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As Caitlyn looked down at the sweet face of her sleeping baby, she recalled what the pediatrician said. “She’s developing at an above average rate.”

It filled her with happiness. It was a diametrically opposed contrast to the new mothers with babies shown in third-world countries. How heartbreaking it must be to know your baby can’t get the basic vaccinations or any other medical care. How helpless a mother would feel putting her child to bed at night, knowing she was hungry?  

Rebuilding after Ebola: The Role of Microfinance

A recent article made a convincing case for the usefulness that microfinance might offer in West Africa. Travel restrictions and program freezes put much local investment on hold during the Ebola outbreak but not that things are calming back down, there is need for investment; both for routine infrastructure improvements and a healthcare system that is prepared in the unfortunate case of a future outbreak.

Evolving Solutions to Economic Inequality

During a recent interview with Foreign Affairs, World Bank president Jim Yong Kim was asked about the challenges to economic development and what the institution is doing about it. He responded by naming two goals: ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity. These are rather ambitious goals but if achieved would represent a significant and positive development in addressing income inequality. However, there is a more interesting point that comes up during the interview. Mr.

Foreign Aid: Is it really aiding sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, where much of the population lives on less than a dollar a day, continues to be one of the largest recipients of foreign aid since the Marshall Plan. Yet incomes, life expectancy, and literacy (among other things) don’t appear to be improving the way we’d think that they would. Humanitarian aid, charity contributions, and government loans or grants are being flooded into the area in hopes to improve the situation. Is the situation really improving though? Is foreign aid really working?

Microfinance: A Meaningful Lifeline to the Poor?

Microfinance means much more than simply the lending of money. Originating from a movement that envisioned a world in which low-income households had access to financial services previously only accessible to those with higher incomes, it provides small businesses and micro-entrepreneurs with access to a variety of different financial services, including credit, insurance, training, and remittances, amongst others.

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Families in Sierra Leone face unprecedented challenges due to rising costs. Inflation makes it difficult for them to afford basic food staples such as rice, cooking oil, and onions.

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