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Develop Africa Honored As 2014 Top-rated Nonprofit
Miscellaneous Nov 05, 2014
Nov. 5, 2014 - JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- Develop Africa announced today that it has been honored with a prestigious 2014 Top-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations. We are… Read More
Race Report: ‘La Ultra – The High’
Miscellaneous Oct 17, 2014
Photo and Words by: Elize van Staden Elize van Staden is the first South African to attempt the 111-kilometre distance at ‘La Ultra – The High’. At over 5 395 metres, deep in the Indian Himalayas, it’s one of the world’s highest ultra-marathons… Read More
Access to Medical Attention
Technology & Education, Disease & Disaster Oct 16, 2014
The Washington Post wrote an article following US Secretary of State John Kerry urging leaders around the world to “step up even further” in their anti-Ebola efforts. In the article there was a graph (shown below) that shows financial contributions… Read More
Evolving Solutions to Economic Inequality
Economic Topics & Microfinance Oct 15, 2014
During a recent interview with Foreign Affairs, World Bank president Jim Yong Kim was asked about the challenges to economic development and what the institution is doing about it. He responded by naming two goals: ending extreme poverty by 2030 and… Read More
Ebola: The Big Picture
Disease & Disaster Sep 10, 2014
Millions of people in West African nations are bracing themselves in the face of the worst Ebola outbreak in human history. To date, the outbreak has led to 2,100 deaths.  Over 3,000 have been infected.  As Ebola makes its way from remote… Read More
Globalization in Africa: The Need for Technology
Technology & Education Nov 24, 2013
From smartphones to computers, the endless stream of new gadgets in the global market has ushered an age of unparalleled access to communication. As a result, schools in the US have replaced cursive writing with keyboarding. Children’s games are now… Read More
The Changing Face of Malaria
Disease & Disaster Sep 01, 2013
Since 2000, The World Health Organization (WHO) has been on the forefront of the initiative to end malaria. With over half the world’s population at risk of contracting the infection, the agency has pushed to provide the adequate treatment and… Read More
Millennium Development Goals: How is Africa doing?
Children in Africa Aug 30, 2013
On July 1st 2013 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon issued The Millennium Development Goals Report 2013. In 2000 the Millennium Summit issued eight goals which Sub-Saharan Africa is supposed to be working towards relating to poverty, hunger, health,… Read More
Microfinance: A Great Alternative to Traditional Aid
Economic Topics & Microfinance Jul 31, 2013
80% of Americans live with the threat of poverty, joblessness, or a dependence on welfare assistance. In Kenya, 50% of the population lives under the poverty line (Associated Press).     With the state of the globe as grim as… Read More
Foreign Aid: Is it really aiding sub-Saharan Africa?
Economic Topics & Microfinance Jul 08, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa, where much of the population lives on less than a dollar a day, continues to be one of the largest recipients of foreign aid since the Marshall Plan. Yet incomes, life expectancy, and literacy (among other things) don’t appear to… 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!