Shaking Up Aid Donors Five Years After the Haiti Earthquake

This article was originally published by the Miami Herald. By Blair Glencorse and Anne Sophie Ranjbar Five years ago today - on January 12th, 2010- Port-au-Prince crumbled to the ground in one of the worst natural disasters of recent times. Over 200,000 were killed in the earthquake, with another 300,000 injured. Entire neighborhoods were raised. As many as 2.3 million people- the equivalent of half the population of the Miami metro area- were displaced from their homes. More than 50 percent of all government, administrative and economic infrastructure was destroyed. Haiti lay in ruins. The earthquake generated a huge outpouring [...]

2015-01-09T00:00:00+00:009th January 2015|

The Ebola Opportunity

This article was originally published by Global Policy Journal. By Blair Glencorse and Ashoka Mukpo “A few weeks ago there were plenty of cases” says Mohammed, a trader from a bustling market neighborhood of Monrovia, “but now Ebola- it has dropped”. In Liberia, the country hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak, there are now hopeful signs that the virus is being brought under some level of control. The latest World Health Organization situation report indicates that the number of new cases has stabilized. NPR wrote last month that there were just 8 Ebola cases in Liberia’s biggest treatment center. This [...]

2015-01-06T00:00:00+00:006th January 2015|

Blair Glencorse named as a “Top 99 Under 33” Foreign Policy Leader

Blair Glencorse, Founder and Executive Director of the Accountability Lab, was named today as a “Top 99 Under 33” Foreign Policy Leader by Young Professionals in Foreign Policy and The Diplomatic Courier, a global affairs magazine. As described on the website the list is “a special project that captures the extraordinary impact on international affairs of 99 diverse Millennials under the age of 33… and offers insight into the creativity, determination, and passion of the young people who are already tackling the world's critical global challenges.” The list included young leaders across a variety of fields - attorneys, financiers, technologists, [...]

2012-09-08T00:00:00+00:008th September 2012|
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