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Fire devastates enormous Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
More than 400 people are missing and 15 confirmed dead after a fire at the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh. An estimated 45,122 people have been affected — mostly all Rohingya, who fled Myanmar from ethnic cleansing in 2017. Many are seeking shelter in nearby camps, friends or families’ shelters, and learning centers, according…
Read MoreCompounding Disasters During COVID19
Disasters don’t happen in isolation. Never has that been more true than today. Hurricanes, tornados, and earthquakes are not cancelled because we are dealing with COVID-19. There is no part of disaster response and recovery in 2020 that will not be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. A pandemic means responding to emergencies is harder and…
Read MoreHidden in Plain Sight – The Environmental Impacts Of Some of Our Favorite Brands
Consider this: 250 billion single-use coffee cups per year; they are made from forests, and they can’t be recycled. How do you even begin to approach an issue at that scale?
Read More“A People of Nowhere.”
Two years ago, Myanmar’s military launched a violent crackdown against the Muslim Rohingya population. Last week, local regulators compounded the Rohingya's sense of isolation by ordering a halt to all cellphone service in the area of their camps. Imagine that your own government has burned your villages into the ground, attempted to kill you, and…
Read MoreTurning Evidence into Action: It’s a process
Bridging the gap between rigorously tested poverty interventions and programs that have an impact at scale seems like a straightforward concept. Once something is found to work, can’t you apply that same solution anywhere a particular problem is found? The answer is much more complex – turns out that in most cases, adaptations and permutations…
Read MoreNexleaf Analytics utilizes technology for global good
Globally, 5 billion people now have access to mobile technology. This technology is more than just a means of easy communication – it’s a way to gain access to information and to generate critical development. Even in rural areas lacking basic infrastructure like running water and electricity, many communities are using mobile technology to improve…
Read MoreGirls Not Brides
Girls Not Brides is a global partnership of more than 800 civil society organizations all around the world committed to ending child marriage and enabling girls to fulfil their potential. They are an umbrella organization that does the research and effectiveness studies that are used to provide roadmaps for local partners to work together. Their…
Read MoreBuddhist Global Relief gives “the gift of life” by fighting hunger throughout the world
With the Buddha’s statements that “hunger is the worst kind of illness” and “the gift of food is the gift of life” as a starting point, Buddhist Global Relief’s (BGR) mission is to combat chronic hunger and malnutrition around the world. BGR’s programs are as diverse as the locations they work in because they are…
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