Philanthropy Action

Category: Education

There are 41 entries in this category.

Dec 17, 2007

Where Philanthropy and Government Meet

Wealthy people from the developing world are dedicating large portions of their personal fortunes to addressing social gaps in their countries, a trend which is growing commensurate with the explosion of wealth in parts of the developing world. In some cases they are doing it in partnership with government.

Sep 27, 2007

More Money Does Not Always Lead to Better Education

The 2007 Education at a Glance report, published by the OECD, shows that among the world’s wealthiest countries, those who spend well more than average on education (the US included) do not see proportionate increases in the number of students who finish secondary school, or indeed go beyond.

Jun 06, 2007

The Slum Opportunity

Despite their horrors, in slums there are jobs, access to markets, more developed roads and water systems and other civic infrastructure. And opportunity for the poor and donors alike. 

May 24, 2007

Laptops for School Children Don’t Improve Performance

Secondary schools in the United States that have experimented with one-child-one-laptop provision are shutting down those programs after five or more years, an article in the New York Times reports.

Apr 25, 2007

Education and Development: A Delicate Marriage

India’s large supply of skilled workers coupled with the comparably low salaries they are paid give Indian companies a competitive advantage in world markets—yet recent studies show that advantage is on the wane.

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 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.

Dec 30, 2006

Education in Africa

Countries such as Mali are registering close to a thousand children in schools that employ only three teachers and have no or few textbooks.

Oct 05, 2006

Indian School Offers Educational Opportunity to the Poor

One school in Bihar, India, is successfully breaking up the traditional marriage between poverty and lack of education seen in many poor regions.

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