Roar Africa hosts retreats in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, and more. Here, founder Deborah Calmeyer uncovers the story of the ...

A quiet rebellion is taking root in rural South Africa. Led by women armed not with tractors or chemicals, but with seeds, soil, and agroecological knowledge, this movement rejects the export-led ...

Daniel Frey receives funding from USAID under a collaborative agreement entitled "Strengthening Development Research and Inclusive Innovation in Latin America through the Center for Innovation and ...

From growing vegetables to spending more time with their children, women's quality of life improved drastically after piped water was installed near their homes in rural Zambia, Stanford University ...

Nathan Williams, assistant professor at the Golisano Institute of Sustainability, has long been fascinated with solving complex problems. Williams’ passion was in mathematics and physics, but his ...

Until recently, a store selling groceries in a village in Zambia couldn’t sell cold drinks: It didn’t have access to electricity to power a fridge. But the store now has a solar panel on the roof ...

Africa’s electric vehicle (EV) market is accelerating. But so far, one particular group of potential users — rural women — has largely been left behind, with investors favoring electric motorbike ...

On a recent day, Indira Govender, a doctor in a rural community in northern KwaZulu-Natal, was busy with her weekly session at the local clinic when she witnessed three people breaking down mentally.

Many report taking steps to adjust to changing weather patterns.Key findings One-third (34%) of South Africans say that flooding has become more severe in their area over the past 10 years. About ...

A Times reporter visited a clinic in Ethiopia that provided life-changing treatment with the support of Jimmy Carter. By Celia W. Dugger Almost two decades ago, I reported on Jimmy Carter’s ...