This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Delivering humanitarian and development aid in fragile and conflict-affected places is not easy. War zones are complicated and dangerous, and aid agencies must deliver urgent and life-saving assistance in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Angus Deaton’s January 24 New York Times op-ed, The U.S. Can No Longer Hide From Its Deep Poverty Problem, the Nobel Prize winning economist rightly pointed to the scourge of absolute poverty…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This week in Cape Town, the resilience of Africa’s cities to climate change is a key topic at the African Centre for Cities International Urban Conference. Over the last few…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We’re in the final stretch leading up to NewCo Shift Forum and are pleased to announce the nominees for the NewCo Honors, our annual awards for organizations doing well by doing good. Nominees are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Civil society groups have reacted with dismay after the United Kingdom made an early but lower-than-expected pledge to replenish the Global Partnership for Education, sparking some fears the multilateral fund…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Projects Abroad encourages all generations to make 2018 the year to travel, not only for personal gain, but to contribute to an important cause that will improve the lives of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today, there is so much more conversation about social good and living ethically – buying sustainable products, reducing plastic use, giving back in meaningful ways and supporting groups/business/ organizations that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dementia kills about 1.5 million people worldwide each year. This figure may not surprise Americans, where the problems of Alzheimer’s and dementia are (rightly) getting a lot of attention, including…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Effective altruism is a growing movement and teaches us that we must be mindful of others, regardless of race, culture, religion, or species. We all experience emotions and feelings of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tala is a Los Angeles-based company that allows users without any credit history to download a smartphone app that collects thousands of data points to develop what essentially works as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last year, the HistPhil blog put up a post by Tamara Mann Tweel about a now-published report we commissioned her to work on, regarding the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While the world’s elite gathered atop the snowy mountains of Davos, health ministers and other stakeholders spent a week in Geneva, hammering out the details of a number of global…