Monica Gerber
Contributor Information
- Location
- Portland, OR
- Profile
Monica Gerber is an intern at Global Envision. She has a B.A. in anthropology from Reed College and is an aspiring public health worker. She's domestic violence survivor advocate at the YWCA, bicycle enthusiast, feminist, and skeptic. If you're thinking about working in international development, she thinks Encountering Development by Arturo Escobar is a very important book to read.
- Links
Savage Minds An anthropology blog. @savageminds
Good Intentions are not enough: A closer look at the implications of aid.
Development as an anthropological object.
People & Power Awesome Al Jazeera film program.
Democracy Now! My daily news source.
Activity
Recent Posts
Apr 20, 2012 - A new take on charity: TV star turns New Orleans grocer
Apr 6, 2012 - 4 Finance Essentials for Poverty Alleviation
Mar 22, 2012 - Quick Link: a look into the business of doing good
Mar 21, 2012 - "Why Nations Fail" : An antipoverty polemic for people who believe in change
Feb 28, 2012 - Entrepreneur: just a nice word for 'underemployed'?
Feb 16, 2012 - Buzzwords defined: social innovation and social impact
Feb 3, 2012 - Top 5 microcredit myths
Jan 29, 2012 - A challenge to the microfinance industry
Jan 24, 2012 - Oliberté tops TOMS by offering fair wages, not free stuff
Jan 19, 2012 - The $35 computer, the $100 tablet, and computing for everyone
Jan 10, 2012 - A Consumer Reports for nonprofits?
Dec 18, 2011 - Tom's Shoes succeeds at marketing, but Warby Parker wins for a better anti-poverty model
Nov 23, 2011 - The 2011 Global Microcredit Summit meets in face of increasing criticism
Recent comments
on GOMANGO! A simple solution to save Haiti's leading fruit
on Groups claim World Bank aids land grabs
on Is Foreign Aid Helping Or Hurting Africa?
on More than an argument, land conflicts stall economic growth
on Honduras envisions a Caribbean Hong Kong, but 'charter city' plan meets criticism