A Measure of WASH Sustainability: Findings from Ethiopia
The Howard G. Buffett supported Global Water Initiative (GWI) has been operating in Ethiopia since October 2007 supporting service delivery to improve water and sanitation…
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03-07-2014The Gender Gap in the Digital Divide – Gender and ICT
Although from observations and anecdotal evidence, we have “known” of the existence of a gender gap in information and communication technology (ICT), there has been…
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19-05-2014Information and Communication Technology for Development
Today’s mobile phones, even those basic brick-like “non-smart” ones, have more computing power than the Apollo 11 computer that put a man on the moon…
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03-05-2014In Between Politics and Humanitarian Agendas: UNRWA and Palestinian Statehood
Abstract The United Nations Work and Relief Agency (UNRWA) is the oldest, most-established and perhaps the most successful international humanitarian operation in the world. It…
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06-04-2014A traveler’s guide to Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka is so much more than just a city. It is a whirlpool that pulls anything and anyone that comes close to it – sending…
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07-03-2014CREER – A Partnership between Rincon, Panama and EWB-DC
Three years ago, I traveled to the community of Rincon in the Ngöbe-Buglé Comarca of Panama to visit my friend Gillian, who was working there…
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25-02-2014The Impact of the Syrian Crises on Palestinian Refugees
As Syria witnesses what has evolved into a full-blown civil war, the Palestinian refugees in Syria are in a particularly precarious position given their refugee…
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16-07-2013The Trayvon Martin case – one small trial, one big societal question
On the night of February 26, 2012 one 17-year-old African American high school student, Trayvon Martin was fatally shot by a member of the neighborhood…
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09-07-2013Stolen playtime – The Child Laborers of Bangladesh
Social norms and economic realities mean that child labor is widely accepted and very common in Bangladesh. Many families rely on the income generated by…
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10-06-2013Peace Center for the Blind
My housemate, Steve Jeter, spent the past year in Jerusalem working for The Peace Center for the Blind. The Center caters to blind Palestinian women,…
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20-03-2013The Zaatari Refugee camp in Jordan, and the plight of the Syrian people
One million Syrians have now made the journey from their homes to neighboring countries. This mass exodus is accelerating, with international relief organizations struggling to…
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15-03-2013
Against Impunity – A song for the Gambian dictator
This song by Gambian artists is directed at Yahya Jammeh, the dictator of Gambia who has been in power for 19 years. Yahya is arguably the worst dictator in Africa (if not the world), and has absolutely no respect for human rights. Gambia is the smallest nation in mainland Africa, and is mostly devoid of resources – which is probably why we never hear about Gambia in the news. Yahya banned homosexuality in his country and announced that he would “cut off the head” of any gay or lesbian person discovered in Gambia. In 2007, Jammeh claimed he could cure HIV/AIDS and asthma with natural herbs. Subsequently, he ordered Gambians to stop taking anti-retroviral medicine. He continues to rule today, and Gambians continue to strive against him.
Let’s recognize this brave work by Gambian artists who have the courage to stand up against impunity.
This song by Gambian artists is directed at Yahya Jammeh, the dictator of Gambia who has been in power for 19 years. Yahya is arguably the worst…
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01-03-2013Traveling as a Volunteer
“For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” – Robert Louis…
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21-02-2013International Mother Language Day
February 21st is considered as the International Mother Language Day. It is a day to celebrate one’s mother language, and also the linguistic and cultural…
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08-02-2013Quest for Justice, 40 years after Independence
Four decades have passed since Bangladesh got her independence. It came at the climax of one of the bloodiest wars of our times. It came…
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12-01-2013Haiti – Three Years Later
I still remember that day vividly. I was in a rural community in Mexico, constructing a computer center with Engineers Without Borders. After two long…
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15-08-2011
In search of Lalon
Over a century after his death, the debate rages – Did Lalon Fakir, one of the greatest mystic-singers the Indian subcontinent has ever produced, belong…
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