“I’ve heard we shouldn’t cross over into West Savannah.” It was the first day of class, and already one of my students had heard that going into the neighborhoods we plan...
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In 2000, the UN General Assembly committed to Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 7C: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe dr...
As part of an ongoing series, leaders from the Citizen Diplomacy Network, a signature initiative of PYXERA Global, interview leaders of member organizations working to cr...
This November, PYXERA Global convenes the Global Engagement Forum in Washington DC, bringing together leaders and innovators to discuss how cross-sector collaboration and...
There are three fundamental approaches to changing bad behavior: expose and punish it, model and reinforce good behavior, or change the paradigm that drives the bad behav...
Despite the many appealing student clubs that bid for my involvement, there was only one that truly captured my attention. I approached Ukiah Busch, an intimidatingly tal...
In rural Cambodia, on the edge of the Mekong River, a red dirt road barely accommodates the lone minivan as it winds its way over bumps and hairpin turns. Top-heavy palm ...
In 2004, I met a courageous young woman who changed my life. Her name was Veasna Chea. She was about thirty years old at the time and working with the UN Commission on Hu...
We recently spoke with MBAs Without Borders Advisor, Mikael Baker, to learn more about his experience working with Water For People (W4P) in Kampala, Uganda, where 94 per...
A country’s elections provide an important window into its practice of democracy. Nigeria’s citizens know that the country’s past elections were not a true representation...