Why Traveling for Work is Awful, and the Best

By Jennifer Brookland

July 24, 2014   |   0 comments

It happened the first time in Honduras, where my organization had sent me to document programmatic success. We had rushed around all day, flinging wires and lights around, lugging our cameras and backpacks from interview to interview, scribbling notes and shaking hands. ...
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To End Preventable Child Deaths, Look Beyond Health

By Morgan Simon

June 27, 2014   |   0 comments

Hillary Clinton, Bill Gates, World Bank President Jim Kim and U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Rajiv Shah are sharing their baby photos to honor the millions of children around the world who will celebrate their fifth birthdays....
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“If You Know What Happiness is to You”

By Michael McCabe

June 10, 2014   |   0 comments

It seems like being happy is en vogue in the international media these days. From the crackdown on Iranian youth making a video to Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” to various indices ranking the level of happiness of people living in the countries around the world, the debate over happiness is on....
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Zambia welcomes 100,000 new readers, one story at a time

By Sara Melillo

June 4, 2014   |   0 comments

Trucks are rumbling down the rural roads of Zambia carrying special packages as they travel to far-flung primary schools. Thousands of young students are about to receive fun and engaging reading materials in local languages—books and materials that enliven their basic classrooms and make reading enjoyable....
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