Blogs

Finding Funds: Looking Deeper Into The Female Credit Gap
Economic Topics & Microfinance, Women Empowerment & Gender Equality Apr 30, 2015
  Among the myriad reasons women struggle to start their own businesses in the developing world, access to credit is arguably the most pervasive. Unlike their male peers, women face unique challenges from institutions and from the inherent… Read More
Rebuilding after Ebola: The Role of Microfinance
Disease & Disaster, Economic Topics & Microfinance Apr 27, 2015
A recent article made a convincing case for the usefulness that microfinance might offer in West Africa. Travel restrictions and program freezes put much local investment on hold during the Ebola outbreak but not that things are calming back down,… Read More
Philanthropist (and Basketball Player) Dikembe Mutombo Elected to NBA Hall of Fame
Miscellaneous Apr 21, 2015
Shot blocker extraordinaire Dikembe Mutombo was elected to the National Basketball Association Hall of Fame on April 6. He will be enshrined on September 11, 2015 in Springfield, MA. Throughout his eighteen year career, the 7-2 Mutombo blocked 3,289… Read More
Africa Making Great Strides at Getting Children into Schools
Technology & Education, Children in Africa Apr 14, 2015
Africa has made great strides in getting children into schools–this according to UNESCO’s 2015 Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report. [i] The changes, which were measured from 1999-2012, were most notable in ten regions: Burkina Faso,… Read More
Gender Equality Through Trade
Women Empowerment & Gender Equality Apr 12, 2015
Advocates of liberal trade policies, and there are many, consistently argue that free trade is beneficial for everyone and is indeed the most effective way to improve economies. While these arguments in their many forms and pluralities have much… Read More
The Benefits of Sports in Africa
Miscellaneous Apr 10, 2015
     Everyone knows sports are fun. I have played sports my entire life. Sports have affected past generations, our generation, and will affect many generations to come. But even though sports have been around for so long,… Read More
Girl Problems
Women Empowerment & Gender Equality Apr 08, 2015
Girl Problems “There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the one which involves women as central players.” - Kofi Annan ​​   It is no coincidence that microfinance often focuses on… Read More
E-learning Solutions in Africa
Technology & Education Apr 03, 2015
E-learning Solutions in Africa Megan Foster The effective spread of mobile networks and internet connections have allowed for increasingly creative solutions in service of development goals in Africa. The innovative thinking behind mobile banking to… Read More
Micro-finance and its role on the world aid stage
Economic Topics & Microfinance Mar 26, 2015
What is the best model for giving aid to Africa? Is it the form of lending a small sum to a basket weaver in a remote village to turn her vocation into a flourishing business? Or, is it a large donation to help build a company with potential to… Read More
International Women's Day - A Celebration of women of the world!
Women Empowerment & Gender Equality Mar 04, 2015
International Women’s Day- A celebration of women of the world!   Every woman and every girl is extraordinary in her own special way. Whether it’s being there as a mother, daughter, sister, friend or wife; whether it’s at home, in the office or… Read More

Make a Difference Today: Donate to the Year of the Pencil Campaign

On November 20th, this movement placed over 100,000 pencils into the hands 

of children across Sierra Leone in 20 schools.

Each pencil tells a story — of hope, opportunity, and possibility. 

Education is more than lessons — it’s liberation.

Every $25 helps children write their dreams. 

👉 Help provide pencils by donating today!