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Isabel Choat

@isabelchoat

Commissioning editor, global development, the Guardian. Former online travel editor at the Guardian. Email pitches to: [email protected]

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linkhttp://www.theguardian.com/travel calendar_today25-05-2009 14:23:22

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It was a privilege to meet some of the women of Kufadza, Zambia's first all-female anti-poaching unit

‘I never dreamed I would carry a gun’: the Zambian women keeping poachers at bay theguardian.com/global-develop…

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Zambian poet Vanessa Chisakula, founder of Wordsmashpoetry, on art as 'a form of protest that leaves no blood’
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Aid agencies face the worst funding gap ever, as humanitarian needs soar ... Fred Harter reports

‘We’re playing Whac-A-Mole’: why the aid system is broken theguardian.com/global-develop…

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My latest on Ebru Baybara Demir, Mardin, and the social power of cooking from where food production first began. The Guardian

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So much more research into and awareness of sickle cell disease is needed to help children like Desmond who I met at Zambia's UTH Children's hospital

‘A lot of denial’: Zambia combats sickle cell disease with screening for babies theguardian.com/global-develop…

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NoViolet Bulawayo & others pay tribute to Zimbabwean publisher Weaver Press as it celebrates 25 years of championing truth-telling fiction ... theguardian.com/global-develop…

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Love this new collection of graphic short stories by feminist artists published by Global Unit for Feminism and Gender Democracy

Feminism in pictures: illustrated stories of women’s rights around the world theguardian.com/global-develop…

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‘We must interrogate what we have inherited’ … Powerful speech by Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, UN special rapporteur on the right to health at @cphia in Lusaka, on the barriers to women’s dignity and health in Africa - including the legacy of colonialism

‘We must interrogate what we have inherited’ … Powerful speech by @drtlaleng, UN special rapporteur on the right to health at @cphia in Lusaka, on the barriers to women’s dignity and health in Africa - including the legacy of colonialism
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Now for something completely different … the man who plays piano for rescued elephants 😍 theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

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As the kicks off in Accra, convener Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante writes ...

African cinema has come a long way. Now we need funds and faith to unleash creativity | Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante theguardian.com/global-develop…

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Grit and glamour: how Mahua Moitra shook up the misogyny and hypocrisy of Indian politics theguardian.com/global-develop…

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Noor Hammad is 7 months' pregnant - one of 50,000 pregnant women in Gaza. She told me about her fears - for herself, her baby and her future

Pregnant in Gaza with no clinics: ‘I have no idea where I will give birth’ theguardian.com/global-develop…

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‘Just keep going’: the horse-riding 97-year-old botanist battling for England’s wildflowers. Loved writing this - theguardian.com/environment/20…

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Air pollution raises risk of type 2 diabetes, says landmark Indian study that followed a cohort of 12,000 residents of Delhi and Chennai for seven years, I report for The Guardian
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⁦⁦@Guardian publishes the final writing of ⁦Saleemul Huq⁩ and it’s a warning to rich countries to step up for urgently, as climate crisis accelerates around us. Powerful writing as ever. Co-authored with ⁦Prof. Farhana Sultana⁩ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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I once wrote a note to Saleemul Huq during a climate workshop asking 'WTH is a hydrochlorofluorocarbon?!' He burst out laughing but later took the time to give me the lowdown. Feels surreal writing about his death now. Rest in power professor. 🇧🇩 theguardian.com/global-develop…

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‘Changing takes time’: how female photographers in Africa are redefining their lives theguardian.com/global-develop…

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Classic John Vidal story. He used his expenses from a trip to Bangladesh to get a well built in Dhaka. When asked to detail his expenses for trip, he wrote 'Drinks for 5,000'.
Here's his obit from his former team mate Paul Brown
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'A true legend'... John Vidal was one of the greats. A brilliant, pioneering journalist, & also one of the kindest, most generous people you could meet. A huge loss but his legacy is immense

John Vidal, former Guardian environment editor, dies aged 74 theguardian.com/environment/20…

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