Georgetown Development Initiative

Georgetown Development Initiative has decided to extend the registration deadline for Innovation Marketplace to Wednesday, March 7, 11:59pm. As a clarification, the registration deadline is not the same as the case proposal submission date, which is March 17. Thank you everyone for participating!

We would like to thank the participating teams, the judges, and the audience for joining us on April 8th! We hope you had an enjoyable experience.

Audience/Volunteer Sign Up Sheet1 INNOVATION MARKETPLACE: SATURDAY, APRIL 8TH 2017. 11AM-4: 30PM View Agenda for day of the event here Email devinitiative@ georgetown. edu if you have any questions or require special accommodations. Space is limited. We are also in need of 2 volunteer photographers( one for each half o...

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2017/03/24/figures-of-the-week-human-development-progress-in-africa-and-globally/

Figures of the week: Human development progress in Africa and globally | Brookings Institution Amy Copley shares development trends happening in Africa as reported by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in its 2016 Human Development Report, which takes stock of the global progress toward meeting human development objectives.

Happy birthday to Stephanie Huang!
Stephanie, Co-President on the board of Georgetown Development Initiative, is a junior studying International Health and Computer Science. She believes in the power of technology for development, and is passionate about projects revolving health innovations.

Join us for our annual case competition, on April 8th!
If you are interested in attending, volunteering or being a photographer, see attached flyer.
Website: gudev.org/finalists

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/latin-america-growth-barriers-by-adriana-arreaza-2017-03

Latin America’s Barriers to Growth Although Latin America is expected to emerge from its recession this year, it is not out of the woods yet. To sustain strong growth over the long term, most countries in the region will need to undergo structural reforms and train their workers for employment in the formal economy.

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2017/03/01/in-afghanistan-raising-the-quality-of-girls-education-for-a-better-future

In Afghanistan, Raising the Quality of Girls’ Education for A Better Future In Afghanistan, Raising the Quality of Girls’ Education for A Better Future

Hi guys, reminder that innovation marketplace proposals are due tonight! Please email them as a pdf to [email protected] :)

Reminder that registration for Innovation Marketplace ends tonight! Link here: http://gudev.org/individual-registration/. Also, please keep your teams between 2-5 people :)

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"The hard truth is that people's problems are almost always a lot more complicated than just the lack of an inexpensive consumer item."

Buying TOMS shoes is a terrible way to help poor people "Buy one, give one" charities sound great. They’re not.

Does talking about corruption make it worse? http://bit.ly/1RsQz4a

“The social engineering of apartheid came down to a very successful model of spatial engineering”

Understanding The World's Poor This feature is brought to you in partnership with Johnson & Johnson. When asked to picture a poverty stricken child, you probably envision a small boy or girl blinking in the harsh sunlight of

Thank you for coming to an awesome case competition! As you can tell, we're speechless.

Innovation Marketplace

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The more illicit finance flowing out of a country relative to its output, the higher its levels of poverty and economic inequality and the lower its development, Global Financial Integrity, a policy research group, said in a report released on Wednesday.

Dirty money has outsized impact on world's poorest, data shows WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Dirty money stashed overseas to hide the proceeds of crime, corruption and tax evasion has an outsized impact on the world's poorest countries, a new study has

This shows how reversible our damage could be

15 before-and-after images that show how we're transforming the planet We've dammed mighty rivers, built hundreds of artificial islands, and made the world's fourth-largest lake disappear.

Hopefully you have an Economist subscription or haven't run out of free articles, so you can read this excellent piece!

Why so many people are still malnourished EXTREME poverty has been halved in the last 25 years, but hunger and malnutrition are far from being eliminated

GDI's inaugural Development Case Competition! A huge thank you to everyone who made it a roaring success!

GDI's having it's leadership transition for the coming academic year! If you would like to join the leadership and make an impact on development issues, fill out the following (simple) google form to indicate your interest!

Georgetown Development Initiative Application for Leadership Positions (2015/2016) President The President serves as liaison between the Student Activities Commission (SAC) and the Center for Student Engagement (CSE). The President also oversees all strategic decisions for the club and acts as its main ambassador in contact with individuals internal and external to Georgetown. Vic…

Preparations are fast underway for our inaugural international development case competition, Innovation Marketplace! Join us tomorrow at St. Mary's to participate in the conversation on tackling pressing challenges!

Our inaugural international development case competition, Innovation Marketplace, is happening this Saturday! Join us to hear the youth's perspective and solutions for pressing challenges!

It's about time for greater access to education

For Schools With No Books, A Digital Collection So They Can Have A Real Library Library For All is now working in impoverished places around the world on a simple mission with a major impact.

"Many women do not enter the workforce or acquire education for lack of safe transportation." The hope is that Pink Rickshaws will help overcome this daily challenge.

These Pink Rickshaws Are Helping Pakistani Women Overcome Oppression — One Ride at a Time The country is one of the worst in the world for women.

How might we fix this unfortunate truth?

The way we give disaster aid to poor countries makes no sense Disaster relief is often heavily influenced by media coverage — which means big floods or famines often get overlooked.

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Top global development groups in Washington, DC: A primer | Devex In international development, it’s hard to bypass Washington. Because it is home to some of the world’s most generous bilateral and multilateral...

Register and take a day off from classes for what should be a very interesting conference on the future of International Development! Go to http://www.2015mspconference.com/ to learn more.

Could 'Ecosystem Accounting' be the newer and more effective way of measuring a country's worth?

PH bats for 'ecosystem accounting' 'The GDP fails to measure important things for determining whether the country is on a path toward sustainable development'