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During dinner with my brother last weekend our conversation turned to microfinance and the fact that it’s not living up... View Article
What’s the worst present you ever received? A crazy colored sweater from your aunt Martha, questionable cookies from a neighbor,... View Article
“You wouldn’t want to receive something you didn’t ask for or need at Christmas, let alone during a humanitarian crisis.”... View Article
Smart Compassion has recently been an important issue at the “Ocean State” of Rhode Island. At the University of Rhode... View Article
Don’t volunteer to do what a local person could be paid to do When it gets right down to it,... View Article
Guideline # 1 – Good volunteer projects require a significant commitment of time While most development workers can tell stories... View Article
The situation after a disaster can be extremely chaotic, as everyone works as quickly as they can to try and... View Article
People like to say that this is the Age of Connectedness. Yes, we are more connected. But we’ve always been... View Article
Most of us have heard of bad aid projects, but few of us really know what makes a program good... View Article