Social Development
Social Development
TRANSPARENCY AS A THREAT RATHER THAN A SERVICE Freedom of information is a legal provision that gives people “the right to know”. This provision is weakly implemented in highly corrupt countries. The oldest Freedom of Information Act is Sweden’s Freedom of the Press Act of 1766. However, Sweden maintains a prudent general data protection regulation […]
Transparency As a Threat Rather Than a Service. Read More »
To plan your school’s next PTA meeting, download a free template HERE. The origin of naming the parent-teacher association- PTA, seems to have evolved from a 19th century social movement on “motherhood” as a political force. Through the “National Congress of Mothers”, women like Alice Birney and Phoebe Hearst in Washington DC, drove the advocacy on
School-Family Alliance in the Digital Age: Redefining PTA. Read More »
Sometime ago, I was sitting quietly in a park in a country in southern Europe. It was holiday “Magdalena“. Three boys likely 9 -11 years old walked up to me and asked for permission to set up a high-intensity loud knockout fireworks at the park which was quiet at that moment. In one of the
The Boys in the Park: Why Character Trumps Talent! Read More »
The “commercialization” of social problems is regarded as a form of social entrepreneurship whereby technological innovations are used to provide solutions to social problems such as healthcare, food security, educations and financial inclusion. Like many other countries, West Africa is experiencing the shift from traditional institutions to software and digital ‘institutions’ as a go-to-desk for
Commercialization of Social Problems In a Fragile State Read More »