Random Thoughts

By Andrea Orr

Poverty Action Lab examines why some charitable programs work better than others.

When You Build It and They Still Don’t Come

By Andrea Orr

The World Bank reevaluates previous methods.

Neglecting the Neediest

By Andrea Orr

Foundations favor urban poor over rural residents.

Golden Opportunity

By Wayne Dunn

When a Canadian multinational laid off hundreds of gold miners in South Africa, it went many extra miles to help them get back on their feet.

Pumping Prosperity

By Ron Russel

ApproTEC’s pumps are designed and marketed with an understanding of the culture and psychology of African farmers.

Nifty Success

By Leslie Berger

Teaching inner-city kids business skills to build their confidence and aspirations.

The Working Poor

By David K. Shipler

The working poor are neither helpless nor omnipotent.

Too Much Money, Too Quickly

By Jan Chong

Waste, failure, and Bosnia's lessons for Iraq.

The Humanitarian Divide

By Christopher St. John

A Cambodian 'nonprofit company' peddles digitization -- with a social edge.

As Welcome as Can Be

By Vinay Jain

For Manna, the path to affordable housing runs though a peer-support club.