Raza Hasan is an entrepreneur and strategic thinker. He is a leading problem-solver and author who has taken a hard look at what is necessary for nations to create prosperity for themselves. From Pakistan to the United States, Raza has spent years studying the dynamics in the economic gap between nations where he has lived and worked. His theories are …
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View PostMaka Ibrahim Helps Orphans and Widows in His Community in Uganda
Maka Ibrahim has a mission; a mission he says was inspired by his brother. As CEO of Lift Up Hope, Maka works hard to create opportunities for education, sheltering, jobs, and more in his home village of Bugiri in eastern Uganda. Lift Up Hope is a Community Based Organization that seeks to help provide basic necessities to build up the …
UN SDG 1 – No Poverty and How Goal17 is The One Solution
(What follows is based on a talk given by Mary Kurek for SDGs Academy/Pakistan: Focus on Poverty) 1/16/22 Let me give you a vision – it’s a good one. It’s a beautiful day in the village, unlike a few years ago. Instead of piles of smelly trash marinating in the heat, starving little children sleeping on the streets, unemployed youth …
Jake Harriman and Nuru International Address Challenges in Violence-Prone Areas with Solutions to Extreme Poverty
In 2003, while serving as a Platoon Commander in the US Marine Corps Jake had a critically defining moment in his life…the kind of shock that changes you forever. It’s not a pretty story, but it’s one of the most riveting I think I’ve heard. Hear it for yourself. More on Jake’s story here. Jake attended Stanford Graduate School of …