share Innovative Solutions in Sudan Cathy Bergman, Mercy Corps' Program Officer for Sudan, discusses an innovation that has decreased the need for firewood.Tags: SudanDarfurinterviewresource scarcityRegions: AfricaCategories: Interviews Read more »
share Building for the Future in a Disaster Zone By focusing on risk prevention, Mercy Corps responds to the immediate as well as the long-term needs of those affected by the Peru earthquake. Tags: PeruReconstructionearthquakemarginalized populationsrisk reductionRegions: South AmericaCategories: Interviews Read more »
share Assisting Haitian Communities David McNamee, Assistant Professor of International Business in Portland, United States hopes to bring his skills and experience to farmers in a small Haitian community. Categories: InterviewsTopics: AgricultureTags: technologycoffeefarmersRegions: North AmericaCountries: Haiti Read more »
share Providing Refugees and Immigrants the Skills to Thrive Drew Katz discusses his experience working with local refugee and immigrant farmers in Portland, Oregon, USA.Tags: agricultureinterviewsrefugeeimmigrantfarmRegions: North AmericaCategories: Interviews Read more »
share Understanding the Falling Dollar Brad Setser of the Council on Foreign Relations talks about the U.S. dollar, foreign exchange markets, and how governments control currency.Tags: tradeeconomicsglobal marketplaceU.S. currencycurrency exchangeRegions: North AmericaCategories: Interviews Read more »
share Neal Keny-Guyer - Social Entrepreneurship at Mercy Corps Neal Keny-Guyer views Mercy Corps' innovative practices and commitment to social entrepreneurship as key to success. Tags: Mercy Corpsinnovationsocial entrepreneurshipTopics: Humanitarian AidCategories: Interviews Read more »
share A Rare Breed of Social Entrepreneur Bill Early explains his life experiences and motivations to educate youth about globalization. Tags: globalizationglobal economysocial entrepreneurshipsuccess storiesCategories: Interviews Read more »
share The Media Fights Back Bill Roedy, President of MTV Networks International, speaks his mind about media's involvement in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Tags: HIV/AIDSmediapreventionMTVcommunicationsCategories: Interviews Read more »
share The Children Are Smiling but There's So Much More to Do In 2006 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was inaugurated as the first women president of Liberia. Her priority is to bring good governance back to this war-torn region. Categories: InterviewsRegions: AfricaTags: povertyconflictchildrenEllen Johnson SirleafCountries: Liberia Read more »
share Connecting With the Middle East Mercy Corps' 'Why Not?' program is designed to build cross-cultural connections among students in the Middle East and the United States.Tags: educationinternetGazaWhy Not?cultural biasesCategories: Interviews Read more »
share Peacebuilding Through Sustainable Economic Development An interview with the head of the Mercy Corps Collaborative Development Initiative in Kyrgyzstan, an economic development and peacebuilding project. Categories: InterviewsTopics: Economic DevelopmentTags: Middle EastMercy CorpsSustainable DevelopmentpeaceRegions: AsiaCountries: Kyrgyzstan Read more »
share Progress in a Closed Country Simon Miller, Mercy Corps' program officer for the Korean Peninsula, shares his experiences, and discusses some of the difficulties of working in North Korea.Tags: Mercy CorpsNorth KoreaSimon MillerNCNKApple Tree ProjectRegions: AsiaCategories: Interviews Read more »
share Access to Education in Beijing Zheng Hong, the principal of the Dandelion School in Beijing, China, discusses how and why she started this middle school for migrant youth and the challenges she has faced. Categories: InterviewsTopics: MigrationEducationTags: youthMercy CorpsDandelion SchoolRegions: AsiaCountries: China Read more »
share Films With A Social Conscious Interview with Lisa Hasko, site coordinator for The Film Connection.Tags: interviewFilmsThe Film ConnectionSocially ConsciousCategories: Interviews Read more »
share Negotiating a New Social Contract Government policy that attempts to mitigate the effects of globalization needs to focus more on human capital development.Tags: globalizationfree tradeprotectionismtrade barriersCompetitive AdvantageRegions: North AmericaCategories: Interviews Read more »