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Can the Middle Path Lead to the Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid?

Friday, November 6, 2009

In his article, “Connecting a Nation: Roshan Brings Communications Services to Afghanistan,” Karim Khoja provides a fascinating first-person account of the challenges of introducing a mobile phone network to Afghanistan. What little communications infrastructure the country had did not survive decades of war, so when Khoja arrived in 2002 he was part of an effort [...]

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Food or Cell Phone? Needs, Status, and Decisions for the Future

Friday, October 16, 2009

Disagreements about applying resources to alleviating the suffering of poverty have deep roots. Two thousand years ago, in a oft-quoted passage from the Bible, Jesus told his disciples not to worry if they missed an opportunity to give money to the poor because “The poor you will always have with you,” and therefore there’s always [...]

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How can Digital Media Help the Bottom Billion?

Friday, October 2, 2009

The first weekly reflection paper for the class I’m taking this quarter in the Master of Communication in Digital Media program. The class is Emerging Markets in Digital Media, taught by Anita Verna Crofts, Director of Communication and Outreach for the Global Health Leadership Program.

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