2008
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Save the World
Development education, or the use of education as a tool for human capital development, is an intensely interesting and diverse field.
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Notes on International Development
The literature on international development is generally pretty pessimistic, perhaps because the problems are so daunting and difficult to address, failures have such enormous consequences for poor people, and governments give this issue low priority.
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Making the Connection
One of the newest BYU organizations to become involved with both domestic and international development is the Center for Economic Self-Reliance, founded in 2003.
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The Academy's Potential in International Development
For too long, the academic field of international development has been characterized by disciplinary claims to exclusive truths frequently resulting in petty academic battles and sophomoric snubbings.
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We Have a Lot to Learn from Development
I remember there was a great celebration when the San Pedro Fishermen’s Cooperative1 received its license from the Department of Commerce. They hadn’t asked for a fish and surely didn’t need me to teach them how to fish.
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Working Together for Sustainable Development
My interest in development began in high school, while I was working part-time in an organic supermarket. My coworkers and I would often discuss the issue of inequality, especially framed in terms of environmental sustainability, gender disparities, and international development efforts.
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Development: The Importance of Religion and Activism
Before I moved to Washington, D.C., a friend of mine was worried that I would lose my idealism in the face of scoundrel politics. In fact, my frustrations with the government have decreased, while my frustrations with the NGO world have grown significantly.
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The Locals Know Best
A month into my fieldwork in South Africa, a manager from the provincial Department of Social Development asked me, “Do we take off our development coats when we get home from work? Are we wearing development or is it inside us?”.
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Gardening for $$$
Aside from the classroom or my involvement with Students for International Development (SID), my first exposure to international development came as a leader of young American volunteer teams in Beira, Mozambique, Africa.
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Avoiding the Santa Claus Mentality
As each day goes by, our world continues to grow into a global community. We can no longer ignore what is going on in China, Africa, or even in the next state. The biggest challenge of globalization is its effect on the poor and uneducated.
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A Push Toward Collaboration
My experience with USAID, as well as my past experiences working with various development organizations, has shaped much of what I know and how I currently view the field of development.
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