Opinion

29.12.2005 In this article Kady Souley Boncano shares her experience of how radio made her a star in her country in a week's time. She describes the changes Niger has undergone in last few years and the way radio has affected women's life in Niger.

06.10.2005 With just 10 years to go, to attain the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals, the author is trying to gauge if India is poised to achieve these goals? Even with a tangible amount of economic and political growth in the country, there are certain areas like institutional reforms, childcare, where prompt action needs to be taken up. Moreover, are government initiatives really pro-poor?

22.08.2005 “While ICT can offer significant opportunities for all girls and women, including those in rural areas, their ability to take advantage of these opportunities is contingent upon many things” says Radha Singh in an interview with Manish Kumar of OneWorld South Asia.

19.08.2005 “We understood early on that microcredit and ICT have a great synergy. The Village Phone Programme, which has been a tremendous success, is a pertinent example in this regard”, says Prof. Muhammad Yunus in an interview with Manish Kumar of OneWorld South Asia.

18.08.2005 Given the multidimensionality of women’s poverty; this paper claims that in the developing world, women’s lack of access to information is often mediated by their human poverty. In this context, the MDGs offer a goal-oriented framework for overcoming monetary and non-monetary aspects of women’s poverty.

07.07.2005 HIV gives rise to certain specific problems in women. They have little or no access to information. Even if they have information, they do not have the power in relationships to bargain, for what is rightfully theirs.