The development community, and the blogosphere that envelops it, have been on to this story of the crisis in microfinance…
Several people have noted that the Gates Foundation-funded ABC News’ just-launched year-long series devoted to global health — “Be the…
I’m back at work and it’s a new year — at least according to the Vatican, or more accurately Pope…
The local microfinance firm Unitus, which abruptly closed up shop and laid off its employees this summer after coming into…
Just kidding. Bill Gates is too shrewd a businessman to want to actually take over a money-losing, failing industry like…
We’ve seen lots of stories about how the use of mobile phones, or cell phones, is rapidly expanding in developing…
As part of the Obama Administration’s plan to reform foreign aid and to increase government transparency, they’ve launched a website…
Lack of proper sanitation is why many Haitians are under assault from cholera right now, with more than 2,300 dead…
I had been compiling a list of gift ideas aimed at fighting poverty and improving health in poor countries, but…
A new crop of the super-rich have agreed to sign up with Bill Gates’ and Warren Buffett’s “Giving Pledge” –…