Elections in East Timor © Irene Slegt/Progressio

Latest news on development issues and from Progressio's projects around the world:

Zimbabwe: new country director appointed (22 Aug 2008 )
Kevin Ndemera (43) a development worker for Progressio, has been appointed country representative for Zimbabwe.

Better healthcare needed for HIV patients (8 Aug 2008 )
Progressio has backed former US President Bill Clinton's call for medical services to be improved in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

Progressio welcomes Pope’s speech condemning “insatiable consumption” (17 Jul 2008 )
Progressio today welcomed Pope Benedict XVI’s stark message on the environment, which warned of the perils of pillaging the planet’s natural resources.

Immediate Action Needed on Zimbabwe as Controversial Election Results Emerge (1 Apr 2008 )
International development agencies, Progressio, Tearfund, Trócaire and FEPA are calling for immediate action to stop what appears to impartial observers as government-led election rigging of Zimbabwe's March 29th polls.

Beyond the kitchen: advancing women’s political decision-making in Somaliland and Timor-Leste (29 Oct 2007 )
Although there are differences between Somaliland and Timor-Leste – Somalilanders are Muslims, whereas most of us Timorese are Catholics – there are also many similarities, writes Ivete de Oliveira. Both our countries are poor and have seen conflict in recent years. In both, grass roots organisations supported by Progressio have been playing a strong role in helping to rebuild our countries from scratch. And for me, a crucial similarity is that Somaliland’s culture, like that of Timor-Leste, has historically been deeply patriarchal and resistant to letting women’s voices be heard anywhere but in the kitchen.