Very often in charity and foreign aid work, we forget that the people to whom charity and aid are given are quite capable, smart and resourceful but are simply caught in difficult situations.
By Elise Hilton
"Petty" bribery is an accepted way of life in much of the world. A person simply understands that he or she will need to "grease the palms" of…
By Elise Hilton
Yesterday at Mashable.com, a leading social media site, an article entitled '5 Fun Games With a Higher Purpose' was featured. The article noted…
By Elise Hilton
Subsidiarity, the idea that those closest to a problem should be the ones to solve it, plays a particular role in development. However, it can…
By Elise Hilton
You have to hand it to Theodore Dalrymple: he doesn't mince words. In a recent piece in The Telegraph, Dalrymple lets it be known that British…
By Elise Hilton
It doesn't seem that anyone would WANT to live in a slum. But that is not necessarily true, according to Charles Kenny of Foreign Policy.
By Elise Hilton