The microfinance delusion: who really wins?

It is discouraging to see first-hand how right the author is… There is no easy way around the fact that we – the rich – will have to suffer to ease the burden of poverty.

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Policy There are two policy activities that make up the ISN CKD ‘Closing the Gaps’ initiative: The ISN Global Kidney Health Summit and the ISN Global Kidney Policy Forum. The ISN Global Kidney Health Summit will take place from July 26 t

Very keen to take part…
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Interviewing Babah Tarawally, Dutch novelist and former refugee from Sierra Leone

Babah Tarawally’s message is one of hope; he urges refugees to emancipate themselves from both a racist or excessively self-pitying discourse, and to acquire an active role in the construction of their future.

From an interview by Tommaso Segantini published on Open Democracy.
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I just selected International Society of Nephrology at AmazonSmile. I shop. Amazon gives.

An easy way to give to your charity of choice when you buy on Amazon (at no charge to you). Please select the ISN and remember to go to smile.amazon.com
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This is Brussels too, not just sad news and heavy traffic

@ABC: Philharmonic plays Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” on the steps of Place de la Bourse in #Brussels – @MarquardtA https://t.co/Knp2f1TuUi