Architecture for Humanity co-founders Kate Stohr and Cameron Sinclair, in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina. (Photo by Ian White.)
Design within reach
Cameron Sinclair founded Architecture for Humanity to bring thoughtful design to the world’s neediest.
At 26-years-old, Cameron Sinclair was a self-acknowledged CAD monkey, grinding out blueprints for a New York architect. Ten years on, he’s now the design world’s big kid on the block. His thumbprint can seen in more than 104 countries, from Biloxi, Mississippi to far-flung Ugandan villages.
Sinclair co-founded Architecture for Humanity, a...
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There's no easy way to police supply chains in Asia. But one US high-tech firm and its Taiwan supplier are taking a creative approach that might just work.
Special report: Silicon Sweatshops
Jonathan Adams and Kathleen E. McLaughlin - China and its neighbors - November 17, 2009 15:05 ET
Despite strict "codes of conduct," labor rights violations are the norm at factories making the world's favorite high-tech gadgets.
Silicon Sweatshops: Shattered dreams
Jonathan Adams - China and its neighbors - November 17, 2009 07:24 ET
Migrant workers making gadgets at Taiwan's high-tech parks sign deals that make them modern-day indentured servants.
Silicon Sweatshops: The China connection
Kathleen E. McLaughlin and Jonathan Adams - China and its neighbors - November 17, 2009 07:22 ET
For migrant workers, an electronics factory job can be a ticket into China's booming middle class. But for many, it turns into a nightmare of poor working conditions and indifferent bosses.
Silicon Sweatshops: Disposable workforce
Jonathan Adams - China and its neighbors - November 17, 2009 07:22 ET
Laid-off Taiwanese workers accuse their firm of violating industry codes even when times were good.
Japan’s downward spiral
Gavin Blair - Japan - November 16, 2009 18:17 ET
One in six Japanese are now poor. The new government has vowed to tackle the problem, but how?
Russia's whistleblower cop is a YouTube sensation
Miriam Elder - Russia and its neighbors - November 11, 2009 09:15 ET
Russian police officer Alexei Dymovsky has released a series of videos calling out corruption and asking Prime Minister Putin to act.
Design within reach
Daniel Grushkin - NGOs - November 5, 2009 17:36 ET
Cameron Sinclair founded Architecture for Humanity to bring thoughtful design to the world’s neediest.
Child sex boom fueled by poverty
Deena Guzder - Thailand - October 29, 2009 11:24 ET
It's just another dark day in Thailand.
Whose line is it, anyway?
Laura Fitch - China and its neighbors - October 26, 2009 05:46 ET
What's the best way to cope with the migrant life in China? Improv theater, of course.
Flanked by foreign dignitaries, Karzai announces a runoff
Jean MacKenzie - Afghanistan - October 20, 2009 10:43 ET
Two months to the day after Afghanistan’s badly flawed presidential elections, the stalemate is over.
Handicapping the Nobel Peace Prize
Gwladys Fouche - Europe - October 16, 2009 14:03 ET
Will the Nobel Peace Prize committee make a political statement?
China: Living in the shadows
Thomas Mucha - Commerce - October 14, 2009 13:36 ET
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Under threat in India: mothers-in-law?
Saritha Rai - India - October 13, 2009 10:44 ET
But fear not. Here comes the All India Mother-in-law Protection Forum.
Are Pentagon contracts funding the Taliban?
Jean MacKenzie - Afghanistan - October 7, 2009 12:44 ET
A US military aid program is being used by the Taliban as an extortion racket.
Belgium's unlikely patriots: Flemish pop stars
Paul Ames - BeNeLux - October 5, 2009 05:56 ET
The Flemish group Clouseau's song "Long Live Belgium" rivals hits by the Pussycat Dolls and the Black Eyed Peas.
The coming war for water
Jason Overdorf - India - September 24, 2009 23:22 ET
Kashmir's mighty rivers are a source of strife on the subcontinent.
Death row, Japanese-style: "Cruel, inhuman and degrading"
Justin McCurry - Japan - September 24, 2009 09:37 ET
Does Japan drive criminals insane? And execute them anyway? Amnesty International thinks so.
Jamaica's gays worship in the closet
Micah Fink - NGOs - September 23, 2009 10:22 ET
The Sunshine Cathedral, Jamaica's only gay church, gives parishioners a community, in secret.
Scandinavia fights female circumcision
Marcus Oscarsson - Europe - September 22, 2009 08:58 ET
Sweden, Denmark and Norway try to stop genital mutilation among immigrants at home and abroad.
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Philanthropy Daily Digest
Sean Stannard-Stockton, Author/Tactical Philanthropy Blog - NGOs - November 20, 2009 21:01 ET
Are Metrics Blinding Our Perception? – NYTimes.com Anand Giridharadas says we are in the Age of Metrics, but warns us of the dangers. Dashboards to track childrearing...
'Girl': Is the New MSF Video Good Social Advertising?
Humanitarian Relief - NGOs - November 20, 2009 15:03 ET
Back in August, the humanitarian and international development blogosphere slogged it out over a controversial video from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) UK. The video, titled 'Boy,' featured a stark image of a small, clay house in an unnamed warzone, with audio of a child's...
Guest Post by Heather McLeod Grant: MomsRising: What We Can Learn from New...
Beth Kanter, Beth's Blog - NGOs - November 20, 2009 23:16 ET
As part of our ongoing research project into the future of membership-based advocacy organizations, we’ve been talking to folks from “new” as well as “older” groups focused on...
Making The Case For Corporate Giving
Charity Navigator Team - NGOs - November 20, 2009 10:02 ET
Ken Berger, Charity Navigator's president & CEO, makes the case in NJBIZ for corporate philanthropy. He points out that in 2008 corporations gave $14.5 billion to charity and that New Jersey is...
Developing sustainable businesses for social change
The ThinkChange India team - NGOs - November 20, 2009 02:31 ET
Think about the last time you had an idea about solving a community issue in your area! A thousand questions might have hit you – Whether the problem is real? Is the idea feasible? Will people buy...
Giving internationally via American intermediary charities
Grant Montgomery, International Aid blog author - NGOs - November 20, 2009 07:32 ET
Americans have shown a growing interest in philanthropic causes overseas in recent years. But giving abroad can be complicated. Ensuring that such donations reach their intended target and are...
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