Stories about Development from April, 2010
Guatemala: A Tale of 2 Lakes, Macaws and a Queen
Environmental activists are concerned about the continued oil exploration in the Laguna del Tigre National Park, which is one of many natural lakes in Guatemala that contain biodiversity and which are under threat.
Women's Rights In Pakistan
Pakistani women are subject to increasing abuse and rights and opportunities are disappearing from them gradually. The absence of protection of law and lack of implementation of existing laws are worsening their plights. Pakistani bloggers discuss the situation.
India: Efficacy Of The Right To Education Bill
Sandeep Bansal at Looking Beyond The Obvious blog comments on the efficacy of the newly introduced right to education bill in India: “mere passing of the Right to Schools (Education) is not going to change anything significant unless coupled by any change in the delivery mechanism.”
Egypt: Linux InstallFest a Success!
Free Open Source Software (FOSS) is picking up in Egypt, thanks to awareness programmes being organsied by Egyptian Linux Users Group. Tarek Amr sums up reactions to a recent event in this post.
Afghanistan: Some Tricky Numbers
Joshua Foust analyzes the latest freshly released numbers about opium seizures in Afghanistan.
