Scholarships reward promising Pakistani teachers

May 27, 2014

Eighty-four talented teachers-in-training from Punjab province received recognition and $2,000 scholarships from the Pakistan Reading Project as one piece of a national effort to improve literacy. They are pursuing their four-year bachelors’ degrees in education at eight universities across the region....
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USAID applauds Yemen agriculture program

May 13, 2014

A more stable and positive future for Yemen depends on having strong agricultural markets and farmers with the capacity to supply them, said U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Mission Director Herbie Smith....
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The Best Mother’s Day Gift: Why women around the globe play a central role in creating better economies

By Johanna Mendelson Forman

May 12, 2014   |   0 comments

Mother’s Day has become a commercial phenomenon in the United States and elsewhere in the Western world. People living in these countries are flooded with messages about the perfect gift for the one who loves us unconditionally. With one crucial caveat: We regale her with flowers and perfume, but not always with love and respect....
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On World Health Day, ‘WASH’ increasingly important to combat disease

By Morgan Simon

April 7, 2014   |   0 comments

Lack of access to clean water and sanitation affects women and girls most acutely. The burden of fetching drinking water from outdoor sources falls disproportionately on women and girls. Every day, young girls travel on foot for miles to collect water—reducing the time girls have available for school attendance....
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Strong growth and private sector are keys to stability

March 28, 2014

With 80 percent of overseas spending now coming from foreign direct investment, the role of private sector in driving economic development is no longer optional, said former U.S. Ambassador James Michel at the March 26 Making Markets Work event, hosted by Creative Associates International....
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Culture of reading in Yemen is key to literacy

March 18, 2014

Toronto, Canada—When Fathi El-Ashry disclosed that the curriculum for first to third graders in Yemen hadn’t been revised since 1995, the audience at the 2014 Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) conference was alarmed. As education experts, they knew the typical revision cycle for curricula was six to eight years....
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