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...over it not being used at all. In 2005, the world set up a $526 million Southern Sudan Multi-Donor Trust Fund, administered by the World Bank, to pay for roads, running water, agriculture, health and education for the south's 8-9 million people. In February a high-level World Bank delegation spent two weeks in the south investigating why its staff had spent only $217 million. The visitors concluded they were "not satisfied" with the Sudan team's performance. Others say the bank was simply out of its depth, unable to figure out how to engage with...
...increased investment. First, good governance and effective political leadership are essential for development. One way we can help do this is by building capacity around the leader. Our teams work with their counterparts in government to help put in place systems to ensure that decisions made at a presidential level actually make their way through the system of government and effect change. Too often, leaders of developing countries find that no matter how good their ideas, they don't make much of a difference if the systems aren't in place to move decisions to delivery...
...Though I am sure these individuals have only the best intentions, I can’t help but feel that it’s rather odd to ask someone to declare herself a fan of something that she probably couldn’t care less about on a personal level. And the worst offenders are often the friends that could only be defined as friends on Facebook...
...jokes aside, the two New Zealand natives are an essential part of Harvard’s heavyweight crew program. Having raced at the highest international level even before jumping into a Harvard shell, they are anything but inexperienced underclassmen...
...counterproductive, agreeing to union demands to scrap all the reform measures entirely will not improve the quality of teaching in the schools. BPS should instead focus on implementing Johnson’s suggested pay-for-performance plan, which will show teachers that their performance is valued on an individual level and encourage them to focus on improving their own work...