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Kibera Slum: When Kindness Kills Development

July 18, 2019

Kibera Slum: When Kindness Kills Development By: Linh Vo Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Ninaras) “We are so busy at helping and forget that, sometimes, we need to stop and look. Are we bringing any change? Are more than 500 NGOs trying … Read more

Protect the Social Leaders – Colombia

July 16, 2019

Protect the Social Leaders – Colombia By: Giovanny Rincón & Sarah Champagne One of Colombia’s top challenges during its fragile post-accord phase has been the increase in killings and threats of human rights defenders and social leaders. According to the … Read more

Building a Sustainable Community Health System – Kenya

July 12, 2019

Building a Sustainable Community Health System – Kenya By: Narayan Chetry As a Master`s in Public Health in Maternal and Child Health(MCH) candidate and a Rotary Peace Fellow, I have the opportunity to learn about the various health issues of … Read more

Dawn of Civilization – Bandung, Indonesia

July 5, 2019

Dawn of Civilization – Bandung By: Kate Huth I have been coming to Indonesia for over 20 years and in that time I have seen a lot of changes throughout the country. One of my first memories of Indonesia is … Read more

Digital Development, World Bank, Washington DC

June 20, 2019

Digital Development By: Limabenla Jamir As I write my blog post, I am four weeks into my summer internship with the World Bank. It was my desire, as someone who has spent six years doing grassroots work, to move ahead … Read more

Women Protection Teams – Asha Asokan

March 21, 2019

Workshop at the Parallel Forum of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Posted by Asha Asokan Recently, I was invited by Nonviolent Peaceforce (an INGO) and Graduate Women International (INGO) to speak in a parallel forum … Read more

Two Latina Women for Climate Change

March 8, 2019

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

February 11, 2019

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