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Development Works Here with Alejandro Arrivillaga
Environment and Natural Resources Biodiversity Conservation Environmental Management Natural Resource Management Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) June 26, 2019
3 Minute Read
Development works here because great people work here. We’re excited to introduce you to our team.
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3 Questions with Jennifer Swift-Morgan on Supporting Cameroonian Scholars
Education and Youth Advancing Quality Education Education Systems Strengthening and Policy Reform Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) June 20, 2019
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Jennifer Swift-Morgan discusses her upcoming stint as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar in Yaoundé, Cameroon and her desire to help prepare the country’s young academics, policymakers, program managers and social entrepreneurs to lead Cameroon’s sustainable development.
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A New Solution for Advancing Criminal Justice in Latin America
Democracy and Governance Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Violence Prevention Youth Violence Prevention Human Rights Rule of Law and Security Sector Strengthening Economic Growth and Trade Corporate Partnerships June 13, 2019
4 Minute Read
The impact investing model Pay for Success (PFS) has gained traction in the United States to support criminal justice-oriented programs. Ariana Szepesi-Colmenares asks: Shouldn’t the development community look more closely at PFS’ potential to achieve results in Latin America, too?
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Development Works Here with Alejandro Arrivillaga
June 26, 2019
4 Minute Read
Environment and Natural Resources
Biodiversity Conservation
Environmental Management
Natural Resource Management
Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA)
Development works here because great people work here. We’re excited to introduce you to our team.
3 Questions with Jennifer Swift-Morgan on Supporting Cameroonian Scholars
June 20, 2019
4 Minute Read
Education and Youth
Advancing Quality Education
Education Systems Strengthening and Policy Reform
Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA)
Jennifer Swift-Morgan discusses her upcoming stint as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar in Yaoundé, Cameroon and her desire to help prepare the country’s young academics, policymakers, program managers and social entrepreneurs to lead Cameroon’s sustainable development.
A New Solution for Advancing Criminal Justice in Latin America
June 13, 2019
4 Minute Read
Democracy and Governance
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
Violence Prevention
Youth Violence Prevention
Human Rights
Rule of Law and Security Sector Strengthening
Economic Growth and Trade
Corporate Partnerships
The impact investing model Pay for Success (PFS) has gained traction in the United States to support criminal justice-oriented programs. Ariana Szepesi-Colmenares asks: Shouldn’t the development community look more closely at PFS’ potential to achieve results in Latin America, too?
3 Ways to Better Protect Medicine Quality and Safety in Supply Chains
June 6, 2019
4 Minute Read
Data Visibility
Distribution and Transportation
Health Supply Chains
Quality Assurance
Supply Chain Solutions
Wouldn’t you want to know if the milk you were buying was spoiled or your vegetables were rotten on the inside? In global health supply chains, it’s not just about what you deliver or when you deliver it, but it’s also critical to consider “how” we deliver these vital commodities. Ensuring the medicines and other health commodities we provide are safe for use is just as important as availability and delivering on time.
Development Works Here with Robert Anyang
June 5, 2019
4 Minute Read
Agriculture and Food Security
Food Security
Enabling Environment for Agriculture
Improved Production Practices and Technologies
Inclusive Agricultural Market Systems and Value Chains
Innovation and Technology
Development works here because great people work here. We’re excited to introduce you to our team.
Stigmatized for 2,535 Days
June 4, 2019
4 Minute Read
Health
Reproductive Health and Family Planning
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Gender Equality
Women’s Empowerment
Following Menstrual Hygiene Day (May 28), Dr. Jordene Hale and Nausheen Rajan reflect on how to combat the stigma and inequities surrounding menstruation.
Building the Tech Workforce through Private Sector Engagement
May 31, 2019
4 Minute Read
Education and Youth
Youth Workforce Development
Innovation and Technology
Economic Growth and Trade
Public Private Partnerships and Investment
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
In Moldova, the “golden triangle” of collaboration among industry, government, and academia is transforming the technology sector. Here’s the recipe for success from the Moldova Competitiveness Project.
Coding ‘Thinking and Working Politically’ into a Project’s DNA
May 29, 2019
4 Minute Read
Democracy and Governance
Economic Growth and Trade
Business Enabling Environment
Civil Society, Civic Engagement, and Independent Media
Public Private Partnerships and Investment
Center for Politically Informed Programming
Promising results are unfolding as project staff begin to think and work politically on one USAID project in Timor-Leste.
Land and Property Rights Meet the SDGs: Reflections from the 2019 World Bank Land and Poverty Conference
May 23, 2019
4 Minute Read
Environment and Natural Resources
Land Tenure and Resource Governance
Environmental Management
Natural Resource Management
Innovation and Technology
Michael Brown shares key themes from the World Bank Land and Poverty Conference – reminding us that we still have a long way to go when it comes to addressing land and property rights.