Special features

In view of the publicity given to them, it would be easy to think that the Millennium Development Goals are the approach to beating poverty. But how much notice do individual philanthropists and social investors …

The world’s most intractable problems – peace and security, sustainable development and poverty eradication – are increasingly interlinked and interdependent. Their achievement can no longer be assumed to be the responsibility of governments alone. Instead …

In recent years, Fair Trade has emerged as a powerful symbol of the trade justice movement. Engaging consumers and activists alike, it appears to offer a new model of production and distribution that is both …

According to the second Philippines Progress Report on the Millennium Development Goals, only a third of the Philippine population now remains below the poverty threshold. The number is still large, but in 1990 almost half …

Many contributors to this issue of Alliance have stressed the need for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to be translated into local terms; others have spoken of the need for the business sector to be …

While the media and public discourse has been accentuating the divide between the private sector and civil society, the trend in practice has been towards convergence. NGOs and communities are now more enterprising, while business …

Widespread poverty reduction can be achieved only by improving access for the world’s most impoverished people to the goods and services they need, as well as by creating employment opportunities. Business investment in developing countries …

150,000 people die each month from malaria, despite the fact that the solutions to stop the disease – long-lasting anti-malarial bed nets, new drug therapies, spraying, and education – are both known and affordable. Clearly, …

The present focus on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has reignited the debate on the need for more aid to developing countries to help them meet the MDGs by 2015. However, this has inevitably rekindled …

What is the meaning of social justice, and how can charitable foundations apply it in their grantgiving? Increasingly, foundations have begun to debate this issue. This article seeks to identify ways in which foundations, striving …