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Blog tags: citizen media, e-governance, Internet freedom, transparency, Twitter
Building on the momentum from the first day of IREX and IWPR's “Emerging Technologies, Emerging Democracies” conference in Erbil, Dr. Dr Adil Matloob, Advisor to Minister of...
Blog tags: community development, global development policy
Last week, the White House announced the United States’ new Global Development Policy, officially elevating development as “a core pillar of American power...
Blog tags: government accountability, information access, internet laws, libel, mobile devices, new media, online advocacy
More than 150 journalists and civil society leaders gathered in Erbil, Iraq for a ground-breaking two-day media conference, entitled “Emerging Technologies, Emerging Democracies,”...
Blog tags: culture sharing, curiosity, international travel
I'm writing onboard a train from Washington to New York, where I'm headed to attend a conference on theater and peacebuilding (more on that in my next post).
Blog tags: NGOs
“NGOs are critical because they perform services no business, government or armed force can provide. First and foremost, they are the quintessential people-to-people connection between...
Blog tags: conflict prevention, democratic transition, violence
I’m in Indonesia this week, and through conversations with representatives of NGOs, multilateral institutions, and random taxi drivers, I have been thinking a lot about the line between...
Blog tags: hunger, school nutrition
The message of the First Lady’s “Let’s Move” campaign is particularly suited to the current American obesity crisis. Yet she is also following in the footsteps of other...
Blog tags: internet access, libraries
When schoolteacher Tetyana Nishkur was laid off in 2005 after 33 years of service, she had difficulty finding a new job. With the help of the local public library, she learned to write a...
Blog tags: libraries, local partners, stakeholders
When the White House released its New Approach to Advancing Development earlier this summer, I was struck by two of its key points, tailoring development strategies and...
Blog tags: engagement, NGOs
Whether we currently work together, our paths crossed years ago, or we have yet to form a partnership, we hope this website will be valuable to you and provide better understanding about the...











