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Sara Litke is a former Global Envision contributor who majored in International Affairs and French at Lewis & Clark College. She studied in France and Senegal, and went on to be a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali, West Africa. She is now based out of San Francisco and working in the non-profit world. She is passionate about human rights, fair trade and local foods.

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Recent Posts

Jun 15, 2009 - Stories of Reconciliation and Rebuilding in Rwanda
Jun 5, 2009 - Can Twitter and Wiki Maps Help Humanitarian Aid?
May 27, 2009 - Taking Corporations to Court: Why Ivoirians are Suing a British Multinational
May 15, 2009 - Rebuilding the Economy in Sri Lanka's War-Torn Northeast
Apr 29, 2009 - Goodbye Piggy Banks, Hello Working ATMs


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As Growth Slows, India Awakens to Need for Foreign Investment

International Herald Tribune - Tue, 02/07/2012 - 21:27
India’s central bank and economic analysts predict that growth will fall sharply to 7 percent this fiscal year and remain sluggish.

Social responsibility and a new world order

Washington Post - Innovations - Tue, 02/07/2012 - 07:56
Just before the New Year, the London-based Center for Economics and Business Research announced that Brazil had overtaken the United Kingdom as the world’s sixth largest economy. Furthermore, it predicted that by 2020, India and Russia will also have overtaken all the European economic powers.

Aid for trade policy rears its ugly head

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Mon, 02/06/2012 - 01:41
The UK government's dismay at not being granted the contract for Typhoon fighter jets in India is an indication that its controversial aid for trade policy is still very much alive.

Liberia's battle to put the lights back on

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 23:00
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has set ambitious targets to restore the country's electricity supply. But will it meet them by 2015?

As Africa's consumers rise, so does inequality

Yale Global Online - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:17
Kenya struggles to spread the wealth from rapid growth.
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