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Kabul like you’ve never heard it before…
Written by Nighat Dad
With all the grim stories and news we see coming out of Afghanistan, I’m sure you’ll already have an idea of what life there must be like – violent, repressive, fearful. Right? Well, think again, it’s time to challenge your preconceptions… While some women around the world were getting praise for […]
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Moroccan Graduates: Jobless PhDs and Lucky Engineers
Written by Mehdi Lbadikho
In her article on Work in the Developing World, Arrianna Marie started with an obvious truth: “The developing world has the potential for major economic growth, but first it must prepare its young people for the burgeoning jobs market“. I underline the second sentence as it is the topic of this […]
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Mongolia – High Ranking Politicians should not be above the Law
Written by Otgoo Jargal
“There is going to be the arrest of former President Nambaryn Enkhbayar”. This message appeared all over Facebook and Twitter on 12th April. A few hours later the news proved to be true. The former President, one of Mongolia’s best known politicians was arrested. Enkhbayar served as the Prime Minister from […]
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Work in the Developing Market: Lack of Higher Education or Abuse of Power by Employers?
Written by Alexey Sidorenko
I could not agree less that “the developing world has the potential for major economic growth, but first it must prepare its young people for the burgeoning jobs market.” Lack of proper education is a common problem for developing countries. Will a higher level of education solve the problems of development […]
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Una ciudad sobre el barro
Written by Lucia Querejazu
Abstract: La Paz city was founded in 1548 in the valley of Chuquiabo, a point of ethnical limit and confluence. Since then, the city has a particular condition: it was founded next to an indigenous town, so it grew upon mixed cultural confluences. The contrasts have been a constant […]
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The New City: Kenya’s Konza Technology City & Lessons from Other Planned Cities
Written by ArriannaMarie
The permanent secretary of Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Dr. Bitange Ndemo has planned Konza City, which will be built on a 2,000 hectare plot of land 60 kilometers from Nairobi. This project is part of “Kenya Vision 2030”- a development blueprint which aims to “middle-income country providing a high quality […]
