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Global Ideas News Brief

A weekly round-up of mainstream news about the context in which Mercy Corps works, focused on economic development and innovations.

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Value Chains

Ebola: More Than a Health Crisis

Why has a health crisis pushed so many people into hunger, and how can we prevent the catastrophic consequences?

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Global Ideas News Brief: A critical look at aid

A weekly round-up of mainstream news about the context in which Mercy Corps works, focused on economic development and innovations.

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Social Enterprise

Polio Surge in Pakistan: A cautionary tale for global health

On the 50th anniversary of Jonas Salk's discovery of a vaccine against polio, the disease has faded from the headlines - but a flare-up in Pakistan proves that polio is not going quietly.

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Global Ideas News Brief: Typhoon evacuation saves lives

A weekly round-up of mainstream news about the context in which Mercy Corps works, focused on economic development and innovations.

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Global Ideas News Brief: International development conundrum

A weekly round-up of mainstream news about the context in which Mercy Corps works, focused on economic development and innovations.

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Social Enterprise

Innovations Explored: How inland fish ponds combat malnutrition in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste, a small, little-known island-nation in the Pacific Ocean, is in desperate need of practical ideas to combat its hunger and poverty woes. But a simple idea is beginning to reverse malnutrition trends and even starting to make a dent in poverty, making it an idea worth spreading.

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Social Enterprise

Obama and Xi: Allies, if only for a moment

At a press conference held the other day in Beijing, President Xi and President Obama announced critical pollution reform. That wasn’t all that went down.

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Value Chains

Flushing away sanitation problems on World Toilet Day

World Toilet Day brings up the very real consequences of not dealing with this taboo subject.

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Financial Inclusion

Typhoon Haiyan: One Year Later

A year ago on November 8, Typhoon Haiyan tore through the central Philippines, leaving a trail of devastation. Here's where things stand today--and what else needs to happen.

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Financial Inclusion

Six ways Ebola is reversing development gains in Liberia

The panic surrounding the Ebola crisis is undermining recent economic growth in Liberia, threatening over 2 million people struggling below the poverty line. But those who contract Ebola aren't the only ones whose lives are at risk.

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Financial Inclusion

Lessons learned: How Japan's small businesses are rebuilding after the 2011 tsunami

After the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan in 2011, thousands of small businesses were literally wiped out. As they began to rebuild, many found they didn't qualify for loans. Here's what they did:

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Global Ideas News Brief: NGOs vs. big business

A weekly roundup of mainstream news about the context in which Mercy Corps works, focused on economic development and innovations.

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Value Chains

Make your clothes worth wearing: how global brands are (finally) investing in factory workers

Companies have been taking steps to improve workers’ lives in emerging markets for years--this project stands out for involving the biggest of the big brands.

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