The University of Notre Dame received $222.7 million in research award funding for fiscal year 2021. This is more than $42 million over the previous record and the first time the University has surpassed the $200 million mark.
Michael Sweikar, Executive Director of the Pulte Institute for Global Development, joined members of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition to advocate for the United States to continue to play a global leadership role through development and diplomacy.
The Pulte Institute for Global Development congratulates Raymond C. Offenheiser, the William J. Pulte Director of the Institute and interim Director of the McKenna Center for Human Development and Global Business, on his appointment as Professor of the Practice within the Keough School of Global Affairs.
Margaret Adomako, a master of global affairs student in the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded the Raymond C. Offenheiser Fellowship for Active Citizenship.
In an article published by Washington Monthly, Michael Sweikar, executive director of the Pulte Institute for Global Development, suggests the current system of providing short-term grants to non-profits, universities, and organizations for two to three years is "deeply flawed." According to Sweikar, "USAID could establish individual endowments with partner organizations, so that there will be more sustainable funding sources for our global priorities."…
Danice Brown Guzmán, associate director, evidence & learning at the Pulte Institute, has co-authored a paper, published in Reproductive Health, that assesses women’s user experiences and perceptions of quality of care during childbirth in Kenya.…
Over the next month, the Pulte Institute for Global Development within the Keough School of Global Affairs, and its partners will be working on an assessment looking at the market share, key characteristics, sustainability, quality, and accessibility of Low-Cost Private Schools (LCPS) in northern Ghana. This assessment is supported through the Institute’s USAID-funded Supporting Holistic & Actionable Research in Education…
The Pulte Institute for Global Development, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame, is proud to announce its selection as an Institute Partner for the 2021 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning June 21, the University of Notre Dame will virtually engage 25 of Africa's bright, emerging business leaders for a six-week Leadership Institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
In a recent interview with the National Catholic Register, Tom Hare, senior technical associate at the Pulte Institute for Global Development offers thoughts regarding the new administration’s plan to address migration from Central America’s Northern Triangle northward to the US-Mexico border.…
Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
The University of Notre Dame was among 20 universities selected to welcome 25 young leaders from sub-Saharan Africa to receive immersion training as part of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI).
NDIGD and Building Tomorrow are working together toward building a primary school in the village of Kongota - one of the poorest communities in the Rakai District of Uganda.
Haiti Multi-Hazard-Housing Model
Since the 2010 earthquake, the Notre Dame Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences faculty have worked to design a stronger and more affordable housing model to provide resistance and structural reinforcement capable of withstanding both hurricanes and earthquakes.
Clean Water Wells in Burkina Faso
NDIGD, in cooperation with Engage Burkina and Clean Water in Africa, is working to build new wells throughout the country of Burkina Faso, West Africa.
The Connectivity, Electricity, and Education for Entrepreneurship (CE3) Project
NDIGD, Accenture, and HP are taking the lead to empower disconnected communities in northern Uganda by harnessing solar energy to generate electricity for Internet and communications technologies, education and training centers, and new locally developed ventures.
NDIGD is helping to solve the challenge of limited access to electricity and connectivity for a university in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.