The Global Fair Trade System - Should We Care?
Esther Guluma, one of Israel’s leading experts in international development, led a discussion about the importance of Fair Trade. Esther...
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Jul 17, 2013
Innovation Workshops in Rwanda
July 17 - 20, 2013 The Pears Innovation for International Development Program partnered with nfrnds, an innovative Israel start-up that...
Jul 11, 2013
Discussion From the Field: Ground-Level Perspectives on Youth Development in Post-Conflict Contexts
James Statman shared his experiences on the nature of international development interventions; the contexts, challenges and joys of the...
Jun 20, 2013
ICT for Open Government
Dr. Jennifer Shkabatur shared some of her knowledge and experience in working with ICT for Good Governance in the developing world and...
Jun 19, 2013
Working to End Global Hunger
One of TIME’s 100 most influential people, Ertharin Cousin, spoke about her experiences addressing the challenges of global hunger as the...
Jun 17, 2013
What Have We Learned from Trillions of Dollars in Aid? The Benefits of Impact Evaluation
Jeremy Fisher spoke about his work as the Senior Manager of IDInsight in Uganda. IDInsight is an NGO that partners with clients to...
Mar 24, 2013
Sustainable Business Models for Rural Electrification
Anish Thakkar, Co-Founder and CEO, Greenlight Planet led a discussion on developing sustainable business models for base of the pyramid...
Mar 11, 2013
BOP Conference
The Base of the Pyramid (BOP) Conference included a panel discussion and lecture on models for doing business with the Base of the...
Mar 5, 2013
Business Models for the Base of the Pyramid
March 5 - 7, 2013 The Base of the Pyramid (BoP) Crash course by leading BoP expert Professor Ted London from the William Davidson...
Feb 27, 2013
Aiding South Sudan: Technological and Humanitarian Perspectives
In an open session hosted by The Hartog School of Government and Policy, attendees heard perspectives regarding the conditions in South...
Feb 4, 2013
Making Poverty History: How We Can Change the World
Rev. Tim Costello, CEO of World Vision Australia and co-Chair of Make Poverty History, spoke on engaging the grassroots in...
Feb 1, 2013
Roundtable with Margareta Wahlstrom
Closed roundtable with Margareta Wahlstrom, the UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Jan 7, 2013
ID² - Israeli Designed International Development
January 7 - 9, 2013 The first annual ID2 was a unique gathering co-organized by the ROI Community and the Pears Innovation for...
Nov 26, 2012
Food Security and Food Price - What Goes Up Must Come Down
The Hartog School of Government and Policy hosted Dr. Jean Lebel, VP of Programs and Partnerships at Canada's International Development...
Jun 14, 2012
Project Preparation and Financing with a Focus on Africa
The Pears Innovation for International Development Program hosted a half day workshop for Israeli private sector representatives on...
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