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Using Data To Determine The Most Effective Use Of Your $50 Donation

Economist Dean Karlan's new book looks at what works and what doesn't work in the fight against global poverty. Thinking about giving some money to a cause? Give it to one that works.READ»

ENVAYA   |  Comment

Booting Up Tanzania With Help From Google

An organization founded by a Stanford computer science student and former Peace Corps volunteer, Envaya aims to get East African grassroots organizations online. It recently snagged funding from Google.READ»

India Exports Knowledge, $250 Million to Develop Rwanda's Health and IT Sectors

Rwanda is to get a dose of Indian medical know-how in the latest India-in-Africa investment.READ»

G20   |  Comment

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»

How Less Money Is a Good Sign for Aid Industry

Gates Foundation and Afghanistan are scaling back.READ»

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»

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»

VACCINES   |  Comment

India, South Africa Team Up to Fight HIV

India is rapidly becoming a global supplier of life-saving HIV vaccine. Now it's joining forces with South Africa to research the HIV sub-type most commonly found in their countries. READ»

AID   |  Comment

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»

USAID   |  Comment

United States Agency for International Development Launches Department of Innovation

The introduction of the DIV marks a new turn for USAID and the global aid industry.READ»

NOKIA   |  Comment

Oxfam and Nokia Partner for Mobile Donations App

Could a mobile app save the NGO world from a desperate reliance on endless, hands-on fundraising?READ»

Banana-Based Pad Maker Elizabeth Scharpf Wants Rwandan Women Educated. Period.

Not formally trained in design, her journey from Harvard Business School to social innovation has earned her a Curry Stone Design Prize nomination.READ»

KIVA   |  Comment

Kiva Lets You Fund a Student's Education, $25 at a Time

The pioneer in micro-loans expands beyond business and applies its crowd-funded model to education.READ»

U.N.   |  Comment

Cell Phones to the Rescue, for Iraqi Refugees

The U.N. will soon be giving out food vouchers, via SMS.READ»