Results for research on: Africa

Driving Innovation to Improve Global Health

Driving Innovation to Improve Global Health

Topics within this report include: Promoting Sustainability in Health Practices and Delivery Bringing Lessons-learned from Eastern Africa to the William Davidson Institute Building Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Global Health Outcomes Promoting Healthcare...

Sustainable Development and My Path to the Erb Institute

Sustainable Development and My Path to the Erb Institute

I left for Africa at the age of 22. What was supposed to be two years turned into nine, as I became increasingly invested in the unique challenges and opportunities I discovered around me. Working in the field of community economic development, the notion of...

Solar Water Pumps for Farmers in Drought-Stricken Morocco

Solar Water Pumps for Farmers in Drought-Stricken Morocco

By Pavel Azgaldov Morocco. Since childhood, I’ve associated the name with the taste of sweetest oranges. Casablanca. Marrakesh. Atlas Mountains. Berbers: All quickened my imagination. In my mind they were associated with adventure, luring me to visit one day. I...

Exploring The University’s Potential for Positive Impact

Exploring The University’s Potential for Positive Impact

By Kelsea Ballantyne When I joined the U of M Presidents Committee for Labor Standards and Human Rights last year, I had no idea how much it would open my mind to the power universities have to transform global supply-chains. Helping to organize the Symposium on...

Why Lighting is Not the Same as Mobile Phones

Why Lighting is Not the Same as Mobile Phones

by Therese Miranda How will it be possible to meet the needs of the 1.4 billion people who lack access to electricity? One of the most common arguments is that developing countries will leap-frog developed countries to implement cutting edge technology just as they...

Expect the Unexpected: Educating and Protecting Girls in Liberia

Expect the Unexpected: Educating and Protecting Girls in Liberia

As I entered the classroom, 26 girls between the ages of 10 and 18 chanted: “Welcome to More Than Me Academy. We are the girls of Power class, What is your name?” I answered “Marianna” and watched their charismatic teacher prompt the class to spell out my name...

Creating A REDD+ Architecture For Mexico

Creating A REDD+ Architecture For Mexico

Client Organization: The Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature, A.C. Client Website: The Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature, A.C. SNRE Faculty Advisor:  Bill Currie Master Students Involved in Project:  Hannah Erickson, MS Environmental Policy and...