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Diary of an ICS volunteer: host families, hard work and hot chai

Vix Anderton, International Citizen Service team leader, 12 August 2015 - Asia, Development Debates, Economic Development, Girls & Women, International Citizen Service

Romana was a young girl when her family told her she was getting married. This is not unusual in Bangladesh; according to UNICEF, nearly two-thirds of girls are married before the age of 18 and more than a quarter of …

The other Afghan drugs

Rob, Private Sector Development Advisor, Afghanistan, 4 February 2014 - Afghanistan, Economic Development

No, not the illegal narcotics for which Afghanistan is sadly infamous. The subject of this blog is private sector healthcare, and in particular the determination of one man, with the support of the Afghanistan Business Innovation Fund (ABIF) to provide …

Pitching for business at Rio+20

Hannah Ryder, Team Leader for Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, 31 May 2012 - Climate Change

Sometimes, it seems like we are constantly under pressure to "pitch". Whether it's planning your two minute "elevator pitch" for the momentous day you meet your role model in a lift, or working out how to get your boss to …

Diary of an ICS volunteer: host families, hard work and hot chai

The other Afghan drugs

Pitching for business at Rio+20

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