Many experts believe that the world is reaching a tipping point in renewables, with energy sources such as solar, wind, and biofuels becoming economically competitive with fossil fuels in many countries. Renewables hold promise, but with developing countries consuming an ever-higher percentage of the world’s energy, these technologies need to reach the developing world to…
I will always be impressed as to how 4,000 inhabitants established their community on Hinnavaru—a paragon of desert islands in the Maldives. Hot sand, dust, and scarce vegetation combine to provide scant shade beneath the unrelenting equatorial sun. Somehow, every single vista on this island is overwhelmed by the Indian Ocean. On a recent visit,…
UNNES is a university partner of USAID’s Higher Education Leadership and Management (HELM), implemented by Chemonics. Since 2012, HELM has worked since 2012 with twenty-five higher education institutions to use action research to address challenges unique to each institution. Action research uses research to address an immediate problem, mobilizing a team to solve the problem…
The Higher Education Leadership Management project is USAID/Indonesia’s flagship program in higher education, designed to support the Directorate of Higher Education (Ministry of Education) to implement reforms, strengthen leadership and management and introduce special initiatives and innovations in higher education. This fact sheet summarizes the project’s objectives.
I once commented to a caseflow management trainer that caseflow management is “as much art as science.” He replied that it is actually “much more art” than science. My work on rule of law projects has led me to the same conclusion. Democracy and governance (D&G) programs are dynamic. Each program begins with a clear…
If you follow media reporting on women in Afghanistan — I do, but only in English — you probably experience a flood of violent emotions. Shock and revulsion at the seemingly endless string of brutal domestic and public attacks against women and girls. Fury that the police and courts often do nothing, or even protect…
USAID’s Nepal Economic, Agriculture, and Trade (NEAT) Activity aimed to build capacities within Nepal’s number one industry — agriculture — to reduce poverty and food insecurity, facilitate important regulatory and ad- ministrative reforms to increase revenue generation and trade, improve access to finance, and attract investment. The project also aimed to address deficiencies in the…
On December 4, Secretary of State John Kerry made a brief trip to Moldova, during which he visited a local winery and spoke about the country’s economic future. After talks with top officials from the Moldovan government, Kerry stopped by the Cricova Wine Cellar, where he participated in the launch of a new national wine…
Indonesia is the world’s third largest democracy and an emerging regional economic leader. Unfortunately, this does not guarantee equal access to justice and prosperity. Women make up only 38 percent of the labor force, a rate that has been steadily decreasing while the percentage of female-headed households remains steady. Because strong civil society organizations play…