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A Quiet Renaissance in American Aid

Gregory Adams — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:13:20 -0700

Aid does not cause development; people do.

Ethiopia Rising: A Story of Poverty and Progress

Haddis Tadesse — Mon, 06 May 2013 08:00:00 -0700

Ethiopia is well positioned to escape the trap of poverty. But it won’t be easy.

A New Set of HIV Targets Can Create Long-Term Impact

Stefano Bertozzi — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:00:00 -0700

While measuring the quantity of interventions is important, we also need to determine which interventions — and which approaches to them — create the greatest long-term impact.

How A Fraction of a Penny Helps Train a Global Health Workforce

Pape Gaye, Ariel Pablos-Méndez — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:23:00 -0700

What if you could take a fraction of a penny and use it to help build a health system? Believe it. It takes only a fraction of a single penny per American taxpayer dollar to train a global health workforce—a workforce that will reach millions through treatment, prevention and counseling services.

IKEA, Vodafone CEOs Announce Support for Life-Saving Aid

Amie Newman — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:44:00 -0700

Today, CEOs of IKEA UK along with GlaxoSmithKline, Vodafone Group, HarperCollins and a host of other FTSE 100 companies declared their support to UK's Prime Minister David Cameron, applauding his "decision to stick to the UK's commitment to overseas aid to the developing world, despite the tough economic times."

Stay the Course on Post-2015 Development Goals

Mark Suzman — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:20:57 -0800

With nearly one thousand days to go before the world calls time on the Millennium Development Goals, there is a heightened sense of urgency to ensure we do everything possible to meet this ambitious deadline – and to make sure that a new set of goals are set that keep up the critical momentum.

What Does the Future Hold for EU Aid?

Elisa Baldini — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:44:00 -0800

Last week, EU leaders came together for a decisive summit to discuss how much they think the EU should spend from 2014-2020, and what they should spend the budget on. On Friday, it was announced that EU leaders had rejected the European Commission’s proposal to increase funding for development.

Why the European Union Needs to Retain Commitment to Saving Lives Through Aid

Joe Cerrell — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:26:00 -0800

Saving the lives of the world’s poorest is the right thing to do; it’s consistent with the values of the European Union, and now is not the time to turn our backs on those suffering the most.

Interview: Oxfam and Gates Foundation Discuss How We Change the Conversation About Aid

Tom Scott — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:00:00 -0800

We’ve got two major objectives we are trying to accomplish here. The first is specific and relatively straightforward. It’s right there in our tag line: “Don’t cut aid; it’s working”. The point is that our aid has a measurable impact on improving lives and fighting poverty and injustice.

My Annual Letter: Accelerating Impact Through Measurement

Bill Gates — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:08:00 -0800

On January 30, I’ll be sending out my annual letter. It’s the fifth one I’ve written and I look forward to sharing what we’ve learned in our work at the foundation and how that learning will be applied to our efforts moving forward.