Yotam Polizer January 22, 2020 As migrants fleeing conflict arrive on the shore of Levos Island, Greece, IsraAID is there to meet them. They provide emergency medical assistance and psychological first aid for the thousands of people who have left their livelihoods behind and made a dangerous journey across the Mediterranean. IsraAID also works with…
Emily Castro | January 16, 2020 Data are crucial to informing how we design sustainable solutions for development. In order to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the 193 Member States of the United Nations, changemakers are turning to technology to help achieve better data collection. Whether they are implementing SMS text systems…
Damon Taylor | January 9, 2020 ¡Feliz año nuevo! I’m Damon Taylor, Senior Advisor to the Mexican grassroots PSYDEH, one of only 12 non-profits across the globe chosen by GlobalGiving for its 2020 Project of the Month Club. PSYDEH trains, organizes and supports marginalized people to create local solutions to their own problems. We…
Taylor Ourada | December 19, 2019 Bill Easterly kicked off Feedback+New York with a discussion around using consent as a measure for success beyond traditional monitoring. This intuitively makes a lot of sense – a person’s decision to continue attending a program or using a product is the ultimate indicator that it’s working for…
Chris Duffus | December 18, 2019 The traditional financial system excludes many users worldwide – depending on your location, or your financial status, you may not be able to open a bank account. But what if you could turn a cell phone into a bank account? With over 5 billion cell-phone owners worldwide, mobile banking…
Feedback Labs | December 16, 2019 What does it mean to be a Feedback Fellow? It means putting people at the center of your work and listening to their needs. It means having a thirst to learn and grow, and a desire to bring your feedback practice to the next level. It means being ambitious,…
Samuel Addai-Boateng | December 4, 2019 Ghanaians, like many other Africans, define equity as the level of fairness in the way people and groups are treated in relation to an issue. And like the rest of the world, while we understand the value of inclusivity and ensuring that the perspectives of all interest groups are…