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Working together to stop fake agricultural products in Uganda

28 August 2014 in Access to information, Accountability, Africa and Middle East, Civil society, Poverty and development, Private sector

Last month Emmanuel was in despair. His entire crop of maize had perished after he used a fertiliser product he now realised was fake. What could he do now that he and his family of six had nothing left to live on? In Uganda, the sale of counterfeit agricultural inputs is a problem that affects […]

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Haiti’s hard road to recovery

12 January 2013 in Accountability, Aid, Americas, People power, Poverty and development, Whistleblowing

In the three years since the devastating earthquake killed hundreds of thousands of people and destroyed much of Haiti’s infrastructure we have had to contend with two cyclones, a cholera epidemic and a drought that currently threatens our food security. No wonder Haitians and donors are suffering from reconstruction fatigue when too often the small […]

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Ramallah: Uncovering illegal fees in workers’ unions

21 April 2010 in ALAC, ALACs in AFME, Health

Fighting corruption can take many forms. But often, the victims of corruption are being forgotten. With its Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres, Transparency International has started providing legal advice to these victims all around the world. Together with my colleague Ervin, I would like to start this series on the blog to tell you about […]

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