This NYT article profiles Question Box, an innovative nonprofit telephone hotline that connects people from rural areas to the information they need. The concept behind Question Box is that barriers such as lack of computers and internet connection keep many living in the developing world from accessing important information available on Web search engines, thus putting them [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2009
September 28, 2009
A Third Way to Think about AID
The debate over foreign aid often pits those who mistrust “charity” against those who mistrust reliance on the markets. Jaqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of Acumen Fund, proposes a middle way she calls patient capital, with promising examples of entrepreneurial innovation driving social change. Watch her TED talk here.
September 23, 2009
Malawi Exports Surplus Maize to Kenya
The devastating drought that has swept across Kenya, the worst in more than a decade, has left over 4 million Kenyans in urgent need of food assistance. The drought has already killed crops, cattle and children across the countryside and sent malnutrition rates soaring. In response to this, Malawi will export 80,000 tons of its [...]
September 18, 2009
Play Time!
We’d like to extend a thank you to Kahn Lucas for donating 20 soccer balls, 20 dodge balls and 18 ball pumps to Goods for Good! For those who often can’t afford such basic necessities as school supplies, school uniforms and shoes, receiving items like these balls is a real treat. These balls will certainly be treasured by the [...]
September 15, 2009
Thank You!
We’d like to extend a BIG thank you to Soraya, Chelsa and Courtney for donating their birthday to Goods for Good. With your help and the help of your friends and loved ones, over $500 was raised for G4G in honor of your birthday. That’s enough to provide pens and notepads for the year to [...]
September 10, 2009
Hopeful Signs in Malawi
The global effort to improve children’s chances for survival has reached a milestone: the number of children dying before their fifth birthday has fallen to an all-time low, according to data released by UNICEF on Thursday. Child mortality rates have declined more than a quarter in the past two decades because of more widely distributed [...]
