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Bridging the Gap Amid U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts
A sudden shift in U.S. foreign aid policy earlier this year sent shockwaves through the global development community. For weeks, our team was tied up with…
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DMI has been added to The Life You Can Save Australia’s list of recommended charities.
“How mass media can dramatically impact health behaviors. Announcing an new recommended charity for our Australian donors” I’m thrilled to announce that we have added Development…
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Thank You For Supporting Our COVID-19 Fund
The Life You Can Save has closed its COVID-19 Fund. Take a look at how your support helped our charities respond rapidly to the challenges presented…
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How To Talk To Your Kids About Philanthropy
As parents, we all want to raise children who are charitable. Here are some tips and resources for teaching your children about the value of philanthropy.
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Intellectual nourishment
The idea of sending my kids to school without a good, healthy breakfast inside them fills me with a mild terror. Yet each day literally millions…
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As you send your kids off to school, think about Zusha!
Every morning as I wave my ‘ducklings’ off to school on their bikes I implore them to be safe on the roads – a fact they…
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Contraception: An Impactful Poverty Intervention
September 26th is World Contraception Day. If you're looking for a simple, inexpensive, clearly effective way to improve the lives of those living in extreme poverty,…
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The Boys In the Cave
The worldwide outpouring of concern during the recent ordeal of 12 boys trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand was heartwarming. How can we harness such…
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Is it time to end the population taboo?
The issue of rapid population increase has not gone away, yet it remains an unmentionable topic in international policy circles. This must change.
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This legislative act could end newborn and maternal deaths by 2030
The most important aspect of the Reach Act is that it would give a single leader at USAID the power to focus resources on the most…
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4 innovative ways to keep children in school
What’s the best way to help children in the developed world stay in school? The answers might surprise you. While traditional international development campaigns that target…
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Why poverty hurts our children most
Globally about 16,000 children under the age of five die each day—most from preventable conditions associated with poverty. That’s a staggering number. At that rate, this…