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

Special report: An intimate look at China's migrant workers, plus running coverage of the country's changing economy

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.

Analysis: Rising threat to aid agencies in Afghanistan

William Dowell - Worldview - September 18, 2009 07:20 ET

NGO officials dispute allegations that they pay off the Taliban, claim Pentagon efforts to enlist their help place them in peril.

Are US taxpayers funding the Taliban?

Jean MacKenzie - Afghanistan - September 16, 2009 14:36 ET

USAID probes the possibility that contractors give a cut to the Taliban.

Amid sex revolution, AIDS on the rise in Lebanon

Don Duncan - Lebanon - September 11, 2009 08:43 ET

Turning flip-flops into art

Tristan McConnell - Kenya - September 10, 2009 13:25 ET

Kenyans recycle beach debris into colorful toys and wearable jewelry.

Doctors at center of human rights row

Maura R. O'Connor - Asia - September 10, 2009 13:19 ET

Sri Lankan doctors have been freed from jail, though they may not yet be free to speak openly.

Violence plagues Indonesia's restive province

Peter Gelling - Indonesia - September 9, 2009 10:29 ET

In West Papua, US company Freeport-McMoran is in the cross-hairs.

Stock up on sandbags!

William Dowell - Global Green - September 2, 2009 17:31 ET

The world’s leading meteorologists say it’s time to brace for brownouts, flooded airports and Katrina-like storms.

Philanthropy Daily Digest

Sean Stannard-Stockton, Author/Tactical Philanthropy Blog - NGOs - November 6, 2009 22:30 ET

Why Do People Give? | Social Velocity Nell Edgington weighs in on the Art of Giving posts and offers a suggestion for fundraisers. (tags: philanthropy) Katya's Non-Profit Marketing Blog: Why...

Causes Ditches MySpace: Don't Put All Your Fundraising Relationship Eggs in One...

Beth Kanter, Beth's Blog - NGOs - November 7, 2009 17:31 ET

 Photo by Billie Hara Late last night (or early this morning),  Amy Sample Ward reported that Causes notified 184,725 users that its MySpace app will be removed from MySpace as of today.  The...

Giving Social Enterprise a Chance

Michele Fugiel Gartner and Kevin Dean, Philathropy Blog (Foreign Policy Assoc.) - NGOs - November 6, 2009 15:00 ET

As a side project to my day job, I’ve been exploring the world of Canadian public policy.  Given the opportunity to participate in a very smart program for non-profits called the Max Bell...

Catch Charity Navigator's Videos on Starfish Television

Charity Navigator Team - NGOs - November 6, 2009 09:00 ET

Two of Charity Navigator's videos have made the jump from YouTube to your TV set. You'll be able to catch our videos on Starfish Television Network on the following dates:Saturday, November 07, 2009...

TC-I’s Shital in Hyderabad

The ThinkChange India team - NGOs - November 7, 2009 07:45 ET

One of ThinkChange India’s Managing Editors, Shital Shah, is in Hyderabad for the next few months.  If you are in the city and want to meet up, want TC-I to cover your event or organization,...

Bill and Melinda Gates lobby U.S. for global health funding

Grant Montgomery, International Aid blog author - NGOs - November 2, 2009 16:45 ET

Bill and Melinda Gates made an unusual personal appeal to Washington officials, asking them to continue funding global health initiatives despite the recession and to commit to nearly halve the...