It would be an understatement to say that my article “Celebrity Stunts of Altruism are Killing Livelihoods in Africa,” didn’t get any link-love. It went beyond that. It kick-started a wide-ranging debate that touched on all…
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April 2009
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IFAD Call for proposals 2009: Financing Facility for Remittances
April 21, 2009 Economy International Development technologyOne of the cornerstones of our mission here at PD is to encourage the African Diaspora to do more with their remittances. Annually, it is estimated that Diaspora remittances to Africa are inching north of $40…
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Celebrity stunts of altruism are killing livelihoods in Africa
April 16, 2009 International DevelopmentSo if you haven’t heard, Ashton Kutcher is throwing his trucker hat in the “I can stop malaria” ring of shameless honor. This time using all manner of self-promotion via a pseudo-popularity battle with CNN to…
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