I have been working in the international service learning arena for 7 years. For some this may not seem like a long time, but it has been a journey of discovery and change. I have a background in education – I teach about good…

While I think it is very hard to generalize about the entire continent of Africa, let alone perhaps even one country… The Christian Science Monitor has published a thorough article linking land disputes to conflict in Africa. The article also looks at women’s rights and the leasing of arable land to produce food for…

I have been buried deep in my business plan, and resurfaced today to catch up on reading from my beloved Google Reader. By way of Chris Blattman’s blog, I ended up reading Confusion Over Where Money Lent Via Kiva Goes, an article on nytimes.com. The article raises some ethical questions in…