Georgetown Development Initiative

Georgetown Development Initiative has decided to extend the registration deadline for Innovation Marketplace to Wednesday, March 7, 11:59pm. As a clarification, the registration deadline is not the same as the case proposal submission date, which is March 17. Thank you everyone for participating!

We would like to thank the participating teams, the judges, and the audience for joining us on April 8th! We hope you had an enjoyable experience.

Audience/Volunteer Sign Up Sheet1 INNOVATION MARKETPLACE: SATURDAY, APRIL 8TH 2017. 11AM-4: 30PM View Agenda for day of the event here Email devinitiative@ georgetown. edu if you have any questions or require special accommodations. Space is limited. We are also in need of 2 volunteer photographers( one for each half o...

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2017/03/24/figures-of-the-week-human-development-progress-in-africa-and-globally/

Figures of the week: Human development progress in Africa and globally | Brookings Institution Amy Copley shares development trends happening in Africa as reported by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in its 2016 Human Development Report, which takes stock of the global progress toward meeting human development objectives.

Happy birthday to Stephanie Huang!
Stephanie, Co-President on the board of Georgetown Development Initiative, is a junior studying International Health and Computer Science. She believes in the power of technology for development, and is passionate about projects revolving health innovations.

Join us for our annual case competition, on April 8th!
If you are interested in attending, volunteering or being a photographer, see attached flyer.
Website: gudev.org/finalists

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/latin-america-growth-barriers-by-adriana-arreaza-2017-03

Latin America’s Barriers to Growth Although Latin America is expected to emerge from its recession this year, it is not out of the woods yet. To sustain strong growth over the long term, most countries in the region will need to undergo structural reforms and train their workers for employment in the formal economy.

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2017/03/01/in-afghanistan-raising-the-quality-of-girls-education-for-a-better-future

In Afghanistan, Raising the Quality of Girls’ Education for A Better Future In Afghanistan, Raising the Quality of Girls’ Education for A Better Future

Hi guys, reminder that innovation marketplace proposals are due tonight! Please email them as a pdf to [email protected] :)

Reminder that registration for Innovation Marketplace ends tonight! Link here: http://gudev.org/individual-registration/. Also, please keep your teams between 2-5 people :)

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