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New Alliances for Human Rights

PROVEA is spreading the word about Venezuela’s political and economic crisis while building alliances in neighboring countries. From the What's Next department of the Summer 2019 issue.

A Click-to-Print Solution to Housing

By Corey Binns

New Story’s 3-D printing software builds houses cheaply and efficiently, demonstrating how technology can leapfrog traditional limitations in local economies and infrastructure. A Field Report from the Summer 2019 issue.

Queer Activism Goes Online

By Kenrya Rankin

Astraea’s CommsLabs program combines indigenous knowledge, technology, and healing practices to power the next wave of LGBTQI organizing. From the Summer 2019 issue.

Streamlining Emergency Access

By Julie Zeilinger 1

Safe Shelter Collaborative dramatically reduces the time that survivors of domestic violence and sex trafficking have to wait to secure safe accommodation. A Field Report from the Summer 2019 issue.

Paying It Forward in International Development

By Rodrigo Canales, Tony Sheldon, Tory Grieves & Brendan Lehan

Development practitioners must build a culture of learning, negotiation, and collaboration, so that the generation and use of evidence are integrated into program design and implementation.

Co-creating With the Base of the Pyramid

By Ted London & Urs Jäger

Companies seeking to do business in low-income markets often make the mistake of transferring assets from higher-income markets to fill perceived gaps. They should instead look to partner with those who live in these markets and to identify the assets already available there.

Coming Together Amid Difference

By Marilyn Harris

Racial and economic segregation hampers local civic action, but public schools can serve as a facilitator. A research report from the Summer 2019 issue.