Two Latina Women for Climate Change Posted by Anabella Palacios “A journey is a person in itself, no two are alike, and all plans, safeguards, policies and coercion are fruitless. We find after years of struggles that we do not … Read more
Joseph Sany – Practitioner in Residence from FHI 360 Our center was very honored to host a visit by Joseph Sany, Technical Advisor with FHI 360. Sany visited our center in cooperation with the Masters in International Development Policy program (MIDP) … Read more
Day 1: Sunday, January 6, 2019 Day 2: Monday, January 7, 2019 Day 3: Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) As a native of the Timbuktu region in Mali, West Africa, one of the most unstable areas of the country, I have been an eyewitness to the devastating effects of climate variability … Read more
Fragility, Conflict and Violence Unit/World Bank Group ETHIOPIAN FAMINE 1984 marked one of Ethiopia’s worst famines. Years of drought destroyed the harvests and crops, causing great hunger. Famine, disease and war forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their … Read more
From Gaza Strip to Sarajevo passing through Sri Lanka: Conflict Zones and Post Conflict Transition Just ten months ago, I was spending every morning waking up to one of the worst and most protracted conflicts in modern history. For … Read more
Ticket to D.C. In April, when I received the confirmation for the Next Leaders’ program at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), a progressive think tank striving to promote critical public scholarship, I knew I was going to have an … Read more
Summer 2018: My Applied Field Experience in two parts “We are in the business of aspirations. We are in the business of dreams. And optimism is synonymous with creativity. Furthermore, optimism is our responsibility” – Luis Miguel Massianu (quote to … Read more
Face to Face with Rohingyas – Supporting the Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Cox’s Bazar Living a ‘nomadic’ life for over a decade, most recently, I have started to wonder if I should stop this madness and quietly settle down in … Read more
What comes to your mind when you think of your childhood? Does it bring you happy memories and laughter? We all dream of a world where every child and adolescent has a happy childhood… Peace at the micro-unit According to … Read more
Starting Conversations Around Conflict in Sri Lanka It is the windy season in Mannar, which means the ocean is stirred up and the fisherman do not take their boats out. The palm trees bow towards the rough sea and … Read more
The experience that brought me here I grew up in a family that was passionate about poverty alleviation. From my earliest memories, I can recall my parents telling us about their experiences volunteering in India and Nepal, working in the … Read more