Host Ray Offenheiser and guest Michael Shifter, the president of Inter-American Dialogue, discuss the economic and political crises in Venezuela, as well as the upcoming elections and path forward for peace in Colombia.
An article, co-authored in part by two NDIGD researchers, which details the creation of a new violence risk assessment tool in Honduras, has been published in the Journal of Crime and Justice, the peer-reviewed journal of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association.
Michael Sweikar, the executive director of the Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD), has received a concurrent faculty appointment within the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs.
NDIGD is currently accepting applications for the paid position of summer student photographer / communications assistant who will primarily document the experience of 25 participants in the 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will deliver a keynote address at 7 p.m. April 12 (Thursday) as part of this year’s Notre Dame Forum. Yunus will discuss his pioneering work in the field of poverty alleviation and sustainability with Ray Offenheiser, director of NDIGD.
An article co-authored by a researcher at the Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD), which examines the results of a post-project sustainability study (PSS) of a USAID-funded program in Indonesia, has been published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal.
Two policy papers, authored by researchers at the Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD), have been published by the University of Minnesota in Reconsidering Development, a peer-reviewed journal of policy and practice.
The Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development will host a number of residencies, which will bring Notre Dame and West Bank academic researchers together.
The Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD), part of the University of Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs, is now accepting applications for the position of monitoring and evaluation research associate in NDIGD's Impact Evaluation Division.
Bart W. Édes, the Asian Development Bank’s representative in North America, will discuss current economic prospects in developing Asia, sustainable development goals, and the role(s) of ADB and other actors, such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
An article co-authored by Juan Carlos Guzman, a researcher at the Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD), which examines an alternative to monitoring staff at a public health clinic in rural Uganda, has been published in World Development.
Paul Perrin and co-authors discuss the responsibilities of development workers who utilize big data in their research. Perrin is the monitoring and evaluation director at NDIGD and a concurrent associate professor of the practice in the Keough School of Global Affairs.
Tiyani Majoko, an attorney from South Africa and participant in the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship at the University of Notre Dame, discusses scaling up her business, learning to depend on others, and what surprised her about the American business community.
Xolani Ndlovu, a financial market specialist from Zimbabwe and participant in the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship at the University of Notre Dame, discusses growing in his "Three E's" (education, exposure, and experience) and working across borders to create "a future that our children and future generations can be proud of."
Jacqueline Lawrence Mwakyambiki, a media owner from Tanzania and participant in the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship at the University of Notre Dame, discusses her personal leadership transformation throughout the six-week fellowship and more.
Aminu Yunusa Yusuf, a a banker from Nigeria and participant in the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship at the University of Notre Dame, discusses some of the most impactful moments from the six-week fellowship, such as the Capsim simulation and growing in his leadership capabilities.
The University of Notre Dame will welcome 10 business and social entrepreneurs from across Latin America and the Caribbean beginning Monday, Oct. 9, for the 2017 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) program.
Dancan Onyango, a digital and mobile financial services consultant from Kenya and participant in the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship at the University of Notre Dame, discusses some of the most impactful moments from the six-week fellowship, such as a site visit to Unity Gardens on the west side of South Bend.
Lamba Ka, a communications expert from Senegal and participant in the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship at the University of Notre Dame, discusses some of the most impactful moments from the six-week fellowship, such as learning to appreciate the personal and cultural diversity in this year's cohort of fellows.
Strengthened in faith and resolve from her experience in the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship at the University of Notre Dame, Winifred Otokhina is ready to continue her crusade for sickle cell disease (SCD) care and awareness back home in Nigeria.