Monthly Archives: May 2012
What Do I Think of World Travel?
Over the last three years, I’ve visited nearly two dozen countries on five of the seven continents. I lived and worked in the Philippines for eight months, Ghana for another six, and Kenya for exactly one year. In addition, I … Continue reading
Posted in Travel and Culture
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What Do I Think of Microfinance? Pt. 2
This is part two of a two-part post on microfinance. Part one can be read here In the last post, I gave a rundown of the mechanics of microfinance and explained the criticism of high interest rates. Another criticism came … Continue reading
What Do I Think of Microfinance? Pt. 1
This is part one of a two-part post on microfinance. Through Kiva and Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, microfinance became my entrée into this world. I knew very little about microfinance prior to finding Kiva, other than what I had … Continue reading
Posted in Microfinance
Tagged finca, Grameen Bank, group lending, Microfinance, Negros Women for Tomorrow
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How to Break Into Development, pt. 2
This is part one of a two-part post on getting involved in international development work. Read part one here. Trying to answer these questions – at first in vain, and, a few years later, more successfully – helped me so … Continue reading
How to Break Into Development, Pt. 1
This is part one of a two-part post on getting involved in international development work. Read part two here. One day back in May 2009, I was sitting at my desk at my office on Boylston Street in downtown Boston … Continue reading
Posted in Development Economics
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The End of an Era: Leaving Nairobi
On Sunday, I leave Nairobi for Thailand, where I will spend a month visiting various beaches and diving various reefs. Of the many transitions I have documented on this blog, this one is most significant, as it is the most … Continue reading
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Should You Pay a Bribe?
Around the world, money talks. In some places, it speaks in a whisper; in others, it is like your humble correspondent at a party after one too many dark and stoney’s – loud and obnoxious. And in Kenya, many, if … Continue reading
Posted in Development Economics, Social Enterprise
Tagged bribery, corruption, corruption in kenya
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