Category Archives: International Development & Social Good

Articles, blurbs and information about international development (my Masters’ focus), humanitarian aid and the like.

Omolulu Institute’s ‘Give and Get’ Fundraiser

Posted on February 11, 2013 by ShannonElizabeth">ShannonElizabeth ShannonElizabeth

Omolulu Institute in Anguilla hosts an incredible fundraising event that could allow six lucky donors to win big!Continue reading «Omolulu Institute’s ‘Give and Get’ Fundraiser» Continue reading →

Posted in Anguilla, International Development & Social Good | Tagged Anguilla, Anguilla Education, Anguilla Fundraising, Educational Fundraising, Give and Get Caribbean Getway, Omolulu Institute | Leave a comment

Run for charity with Charity Miles

Posted on November 21, 2012 by ShannonElizabeth">ShannonElizabeth ShannonElizabeth

With Charity Miles, you can run, walk, or bike your way to raising money for your favorite cause. Get motivated!Continue reading «Run for charity with Charity Miles» Continue reading →

Posted in International Development & Social Good | Tagged ASPCA, Causes, Charities, Charity fundraising, Charity Miles app, Habitat for Humanity, Mobile Fundraising, Nature Conservancy, Raise money for charity, Running, The Global Fund, World Food Programme, Wounded Warrior | Leave a comment

Canadian Government Matching Donations for East Africa

Posted on August 23, 2011 by ShannonElizabeth">ShannonElizabeth ShannonElizabeth

The Canadian Government is matching all donations to the Humanitarian Coalition to assist with needs in East Africa.Continue reading «Canadian Government Matching Donations for East Africa» Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Morsels, International Development & Social Good | Tagged Africa, Al-Shabab, Canada, Donation Matching, Drought, East Africa, Famine, Foreign Aid, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Coalition, Refugees, Somalia | Leave a comment

The Dreaded… UNPAID Internship

Posted on January 6, 2011 by ShannonElizabeth">ShannonElizabeth ShannonElizabeth

Doing an unpaid internship and kind of excited about it!Continue reading «The Dreaded… UNPAID Internship» Continue reading →

Posted in International Development & Social Good | Tagged Experience, Grad School, Grant Writing, Internships, LSE, NGOs, Non-profits, Refugee Resettlement, Refugees, Social Policy, Unpaid Internships, Work | 1 Comment

World AIDS Day

Posted on December 1, 2010 by ShannonElizabeth">ShannonElizabeth ShannonElizabeth

It’s World AIDS Day and it’s time for us to raise awareness!Continue reading «World AIDS Day» Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Morsels, International Development & Social Good | Tagged AIDS, Avert, Awareness, Developing World, HIV Vaccine, HIV/AIDS, NIH, Statistics, Stigmatization, The Traveling Scholar, World AIDS Day | Leave a comment

SHOUT at the Barbican

Posted on September 30, 2010 by ShannonElizabeth">ShannonElizabeth ShannonElizabeth

Caught ‘SHOUT’ at the Barbican — amazing story that reinforces my desire to head to the Middle East.Continue reading «SHOUT at the Barbican» Continue reading →

Posted in International Development & Social Good | Tagged Arab Culture, Arab-British Centre, Arabic, Damascus, Documentaries, Golan Heights, Israeli Occupied Territories, London Events, London Film Festival, Majdal Shams, Middle East, Sabine Lubbe Bakker, Shout, Shout Documentary, Shouting Hill, Syria, The Barbican, هضبة الجولان | 1 Comment

Development Month at LSE!

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Admin">Admin Admin

I love LSE — check out this list of Development-focused events going on this month! Continue reading «Development Month at LSE!» Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Morsels, International Development & Social Good | Tagged Careers, Careers Events, DESTIN, Development Work, Graduate School, Hey Soul Sister, International Development & Social Good, Lectures, London School of Economics, LSE, LSE Logo, Masters, Social Policy, Train, United Kingdom, University | Leave a comment

Tuesday Gets an ‘A’.

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Admin">Admin Admin

Said my goodbyes to my family (sad), hit the gym, lots of class, Dambisa Moyo lecture, a new 500 GB portable external hard drive + Fon’s birthday! Fun-filled Tuesday!Continue reading «Tuesday Gets an ‘A’. » Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Morsels, Family, International Development & Social Good | Tagged 500GB portable external hard drive, Alison Evans, birthday, Celebration, Dambisa Moyo, Dead Aid, England, Family, Friends, Lecture, London, London School of Economics, LSE, ODI, Seagate, Thandika Mkwandawire, UK, University, Video, YouTube | 1 Comment

Aid on the Brain — Helping Haiti

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Admin">Admin Admin

Thinking about donating — looking at helping Haiti and their capacity to absorb aid.Continue reading «Aid on the Brain — Helping Haiti» Continue reading →

Posted in International Development & Social Good | Tagged 2010, Aid, Asian Tsunami, Causes, Charitable Donations, Charities, Charity, Doctors without Borders, Donating, donations, Earthquake, Foreign Aid, Haiti, Human Rights, Humanitarian Crisis, Money | 2 Comments

The Aid Debate: Sachs v. Easterly

Posted on January 12, 2010 by ShannonElizabeth">ShannonElizabeth ShannonElizabeth

William Easterly v. Jeffrey Sachs on the aid debate. Read this little Q&A sesh done with each of them!Continue reading «The Aid Debate: Sachs v. Easterly» Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Morsels, International Development & Social Good | Tagged Aid Debate, Center for Global Development, Dambisa Moyo, Dead Aid, Foreign Aid, Grad School, Jeffrey Sachs, London, LSE, LSE Events, Millennium Development Goals, Pro-Aid, Twitter, William Easterly | 4 Comments