by Stephenie Foster | Jan 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
On December 15, 2010, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR), which sets out the blueprint for U.S. international assistance and diplomacy, with the goal of making US foreign assistance more effective,...
by Stephenie Foster | Jan 3, 2011 | Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
IN MEMORIAM: Haitian Parliamentarian The Honorable Grandale TELUSMA, 1972-2010 She was a deputy of the 48th Haitian legislature from the MOCHRENA party, andran for reelection for the District of Gros-Morne in the Artibonite.During her term, she held several major...
by Stephenie Foster | Dec 23, 2010 | Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
ELECTING WOMEN IN HAITI A KEY FIRST STEP TO RECONSTRUCTION -December 13, 2010 As the aftermath of the first round of Haitian elections unfolds, I am again struck by the scope and breadth of all of Haitis challenges, including those of electing a responsive government,...
by Stephenie Foster | Oct 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
Collins, Daryl and Jonathan Morduch, Portfolios of the Poor: How the Worlds Poor Live on $2 a Day. Veterans in economics and microfinance scrutinize the finances of the poor in India, Bangladesh and South Africa. Novogratz, Jacqueline, The Blue Sweater. Captures the...
by Stephenie Foster | Oct 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
As we celebrate the holiday commemorating Dr. King, lets also reflect on the role that women played in the civil rights movement. I was listening to NPR this morning and heard an amazing interview with Judy Richardson, who authored this piece in Women eNews in...
