Dignity requires shifting from a
worldview based on inevitability to one based on possibility. It
requires bringing our best selves.
Founder and CEO of Acumen
Today's world is going in circles
seeking the antidote of growing their countries' economies, not
realizing this very fact, which is also the reason why certain countries
cannot produce multinational corporations. Politicians are not the
solution, they are rather part of the challenge.
The wealth contained within this land does not belong to those that live and work it, but to those with the might to control it.
RPCV and Independent Scholar
The number of babies born with HIV has been cut in
half 2002. But still, 650 babies are born every day with the virus --
that's 650 too many. With the right focus, and increased funding and
awareness, we can get that number close to zero.
Former Director of the Prevention of Mother-to-Child (PMTCT) Clinic at Tema Hospital in Ghana
Looking above at recent temperature
anomalies, much of the US is cooler than normal, but the eastern
Pacific warm spot continues to prevent much rain from reaching
California, which is hotter than normal.
Growing up, I had endless support from my family, the
teachers at school and my university professors. I completed a PhD in
physics at a relatively young age and spent some time trying to
commercialize the project I setup, all thanks to my funders -- a
venture-backed project. It was this experience that made me want to help
other entrepreneurs. So after six years on the job, I headed back to
Ghana with all my savings and a vague career goal.
Trustee, Jane Goodall Institute; Board of Advisors, One Leap
Supporters of LGBTI rights should not
overlook the democracies that continue to exclude some of their citizens
from the equal protection of the law.
Independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world
Bent over a wood-fired oven, drying the fish her
husband caught yesterday, 29-year-old Leticia Sam blinks the smoke from
her eyes, one hand stoking the fire, the other holding her swollen
belly. Expecting her fourth baby, Leticia lives atop an old graveyard
piled with trash, strewn with crumbling cinderblock homes.
Nonprofit director/writer
As the U.S. Fortune 500 and U.S. private
equity are set to turn its corporate gaze toward Africa, it has the
chance to learn from previous investment attempts and promote this new
model of interaction on the African continent.
Founder, Managing Director, United African Fruit Company Ltd.
Lack of access to safe, reliable,
affordable energy has a deep impact on people's lives and on a country's
ability to sustain real economic growth. That's why, for millions of
people living in extreme poverty across the continent of Africa, the
solution can begin with a connection to electricity.
President of Message Global; Millennium Challenge Corporation Board of Directors
In 2013, I began giving a seed grant
every single day of the year to a social change visionary with a
practical plan to make their community and the w...
Founder and President, The Pollination Project
The August Summit is an excellent moment
in history to change the narrative of U.S. engagement with Africa. But
the presence of some notorious ones distracts from this major event.
Publisher and editor, The Black Star News
You've heard this story before. You know
that there are millions of people making a living in trash dumps. You
know that most youth don't have access to healthy, nutritious food. To
safe drinking water. To toilets. You know that most youth don't make it
past 30 here.
Most of us are familiar with food banks and soup
kitchens, where donated food goes to feed hungry people in the
community. Yet we rarely talk about the connection between mental
illness and hunger and how access to food can do more than just provide a
full stomach.
Food news, culture and politics
These days, a soccer World Cup is a
multi-billion dollar project, with a number of financial "winners," such
as FIFA, and many losers, given the development priorities that are
sacrificed to build gleaming stadia. Does this also mean that one can
explain a nation's success at the cup largely by money?
President, Natural Resource Governance Institute
Let's step back and do a reality check
for a moment, shall we? We like to think we are good at that here in
America. So, here's the mea culpa about the U.S. performance at the FIFA
2014 World Cup.
Forbes Education Columnist; Author, 'How to Talk American'; Director, 'Crotty's Kids'; Co-founder, 'Monk Magazine'
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