Private schools are for the privileged and those willing to pay high costs for education; everyone else attends public school or seeks alternate options: this is the accepted wisdom. In the United States, the vast majority of students at the primary and secondary level attend public school, funded by the government. When considering education in the developing world, we…
By Matthea Brandenburg
“We don't just want the money to come to Haiti. Stop sending money. Let's fix it. Let's fix it,” declared Republic of Haiti President Michel…
By Matthea Brandenburg
On February 28th PovertyCure partner, the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), will host a panel discussion titled, “Beyond Benefits − a new…
By Matthea Brandenburg
University of Pennsylvania Freshman, Remy Manzi, was recently featured in a Penn Current news article, highlighting his transition from…
By Matthea Brandenburg
When we think of markets, we may conjure up a picture of goods and services production, supply and demand economics, and freedom of exchange.…
By Matthea Brandenburg
Attention young aspiring entrepreneurs: this is your time to shine. The Alleviating Poverty Through Entrepreneurship (APTE) Summit, a program of…
By Matthea Brandenburg
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has marked January as Poverty Awareness Month. In pondering ways to address the complicated…
By Matthea Brandenburg
Sustainability, innovativeness, and local empowerment are three characteristics that can set businesses apart. A California-based company,…
By Matthea Brandenburg
On Nov. 28, the Canada-based Fraser Institute released the eighth edition of its annual report, Economic Freedom of North America 2012, in which…
By Matthea Brandenburg
A few weeks ago, we featured Indian architect and PovertyCure voice, Kirtee Shah, who speaks of slums, which are often portrayed as hopeless…
By Matthea Brandenburg
Holding a sign on a street corner, building a community library, and establishing the microcredit industry: can all of these actions be…
By Matthea Brandenburg
A few days ago, a documentary entitled: "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide," a portion of which is devoted…
By Matthea Brandenburg
A few weekends ago, I participated in a Model United Nations conference in Chicago. Having gone through this experience and having conducted…
By Matthea Brandenburg
The Institute of Economic Affairs, an economic think tank based in London and a PovertyCure partner, was recently awarded the 2011 Templeton…
By Matthea Brandenburg
Having misconceptions about a particular topic can affect how we address it. It is important to dig beneath these misconceptions to discover…
By Matthea Brandenburg