A World More
Prosperous
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed….”
“To remain secure and prosperous themselves, wealthy nations must extend the kind of cooperation to the less fortunate members that will inspire hope, confidence and progress.”
– President Dwight D. Eisenhower
FINANCIER INVESTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL GOOD
San Francisco, California On Fellowship in India and Indonesia he learned that access to capital was the biggest constraint on growth for sustainable-agriculture, alternative-energy and other renewable-resource companies that generally are too large for microfinance loans but too small for development-bank financing. From his professional background at the intersection of philanthropy and investing, Ted also knew that family foundations and donor advised funds in the U.S. sit on almost $1 trillion dollars – an ideal pool of money to tap ...
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COPING IN CRISIS: HELPING KIDS AND CAREGIVERS MANAGE EMOTIONS
With children accounting for more than half of the 12 million people displaced by the Syrian conflict, there is a desperate need for coping skills to understand and manage emotions. Using Casarin’s curriculum, the IRC trains volunteers from local communities to teach parents how to use play as part of early learning. Learning essential social and emotional skills, along with reading and math skills, helps children control their emotions and resolve conflict. It also helps them persevere through times of ...
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WOMEN ARCHITECTS BUILD HOUSING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN TANZANIA
Tanzania Victoria Marwa Heilman (Tanzania 2016) is founder of Tanzania Women Architects for Humanity (TAWAH), an all-volunteer, NGO that she established in 2010. She is also the director at VK Green Architects Limited in Dar es Salaam. TAWAH supports inclusion through the design and construction of homes, schools and sanitation facilities that accommodate marginalized groups, including Maasai women and their families. The organization also generates sustainable income projects and engages the community in programs that raise awareness of the discrimination ...
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