning for the farming of his land. This is because he has learned that democracy starts at home.

15 August 2008 With 80 pupils to a classroom, Chongwe in Zambia needed a new primary school. But there was no land availabe to build it, before the new Lands Committee looked into the matter.

31 July 2008 EPA is about liberalisation of the economy through the reduction or elimination of tariffs.

31 July 2008 It is 3.8% of the national budget 2008 - 09 that is allocated to agriculture. Why this percentage?

31 July 2008 The failure of the cooperative movement in Uganda and its impact to development...

18 July 2008 Together we stand, divided we fall! This is the thinking behind the new NGO Insaka, launched by the Zambian NGO ZCSD this month.

18 July 2008 Honey badgers, ants and bee stings are some of the dangers faced by beekeepers in Itezhi- tezhi district of Zambia’s Southern province. But this is still better than meeting snakes and lions in the wild and having to cut down a lot of trees to get to the honeycombs

18 July 2008 The wishes for what the new radio in Itezhi-tezhi in Zambia will do, once it starts broadcasting, are many. But now the building is about to be finished.

17 July 2008 The effectiveness of development aid was under discussion at an international conference held in Canada organized by the North South Institute in June. It was concluded that the international aid architecture needs urgent reform.

17 July 2008 Land disputes are common in Zambia, sometimes even leading to threats of bloodshed among local chiefs, when they don't agree on the boundaries.

17 July 2008 Kuyovwana means 'helping one another'. And that is exactly what the members of the Saccord Kuyovwana group intend to promote among all the different stakeholders working with decentralization in Itezhi-tezhi district in Zambia.

17 July 2008 Women in the Kanyanja area of Chipata district in Zambia have realized the great potential when women unite to present their issues and concerns in a unified voice.

19 June 2008 Kafue District Council in Zambia is in the process of supplying their Area Development Committees (ADCs) with office facilities. The offices have brought great benefits in terms of making the ADCs more visible to the communities, but the new visibility also carries a new load of responsibility with it.

17 June 2008 Mansa District Land Alliance (MDLA) in Zambia has held several awareness workshops about land rights for its member organizations and results are now beginning to show.

12 June 2008 The objective of MS Tanzania’s country programme strategy is to reduce poverty. Here, two young Tanzanians give their personal perspective on poverty.

10 June 2008 If you want to raise awareness among women you also have to give them time to participate. Most women in rural Tanzania have heavy workloads. But time planning and new working methods can ease the burdens.

10 June 2008 CORDS, a partner organisation with MS Tanzania, works to 'translate' Tanzania's legislation on land rights into practice among the Masaai people.

28 May 2008 During March and April the three Topic Teams from MS Tanzania went on the road. The mission was to find potential new partners.

28 May 2008 MS Tanzania receives more than 50 Danish volunteers every year. One of them is Jonas Tofte who worked for three months as a volunteer in a nursery school in Kwa Mattias.

28 May 2008 'We learn a lot from each other,’ says Adam Kaombwe who has been MS Tanzania’s Volunteer Co-ordinator since October 2006. In average eight volunteers arrive every second month, and it is Adam who is responsible for their placement and stay.

22 April 2008 Maasai girls became adults without undergoing Female Genital Mutilation

16 April 2008 MS Mozambique´s third theme, Anti-corruption, will be constructed once the two others, Building Local Democracy and Democracy in Primary Schools, are established.

10 April 2008 Locals are not making a direct contribution towards the running of their governments, they therefore do not regard the local governments as their own.

10 April 2008 Koboko women hold leaders accountable

10 April 2008 MS civic education project to focus on building partner's capacity on their partipatory approach

10 April 2008 The search of tools for MS partners implementing "Building local Democracy"

07 April 2008 Although politicians have signed a political agreement, disputes over land and resources on the local level have not been dealt with.

07 April 2008 Although the government coalition has been formed Kenya still faces major challenges, stressed His Excellency Danish Ambassador to Kenya Bo Jensen.

14 March 2008 Om May 18th Danes will be going door to door to collect money for peace activities in Kenya

31 January 2008 Adding practical experience from a developing country to your education can give essential experience, which could not have been gained at the school desk. MS Tanzania’s Danish intern for the last six months shares her experience.

17 December 2007 During 2007 IT Adviser Jesper Mogensen launched a programme assisting MS Tanzania’s partner organisations to either build or improve their websites - a project in many stages.

17 December 2007 To support the Country Programme Strategy (CPS) MS Tanzania has made a gender strategy.

14 December 2007 Local democracy often has difficulties when it comes to land issues. The land legislation does not take into account that the public awareness of acts and procedures is very low most places – and that local authorities in general have limited capacity and funding for implementing the legislation.

14 December 2007 Hakikazi Catalyst in Arusha, Tanzania, has over the past few years been a strong actor in building local democracy. In some villages the results of these efforts are already visible: More villagers feel comfortable to speak during meetings and even women speak up and bring forward concerns or new ideas.

14 December 2007 Partnerships between civil society organisations (CSOs) and local authorities are the way forward for rural development. The policies – and partly the money – are in place. But Tanzanians, not at least people in rural areas, are poorly equipped to utilize their opportunities when it comes to decisions on development in their local communities.

14 December 2007 In late 2005 MS Tanzania introduced a new work structure based on a Topic Team Model (TTM) which has now run for little more than a year. The three people heading the topic teams were asked to look into the changes this has produced and the challenges they see for the future.

03 December 2007 Corruption:- It scares both foreign and domestic investors away, impedes economic growth and increases inequality...

03 December 2007 Coartem packaged in strips is free of charge and illegal to sell from private clinics in Uganda

03 December 2007 MS Tanzania is part of the Private Sector Civil Society Agricultural Working Group (PSCSAWG).

22 November 2007 The views of Kenyan civil society were taken in to consideration when to Office of the President drafted a peace policy

22 November 2007 In Northern Kenya mutually reinforcing linkages between conflict, poverty and democracy must be broken for development to break through

22 November 2007 Young Maasai Daniel Spanana nearly got killed because of entering the neighbouring Samburu territory.

13 October 2007 Denmark happy with Uganda, but worried that half of the national budget was not being spent properly...

25 September 2007 MS is very sad to have to announce the death of Betina Dalgas, information worker at MS in Zambia since February 2007, who died on Thursday the 20th September in a tragic car accident in northern Zambia.

06 September 2007 They prefer calling themselves the green lung of the City, because despite being in the middle of Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, the people of Christiania live by their own rules and consider themselves autonomous. It is like a village in the city.

06 September 2007 One Cafe Uganda Original looks like achance for eastern Uganda farmers to break away from the chain of exporting only coffee beans at miserly prices.

28 August 2007 The civil society in Zambia has won a great battle. The much criticized NGO bill has been postponed indefinitely.

20 August 2007 Around 200 women from the The Maa community of Mukogodo Division, Laikipia district converged to learn about various issues such as sexual offenses and commercialization of livestock.

01 August 2007 With the new drastic NGO bill waiting just around the corner, the civil society in Zambia and the international NGO’s have joined forces in a final attempt to stop the criticized law.

27 July 2007 There is corruption everywhere in Uganda, and it threatens to short circuit the country’s ambitious process of democratisation

15 July 2007 The youth is a delicate group to communicate with.

15 July 2007 The life of Amony Beatrice is a life of abduction and re-abduction, a life of loss and grief from both physical and emotional pain.

15 July 2007 I have always tried to be among the top students, says Susan Abbo.

15 July 2007 Traditional healers have been recognised as assets to the Ugandan Healthcare System.

15 July 2007 The situation for old people in tUganda and Denmark cannot even be compared, because while a Ugandan lucky to see his/her 70s is still struggling as a caretaker, a Dane in the same age bracket is being cared for like a baby.

06 July 2007 Renegade UPDF officer and former rebel leader Herbert Itongwa has gone missing in Denmark where he had sought asylum.

06 July 2007 Renegade UPDF officer and former rebel leader Herbert Itongwa has gone missing in Denmark where he had sought asylum.

11 June 2007 NGO’s are mature enough to regulate themselves. Government intervention is not welcome. That is the message from more than 40 civil society organizations in Zambia, as a reaction to the governments proposed and much criticized NGO Bill.

04 June 2007 Zambia has been waiting for a new land administration and management policy since 2002. Now the draft is here, and Henry Machina, who is the National Coordinator at Zambia Land Alliance, has taken a quick look at the draft, and he is not impressed.

07 May 2007 To the sound of drums under a huge mango tree a lot of farmers, guests, officials and security people made up the scene for opening of the Michael Lund Cashew Processing Centre in Tanzania on Saturday the 5th May. The ceremony was led by Prime Minister Edward Lowassa.

23 April 2007 Two of Kenya's World Champion 800 meter runners were in the frontline during a run against female circumcision partly sponsored by MS Kenya

21 March 2007 Traditional rules for inheritance of widows and for female landownership constrains socio economic development of the poorest i Southern Nyanza.

28 January 2007 Beginning 5th February 2007 MS Uganda’s democracy project is playing its part in the new national thematic curriculum for Primary One.

08 January 2007 Danida has granted US$ 525.000 to the MS-Mozambique HIV/AIDS project, “AIDS Activists in the Frontline”. The project will inform about HIV/AIDS and promote behaviour change in remote rural areas.

01 December 2006 People should not be misled to think that the women movement in Uganda started with President Museveni.

01 December 2006 She never starts anything she has doubts about how to complete successfully.

17 November 2006 One of the intentions behind the first Social Forum in Mozambique was to create a platform for the civil society. Time will show if the participants succeeded in laying the first stone.

17 November 2006 The first Social Forum in Mozambique was held between 25th and 29th of October. Good will and enthusiasm were redeeming factors in a poorly planned event.

03 November 2006 A survey documenting the extent of human rights violations in the remote Turkana region of Northern Kenya is to be carried out. The project is supported by MS Kenya and Danish based IWGIA.

19 October 2006 The population’s lack of access to information is a major obstacle to development in Mozambique. MS Mozambique has given priority to the information work of its partner organizations.

12 October 2006 Women activists stage demonstrations against critics of the Domestic Violence Bill that seeks to protect women and girls from abuse.

09 October 2006 Communitie members are involved when MS partner organisation Christian Community Services carry out tree planting campaigns.

05 October 2006 Following a series of regional forum events, the national Zimbabwe Social Forum was held on 30 September 2006 in Harare.

01 October 2006 ... Now temperaments have cooled, but at that time, I am telling you, you were very lucky that you were allowed to continue, says the Media Centre Director

01 October 2006 ... we can not just sit and wait. Those organisations that are capable of carrying it out can continue provided they use the recommended material ...

14 September 2006 A combination of updated versions of the original democracy material and newly developed material from 2005-6

14 September 2006 A combination of updated versions of the original democracy material and newly developed material from 2005-6

14 September 2006 A combination of updated versions of the original democracy material and newly developed material from 2005-6

14 September 2006 A combination of updated versions of the original democracy material and newly developed material from 2005-6

14 September 2006 A combination of updated versions of the original democracy material and newly developed material from 2005-6

14 September 2006 A combination of updated versions of the original democracy material and newly developed material from 2005-6

08 September 2006 26 year old Sammy Kyamana is back in Kenya after having hitch hiked around Denmark as part of an MS project. He likes many things about Denmark, but he definately does not miss the food.

06 September 2006 A constructive mind-set by those responsible for development planning than what we are seeing today is what Northern Kenya needs.

17 August 2006 John Mulaa, columnist with Kenya's second largest newspaper, the Nairobi based Sunday Standard, writes from Washington DC where he is presently working.

17 August 2006 Interview with Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Martha Karua, a key member of the opposition politicians who struggled for the reintroduction of multi-partyism in the 1990s, and later formed a coalition movement that won power in 2003.

17 August 2006 Former head of Transparency International, Kenya, on the challenges facing Kenyan democracy.

08 August 2006 The pastoralist way of life is under increasing pressure all over the world. Last month pastoralists gathered to adress challenges and discuss ways forward.

18 July 2006 Environmental problems are widespread in Mozambique, and they could have serious consequences for the well-being of the population in the future.

05 July 2006 The biggest progress of MS Uganda is in relation to the democracy work, while poverty reduction is an area where not much progress has been made

05 July 2006 NGOs have a responsibility not to get carried away with good intentions and undermine people's initiative and the prospects of development in the long run.

05 July 2006 Already in 1989 a World Bank Report stated that money spent on personal assistance could be used better. Why are international NGOs and donor countries still making use of personnel assistance?

05 July 2006 Most relationships have a long standing effect on our lives. So has MS....

20 June 2006 Education Access Africa runs seven resource centres in northern Uganda. In 2005 they had a total of 140.000 users , - a number which clearly speak of a need.

20 June 2006 Gulu Community Vocational School is an alternative for the children who never got a change in the formal school system.

20 June 2006 MS has been present in Uganda for more than a quarter of a century... but what has been the impact of MS' presence and what are the key events?

16 June 2006 All over the continent, the Day of the African Child was celebrated yesterday, June 16th in memory of the peaceful demonstration of children in Soweto, South Africa, 30 years ago.

16 June 2006 All over the continent, the Day of the African Child was celebrated yesterday, June 16th in memory of the peaceful demonstration of children in Soweto, South Africa, 30 years ago.

05 June 2006 In June NGOs from all over the country met to exhibit their work and demonstrate the important role of civil society in development.

31 May 2006 The Nationa Danish Performance Team in Gymnastics visited Uganda in March 2006 - see our gallary

24 April 2006 Monday April 10th will go into the calendar of Kenyans but more so into the diary of the pastoralists who usually name seasons after events.

16 March 2006 The National Danish Performance Team in Gymnastics will visit Uganda from March 23rd to March 31st. The highlight of the tour is the workshop and the performance in the IDP-camp of Otwal 25th March.

14 February 2006 MS Uganda's democracy posters were never meant to be part of the election campaign. They are not partisan political and do not depict any persons in or outside government in particular.

16 December 2005 ANPPCAN is working for children's rights in Kenya, running a counselling service and a radio program among other activities. Interview with Charles Marwa.

15 December 2005 Cashew farmers in Tanzania have formed a cooperative to cut out middle men and keep the money in the village. Interview with Moshi Mnaki.

15 December 2005 MS Denmark and MS Tanzania are undergoing processes of changes. The new year of 2006 will see some changes in the way MS Tanzania will be working.

05 December 2005 On November 21st the Kenyan population rejected the constitution proposed by their government in the first referendum carried out in the country’s history.

30 November 2005 The draft for a new Zambian Constitution is a progressive document, says human rights organisation. The question is if the political leaders have the courage to implement the draft.

15 November 2005 Zimbabwe hosted Southern African Social Forum (SASF) October 13-15, gathering more than 3000 civic activists and social movements from all over the region.

04 November 2005 The G8 leaders promised debt relief and increased development aid to Africa. But is it enough? Or is it too little too late?

24 October 2005 Elections coming up. This and the coming month will put focus on democracy and civil participation here in Tanzania.

29 September 2005 Handicapped are among the most vulnerable in Mozambique, often victims of prejudices and abuse with violated civic rights. But MS's partner ADEMO works to improve their situation.

09 September 2005 Zimbabwe is hosting the second Southern African Social Forum on 13-15 October 2005.

01 September 2005 From a legal point of view the Christian Nation Declaration in the Zambian Constitution is discriminatory, inconsistent with the Constitution itself and poses a potential source of conflict among the Zambian people, says Professor C. Anyangwe of the University of Zambia School of Law.

01 September 2005 Civil Society in Zambia has finalised its input to the National Development Plan (NDP), which will outline the framework for national development for the next five years. The priority for Civil Society has been ensure, that the NDP will aim at reducing poverty levels.

01 September 2005 Let’s promote a gender sensitive atmosphere

19 August 2005 Corruption is a deep rooted problem in all parts of the public sector in Mozambique.

08 August 2005 MS Kenya has been accused of incitement and subversion. The reason being MS Kenya's support to land rights activities.

26 July 2005 Yaya Konaté is not just “any” Development Worker. He is the first south Development Worker on contract with MS Mozambique.

20 July 2005 MS receives grant of 7.6 millions DKK from Danida after 20 years of civil war has ended in Southern Sudan

30 June 2005 At their last sector meeting, 21-23 June 2005, MS-Zimbabwe Partners criticized the National Aids Policy of being gender insensitive and gender oppressive.

15 June 2005 CHIPAWO launches the first TV program for and by the deaf in Zimbabwe. "Handspeak" is a weakly serie and includes sign language, news, drama, discussions

01 June 2005

12 May 2005 Statement from NGOs in Kenya

15 April 2005 On 8 April 2005 CHIPAWO hosted a commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of H. C. Andersen at the National Art Gallery in Harare.

12 April 2005 Former corruption buster Githongo speaks

10 April 2005 Federation: The first East African Community didn't work. The new one will develop into an East African super state if the politicians get their way

10 April 2005 Kiswahli: In spite of local obstacles, cultural reluctance, and the frequent use of English, East Africans still have their own common mother tongue

10 April 2005 Terror, rebels and robberies:Tourism in East Africa is an important factor for income. But it is a badly tainted image the three countries put in front of the tourists.

10 April 2005 Ambitious: A roadmap has been laid out for the EAC. East Africa will be one super-state in five years and elect a common president in eight years. Is that really realistic?

10 April 2005 Figures: Statistics on our East African lives

10 April 2005 Security: A common defence force for East Africa is a logical regional answer to the global question of terrorism.

10 April 2005 Customs union: The first steps towards a common market in East Africa are taken.

10 April 2005 Lake Victoria: The big lake shared between the three East African countries is a constant area of conflict.

10 April 2005 Do it yourself: With the current focus on business, Ugandans, Kenyans and Tanzanians may very well look in vain for benefits from the EAC.

10 April 2005 Danish refelctions: The EAC will come across obstacles and create heated debate. That's why it is so important to make EAC a popular union, says Danish politicians.

15 December 2004 More than 35 local organisations participated in the 16 days campaign against gender-based violence reaching out to thousands of women, men and children across Zimbabwe.

01 December 2004 MS-Zimbabwe calls upon all partners and friends to join in the fight against HIV/Aids. Read our appeal in commemoration of the World Aids Day focusing especially on the challenges experienced by girls and women.

26 November 2004 Members of the United Nation's Security Council urges Uganda's President Museveni to en the insurgency in the country's northern parts. The conflict has displaced 1,6 million people.

18 November 2004 This disease is an unrecognized problem for disabled people worldwide

18 November 2004 Jairos Jiri seeks to challenge the fact that most of the HIV and AIDS programmes being implemented in the country do not target people living with disabilities.

17 November 2004 MS-Zimbabwe was happy to support Zimbabwe Social Forum 2004, which turned out to become a real success, proving the vitality of a wide range of civic actors.

16 November 2004 Frelimo has been in power for nearly thirty years. And the former guerilla movement, Renamo, has been the only real opposition party, since 1992.

03 November 2004 Zimbabwe is one of the countries hardest hit by the HIV/Aids epidemic. An estimated 3000 people die each week. Read more about the epidemic and its impact on the development in Zimbabwe.

02 November 2004 This year MS-Zimbabwe Annual Meeting focused on HIV/Aids under the theme "Lets fight HIV/Aids together now" .

29 October 2004 What does a fearful ostrich from a children’s tale have to do with HIV/AIDS?

29 October 2004 Since we all die in the end does it really matter how? And if you can not change the course of things - how can you prevent getting AIDS?

23 September 2004 On 24 September 2004 the BaTonga Museum, presenting the life, history and culture of the Tonga people in Zimbabwe, was officially opened. Read the story of the museum here.

16 August 2004 A new NGO draft bill will endanger NGO work on human rights in Zimbabwe. The new draft bill raises concern in both Zimbabwe and the MS headquarter in Copenhagen.

20 June 2004 In June 2004 MS-Zimbabwe and its partners had the pleasure to receive a visit from HIV/Aids adviser Kirsten Madsen. Read more about her training and meeting with partners.

15 June 2004 In June 2004 Zimbabwe held its first National Aids Conference which was attended by more than 700 people. Read more about this grant event.

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29 April 2004 The 26 years old Ugandan teacher Kilambus Charles tells of the three months he spent as an abductee of the rebel army.

16 January 2004 This year’s Anti Corruption Week is close to fulfilling its goal of ensuring public access to information. This is the success of a well co-ordinated advocacy campaign

03 December 2003 Victoria Alson, an hiv-positive, works as adviser on hiv and aids for the organisation Kindlimuka - a partner of MS in Mozambique.

02 December 2003 Lise Præstegaard works as MS development worker supporting an environmental and health group in the city of Nampula in Mozambique.

21 November 2003 Alphonce Mutaboyerwa is leader of the human rights centre in Mwanza in Tanzania - an MS-partner since 1958.

21 November 2003 Fred Munagomba Musisi runs IATM - 11 dance groups that perform plays against corruption in Uganda.

20 November 2003 The diocese of Bishop Nelson Onono-Onweng is a partner of MS-Uganda working for peace and reconciliation in the northern Uganda.

18 November 2003 Michael Bech teaches journalism to MS partners in Tanzania. He sees it as his biggest challenge to be able to get close to the people in question.

13 November 2003 A misunderstanding resting on baseless allegations against the Director and Administrator of the Zimbabwe programme of Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke (Danish Association for International Cooperation) has attracted media attention in Denmark.

02 November 2003 Hanne Lene Petterson, a development worker from MS in Uganda, sees herself as a stranger and therefore has the advantage to be able to interrupt and ask questions.

02 July 2003 To the second summit of the heads of states and governments of the African Union, meeting in Maputo, Mozambique 4-11 July 2003.

01 July 2003 African Civil Society Declaration on NEPAD: "We do not accept Nepad! Africa is not for sale!"

10 January 2003 After the most peaceful and fair elections ever held in Kenya, the Danish Association for International Cooperation, MS, asks Danish politicians to again increase development assistance to the poor East African country.

29 November 2002 The Northern Conflict costs Uganda 256 million Dollars this year, shows a study carried out by international NGOs

29 November 2002 The Northern Conflict costs Uganda 256 million Dollars this year, shows a study carried out by international NGOs

29 November 2002 The Civil Society Forum created a platform for future action in peace building. And gave space to sound self-criticism

29 November 2002 The Civil Society Forum created a platform for future action in peace building. And gave space to sound self-criticism

29 November 2002 The public dialogue on the last day of the Forum plead for accountability, visionary approaches and solidarity in conflict resolution

29 November 2002 The public dialogue on the last day of the Forum plead for accountability, visionary approaches and solidarity in conflict resolution

16 January 2002 Video clips with views on democracy by people in Southern Sudan and Uganda.

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28 February 2001 Danish journalists, authors, NGOs, unions and individual citizens express their concern over the slow investigation of the murder of Carlos Cardoso.

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25 June 2000 Zimbabweans go to the polls this weekend to elect a new parliament. The elections follow months of violence and confrontation between President Mugabe’s old ruling party and Morgan Tsvangirai’s new opposition party.

08 May 2000 Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke asks the Danish government to Sharpen position towards Zimbabwe.

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01 October 1998

01 October 1998 Since ´91, ethnic violence has erupted with a ferocity and mind numbing regularity, not seen before in Kenya’s 30 years of relatively peaceful independence. The core of the conflict is the issue of land.

01 October 1998 The medieval slavery system is still alive in Nepal in Asia. The isolated agricultural workers in the far west have for years been exploited ruthlessly but now there seem to be some hope for the workers and their liberation.

01 October 1998 Despite the livestock sector contributing 18 percent of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP), pastoralists in Usangu Plains claim they are up against harsh resistance from local authorities and farmers.

01 October 1998 Eighteen years after the birth of the new Zimbabwe, the majority of the poor still await a much promised solution to the imbalanced land distribution. Land is becoming an ever more debated and controversial topic.

01 October 1998 For the first time ever, more than 120 organisations – national as well as foreign – have joined forces and resources to inform about the new Land Law in Mozambique.

01 October 1998 Tremors are shaking the ground below the village of Mapeleng, causing a shake-up of social and physical village structures at the same time. Changes in the wake of realising Lesotho’s ambitious water project.

01 October 1998 The Land Act is causing millions of Zambians to be deprived of land and livelihood without any form of compensation. Its another apartheid, says an outspoken Zambian land activist, in her personal comment to the situation.

01 October 1998 In chief Chiawas area on the banks of Zambezi River the village leaders do not worry too much about title deeds and foreign investors.

01 October 1998 A woman’s security in Uganda is determined by her ability to have access to land. But the new Land Law, which was passed by Government on the 2nd of July, did not bring forth the changes, Uganda’s women were hoping for.

01 October 1998 An ultimatum by the Kilosa district authorities has been issued to all pastoralists in the district to move to selected areas although authorities admit they are unfit for animal husbandry.