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  Editor’s note: Journalist Saada Branker takes a look at some of the solutions being used to address Africa’s Water Crises in the third and …

Editor’s Note: In Part Two of this three-part series first published in 2005 in WORD Magazine, freelance writer Saada Branker takes a look at “Mainstreaming …

In 2005, WORD Magazine produced three feature stories written by journalist Saada Branker about Africa’s Water Crises and the multi-faceted problems created by access to …

It has taken a bit more time than we anticipated, but WORD Mag is back online at the request of many of our past readers. So here we are with some new and some familiar content. Much more will be added as we proceed.

Education, health, productivity, credit and governance all work better when women are involved. WORD will explore ways in which women in sub-Saharan Africa are being empowered to play a more significant role.

Fifty years after most African countries gained independence from Europe, the Africans are still queuing for donor funding, investing less in homegrown solutions and African talent. The biggest question is why this is happening in Africa.