In War and Peace, Men Matter

By Rekha Mehra, PhD

November 21, 2013   |   0 comments

A recent symposium convened by the United States Institute of Peace turned a gender-sensitive eye on the important effects that gender roles can have on security....
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Battling the Sharks at the mEducation Alliance Symposium

By Jacqui Deelstra

October 25, 2013   |   0 comments

Gone are the days when devices such as mobile phones and tablets were seen as just a distraction in the classroom or an out-of-reach tool. Throughout the world today, educators are exploring how mobile devices can be best utilized to support learning....
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Yemeni Farmer Makes Good with Green Technologies

By Dorelyn Jose

August 23, 2013   |   0 comments

Khalib Al Humaidi is a sharecropper at the farm of the Sawan Agricultural Society in Yemen. For years, he planted potatoes, earning $50 (10,000 Yemeni Riyals) per harvest for his labor after splitting the profit with the Society....
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Greenhouses Inspire Farmers in Yemen to Innovate

By Dorelyn Jose

August 21, 2013   |   0 comments

Farmer Mahdy Saleh Al Nagar, 25, is one of several Yemeni farmers inspired by innovations at the Sawan demonstration site in Sana’a. The site currently showcases a greenhouse that can produce up to 10 times more vegetables than a traditional field while using 92 percent fewer pesticides than other greenhouses....
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