Tag: advocacy

In the efforts to address poverty, the voices of those impacted by economic insecurity are too often conspicuously absent. The Goldin Institute’s work builds on the experiences and perspectives of those living in poverty and designs solutions based on their knowledge, strategies and aspirations. The current debate about the efficacy of microfinance is marked by… Continue reading Improving Microcredit from the Perspective of Borrowers

In the efforts to address poverty, the voices of those impacted by economic insecurity are too often conspicuously absent. The Goldin Institute’s work builds on the experiences and perspectives of those living in poverty and designs solutions based on their knowledge, strategies and aspirations. Through the Goldin Institute’s pioneering work on Community-Based Oral Testimony in… Continue reading Improving Microcredit in Bangladesh

New Generation of Leaders in Colombia Offers Hope This story about the emerging leaders in Colombia, reminded us of how the best opportunities for ending the conflict—and healing wounds left behind—lies with young people who have lived through the violence and best understand the solutions.  As the story reports on one group in particular making… Continue reading Youth Movement Key to Ending Conflict in Colombia

As we begin the new year, we take notice of fresh reports coming out of the Central African Republic (CAR) on the increase of child soldiers being recruited into the armed conflict during the last calendar year. Both this story from the Reuters Foundation and this one from Humanosphere, tell the concern of the year-long… Continue reading Alarming Numbers from Central Africa