“In this provocative talk, journalist Andrew Mwenda asks us to reframe the “African question” — to look beyond the media’s stories of poverty, civil war and helplessness and see the opportunities for creating wealth and happiness throughout the continent. Most important, he says, the solution to Africa’s problems is not more aid.”
Let’s ask ourselves a [...]

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As I have walked among the desperate, rejected, and angry young men, I have told them that Molotov cocktails and rifles would not solve their problems. I have tried to offer them my deepest compassion while maintaining my conviction that social change comes most meaningfully through non-violent action; for they ask and write me, “So [...]

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What’s happening? “In 2007, a grassroots initiative called the Tap Project was created, which helps UNICEF provide clean water to children around the world. Initially launched in New York City, the program will become a national event this year. And, in years to follow, the Tap Project will be an international resource of donations for [...]

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I recently ordered several books that I think will help me understand poverty in the urban setting. For a while now I’ve been formulating my thoughts on poverty and human dignity. In particular I’m going to look at the Broken Windows Theory and how it potentially applies to the individual and those in [...]

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