Foreign Aid

The Quality of Mercy

John P. Howe, III, M.D. | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Project-Hope, Diplomacy, Navy, Humanitarian Aid, Military, Medicine, Health Care, Comfort, Doctors, Impact News
John P. Howe, III, M.D.

As Americans remember the sacrifices of our military on Memorial Day, I also recall the thousands of Project HOPE volunteers dispatched across the globe over the years to bring health and healing to foreign shores.

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World Bank to Fund Destructive Dam Through the Backdoor?

Peter Bosshard | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Rivers, Foreign Aid, Ethiopia, Kenya, World Bank, Green News, Clean Energy, World Bank Gib III Dam, World-Bank-Ethiopia, Gib III Dam, World Bank Kenya, Green News
Peter Bosshard

On June 21, the World Bank is expected to submit to its Board of Directors a credit of $684 million for a 1,000-kilometer-long transmission line from Ethiopia to Kenya. Strong evidence links this transmission line to the Gibe III Dam.

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What Does The American Public Know About Aid?

Amie Newman | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Foreign Assistance, U.S. Foreign Aid, Impact News
Amie Newman

It's critical that our news media cover these issues in a way that touches people, and helps people to understand exactly what's happening in the countries, cities, villages, towns, health centers and homes of people around the world.

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New World Bank President Needs to Make Infrastructure Work for the Poor

Peter Bosshard | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Infrastructure, Foreign Aid, Dams, World Bank, Economic Development, International Rivers, Clean Energy, Global Poverty, Congo, Clean Water, World News
Peter Bosshard

The World Bank should shift its ample resources -- its lending, guarantees, technical assistance and policy advice -- from the top-down projects of the past to the bottom-up solutions of the future.

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Increasing Israel Aid, Cutting Everything Else

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, Israel, Budget Cuts, World News
MJ Rosenberg

I am no fan of budget cuts in general but with everything else under the sledgehammer, it is nuts to exempt Israel (nor would it be exempted but for the power of the lobby).

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A Mother's Day Gift

Peter J. Donaldson | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Mother's Day, Global Motherhood, Foreign Aid, Family Planning, Melinda Gates, Gates Foundation Family Planning, Population Council, Women's Health, Contraception, Video, Impact News
Peter J. Donaldson

This Mother's Day, visit your mother, send a card, thank her for her favors, and forgive her faults. But in addition, honor your mother by doing something for mothers less fortunate than your own.

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Calling All Creatives to Tackle Foreign Aid

Nick Law | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Bill Gates Aid, Foreign Aid, Media Foreign Aid, International Aid, International Development, US Foreign Aid, Impact News
Nick Law

There is also a large disconnect about how much the public thinks is spent on aid, and the actual amount that is given. Our mission: to help judge and mentor a $1 million challenge to find fresh new ways of connecting people with the story of overseas aid.

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More Than a Tagline: Change the Perception of Aid

Tom Scott | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, Aid Development, International Development, Grand Challenges Explorations, Impact News
Tom Scott

Grand Challenges Explorations was created to tap into the ingenuity of anyone who might have an idea to help solve a complex problem. It's simple, you fill out a two page form with your idea and a chance to get $100,000 in seed funding.

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Joshua Hersh

In Tough Primary Fight, Lugar Eschews Foreign Policy Legacy

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, Video, Egypt, Revolution in Egypt, Elections 2012, Richard Mourdock, Gop, US Foreign Assistance, Tea Party, State Department, Richard Lugar, Foreign Policy, Politics News

In February of 2011, a few days after a surprising popular revolt brought down the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Sen. Richard Lugar (R-I...

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Has Foreign Aid Hurt Haiti: An Interview with Mario Joseph

Dr. Tukufu Zuberi | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Haiti Earthquake Relief, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, Haiti Cholera Outbreak, Bill Clinton, Usaid, Foreign Aid, Haiti Relief, Haiti Rape, Haiti Cholera, Foreign Affairs, United Nations, Mario Joseph, United States, US Foreign Policy, Obama Foreign Policy, Humanitarian Aid, Foreign Policy, Ngo, Un Peacekeepers, Port-Au-Prince, Peacekeeping, Haiti Aid, UN Peacekeeping-Haiti, Black Voices News
Dr. Tukufu Zuberi

Mario Joseph is Haiti's most influential and respected human rights attorney. Since 1996, he has led the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI) in Port-au-Prince, which uses prominent human rights cases and a victim-centered approach in the interest of the poor majority.

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Grab the Land

Josh Tetrick | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, Poverty, Disease, Water, Africa, Genocide, Land, Impact, Development, Inequity, Inequality, Culture, Impact News
Josh Tetrick

For millions of indigenous villagers and pastoralists it means forced relocation, loss of livelihoods, and a death blow to their ancient cultures. Ethiopia is a sad example of the worst of these outcomes.

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Why Is U.S. Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen Against the Two-state Solution?

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, Lobbyists, Foreign Affairs, Palestine, Israel, Obama, US Congress, Two State, Ros Lehtinen Israel, Politics News
Daoud Kuttab

Why is a U.S. congressperson so opposed to actions that support peace, the two-state solution and the strengthening of the Christian community in Palestine?

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The Dream Team Initiative

Ming Holden | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, Innovation, International Development, International Criminal Court, Impact News
Ming Holden

I'd like to drop a dream team into developing nations.

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Fixing the World Bank

Patrick Sharma | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, Robert Zoellick, International Development, World Bank President, World Bank, World Bank Loans, World Bank Lending, Business News
Patrick Sharma

The fact that so many countries are graduating from World Bank lending is something to celebrate. So should the organization declare victory and close up shop? The answer, unfortunately, is no.

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Every 20 Seconds: The Importance of World Water Day

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Clean Water, Foreign Aid, World Water Day, Drinking Water, Foreign Affairs, Sanitation, Foreign Policy, Video, World News
Rep. Earl Blumenauer

Today, on World Water Day, I'm asking you to join me in raising awareness and help to break the poverty cycle for women and children whose days are otherwise filled by collecting dirty water, not going to school or successfully earning an income.

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Misurata's Blue Fingers: Indigenous Standards for Democratic Elections

Gilbert Doumit | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, Elections, Libya, Democracy, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Observation, Misurata, LIbya Elections, Misurata Elections, Politics News
Gilbert Doumit

With the advent of international aid and support to Libya, it is becoming increasingly important to pause and reflect on the elections in Misurata.

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Kony 2012 Video: Money for Nothing

Chase Harrison | Posted 05.09.2012

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Chase Harrison

If the U.S. wants deliver democracy and help the impoverished masses, we must stop the techniques employed in Kony 2012, and the concept of giving aid rather than providing economic structure.

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No Time to Abandon Afghan Women

David Cortright | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, Afghanistan War, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Aid, Afghanistan Human Rights, Afghanistan Education, Foreign Aid Cuts, Women in Afghanistan, Impact News
David Cortright

Afghan women and girls have achieved significant social and economic gains over the last decade. These achievements must be protected as foreign troops begin to withdraw and political negotiations seek to end the war.

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Business As Government: Capitalizing on Disaster In Post-Earthquake Haiti

Beverly Bell | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Privatization, Foreign Aid, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Human Rights, Haiti Earthquake, Disaster Capitalism, World News
Beverly Bell

The pursuits of foreign firms -- making governance decisions about rebuilding, paving the way for other firms, racking up humanitarian clout -- have been at the expense of Haitians still struggling for basic needs and democratic power.

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I Thought 'Aid Doesn't Work?'

Hugh Evans | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Poverty, Rwanda, Foreign Aid, Rwanda Foreign Aid, Rwanda Economic Development, Rwanda Growth, Impact News
Hugh Evans

Rwanda may be on track to become one of the most compelling case studies in favour of foreign aid since South Korea emerged as an economic powerhouse late last century.

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Why Our Foundation Invests in India

Bill Gates | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, India, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Global Poverty, Polio Vaccine, India Polio, UK Aid India, Impact News
Bill Gates

I go to India at least once a year to see the progress of the work our foundation is doing there and I'm always struck by two things -- the dynamism of the place, and the tremendous need. Unfortunately, the former doesn't cancel the latter out.

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Improving Governance Through Budget Transparency

Michael Lipsky | Posted 04.06.2012

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Michael Lipsky

For civic organizations and governments seeking to reform other governments, it seems that fiscal transparency's time has come.

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The Future of Foreign Aid Money

Tom Murphy | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, Relief, Disaster Relief, Money, Pakistan, Reuters, Aid, Disaster, Development, Haiti, Impact News
Tom Murphy

Reuters is stepping up to provide more comprehensive coverage of humanitarian aid. Recently, they launched the 'Future of Aid' section that is filled ...

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Social Justice Quiz 2012: Thirteen Questions

Bill Quigley | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, CEO Pay, Incarceration, Military Spending, Net Worth, Living Wage, Global Poverty, Affordable Housing, Class Warfare, Income Inequality, Economic Inequality, Politics News
Bill Quigley

Question One. The combined pay of the 299 highest paid CEOs in the U.S. is enough to support how many median salary jobs?

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Bill Gates: The Global Fund is "One of the Most Effective Ways We Invest Our Money"

Kolleen Bouchane | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Bill and Melinda Gates, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Davos, Foreign Aid, International Development, Results, Bill Gates, Polio, Tb, Global Economic Forum, Impact News
Kolleen Bouchane

We know we can end AIDS. It was a pretty good year and an absolutely astounding decade.

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