Developing Countries

Gender Apartheid

Amy Coen | Posted 06.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Corruption, Foreign Aid, Women's Rights, Fgm, Apartheid, Foreign Assistance, Ethiopia, Violation, Prenatal, Conflict, Prevention, Africa, Aids, Racism, Female, Development, Developing Countries, Public Health, Hiv, Gender, Ngo, Contraceptives, Female Genital Mutilation, Health, Sex, Health Programs, Hospitals, Communities, Sexual Education, Condoms, Living News
Amy Coen

Boge explained her biggest challenge decades earlier was to convince the first mother that her 'uncut' daughter would have a good life; she would be an acceptable wife, bear children and be healthy.

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The Food We Eat, The Sex We Have - What's A Country To Do?

Amy Coen | Posted 06.06.2008 | Living

Read More: Condoms, Hiv, Contraceptives, Diabetes, Aids, Mexico, Women's Rights, Developing Countries, Policy, Living News
Amy Coen

I've been in Mexico for almost a week. There's a growing behavior change challenge here: persuading Mexicans to change the way they eat and the way they have sex.

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Too Many? So Much?

Amy Coen | Posted 05.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Population, Women, Contraceptives, Developing Countries, Global Investments, U.S. Budget, Sex, Living News
Amy Coen

Numbers: Billions, trillions, ga-zillions. When's a number too big, too little, appropriate, effective? I mean, who gets numbers? It's like gaggles...

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Economist Jeffrey Sachs: "We'll Get Out of This Mess"

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 03.26.2008 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Developing Countries, Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University, Charlie Rose, Sub-Saharan Africa, Weapons of Mass Salvation, Federal Reserve, Bear Stearns, Alan Greenspan, Great Depression, Business News
Michelle Haimoff

Sachs described our current economic situation as "intentional" and pointed fingers at Alan Greenspan, The Fed, and an unpopular and weak administration that is "financing a war that nobody supports."

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Indian State Serves as Development Model

Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger | Posted 01.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Third World Countries, Minimum Wage, India Environment, Developing Countries, Kerala India, Eco-Friendly, Eco-Friendly Countries, Economic Growth for Developing Countries, Politics News
Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger

Kerala isn't perfect. But this small Indian state does serve as a development model for emerging countries, while also redefining what it means for a region to be developed.

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