Solutions & Development
HumAngle’s Solutions and Development Desk focuses on emerging responses to societal problems and what individuals, communities, and institutions are doing to help those in need.
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With Reusable Pads, A Pharmacist Is Tackling Period Poverty And Protecting The Environment
It began with an idea. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kano, a state in Northwest Nigeria, Maryam Muhammed noticed how…
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Clinic Throws Survivors Of Violence A Lifeline In Nigeria’s Adamawa State
Glory Emmanuel Masai is the focal person for Hope Center Numan. Photo: Saduwo Banyawa/HumAngle. Zuwaira,* 13, became a shadow of…
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The Cameroonian Women Grinding Flour By Hand To Escape The Russian Wheat Trap
Cassava Flour could -gradually- win the hearts of Cameroonian households, according to a group of women aiming to reduce the…
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Civil Society Groups Rise To Safeguard Sudan’s Shaky Transition To Democracy
When in Dec. 2018, the people of Sudan thronged the streets to protest a failing economy, they met a resistance…
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Women Break Silence Over Abuse With An App In Cameroon
The wall of silence over abuse against women in Cameroon is all but impenetrable. Three years ago, 21–year-old Rainatou suffered…
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NGO Trains Qur’anic Students In Borno On Countering Violent Extremism
About 10,000 students of Quranic schools in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, have been trained as peace ambassadors through alternative Quranic…
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Seeds Of Hope: How Tree Planting Is Making Kano Green
Dahir M. Hashim could vividly remember a time when Kurna, the place of his birth, was a lush and verdant…
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This Programme Provides Free Medication For The Underprivileged, But For How Long?
“We couldn’t take him to the hospital on time because we didn’t have money, and that was why my first…
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Obtuse Drainage Culvert In Borno Village Fixed
Many of the people in the village couldn’t tell if the concrete structure was meant to be a culvert, or…
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Using Tech, A Group Of Young People Is Restoring Care To Nigeria’s Healthcare
Elizabeth* and her inhaler were inseparable at the start of the year. The 22-year-old would fall asleep holding it and…
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