Despite Gender Gap, Mobile Still a Smart Tool

By Jacqui Deelstra

March 13, 2015   |   0 comments

Mobile learning should be a great equalizer between men and women. Instead, it is throwing today’s large digital gender divide into sharp relief. Technology for development experts explain why—and why it is still our best tool. ...
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A Hero of Her Time

By Bradford Strickland

July 16, 2014   |   0 comments

What Brigitte Syamalevwe noticed most of all about the beeswax chamber we stood inside was the fragrance coming from the gold colored walls. Her observation of the contemporary art installation was that it smelled milky and of honey, and comforting like a mother’s embrace....
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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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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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Educate a girl, educate a nation

By Audrey Mwansa

March 5, 2014   |   0 comments

Audrey Mwansa is the Deputy Chief of Party for Creative’s Read to Succeed program in Zambia. In honor of International Women’s Day 2014, we asked for her thoughts on women in her country and her profession, and what inspires her....
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