Monthly Archives: May 2012

The ATA: Strengthening the Ethiopian agriculture sector

by Paul Collett Imagine an independent government agency designed to advise decision makers committed to achieving highly ambitious growth and poverty alleviation targets for their country. The government has created an agenda that combines both public and private sector approaches … Continue reading

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Improving water and power access in Guinea-Bissau

Estimates suggest that out of a population of 1.6 million, only 326,000 people living near the capital of Guinea-Bissau have access to a consistent power and water supply. Production and distribution of these utilities is primarily owned by the state … Continue reading

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D. Talks: Paradigm-busting Advocacy Strategies

In the 1990s, global health advocate Dr. Paul Zeitz was living in Zambia on the “frontline” of the Global AIDS pandemic, working to implement HIV prevention programs on behalf of USAID. The disease was so visible that one day, he … Continue reading

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Why fund this, not that?

by Daniel Altman The following is an excerpt from “Fund This, Not That: Ideas for Improving Investments in Global Development,” a Dalberg Global Development Advisors compendium released this week, available here. In global development, good intentions are no longer enough. … Continue reading

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