Stop Paying The Poor So Much

Recently I was asked to serve on a panel after a screening of the documentary Poverty Inc. In the course of the discussion I brought on the story about the Haitian woman who was employed by a nonprofit run by Americans and was able to save $2,000 over the course of 6 months to buy […]

Why I am Leaving Uganda (Part 1)

In almost one week exactly I will be getting on a plane back the US. This time without a return ticket to Uganda. Last October I took a job with 31 Bits but will be stepping away from after Friday. Often in our careers we need to step away in order to keep moving forward […]

The Best Ideas in International Aid

This past week I posted an article on Facebook where the title was “7 worst ideas in international aid ideas”. As a friend quickly pointed out it is much easier to criticize than it is to come up with better solutions which is a sentiment I certainly agreed with. As I shared in my post, […]