Content tagged with “Poverty”
With the cherry blossoms ringing the tidal basin and the White House as our backdrop, Ascend, the Family Economic Security Program, held its launch celebration March 28 on the rooftop of the Hay-...
Tags: Poverty, Philanthropy, women, Ascend, Wes Moore, Anne Mosle
Building Prosperity Through Small Business Entrepreneurs: An UpdateRandall Kempner, The Huffington Post, April 21, 2011
Tags: Poverty, Social entrepreneurship
In recent decades, private sector growth has been the engine that allowed hundreds of millions of people to lift themselves out of poverty in China and India.  This growth largely bypassed rural...
Tags: Poverty, Africa, International Development, Agriculture, Hunger, International Trade, Food Security
Dharavi, India: The Most Entrepreneurial Slum In The World?Randall Kempner, Huffington Post, March 11, 2011
Tags: Poverty, Social Enterprise
Ascend, Family Economic Security Program at The Aspen Institute, will launch with a private dinner at the Hay-Adams Hotel. Prominent innovators in the field, Administration officials, policymakers,...
Tags: Poverty, women
The Next Kiva? Poverty, Money, Love and... Profounder Peter Haas, Ted Fellows Blog, November 30, 2010
Tags: Poverty
James Wolfensohn, chairman of Wolfensohn & Company, LLC, is the former president of the World Bank (1995-2005). He discusses his book A Global Life: My Journey among Rich and Poor, from...
Tags: Poverty, Economics, Washington Leadership Series
Since 1985, the Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group has helped community leaders connect with and motivate each other.  We help equip these leaders with the best ideas, tools and...
Tags: Poverty, Nonprofit Organizations, Community Development, Organizational Effectiveness, consulting
Opening plenary session: Culture of Peace: Economic Crisis, Modern Taboos, and Emotional Tensions Cynthia Schneider, Youssou N’Dour and Manolo Diaz
Tags: Economic Development, Poverty, Culture, Cultural Diplomacy
EVENTSWHO Global Code: Stoking Up the Fire for Implementation May 22, 2013 Geneva, SwitzerlandHWMI Innovation Award May 24, 2012 Geneva, Switzerland  NEWSGHD's Katie Drasser on...
Tags: Health, Leadership, Poverty, Africa, International Development