When I started designing my program I knew that situations and opportunities can turn on a dime. I want to teach youth about international community development, but I had seen time and time again the effect of broken promises and the damage it could…

I responded to a blog post by Chris Blattman today. He is in the process of sending books from Yale University to a university in Liberia. On the post he noted that he has not been able to find a single book store in Liberia. Books are sold there of course- at street…

Chris Blattman is an Assistant Professor of Political Science & Economics at Yale University who writes a blog I have very quickly grown to respect. In a recent posting he commented on what kind of organizations he would like to see.

This organization would:
-be staffed by non-westerners
-build the capacity of small, local organizations

Other things…