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January/February 2013

Work for All 2012 Year in Review The past year has seen memorable, historic and tragic events around the globe. Natural disaster ravaged the north eastern United States, war raged on in the Middle East, and an unprecedented famine devastated the Horn of Africa. However, we have also seen progress in poverty reduction and an increase of opportunities for...

December 2012

Local Progress on Eliminating Systemic Poverty Work for All has some exciting news! With the launch of Work for All in the United States, we have become an International Public Foundation. The two foundations are separate entities and follow different guidelines, as dictated by their respective countries, but both organizations share common goals. This month we...

October/November 2012

WORLD ECONOMICS: A CONVERSATION BETWEEN JEREMY AND MELISSA Jeremy Leonard: Melissa, in 1983, the year you were born, I wrote a thesis paper on the necessary and sufficient conditions for economic growth. At that time, there were no personal computers. I typed the paper and added all the math and graphs by hand. My, how times have changed! This month, on the...

September 2012

East Africa Faces Catastrophic Drought Since July 2011, East Africa has been suffering from a drought that has been called, “the most severe humanitarian emergency in the world.” 1 Heart-wrenching reports have compelled Work for All to ramp up our contributions to both Plan and The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Both of these groups are working to...

August 2012

My House, My Life What images come to mind when you hear “the projects”? The projects are often portrayed as undesirable habitation: graffition the walls, transients in the streets and overall filth. Government funded housing projects generallystart out looking good. However, over the course of time, the condition of common areas, such as exterior, stairwells...

June 2012

Work for All Supports: WaterCan Seven hundred and eighty three million people, or roughly 11% of the world’s population, do not have access to safe water. Two point five billion people, or about 35% of the world’s population, do not have access to adequate sanitation. 1 Around 700,000 children die every year from diarrhea caused by unsafe water and...