coaching for clarity and courage
Food Security: According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, “Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and […]
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We’re going to make it okay out of the fossil fuel transition; solar and wind technology is improving fast enough that we’re not going to face any kind of peak oil disaster. However, the environmental toll of getting the last […]
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AIDS: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ART: Antiretroviral therapy – the drugs that treat HIV ARV: Antiretroviral – the class of drugs used for ART CD4: One of the two kinds of proteins on the surface of human cells. The HIV virus […]
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When we talk about transparency in international development, we almost never talking about transparency with beneficiaries. We may not realize that, but it’s the case nonetheless. When we’re revealing our overhead costs and opening up detailed budgets, and workplans, we […]
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Give money to NGOs who have an established presence in the hurricane-affected location. Do not fund exploratory teams or organizations that will start new offices to handle hurricane relief. Nearly every major relief agency is already established in Haiti, because […]
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Hurricane Matthew inspired today’s jargon. Climate resilience: The capacity of a community or country to rapidly recover from the shocks caused by climate change. DRR: Disaster Risk Reduction. A catch-all term for the process of identifying disaster risks and then […]
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This week we’ve got global health jargon. Specifically, malaria. MiP – Malaria in pregnancy. Malaria is especially dangerous to pregnant women, increasing the risk of death or harm to both mother and baby IPTp – Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy, “a […]
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If you’re like most of the people I know, you’re desperately worried and afraid. And you feel helpless. What the hell does any individual person do about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? I’ll start with what not to do. Stay off […]
I refuse to live in fear forever is the kind of thing you say when your life has been so comfortable you’ve never had to look at the world straight on In my own community I keep hearing people say, […]
A lot of American systems were one big shock away from disaster and this is that disaster 1. A lot of American systems were one big shock away from disaster and this is that disaster. Healthcare, but also public education, […]