occupied Palestinian territory: Field Programme Support Officer (source:…
Organization: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Country: occupied Palestinian territory Closing date: 11 Jun 2013 UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE...
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Organization: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Country: occupied Palestinian territory Closing date: 22 Jun 2013 UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE...
View ArticleJordan: SAP HCM/PY ABAP Analyst Programmer, Jordan (source: Relief Web)
Organization: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Country: Jordan Closing date: 13 Jun 2013 TERMS OF REFERENCE UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General...
View ArticleFrom Pastor to Investor
Below is Part II of an interview with Scott Lawson, a pastor who became an impact investor at age 48. Read on to learn more about his career change and his advice for other career changers. (See Part I...
View ArticleMicrofinance: Empowering or exploiting the poor?
We’ve all heard about microfinance, the practice of giving small loans to the poor to boost their small businesses. Muhammed Yunus, widely considered the godfather of microfinance, won the Nobel Peace...
View ArticleMyth: People Living "Hand-to-Mouth" Don’t Need a Bank Account
More: Myth: People Living "Hand-to-Mouth" Don’t Need a Bank Account The post Myth: People Living "Hand-to-Mouth" Don’t Need a Bank Account appeared first on Global Health Hub: news and blogosphere...
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What do we want? More evidence!
I wrote this originally for the Brookings blog.A results-oriented aid agenda for Africa has picked up steam in the past few years.Last year closed with excitement about cash transfers. Researchers in...
View ArticleGetting to know PSI’s market-based sanitation work in India: Part 1 – Beyond...
It is remarkable that while India routinely launches satellites into space, half of its population (600 million) does not have access to a toilet. If the Indian state of Bihar were a country, it would...
View ArticleCollaboration, Partnership Among Many Sectors Can Improve Health Access...
Huffington Post: Hurdling the Health Access Barrier Cassie Chandler, global manager of microfinance and health protection at Freedom from Hunger “…Whether in Asia, Latin America, or Africa, one of the...
View ArticleMicrofinance Has Potential To Increase Funding For Sanitation In Developing...
The Guardian: Can microfinance help boost sanitation coverage? Sophie Trémolet, water and sanitation economist, and Goufrane Mansour, water and sanitation specialist, both at Trémolet Consulting...
View ArticleThe MDGs to SDGs trade off : What has been lost and gained for global equity?
Maja Pleic is a global health and global equity researcher and advocate. Maja holds an MA in Political Economy of International Development and a BA in International Relations and Economics, from the...
View ArticleExploring the association between women’s access to economic resources and...
Publication date: December 2015 Source:Social Science & Medicine, Volume 146 Author(s): Seema Vyas, Henrica AFM. Continued: Exploring the association between women’s access to economic...
View ArticleDoes Financial Inclusion Exclude? Formal Savings Reduces Informal...
This is the second in our series of posts by students on the job market this year. In 2013 alone, donors pledged $31 billion to support financial inclusion programs—an attempt to deliver financial...
View ArticleHow assets + training can transform the lives of ultra-poor women: new...
People are often very rude about ‘big push’ approaches to development – the idea that you can kickstart a country (or a millennium village) by simultaneously shoving in piles of different projects,...
View ArticlePay-it-forward model shows potential for microfinance in developing nations
Ten years ago, microfinance was celebrated with the Nobel Peace Prize for its potential to break people out of poverty. Today, the microfinance industry has grown to hundreds of institutions serving...
View ArticleUsing microfinance to facilitate household investment in sanitation in rural...
Improved sanitation access is extremely low in rural Cambodia. See original article here: Using microfinance to facilitate household investment in sanitation in rural Cambodia
View ArticleCommunity Collaboration, Partnerships Important To Improving Women’s, Family...
Devex: Opinion: It takes a community to keep a mother healthy Cassie Chandler, global manager for microfinance and health protection at Freedom from Hunger “How do you encourage women most in need —...
View ArticleCCTs for Pees: Cash Transfers Halloween Edition
Subsidies to increase utilization are used in all sorts of fields and I have read more than my fair share of CCT papers. However, until last week, I had not come across a scheme that paid people to...
View ArticleAll for One and One for All? Why Networks Don’t Prevent Poverty Traps: Guest...
This is the fourth in our series of posts by PhD students on the job market this year. Giving livestock to poor households can increase their incomes substantially. This naturally raises the question:...
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The burden of the gift of aid
The splendor of Lake Atitlán is unreal. No water should be so blue, no sky so clear, no hills so lush. The lake is a beloved tourist destination, and visitors are surely well cared for. Villas and...
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