In the News
The recent Development World has seen some groundbreaking events that have set its current trajectory:
- The Policy Directive on Global Development was the first of its kind by a U.S. administration. It maintained that Global Development was not only vital to national security, but
- President Barack Obama’s remarks at the Millennium Development Goals Summit declared that Development was still to be a vital part of Foreign Aid. The Modernizing Foreign Aid Network (MFAN) elaborated on America’s first development policy.
Many of our member organizations benefit from this focus on Global Development. Their field reports and blogs can be browsed anytime to see the effect Foreign Aid is having on the ground.
Lyons, Coye, Miles and Stearns: Preserve Congress’ Investment in Global Health
Over the next few weeks, appropriators will be engaged in the challenging task of evaluating U.S. foreign assistance funding, including how effectively Congress’ global health investments are being used.
As organizations funded in part by the U.S government to implement global health programs in the field, we agree that every effort should be made to ensure that funding is used efficiently and distributed in a timely manner. [Read more]
Jefferson Award winner has built 12 schools in war-torn Sierra Leone
Cindy Nofziger, a physical therapist for Seattle Public Schools, is a state winner of the Jefferson Award, the “Nobel Prize” of public service.
It started with a plea from an old friend on the other side of the world, begging for help rebuilding a school that had been destroyed in a brutal civil war.
Seven years later, Schools for Salone has raised money to build 12 schools with a 13th in progress, two libraries and numerous water wells in war-torn villages across Sierra Leone. [Read more]
Geena Davis speaks in Seattle on women in the media
Actress Geena Davis was in Seattle on Monday for a forum on women and girls organized by Global Washington, a membership group for the state’s global health and development sector.
It was an unusual pairing; the Academy Award-winning actress founded a nonprofit focused on improving the portrayal of women in U.S. media, while Seattle-based Global Washington has an international development focus. [Read more]
Geena Davis in Seattle, calls for the ‘next women’s movement’
Actor and women’s advocate Geena Davis — Thelma in the 1991 hit ‘neo-feminist’ movie Thelma & Louise — was in Seattle Monday evening calling for a renewed women’s movement worldwide.
Women 3.0
“We’re due for a resurgence of the women’s movement,” Davis said to a packed room at Seattle Town Hall. Though the Seattle crowd was by far mostly women and girls, she spoke earlier in the day on the Microsoft campus in Redmond to a packed room of mostly men. [Read more]
Global comprehension is the key to global competition
Washington state is big on international trade, the largest exporter per capita in the U.S. with about one in three jobs linked directly or indirectly to international commerce. We are indeed a globalized state.
We constantly hear that our educational system today should be geared toward keeping the U.S. “internationally competitive” in the global economy. [Read more]
Jolkona In The News
Giving 2.0, Delta Sky Magazine, Marie Claire Magazine & More!
In case you missed it, Jolkona had a record-breaking PR streak over the last few months. First, we were mentioned in Laura Arrillaga-Andreesan’s new book, Giving 2.0, on how to transform your giving and our world. If you haven’t read it, we hightly recommend you do (and not just because we’re mentioned). [Read more]
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