Views and photos from Rachel Leah The black plastic bags, water sachets and ice cream packaging that line the roads of Accra, Ghana’s capital, make them seem like waste-filled runways. With ...
A man makes his way through Manhattan’s busy streets near Union Square Park swinging a plastic bag filled with egg shells, wilted greens and coffee grounds by his side. As the day progresses, m...
https://tutawaza.com/2016/01/18/is-composting-waste-just-a-waste-of-time/
To learn about South Africa’s transformation since the end of apartheid in 1994, a group of graduate students from New York University’s Center for Global Affairs visited Johannesburg and Cap...
By renationalizing its oil and gas, Bolivia has lifted its economy, but the country needs to invest in its people and diversify its economy in order to achieve sustainable growth. Brian Seavitt...
https://tutawaza.com/2014/04/21/the-conversation-bolivias-big-opportunity/
Lori Perkovich reports on a United Nations panel discussion of the conflict-related sexual violence that plagues the Democratic Republic of Congo. Leading up to International Women’s Day, the U...
https://tutawaza.com/2014/03/24/stopping-sexual-violence-in-congo/
African leaders reflect on their continent’s efforts at peacebuilding and development. Jane McClenahan reports. What does Africa look like to you? That was the question posed at the opening of ...
https://tutawaza.com/2014/02/28/african-solutions-to-african-problems/
In January 2014, New York University Global Affairs Graduate Students visited Bolivia. Among them was Lauren Corr who researched the country’s efforts to blend traditional and modern health...
Hundreds of thousands eek out a miserable existence as the West re-embraces Myanmar. Jane McClenahan reports. Things are looking up for Myanmar. Following decades of international sanctions, th...
Sudden oil wealth sounds like a winning lottery ticket, but too often, it breeds corruption, economic dislocation and conflict. Barbara Borst examines Ghana’s efforts to buck the trend. By Ba...
https://tutawaza.com/2013/09/19/ghanaians-gain-ground-on-accountability-for-oil-wealth/
Nigeria lies less than 200 miles from Ghana along the western bulge of Africa – close enough to show Ghanaians how dangerous oil wealth can be for a developing country, as Barbara Borst has bee...