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The inspiring story of one young man: 19-year-old David Were lives in Africa’s largest slum where polluted water, disease and safety are daily concerns. He tells his story in his own words. watch the video The material available via this link was produced by the United Nations.  

Rapid urbanization over the last five decades is changing Africa’s landscape and also generating formidable challenges for supplies of water and sanitation services, says a new UN report. read more The material available via this link was produced by the United Nations.

Guest post written by my colleague Joachim Fritz-Vannahme Mail: Joachim.Vannahme@bertelsmann-stiftung.de At present, we see a hot debate about the future of the eurozone with an abundance of different scenarios – not least that of its breakup. When in March 2011, we issued our report “Making the European Union work. Issues […]

FutureChallenges.org is already covering a bunch of very important topics, and there are many more to come. But we also know that there are lots of other interesting and credible sources that deal with future challenges, be it in a narrow or in a broader sense. Here is a small […]

This article was originally drafted by the Society for International Development for the newsletter “GHEA Outlook” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Informal cross border trade accounts for a significant portion of overall regional trade in East Africa. Launching a new […]