International Development

Home: From Displacement Camps to Community in Haiti

Beverly Bell | Posted 01.04.2012 | World

Read More: International Development, Housing, Haiti, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti Reconstruction, Haiti Aid, Internally Displaced People, World News

As 2012 begins, a growing movement of displaced people and their allies in Haiti is actively claiming the right to housing.

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USAID: Building Resiliency In The Horn of Africa

Tom Murphy | Posted 12.28.2011 | Good News

Read More: Relief, Horn of Africa Drought, Nancy Lindborg, International Development, Horn of Africa Famine, Horn of Africa, Aid, Sahel, Drought, Famine, Africa, Feed the Future, Development, Resiliency, International Aid, Usaid, Fwd, Good News, Good News News

Programming in the HoA seeks to give people living in the region the ability to adjust to the cyclical droughts that return every few years. Feed the Future is one USAID program that hopes to build the capacity to withstand weather challenges.

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Crowd-Sourcing Development Innovation in India

Maura O'Neill | Posted 12.20.2011 | Impact

Read More: Usaid, India, Innovation, Microfinance, International Development, Impact News

With a booming social enterprise sector, a number of the world's leading academics, Nobel Prize winners and thinkers, a vibrant private sector, and world-class NGOs like Pratham, India has been dubbed the innovation hub for the West.

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Dangerously Unaware: Americans Lack Knowledge About Source Of Global Pandemics

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 12.14.2011 | Green

Read More: Avian Flu, Infectious Diseases, International Development, Swine Flu, Pandemic, The Infection Loop, Hand-Washing, Contagion, Deforestation, Disease Outbreak, Wildlife, Green News

Two out of every three Americans worry about the potential for a global disease outbreak. (Thank you, "Contagion.") Yet, alongside this result fr...

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Translators Without Borders Prepares to Bridge the Last Language Mile

Nataly Kelly | Posted 12.03.2011 | Impact

Read More: Internet, Social Justice, Literacy, Poverty, Africa, International Development, Political Activism, Information Access, Smartphones, Health Care, Impact News

Most people have heard about Doctors without Borders. Far fewer individuals are aware of Translators without Borders. I recently sat down for an interview with Lori Thicke, co-founder of the latter organization.

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Don't Be Redundant

Paula Goldman | Posted 11.30.2011 | Business

Read More: Impact Investing, International Development, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Impact Investment, Foreign Development, Impact Investment Entrepreneurship, Development Investment, International Impact Investment, Business News

There's not enough philanthropic or government money in the world to solve the problems we need solved. If impact investors do their job well, they can tap into new forms of capital to solve the world's burning issues.

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What Happens When the World's Poorest People Volunteer?

Uma Viswanathan | Posted 11.30.2011 | Impact

Read More: Leadership, Community Service, Poverty, Youth, Volunteering, International Development, Change Agents, Haiti, Poor, Healing, Global Poverty, Human Values, Volunteerism, Community Development, Impact News

Unless the communities that typically receive services begin to serve, to stretch more than just their hands but their own hearts, they cannot experience the power they have to transform their own lives and own communities.

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10 Faith-Inspired Ideas To Save Mother's Lives

Katherine Marshall | Posted 11.30.2011 | Religion

Read More: Maternal Mortality, Gender and Religion, Faith-and-Development, Religion-and-Women, International Development, Save Mother's Lives, Save Mothers, Maternal Health, Religion News

With maternal health now demanding global action, faith leaders and institutions should raise their hands, their voices, and their resources, and volunteer their support to the cause.

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Where's the International Leadership on International Development?

Rushanara Ali | Posted 11.29.2011 | UK World

Read More: International Leadership, Busan, Eurozone, Bill Gates, International Development, Cannes, g20, Paris Declaration, hlf4, UK World News

Busan should not just be another photo opportunity where leaders substitute rhetoric for action. This is an opportunity for the British government to really show the leadership they should on international development.

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Tony Blair: Aid Works And Helps Save Thousands Of Lives

PA | Posted 11.29.2011 | UK Politics

Read More: Uk News, International Development, International Aid, Tony Blair, UK Politics News

Tony Blair has insisted that British overseas aid "really does work" and is helping to save hundreds of thousands of lives. Defending the Governmen...

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More Than Good Intentions: Making Development Assistance Work

Stephen P. Groff | Posted 11.28.2011 | World

Read More: Poverty, AID Effectiveness, International Development, Global Poverty, Development, Asia, Busan-South Korea, Impact, Developing Countries, Impact News, Economic Development, World News

Is aid worth it? Does it make a positive difference in the lives of poor people in developing countries? Or is it merely lining the pockets of corrupt officials at a time when more and more western taxpayers are struggling to make ends meet?

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British Pupils To Lobby Minister On Plight Of Afghan Children

PA | Posted 11.24.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Uk News, Uk Schools, Schoolchildren, International Development, Alan Duncan, Afghanistan, UK Universities & Education News

The plight of Afghanistan's school children will be raised by UK pupils calling for all youngsters to receive a decent education. British youngs...

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Food Prices, Financial Crisis and Droughts

Otaviano Canuto | Posted 11.23.2011 | World

Read More: Drought, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Poverty, Food Prices, International Development, Food Crisis, Horn of Africa, Global Food Crisis, World News

Global food prices remain high and volatile, affecting the poorest countries the most. For millions who are already vulnerable, events like the droughts in the Horn of Africa add to their hardships while continued market turmoil increases uncertainty in the global economy.

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Andrew Mitchell And The Gathering Global Shocks

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress | Posted 11.20.2011 | UK Politics

Read More: Conservative Party, Gordon Brown, Overseas Aid, International Development, Labour Party, Bangladesh, Africa, Andrew Mitchell, Dfid, Somalia, UK Politics News

You would forgive most coalition ministers for being jealous of Andrew Mitchell. The International Development Secretary oversees a department which ...

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On World Toilet Day, Businesses Need to Urgently Invest in Sanitation

John Nuttall | Posted 11.17.2011 | UK

Read More: Developing World, Uk Impact, Investment, International Development, Haiti, Andrew Mitchell, Un, World Toilet Day, Illness, Sanitation, Poor Sanitation, Charity, Unicef, UK News

Proper sanitation and hand washing is the answer to child mortality in Togo, it is the starting point for the success of every other development programme that UNICEF work on. But before that we need to modernise the thinking of an entire nation. There's no point building toilets if they are not then used.

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The One Million, the FTSE 100 and the 99%

Melanie Ward | Posted 11.17.2011 | UK Politics

The chorus of voices in protest is growing. How loud will it have to get before we see some change?

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Just Like My Child Foundation's the Girl Power Project

Vivian Glyck | Posted 11.17.2011 | Impact

Read More: Human Rights, Social Justice, The Girl Power Project, Girl-Power-Project, Empowerment, International Development, Uganda Women, Women Uganda, Female Empowerment, Impact News

For centuries, Ugandan women and girls have been forced to meekly kneel before men. We at Just Like My Child Foundation are so proud of Nyiraguhabwa Monica, who is teaching our girls to stand proud and treat themselves with the greatest respect.

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The Schoolbag Haiti

Erin Schrode | Posted 11.17.2011 | Education

Read More: Haiti, Education, What I'm Thankful For, Youth, Development, Green School Supplies, Schools, Green Schools, Bill Clinton, One Young World, International Development, Hope, Education News

How did an American environmental activist, a Canadian student, an Australian lawyer-to-be, a social media expert living in Hong Kong, a South African businessman, a Dominican development specialist, and a Haitian mental health worker end up on this Caribbean island?

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Small Is Beautiful in Job Creation

Otaviano Canuto | Posted 12.08.2011 | Business

Read More: Global Job Loss, Jobs, Unemployment, Entrepreneurship, International Development, World Bank, Third Industrial Revolution, India, Business News

In this sluggish environment, one big thing we can do to create more jobs is to support entrepreneurship and small businesses locally.

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International Community Gathers for "Uni Haiti" at Upper East Gala

Jim Luce | Posted 11.14.2011 | Impact

Read More: Uni Haiti, International University Center Haiti, International Development, Orphans International Worldwide, Haiti Development, Haiti Relief, Haiti Recovery, Impact News

Although 200 guests were expected, 250 arrived to the United Nations's social club Aux Antilles's 21st annual dinner, this year to benefit the Interna...

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Why Women Should Care About Foreign Investment

Lindsey Horvath | Posted 01.01.2012 | Women

Read More: Libya, Women, Truman National Security Project, Arab Spring, Tunisia, Egypt, International Development, Women News

Why the destiny of the world's women and girls -- and our national security -- depends on foreign investment.

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It's Not Easy but Businesses Can Benefit From Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)

Perry Yeatman | Posted 01.01.2012 | Business

Read More: Kraft Foods, Sustainability, Perry Yeatman, Obesity, Hunger, International Development, Economic Development, Ppps, Business News

PPPs are all the rage these days. And with good reason. Done right, they are probably the best chance we have for tackling some of the toughest societal issues we're facing.

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World Population Hits 7 Billion

Hagit Bachrach | Posted 12.31.2011 | World

Read More: Multimedia, World Population, International Development, 7 Billion, World News

As the world's population is projected to surpass 7 billion this week, there's some very interesting multimedia projects out there dedicated to breaking down the numbers and exploring the implications.

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World's Population Is a Growing Crisis

Glen Pearson | Posted 12.31.2011 | Canada

Read More: Foreign Aid, Sub-Saharan Africa, International Development, Overpopulation, World Population, Seven Billion People, Population Control, Canada News

It's been clear for the last few years that the seven billion mark was imminent, and because we've been inching toward it for some time, many will ignore its larger implications. How will we handle all this extra demand for resources?

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Population Growth: An Opportunity to Focus on Sustainable Living

Esther Williams | Posted 12.27.2011 | UK

Read More: Gender Equality, Climate Change, Global Food Security, International Development, 7 Billion, Green Holiday, UK News

The UN has chosen to mark the 31 October 2011 as the day the world's seventh billion citizen will be born. I went onto a charity's website last week...

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