Margo Conner

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Margo Conner is currently a senior at Lewis & Clark College, where she is an International Affairs major. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, she's come to love the Pacific Northwest. In addition to writing for Global Envision, Margo enjoys biking, hiking, photography, and bread baking. She's studied abroad in the Philippines and Chile and hopes to return to both, in addition to exploring the rest of the world.

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Recent Posts

Feb 10, 2012 - Is "social enterprise" just another fad?
Feb 9, 2012 - 19 Ways We Innovate
Feb 9, 2012 - 19 Ways We Innovate: Winners Announced
Jan 26, 2012 - How Haiti is fighting poverty by killing cash
Jan 17, 2012 - Medic Mobile turns cell phones into lifelines
Dec 2, 2011 - East Africa seeks to learn from the Eurozone's mistakes
Nov 10, 2011 - Turning air into water
Nov 3, 2011 - Five things to know about the 7 billionth human
Oct 20, 2011 - How a home for Haitians was put to the (scientific) test
Oct 11, 2011 - Zambikes makes bamboo bicycles to fix social and economic problems in Africa


Stories We're Watching

Syria, Bahrain, Yemen streets filled with violence (videos)

Washington Post - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 08:56
A little more than a year after Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak stepped down, the chill of the Arab Winter has set in. At least three countries have been rocked by violence at the beginning of this week alone.

Yemenis Back New President in Vote

Wall Street Journal - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 20:04
Yemenis flocked to the polls in an apparent strong show of support for the internationally sponsored transfer of power deal that removed longtime leader Ali Abdullah Saleh from power.

The Middle Class Goes Global

Project Syndicate - Mon, 02/20/2012 - 15:00
We are moving at high speed toward a world based on a new geography of growth, with millions of people in the east and the south moving out of extreme poverty to become powerful middle-class consumers. Will their dreams be achieved, or will governments’ failure to provide adequate social protection and services lead to a global nightmare?

Achieving universal energy access

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 02:43
Energy for all is a key development aim, but realising it will require a convergence of international aid, carbon finance and government spending, with political will and good governance.

ETHIOPIA: Significant Progress Towards Improving Livelihoods

Inter Press Service - development - Fri, 02/24/2012 - 19:02
Ethiopia says that the double-digit economic growth the country has experienced over the last seven years has started benefitting its majority by boosting their income and productivity in agriculture and small-scale businesses.

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