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Children
Bridging the Gap Amid U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts
A sudden shift in U.S. foreign aid policy earlier this year sent shockwaves through the global development community. For weeks, our team was tied up with…
Blog Category
Women and Girls
The blog posts listed here discuss how improving conditions for women and girls globally is proven time and again to increase quality of life for everyone.
Research and Evidence
The data is in: We can help women live violence-free
What we know: One in three women will experience physical or sexual violence, or both, in their lifetime. High quality studies show that preventing violence from…
Effective Giving
In The Spotlight: The Australian Ethical Foundation and The Life You Can Save!
The Australian Ethical Foundation has made high impact and cost-effectiveness one of their top priorities for their strategic giving profile. And to ensure that their donations…
Economic Development
An Interview with Oxfam America’s CEO, Abby Maxman
Recently, I had the privilege of interviewing Abby Maxman, President & CEO of Oxfam America. The interview with this dedicated, knowledgeable, and thoughtful career professional led…
Children
Contraception: An Impactful Poverty Intervention
September 26th is World Contraception Day. If you're looking for a simple, inexpensive, clearly effective way to improve the lives of those living in extreme poverty,…
Economic Development
Tackling Population Growth
A look at some of the progress, obstacles, and issues surrounding one of the world's most pressing issues.
Children
Is it time to end the population taboo?
The issue of rapid population increase has not gone away, yet it remains an unmentionable topic in international policy circles. This must change.
Hunger and Nutrition
World Refugee Day–Impact From Our Recommended Charities
Take an extra few minutes on World Refugee Day to see sustaining and transformative ways our recommended nonprofits are helping millions of our fellow global citizens…
Education
Where Are The Women? Reflections on International Women’s Day 2017
Frances Kissling, women's rights activist and The Life You Can Save board member, discusses International Women’s Day (March 8th), " observed throughout the world as a…
Health and Infectious Diseases
Gag Rules Assault
Just days after an estimated 3 million people in over a hundred countries including Ghana, Malawi, South Africa, India, Peru and Nigeria marched in the Women’s…
Economic Development
How Can We Empower Women to End Poverty?
“We’re the first generation of people who do really know what the cure for poverty is. It eluded people for a long, long time. The cure…
Research and Evidence
What Does Gender Equality Have to Do with Global Poverty?
In the struggle against global poverty, is gender equality an impactful goal we should focus on and strive towards?