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We All Have an Opportunity to Make a Difference
Women Empowerment & Gender Equality Oct 27, 2016
Develop Africa posted a blog article in March, 2016 about three women who were facing very difficult circumstances. The article, “An Uncertain Future for Three Pregnant Girls in West Africa,” inspired the following response. By Martha Cooper Women… Read More
Eat Your Veggies
Children in Africa Jun 16, 2016
Eat all of your veggies because there are people in Africa who are starving. I doubt I am the only one who heard that (or some other variation) as a child growing up in America. I think statements like that do little more than help solidify… Read More
A Common Enemy
Disease & Disaster May 29, 2016
Barring a zoo escape or a visit to Mike Tyson’s house, I think we are safe from becoming the victim of one of Africa’s indigenous predatory animals. But our geographic separation from the African continent does not insulate us from… Read More
Africa’s Sub-Saharan Countries Face Famine
Miscellaneous May 22, 2016
The sub-Saharan region of Africa has more undernourished citizens than any other geographic region in the world, with 60 million extremely malnourished people facing the threat of famine. The question is, why? War, conflict and political volatility… Read More
Africa is All Good Now, Right?
Economic Topics & Microfinance, Miscellaneous May 13, 2016
Recently I saw an article shared by someone on Facebook about the Mall of Africa— the 1.4 million square foot mall that opened last month in Waterfall City, South Africa. Construction began in this conveniently located suburb of Johannesburg in 2012… Read More
Parity, Performance and Profits: A Case for Women and Work
Economic Topics & Microfinance May 08, 2016
There are too many boys in the boardroom, and it’s not good for business. Results of a comprehensive study done by the Peterson Institute reveal a strong association between higher profitability and a higher percentage of women in C-level positions… Read More
A Sustainable Africa – Power, People, Planet
Technology & Education, Economic Topics & Microfinance, Miscellaneous Apr 30, 2016
Although African nations do not have nearly as many factories, cars and farms as more industrially developed nations like the US and China, climate change impacts Africa potentially more than any other continent on Earth. In fact, according to… Read More
Diabetes: Rising in The Gambia and Beyond
Disease & Disaster, Miscellaneous Apr 22, 2016
Living in a fast-food-filled Western society, diabetes isn’t necessarily a condition that one would immediately correlate with African nations. Surprisingly, diabetes is “on the rise everywhere and now most common in developing countries”… Read More
One Solar Light Can Brighten a Child's Future
Technology & Education Apr 16, 2016
Scientists are busy working on solutions to large problems that need to be solved for the benefit of nations around the world. In the meantime, there are many equally important, small-scale problems facing the people and villages of many small… Read More
Advance the Future of Sierra Leone with Computers
Technology & Education, Children in Africa Apr 05, 2016
Government policies in Sierra Leone that exclude pregnant girls from attending school are short-sighted. Supporters of these policies do not seem to recognize the long-term effects of their decisions on the economy and society as a whole – an… Read More

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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.

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