Philanthropy Action

Sep 19, 2006

A Breakthrough for Fighting Malaria—But Dangers Too

The WHO is expected to overturn the ban on the use of DDT, recommending its use as a part of a comprehensive approach toward preventing malaria infection in Africa.

Sep 15, 2006

Google.org: Not as Innovative as it Sounds

Google.org, the philanthropy launched by Google, is noteworthy, apparently, on account of its structure: it is a for-profit entity positioned to invest in other for- and non-profit ventures. Yet what Google.org is doing is not novel: Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay, already did the same thing when he co-founded the Omidyar Network in 2004 with his wife.

Sep 13, 2006

Child Labor Rates on the Rise in Sub-Saharan Africa

In developing countries around the world child labor rates have declined rapidly over the past decades. Sub-Saharan Africa is the one exception.

Sep 08, 2006

Low-Tech Approaches to Water Yield Better Results

Governments have tried to alleviate irrigation challenges in water-poor areas by investing in high-cost, high-tech irrigation projects. But the large-scale route is not the solution according to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, as reported by The Economist.

Sep 04, 2006

Without UN Peacekeepers, What Hope for Darfur?

In an escalation of its long-held position that UN peacekeepers will not be granted permission to enter the country, the Arab-led government of Sudan has insisted this week that the African Union force currently in Darfur leave unless it agrees to accept a proposal blocking UN access to the region.

Aug 31, 2006

US Bill Supporting African Growth Up for Renewal

Congressman Charles Rangel is pushing for a provision that limits US tax-free status to goods from sub-Saharan Africa for which the African value-add is 20 percent or higher, a limitation that could kill the region’s textile assembly industry.

Aug 30, 2006

Grass-roots Organizations Leap into the Katrina Relief Gap

Days after the hurricane, community organizations came forward to fill the gap in services to New Orleans’ poor communities.

Aug 22, 2006

Who is Generous? (Government Edition)

The Netherlands placed first in this year’s Commitment to Development Index, a ranking of governments’ development efforts.

Aug 10, 2006

Can Africa Learn to Share Its Wealth?

South Africa is the continent’s largest, most diverse economy. Yet unemployment remains at about 30 percent, and rising interest rates and a weak rand are challenging growth. The root problem, say experts, is that South Africa has one of the world’s most unequal divisions of wealth.

Aug 08, 2006

HIV & AIDS: The South African Case

What happens when a drug exists and is available in sufficient quantities at no or low cost but the patient won’t take it? This is the question addressed in Tina Rosenberg’s New York Times Magazine article published this past Sunday on the HIV/AIDS.

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