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Tag Archives: Millennium villages
The challenge of the drylands in Africa
I just got a hold of a video about the northern Kenyan drylands and the Dertu Millennium Village. I used to work on this project and was fortunate enough to travel to this challenging area several times. I wrote about … Continue reading
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NY Times op-ed on Ethiopia Millennium Village
Guest writer for Kristof of NY Times, Jeff Marlow, a graduate student at the California Institute of Technology, wrote an op-ed piece on the Ethiopian Millennium Village of Koraro. I have traveled and worked here – the transformation of this … Continue reading
World Food Programme and Millennium Villages launch a partnership
I feel somewhat obliged to blog on this being that I was behind the scenes working with Professor Sachs and our WFP colleagues to make this happen. Let’s hope the partnership is a success. Here’s to ending hunger! UN News … Continue reading
