Land battle
More info When Isabella* holds the title to the land she lives on, it’s more than just a piece of paper – she’s holding answers. She has the proof of ownership in her hands.
Working together
More info I had given up hope of ever being a house-owner because I cannot afford the informal rates being charged
Seeds of change
More info At the foothills of the Himalayas lies the rural district of Jhanjharpur, a fertile region for agriculture. Yet with little money for equipment, life is a daily struggle for small-scale farmers.
Hunger Money
More info When drought ravaged Zimbabwe's Hurungwe region in 2011, families were left destitute. Help should have come from a state scheme, but community members were telling a very different story.
Keeping schools clean
More info The head teacher and governing body chair of a school in Soweto, South Africa were accused of stealing public funds. With the help of local authorities, we took action.
Who is to blame?
More info After a fatal fire at a nursery, despair turned to anger. Reports emerged that the state-funded nursery was privately run by the wives of two local officials, and had passed safety tests despite allegedly not meeting the criteria.
Water Crisis
More info For many of the impoverished communities in South Africa who lack basic sanitation in their homes, accessing clean water for survival is a daily battle.
A stronger voice
More info Forest protection programmes potentially lifts people out of poverty while saving trees from destruction. Yet when we visited one community in Vietnam, we found many families had no idea they could benefit.
Finding the way home
More info Back in the 1970s, Ziad had a home and a livelihood. Then the civil war came.
Pension Scam
More info “If I were to go to the office, they demand one month’s salary as bribe … it’s like a mafia there.”
Corruption Clinic
More info Established to increase health access for Zimbabwe’s poor and vulnerable, clinics like these are supposed to offer a range of free services to children and the elderly; and affordable treatment for others. But the reality can look different.
Citizenship matters
More info Being documented means our communities now have access to the same assistance as urban residents
Corruption derailed
More info When a new city mayor took office in 2010, he contacted the team to ask for their help in rooting out corruption in the transport office.
Ghost Politics
More info Eager for change, residents in a Guatemalan town voted in a local politician promising big things. But a year into his leadership, nothing had changed. It was time for the community to take action.
Fair trade
More info His shop was bulldozed shortly thereafter, with the local authorities and police watching on
Family affairs
More info He was pulled off a bus by armed men, bundled into a car and driven into the forest, where he was robbed and told to abandon the case
Balancing the budget
More info Government cars were frequently misused for private journeys, or by friends and relatives. Some were reportedly even being sent abroad.
We want justice
More info Coming from one of the most remote corners of the world, the people of Manus Province seem an unlikely match for the might of logging companies. But they’re not alone.
Police whistleblowers
More info When two respected police officers found evidence that traffic offences were being wiped and interfered with, they did what their job demanded of them.
Caught on camera
More info When Hoda tried to renew her work contract, the official wanted to force her into a relationship. She had other ideas.
Right to be involved
More info The lush rainforest of Central Kalimantan gets destroyed by reckless loggers. No-one was warned but villagers now have to live with its dire consequences.
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