Toronto Started raining in Toronto in the afternoon and it’s still coming down this morning. This must be the way to really take notice of the international observance of Water Day. In Mumbai our office celebrated water day in the Dharavi slum with school children and a joint sponsorship with the US Embassy. Enjoy the …
Category: Community Organizations International
Report Card on Millennium Villages
New Orleans The first report cards at the 5 year mark for some of the 80 Millennium Villages, including Sauri, in Africa are coming in now, and despite criticisms and skeptics, including me, you have to have a horse to beat a horse, and Jeffrey Sachs’ project is proving that it can produce real and …
Haitian Sweatshops are not Relief
New Orleans In the wake of the tragic earthquake in Haiti a “jobs” plan originally requested by the UN and touted by special envoy, former US President Bill Clinton is making the rounds with its claims that it could quickly produce hundreds of thousands of largely textile jobs to assist in the recovery. The plan …