{UAH} FW: Wanted: Hyperlocal global development solutions

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Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:31:00 -0600
From: info@devex.com
To: georgeokello_8@hotmail.com
Subject: Wanted: Hyperlocal global development solutions

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To ensure delivery to your inbox, please add info@devex.com to your address book. January 16, 2014     QUOTABLE     "To me, all entrepreneurs are sort of on a continuum: There's a continuum of save the world, change the world, exploit the world. The great entrepreneurs are about changing the world." - Julie Hanna, chair of Kiva's board of directors Be the first to see and share each week's Quotable by liking Devex on Facebook     DEVELOPMENT BUZZ     Wanted: Hyperlocal global development solutions By Rolf Rosenkranz Earlier this week, Devex published analysis of a major trend in international development: aid "going local." It was based on, well, Devex going local as well. In October, Devex hosted its Partnerships Forum & Career Fair in Nairobi, Kenya — the first of its kind on African soil. Later, Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar and I met with local aid officials and visited several community development initiatives that are bound to make waves in the year ahead. One was Sauri, the first Millennium Village set up in 2005 by Jeffrey Sachs, the renowned economist and director of Columbia University's Earth Institute. Another was Nuru's first village project in Kuria, near the border to Tanzania, launched in 2008 by Jake Harriman, a U.S. veteran whosemilitary service drives his development philosophy. Although each of these projects was unique, the challenges they tackled — and their holistic approach to development cooperation — were not. READ more ON DEVEX.COM  |           PHOTO OF THE WEEK     Still fighting cholera The government of Haiti and its partners have been working hard to fight cholera since an outbreak three years ago made headlines. What's the progress so far? Check out the photo here and share your own with us on Facebook. Quick facts about the Millennium Villages Think you know everything there is to know about Jeffrey Sachs' Millennium Villages Project? Click on this slideshow and take a look...       #INNOV8AID     The 'Good School' method The learning environment plays a big role in keeping children in school. In Uganda, a nonprofit has developed a method to not only improve literacy but also prevent violence against children in schools.       VUVUZELA     Sounding off on village development What do celebrity economist Jeffrey Sachs and former U.S. Marine Jake Harriman have in common? This week, Devex took a closer look at two fascinating community-led development efforts by the Millennium Villages Project and Nuru International. While they employ different approaches to it, the two share the same mission: to change the way the development industry works by providing integrated support and capacity building to farmers and local leaders at the most local level, the village, Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar noted in a commentary. Devex readers have offered their own recommendations for easing poverty. Read more and join the conversation!    GDB - The Weekly Global Development Briefing for the Devex Community | Copyright 2014 | Unauthorized commercial reapplication, reproduction or retransmission, in whole or in part, is prohibited. Manage your newsletter subscriptions | Read the latest Devex News Devex News RSS Feed | Connect with us Devex is the world's largest community of international development professionals, companies and NGOs. Corporate Headquarters: 1341 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036 USA | Main +1.202.249.222 | Fax +1.202.318.2456 | www.devex.com

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