In just 196 days, the 20th Commonwealth Games will kick off in Glasgow, the first time the city has hosted the second largest multi-sport event in the world. 12 years on from the original ‘we can do this’ moment in Manchester, 4500 sportsmen and women from 70 teams will compete in front of over 1…
Today we celebrate the life, the struggle and the message of Nelson Mandela. His struggle for a better world helped shape the second half of the 20th Century, but Mandela’s legacy should both inspire and empower us to take action to address the global challenges of the 21st century. “Overcoming poverty is not a task…
As a Mathematician with a lifelong passion for numbers I have always liked statistics. I am wary of them, of course. ‘There are three types of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics” may be an overused quotation, but it does contain a grain of truth. In the wrong hands, ‘facts’ are not always what they…
I did not think the highlight of my week in Swaziland would be making Vaseline, but this life has many unexpected moments………so more on that later. I often read the complaint that too many are too dependent and incapable or unwilling to look after themselves. Today, I saw three projects that confound many of the…
I am in Swaziland this week to support and assess a new development project called Tools for Life. All the hard work has been done by Wales-based charity Positive Women, and the McConnell International Foundation has supported the pilot underway this month. I will try to Blog here on what I see, and on life…
