foreign assistance

The annual expressions of gratitude from the U.S.’ Thanksgiving holiday now subsided, I share a poem I wrote yesterday about how hard it is at times to be genuinely grateful. … Read More»

"Hillary Clinton unveils initiative on clean cooking stoves," was am … Read More»

Following on the interest in my posts on exchange visits between local organizations and … Read More»

Dalia Association, Palestine’s first and only community foundation, recently launched an advocacy campaign to address the issues facing grassroots civil s … Read More»

When Carol arrived to the village in rural Indonesia to begin her anthropological dissertation research, she was shocked at the frequency of “feasts” that took place in the village. … Read More»

How-matters.org is featuring two posts today as part of the Girl Effect Blogging Campaign.  … Read More»

The “beast” had eaten all of the chickens. … Read More»

In honor of this week's Clinton Global Initiative's Annual Meeting, I'm reposting this from early October last year … Read More»

My friend recently shared this status update on Facebook. Her description of the joy of aid work resonated with me as I thought it would with readers of how-matters.org. … Read More»

I do not normally jump on the SWEDOW bandwagon. … Read More»