Developing World

Women Farmers in the Developing World

Dan Silverstein | Posted 11.10.2009 | World


Dan Silverstein

In Sub-Saharan Africa, 80% of agricultural workers are women. According to the World Bank,They raise 90% of the food, but receive only 10% of credit extended for agricultural loans.

From Chewing Gum To Chocolate: 76 Innovations To Improve Global Health Backed By Gates Foundation

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living


The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is funding 76 projects using innovative ideas from chewing gum to chocolate to improve global health, and that of ...

Small Durable Solar Panels Provide Energy In Developing Countries

nytimes.com | Jeffrey Marlow | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green


For decades, governments and non-governmental organizations have been trying to bring electricity to the world's poorest and most isolated regions thr...

Birth Control Could Help Developing World Combat Climate Change

AP | Posted 09.18.2009 | World


LONDON — Giving contraceptives to people in developing countries could help fight climate change by slowing population growth, experts said Frid...

Liquid Spectacles: A Bold Vision For World's Poor

cnn.com | Mark Tutton for CNN | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living


In the developing world millions of people struggle to operate machinery, read from a blackboard, or just see the world around them, because they don'...

Energy Needs Trump Climate Issues In Developing Nations

washingtonpost.com | Emily Wax   | Posted 11.09.2009 | World


Developing nations' urgent need for more energy has become a central issue this year as developed countries -- including the United States -- push for...

How Screening Saves Lives

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


Craig and Marc Kielburger

Cervical cancer is diagnosed in about 500,000 women every year. About 250,000 will die. But it is largely preventable.

Time to Deliver on Duty-Free, Quota-Free Market Access for the World's Poorest Countries

Randall Soderquist | Posted 10.19.2009 | World


Randall Soderquist

A tangible link was created by the leaders of the G-20 in London between what was promised in the past and what should be done in the future.

Rethinking Trade

Darius Mans | Posted 09.21.2009 | World


Darius Mans

While the world looks for innovative solutions to global poverty, it is clear that trade must be part of the answer.

Innovation Improves Quality of Life Even When Incomes Lag

Dennis Whittle | Posted 09.18.2009 | World


Dennis Whittle

The standard of living in developing countries has increased much faster than growth in income because of innovation, which has driven down the cost of goods and services.

Water Is Medicine: Why Are We Neglecting This Cure?

John Sauer | Posted 09.08.2009 | World


John Sauer

More than 25 diseases are caused by inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene creating nearly 10% of the global public health burden, killing more than 2 million people a year.

Helping Women: Eliminating Obstetric Fistula in Developing World

Jim Luce | Posted 08.28.2009 | World


Jim Luce

EngenderHealth focuses on far more than fistula repair and prevention. They are dedicated to improving the overall health and well-being of people in the countries where they work.

Return to Shangri-La

Laurence Leamer | Posted 08.19.2009 | World


Laurence Leamer

God left Kathmandu long ago, and I know this journey of mine will be far different from what I had anticipated.

British PM Calls For $100 Billion Global Green Fund

AFP | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green


British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Friday called for a global fund worth $100 billion a year to tackle climate change in the developing world, ahead ...

Could This Be Africa's Next Cash Crop?

Lola Olley | Posted 07.30.2009 | World


Lola Olley

Cassava can be made into everything from flour to tapioca and could create a positive domino effect in Africa with economic empowerment leading to a reduced need for foreign food aid.

A Call for Some Much Needed Sisterhood on This Planet

Linda Adams | Posted 07.24.2009 | Green


Linda Adams

Global warming affects our entire planet but it has a disproportionate impact on people in poor communities, especially women.

A Near-Zero-Cost Approach to Do-Gooding: My 375th Kiva Loan

Bob Harris | Posted 07.16.2009 | Business


Bob Harris

Metaphorically, micro lending is not giving someone a fish, and it's not teaching someone to fish; it's helping a fisherman patch a hole in his rowboat so he can get on with life.

You Can Change History: An Open Letter to Congresswoman Nita Lowey

Laurence Leamer | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics


Laurence Leamer

The Obama administration's Peace Corps transition document is a blueprint of what must be done and how it can be done.

The Peace Corps Crisis

Laurence Leamer | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics


Laurence Leamer

The Peace Corps is a broken bureaucracy. It has lost its way. It is a shell of what it once was. And in the most important moment in Peace Corps history since the Kennedy years, it is unready and unwell.

Obama's Global Health Plan's Missing the Money

Matthew Kavanagh | Posted 06.06.2009 | World


Matthew Kavanagh

Yesterday President Obama announced a new "Global Health Initiative." Should we all be excited?

World Health Day: Mobile Technology Revolutionizes Healthcare Delivery In Developing World

Huffington Post Contributor | Dr. Daniel J. Carucci | Posted 05.08.2009 | World


In places where there are few cars, where roads remain unpaved, where basic infrastructure services such as clean water and electricity are scant, mob...

The Second Shockwave

Michael T. Klare | Posted 04.19.2009 | World


Michael T. Klare

While it's perhaps too early to specify where outbreaks of "regime-threatening instability" might occur as a result of the economic crisis, many developing nations are at significant risk.

World's Poor Left To Fend For Themselves As Rich Nations Cope With Budget Pressures

Al Jazeera English | Posted 04.09.2009 | World


Developing countries may face a financing gap of $270bn to $700bn this year as trade income dwindles and rich nations vie for capital to deal with a g...

The Impact of the Financial Crisis on the Developing World

Michel D. Kazatchkine | Posted 03.01.2009 | Business


Michel D. Kazatchkine

Among the contrite bankers and shell-shocked politicians in Davos, I wish to remind them that if the world's rich think they have never had it so bad, the developing world is having it worse.

Time of Crisis and Opportunity

Kofi Annan | Posted 02.27.2009 | World


Kofi Annan

At Davos, our business and political leaders must show they understand that our world has shifted for good and that we have to change with it or perish.