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At 25, Tatenda Chikokoro is part of a growing group of young women helping to reshape how waste is managed in Tafara.

Across Africa, governments are grappling with an uncomfortable truth: national development goals cannot be met when energy systems overlook the people who face the harshest impacts of energy poverty.

When the floods hit Thiès in Senegal, the early warning sirens rang exactly as planned. Messages were sent out, committees met, and the system functioned in the way the manuals described.

On 24 September 2025, Practical Action launched the NABAPALLAB photobook “Nature-based Solutions – A Visual Journey” in Khulna. The event brought together government officials, development partners and community members to celebrate local actions strengthening Bangladesh’s vulnerable communities.

Practical Action has officially opened its new office in Ecuador, focused on helping build sustainable livelihoods and increasing biodiversity.

Women from the provinces of Morona Santiago and Zamora Chinchipe in Ecuador, and from the provinces of Bagua, Condorcanqui, and Datem del Marañón in Peru, are not giving up. They are part of one of the most vulnerable populations on the planet; however, they are working slowly but surely and unstoppably to become part of the spaces from which they have always been excluded, but which they should always have been part of.

At Practical Action, we believe that tackling the climate crisis requires recognizing and strengthening the leadership of indigenous peoples, who are key players in the conservation of the Amazon.

At Mawaza Primary School in Gwanda, Zimbabwe, Bokang Mleya has seen how technology is changing education. Since 2021, she has been teaching Grade 5 and leading the school’s ICT program using tablets powered by solar energy.

In Ward 8 of Gwanda, Zimbabwe, Royal Nare sits at the intersection of tradition and resilience. As the chief overseeing Wards 8, 9, and 12, his responsibilities stretch far beyond cultural leadership - he is a community advocate, a mediator, and often, a messenger to the state.