Bangangte is a locality situated in the Nde division of the west region with a population of about 45000 inhabitants constituted of the Bamileke and equally the Mbororo Indigenous pastoralist’s communities. They have as main activities cattle rearing, petite businesses and equally farming in small areas for their livelihoods. They lived in harmony with their neighbours. There are many internally displaced Mbororo from the Northwest Region, who have settled in Bangangte, and their situation is precarious which needs attention in this post COVID 19 moment. Like other rural communities, this co...

The Malawi Small Grants Programme started in 2009 during the 4th Operational Phase (OP4). The programme has been underway through 3 successive operational phases. During the 4th Operational Phase (2008 - 2011), the programme had a national geographical focus. The SGP maintained a national focus in the 5th Operational Phase (2011-2014) with a special interest in addressing issues in hotspot areas. During the 6th Operational Phase (2015-2018), SGP Malawi selected a specific landscape: the Lakeshore Landscape covering Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakhota and Salima districts. The Mzimba/Rum...

This edition highlights clearly SDG 17 Partnership for Development through the many civil society, government, and private sector organizations that worked together to implement this monumental festival. These partnerships are captured within the newsletter and demonstrate the success of the SIFF in facilitating a whole society approach to sustainable development. This edition highlights clearly SDG 17 Partnership for Development through the many civil society, government, and private sector organizations that worked together to implement this monumental festival. These partnerships are captu...

This edition focuses on the inaugural Small Island Future Fest (SIFF), which has been conceptualised to address the gap in environmental awareness among the general public by promoting messages of environmental sustainability in an innovative and inclusive way - leaving no one behind. The festival integrated the sustainable development goals (SDGs) creatively to raise awareness and demonstrate practical ways that Small Islands can achieve a bright and prosperous future. This edition focuses on the inaugural Small Island Future Fest (SIFF), which has been conceptualised to address the gap in en...

Welcome to another edition of the SGP Green Reporter! The Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) and progress towards their attainment provide a hope of a brighter future. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has erased decades of development gains, brought into sharp focus the inequalities that presently exist across our world and impeded our progress towards the future we all want. Nevertheless, hope remains and the response efforts thus far at the global, country and community levels show a renewed commitment to the SDGs fueled by a Blue-Green Recovery.

Welcome to the SGP Green Reporter Holiday Edition! The year 2021 has been another remarkable year for the country of Barbados and GEF SGP Barbados. In this holiday edition of the SGP Green Reporter, we continue to celebrate remarkable achievements of some of our civil society grantee partners’ initiatives. On behalf of the GEF SGP Barbados team, a special thank you to all contributors who submitted articles to make his holiday edition possible. We know that you, the reader, will find this edition informative and interesting; so please share it within your networks, including partners, collea...