Voice and Impact

A turning point in foreign aid: How communities are adapting to shifting development funding.

For a long time, foreign aid steadily flowed to aid-receiving countries in a predictable rhythm, one shaped by donor cycles, bilateral and multilateral partnerships. This aid has been particularly crucial…

The sIfA tool for a Statement of Intellectual Fellowship and Accountability: An invitation to reflect on how humans and AI interact in producing knowledge

Finding the answers with each other. Discovering solutions at the innovation marketplace at IMNHC 2026

There’s a joke that keeps showing on my feed. It centers around this idea that if an average person actually went back in time, they would be very incapable of…

How can community-driven interventions reduce food waste in traditional Kenyan and Nigerian markets?

From narrative to action: fostering democratic engagement and engaged citizens through behavior change

Democracy narratives: what are they and how do they matter for democratic engagement and behavior?

Yes, things are uncertain, but that is also part of the system.

This article is part of Busara’s Tafakari 2026 yearbook. You can download the whole yearbook here. Over the past year, conversations across Busara have carried a familiar refrain: things feel uncertain.…

Tafakari Yearbook 2026. You are here: humans and stormy times

Climate change is a human problem: Finding the voices of climate resilience

Cooking with ‘funny-looking’ vegetables and reducing food waste, one Efo Riro soup at a time

Some vegetables simply weren’t made for the spotlight. Some are born wonky. A carrot takes a wrong turn underground and comes out with a limp. A tomato forgets to stay…