Cambodian Citizen Journalist’s Successful Call for Action on Demining
Citizen journalist Nat Sina’s story on the Women’s Media [...]
When Impact and Capital Speak Different Languages
Impact-driven organizations and investors are often working toward overlapping goals but speaking different languages. Drawing from her experience as both a founder and venture capital professional, Maria Gracia Agurto reflects on why understanding incentives and communicating value has become more important than ever in today's funding environment.
Water Determines Everything
A morning in Jali reveals how water shapes everyday life in the village's women's garden. Learn how a community-led water system improvement will help more than 250 families strengthen food security, nutrition, and income.
When Aid Contracts, Households Become the System
When global aid contracts, programs may remain open on paper, but the real burden often shifts to clinics, local organizations, community workers, families, and unpaid caregivers. For Boston’s international development community, the urgent question is not only whether programs survive, but who pays the hidden cost of keeping them alive.
Strengthening Maternal Health Systems in West Africa Through Community-Led Innovation in Togo
This article highlights how SM-VM in Togo strengthens maternal and child health systems through community-led education, improved referral coordination, and inclusive engagement of local stakeholders to reduce preventable deaths.