Links & Resources - July 2008

This is Africa (TIA) - The detailed and compelling diary of Bethany, an American NGO worker living and working in Africa. Her accounts which are almost always personal, offer an honest insight into the work, cultures and complexities of her livelihood and are complimented by great photography. Few sites give as detailed accounts of what it is like for women working in the NGO sector in Africa today.

Louder than Swahili - Continuing with Women in Development work, this awarding winning site is by Pernille a Danish NGO worker based in Dar Es Salam, Tanzania. Again it is full of valuable personal insights as well as great photography full of the colours you would expect to see from East Africa.

Relief Web - Alarming news last month from Northern Kenya where renewed fighting in Somalia has caused thousands more to flee to the camps at Dadaab. According to the site;

"The U.N. says 4,000 Somalis a month are crossing the long border, swelling Dadaab's total by 20,000 this year to 200,000". Reuters

This site last year carried exclusive pictures from Dadaab in Kenya where the camps have slowly taken on permanent status as a sad testament to the long lasting crisis in Somalia.