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Posted on July 16, 2018
Ferdouse Oneza, CEO of Spreeha Foundation recently provided an update from her visit to Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. Her organization, Spreeha, was recently selected by students at the University of Washington to receive a grant of $25,000 to assist with its response to the Rohingya refugee crisis.
Photo credit: Spreeha Foundation.
“We visited two camps, one in Unciprang, where we already have two early childhood development centers, and another in Balukhali, where we are considering providing additional services,” writes Oneza. Continue Reading
Posted on July 12, 2018
By Will Poole
Picture credit: Dirección de Prensa de la Presidencia de Chile
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with President Sebastián Piñera of Chile who was interested in hearing a global perspective on impact investing and discussing ideas that Chile could consider to promote both foreign and domestic impact investing. President Piñera was recently elected to his second term, so he is no stranger to the importance of adopting good policies to address challenges faced by Chileans. Not surprisingly, he is an impressive man, with a keen knowledge of affairs local and abroad, and a clear agenda to advance Chile. An entrepreneur himself and with a PHD in Economics from Harvard University, President Piñera is well aware of the relevance of private and public contribution and alliances to provide solutions to social problems, both from a market based perspective and public support. Continue Reading
Posted on July 2, 2018
Panelists from L to R: Eric Klunder, Lynden International; Joe Gleason, AHT Insurance; Cassie Walker, International SOS; and Dustin O’Quinn, Lane Powell PC. (Photo credit: Cara Vallier for Global Washington).
On Wednesday, June 27, Global Washington hosted a panel discussion about global travel risk, together with its member Key Travel, which provides travel and support services to non-profits globally.
The event came just a day after the Supreme Court of the United States voted to uphold the travel ban against Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, North Korea and Venezuela.
Moderated by Eric Klunder, Lynden International Senior Account Executive, the panel of speakers included Joe Gleason, AHT Insurance Director of Risk Management; Cassie Walker, International SOS Business Development Manager, and Dustin O’Quinn, Lane Powell PC Shareholder and Immigration Team Chair. Continue Reading