Can the Secondary Education Gap be Closed?
Post originally written by Reeta Roy and published on Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Opinion Blog. UNESCO’s 2010 Education for All Global Monitoring Report is sobering, particularly when it comes to statistics in Sub-Saharan Africa. Almost half of the global, out-of-school …
Rubble and Resilience – Taking Stock of the Quake
It’s past midnight on my last evening here in Haiti. As my experience here comes to an end, just four days after it began, I wish I had some sense of resolution to reflect upon. However, such resolve or clarity …
Helping Haitians to Rebuild and Restart the Economy
Post originally written by Reeta Roy and published on Philanthropy News Digest a Service of the Foundation Centre. At the six-month anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, it is natural to stop and reflect on the international donor community’s role in …
The Agency of African Girls and Women
Post originally written by Reeta Roy and published on Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Opinion Blog. Africa is being described as a new economic frontier, according to recent reports from McKinsey Global Institute and the Africa Progress Panel. The former assesses …
Arriving in Haiti
I arrived in Port au Prince about five hours ago – 6 months to the date of the earthquake. Between waiting in lines at the airport for what seemed like forever, and a lengthy ride to my hotel, it is …
