This Week in Review will provide an overview
of what has been trending across the Wikiprogress Networks, with findings from
the ONS well-being data saying the UK is a little happier and an interesting
interactive visualisation tool used by a campaign against US inequality. Our
focus on the Wikiprogress Africa Network this week brings us a blog on the African Diasporas
role in post-2015, a report looking at MDG progress against donor spending and a
touching video and an insightful UNICEF report on Female Genital Mutilation
(FGM).
People in the UK are reporting higher levels
of life satisfaction, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) UK
bulletin that presents annual findings for personal well-being in the UK for
April 2012 to March 2013.
See also the Chicago Tribune article “Do official
measures of happiness take all relevant factors into account?“
This interactive visualisation tool by
the Economic Policy Institute is worth exploring. The site essentially explain
the fact that the United States has become increasingly unequal in terms of
income, wages, wealth and opportunity has hit the mainstream and public demands
for economic fairness have gone viral.
Growth
alone is not enough. The MDGs alone are not enough. Africa needs sustainable,
inclusive development and in this, the diaspora could be key. This is a blog by
Onyekachi Wambu, Director of Policy and Engagement at the African Foundation
for Development (AFFORD).
In order to achieve the
Millennium Development Goal targets on time, this 2013 DATA Report b the NGO
ONE examines the recent progress of individual countries against eight MDGs
targets, with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa, and compares this progress against
African government and donor spending in three key poverty-reducing sectors:
health, education and agriculture.
Video: Blood on
the leaves: Ending FGM/C in Côte d'Ivoire
Female genital mutilation/cutting: a
statistical overview and exploration of the dynamics of change
This report
by UNECEF is a comprehensive statistical overview of female genital
mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in the 29 countries where the practice is
concentrated, drawing on data from more than 70 nationally representative
surveys over a 20-year period. It examines differentials in prevalence
according to social, economic, demographic and other characteristics. The
purpose of the report is to generate an in-depth understanding of FGM/C that
can be applied to the development of policies and programmes, with the ultimate
aim of eliminating the practice.
Wikiprogress Team
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