foreign aid

Jacana Lures Mission-Driven Private Equity Investors to Ghana

Simon Merchant is the co-founder and CEO of Jacana, a private equity firm that looks to contribute to the long-term economic development of Sub-Saharan Africa through SME development and job creation.READ MORE›

The Peace People: Trust Boosts Entrepreneurs in Troubled Countries, Nabs Global Prize

Peace Dividend is one of three to take the People's Choice Award for its game-changing approach to foreign aid in Afghanistan and Haiti.READ MORE›

How Less Money Is a Good Sign for Aid Industry

Gates Foundation and Afghanistan are scaling back.READ MORE›

Skateistan Launches Product Line, Abandons Foreign Aid

Afghanistan's only skateboarding NGO, Skateistan, is launching products in more than 70 countries, with all proceeds going back to the NGO.READ MORE›

• Skateistan Skate Park NGO, Kabul, Afghanistan

Choose Haiti Recycles Newspapers, Makes $5 Bracelets for America

Bill Clinton is wearing the Haitian-made bracelets, as are dozens of celebrities. Here's the lowdown on Choose Haiti.READ MORE›

While Slashing Services at Home, U.K. Raises Foreign Aid

Brits tend to talk of the "moral imperative" of charity, according to a recent poll. Their new government has taken them at their word. Or is it that they want to use aid to fight terrorism?READ MORE›

U.K. Launches Innovation Fund for International Development and Aid

The announcement comes just after the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announces its very own innovation ventures investment fund.READ MORE›