This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When violent, ideological groups like the Islamic State establish a foothold, they strengthen their position with a narrative that the government has failed to deliver on its social contract with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Alan November asserted that educators should teach students how to learn. As he put it, the traditional school model (in which teachers strive to transfer what they already know to students) is the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Secretary of State for International Development Penny Mordaunt gave a speech at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Disability, outlining her goals for the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development’s focus…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite every nation on earth voting to adopt the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals less than three years ago, one early adopter wants more UN support. “I don’t see a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. International Women’s Day arrives this year at an important and evolving moment in time, as girls’ and women’s rights and gender equality are resurging in the public consciousness and dialogue…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Peter Sands took over this month as the new head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. But before he’d even officially taken his seat at the Fund’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even with futuristic advances in medicine and science, and increased access to food and other forms of nutrition, the oldest human health problem has remained stubborn—and, sometimes, seemingly impossible to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Melinda Gates is an optimist. As co-chair of the largest private philanthropy in the world, she ought to be. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation spends billions per year combating the spread…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In an op-ed published Thursday on the website Quartz, Melinda Gates announced that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will commit millions to the economic empowerment of women. “We’ll spend $170…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy University announced the launch of its new tech-enabled capacity-building platform with free online courses and vibrant online communities. The innovative learning platform is optimized for leaders in the Global…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The hunt for new customers and new innovations is drawing corporate multinationals toward entrepreneurs who are driving impact on the ground with banking services, farm technology, mobile clinics and off-grid…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It has become axiomatic within the development community that educating women and girls is the most effective way to alleviate poverty and accelerate development in the Global South. In The Gender…