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New policies and a financial package which could save the Amazon have been proposed by a group of indigenous women from Peru and Ecuador.   

In the rural Nepal, 38-year-old Bin Maya has transformed her family’s future through vegetable farming. She lives with her husband, two sons and a daughter. For years they relied on small plots of maize, wheat and barley that barely fed the family.

In Kassala and Gedarif states in Sudan—where families walked miles for stagnant canal water and children regularly fell ill — clean water is available once more.

In Sudan’s Southern Sawagi area, Imtithal balances caring for her five children with leading change in her community as a member of the Al-Haram Agricultural Association.

Farming in a sustainable way has gained global momentum. Governments are exploring roadmaps, companies are pledging to transform the way in which they buy food and investors are signing new commitments to climate change.

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

Generous partygoers have hit an incredible target to raise vital funds for people in conflict-hit Sudan through Shambala Festival’s vibrant “Flags For…” campaign.

Sporty staff from Riviera Travel have raised £5,000 to support a life-changing waste management project in Kisumu, Kenya.

In Harare’s underserved neighbourhoods, thousands of people will get reliable electricity and live cleaner, greener lives thanks to a new initiative.