international development
Giving a Voice to “Invisible” Children: Maya Ajmera of Global Fund for Children
On September 22, 2016 CASE Advisory Council member and Global Fund for Children founder Maya Ajmera joined us for the CASE Executive Speaker Series: A Lens on Social Impact. The event was co-sponsored by CASE, the Duke Center for International Development, and the Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative. More than 2 billion children worldwide are […]
CASE Chat with Leigh Morgan, COO of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
September 2016 This month’s CASE Chat features Leigh Morgan, COO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and member of the CASE Advisory Council. In this CASE Chat, Leigh discusses the trends she sees in the social impact space, including the importance of tri-sector leadership. On training future leaders in social impact… “Building the capacity […]
CASE Chat with Ticora Jones, Division Chief, USAID Higher Solutions Education Network (HESN)
July 2016 This month’s CASE Chat features Ticora Jones, Division Chief of the Higher Solutions Education Network (HESN). HESN is a partnership between USAID and seven top universities, including Duke University, designed to channel the ingenuity of university students, researchers, and faculty towards global development. In the CASE Chat, Ticora discusses the need for tri-sector leadership, the importance […]
Mixing Private Capital and International Aid in Nepal: My Internship with USAID
This post was written by Colin Bready, dual Master of Public Policy and MBA candidate at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy and Fuqua School of Business, in January 2016. At Duke, Colin is focusing on finance and international development. Last summer Colin interned at USAID in Washington D.C. exploring mobilizing private capital for […]
Behind the Scenes at My Internship with Kampala Clinic
This post was written by Evelyn Powery, Fuqua MBA student in August 2015. While at Fuqua, she served as student co-chair for CASE i3 and as a CASE Fellow. Prior to Fuqua, Evelyn served in the Philippines as a Peace Corps volunteer, teaching high school English and training Filipino teachers and principals. Evelyn’s internship was supported […]
Motorcycles, Africa, and Healthcare
This post was written by Nicole Hawkins, a rising second year student at Fuqua and a CASE Fellow in May 2013. What do motorcycles, Africa and healthcare have in common? The 2013 CASE Enterprising Social Innovation (ESI) Award winners, Riders for Health! Riders is a non-profit organization that manages and maintains motorcycles and vehicles for health-focused […]