Written by Andrew M. Herscowitz, Coordinator for Power Africa, and Katrina Pielli, Senior Energy Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development. Four years ago, star...
Category: Impact & Innovation
“I’ve heard we shouldn’t cross over into West Savannah.” It was the first day of class, and already one of my students had heard that going into the neighborhoods we plan...
In 2000, the UN General Assembly committed to Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 7C: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe dr...
In rural Cambodia, on the edge of the Mekong River, a red dirt road barely accommodates the lone minivan as it winds its way over bumps and hairpin turns. Top-heavy palm ...
In 2004, I met a courageous young woman who changed my life. Her name was Veasna Chea. She was about thirty years old at the time and working with the UN Commission on Hu...
Recent studies have shown that many companies are giving more generously to social causes than ever before. Some, like Unilever, Coca-Cola, GSK, and others, have begun to...
At school one morning, a 12-year-old girl in the Philippines noticed a blood stain on her skirt. It was from her period. The mark was embarrassing. And in order to clean ...
The IDEAS Global Challenge is both a sustainable solutions competition and a mentorship program. Over the course of a year, teams develop an innovation plan. The winners ...
When you imagine the future of food, it’s easy to envision a world of driverless tractors, vertical urban gardens, and genetically modified organisms. Or perhaps you’ve a...
“I am the biggest believer in responsibility—social and otherwise.” Many responsibly-minded leaders and their organizations the world over endorse this view. Increasingly...