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Keeping Hope Alive in Somalia: Dr. Hawa Abdi 14 Aug 2013 | 09:38 pm
Her nicknames range from “Mama Hawa” to “Mother Theresa meets Rambo.” When the Somalian government collapsed in 1991, Dr. Hawa Abdi was a young doctor operating a small clinic on her family farm 20 m...
Fixing Water Pumps in Nigeria with WASH 14 Aug 2013 | 07:38 am
She could not help looking just a bit smug as she grabbed the wrench and went to work on the broken water pump that stood in the middle of the school. Asabe Issa, a primary school teacher from Hardawa...
Primeros Pasos: Fighting Malnourishment with Home Cooking 13 Aug 2013 | 07:02 am
Chuicavioc, Guatemala: Janet Coyoy focused intensely on the cooking demonstration, taking mental notes on how to make cream of potato soup thick with vitamins and nutrients. It was only when another m...
Food Fortification in the Midst of Turmoil? 10 Aug 2013 | 02:49 am
Political turmoil and related conflicts can dictate the amount and quality of nutrients accessible to everyday people. Coverage of the Arab Spring has brought to light the dire circumstances still fac...
Shrimp and Sea Cucumber Farms Offer Models for Aquaculture Investments 9 Aug 2013 | 02:41 am
From shrimp in Mexico to sea cucumbers in Madagascar, pioneering NGOs are testing new approaches to open ocean aquaculture that emphasize environmental stewardship and increasing local wealth — and la...
Cafe Impact: How To Tackle Thankless Social Change 8 Aug 2013 | 10:20 am
Click here to view the embedded video. Grunt work is annoying, sometimes demeaning, but necessary. Get over yourself. Accept grunt work with grace. The boring, awful details are the most important.
Eating Insects Makes for A “Sustainable” Snack 6 Aug 2013 | 12:31 am
Last fall, I attended a conference hosted by the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics at MIT. The conference, entitled “Global Systems 2.0,” focused on potential interdisciplinary approaches to the environmen...
Newspapers Take to the Streets in Greece 3 Aug 2013 | 02:43 am
For more than two decades, homeless and unemployed individuals have bought and sold magazines to make a living on the streets. In February the world’s newest ‘street paper’ launched in recession-struc...
Powerful Tech: New Innovations to Fight Rape, Murder, and Atrocities 2 Aug 2013 | 02:51 am
Can technology single-handedly prevent atrocities? That may be far fetched. But, it can certainly help collect data, catalogue stories, and build awareness. USAID and Humanity United, a foundation ...
The Missing Link: Storytelling? 1 Aug 2013 | 02:40 am
Good storytelling sparks innovation. Yet there can be no innovation without experimentation. From Ovid to Shakespeare, writers have used their creative power to engage the audience. Today social entre...
