Philanthropy Action

Mar 06, 2007

Condom Use Not Enough To Curb the Spread of HIV

Botswana’s prevention programs have focused almost exclusively on condom distribution and promotion; no one is talking about either abstinence or promoting faithfulness to one partner.

Feb 28, 2007

Forgotten Diseases and Economics

The world continues to harbor a number of ‘forgotten’ diseases for which science has provided a treatment that society - whether out of political motivation or lack of will - refuses to make available to those who need it.

Feb 23, 2007

All Not Well in the State of Philanthropy

Two stories have come out in the past week that run counter to the rosy media coverage surrounding philanthropy. The first reports that 4.4 million fewer Americans volunteered their time in 2006, a drop of about eight percent from the year before. The second highlights a dramatic decrease in donations to the arts from corporate philanthropy.

Feb 20, 2007

How the Poor Live

A recent study conducted by the MIT Poverty Action Lab reveals surprising data about how the poor earn, spend, borrow and invest. The study should be required reading for anyone looking at ways to effectively invest in reducing poverty.

Feb 10, 2007

Niger’s Greening Brings New Possibilities for Cash

The current greening of Niger puts the into question whether environmental degradation really is an intractable problem in impoverished regions.

Feb 06, 2007

Local Aid Workers in Danger

A recent report issued by the Center on International Cooperation at New York University confirms that attacks on aid workers have doubled or more than doubled every year between 1997 and 2005.

Feb 01, 2007

Debating the Digital Divide

There is something a bit precious about two Western men arguing about whose “inexpensive computer for the developing world” initiative is better, which is what Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media Lab and Craig R. Barrett, CEO of Intel did last week in Davos.

Jan 29, 2007

Measles Mortality Declines 60 Percent in Six Years

The World Health Organization announced last week that its Measles Initiative has been successful at decreasing worldwide measles deaths by 60 percent since it began in 1999. The challenge now will be to sustain and expand.

Jan 26, 2007

Tax Incentives Spur the Generous

There is, it turns out, a strong link between tax breaks and philanthropic giving - but not the one that many cynics assume. Tax breaks don’t determine whether a donor gives but are important in determining how much she gives.

Jan 24, 2007

Urban Migration: A Solution Bred from No Alternative

More than 200 million Chinese from rural areas are migrating to cities in search of work, often leaving their children behind. While this move toward the city seems inexorable, some creative people are thinking up ways to present the rural poor with alternatives.

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