Economic Development
Doing Development Differently
International aid must use different approaches to address the massive systemic problems it seeks to solve.
Tag: Food Security
Food
Turning Short-Term Crisis Relief Into Longer-Term Social Innovation
How civil society responses to COVID-19 in South Africa are resisting the all-too-common return to pre-crisis “normal.”
Education
School Districts Must Embrace Social Responsibility
Schools must help liberate their students and their families from social injustice and support the revitalization and sustainability of their communities and environment.
Food
A Table for All
Food for Soul’s refettorios are feeding the poor, finding a solution to food waste, and building community spirit.
Technology
A Digital Lifeline in a Public Health Crisis
Five lessons from a global development organization in Bangladesh that used a digital cash transfer program to help poor families struggling with COVID-19. Part of a series on civil society's response to the pandemic.
Food
Driving Water-Scarce Food Solutions
Securing Water for Food supports entrepreneurial innovations aimed at helping farmers in developing nations maximize food production and minimize water usage. A Field Report from the Summer 2020 issue.
Food
Upland Rice
South Korea’s Green and Seed is using new technology to move more of the world’s rice production upland, out of flooded fields. A What's Next article from the Fall 2019 issue.
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Healthy Eating, Active Living: Reflections, Insights, and Considerations for the Road Ahead
Grantmakers In Health presents a snapshot of the latest thinking from health funders, researchers, and advocates on healthy eating and active living (HEAL) and healthy communities.
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Healthy Eating and Active Living Through an Equity Lens
To ensure equitable health outcomes, we need to be explicit about goals, build transparent relationships with local communities, address underlying issues that drive health disparities, and measure and adjust outcomes accordingly.
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Connecting Health and Education So Children Can Learn and Thrive
Building effective policy advocacy campaigns, creating programs that support sustainable systemic changes, and engaging parents to identify and advocate for critical issues are all key to supporting healthy schools and communities.