Alastair Whitson

Alastair Whitson


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With no end to the conflict in Syria in sight, the four million people forced to flee the country have no foreseeable prospect of safe return. And as the impact of the crisis on neighbouring countries grows and aid dries up, the situation for

Banking the unbanked is Within Reach

Wednesday, 04 November 2015 16:05

How banks can grow profitably by being

Many banks have opted out of targeting and serving underbanked consumers in developing countries, concluding that it is either too complex, costly or not profitable. In order to tackle these assumptions and to help banks better understand the

Poor people are producers, workers, entrepreneurs and consumers – yet they are the most disadvantaged in market systems. Why do so many people remain at the bottom of the pyramid, unable to participate equitably in markets and improve their

This report from Food Tank, CARE International and the CGIAR Research program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS) demonstrates how inequality determines who eats first and who eats worst, and how this shapes people’s

Citizen 2.0 and Industrial Revolution 2.0

Thursday, 24 September 2015 11:19

CARE and the SDGs: Let's make the Global Goals work for

Technology as a poverty game changer

Tuesday, 22 September 2015 16:11

CARE at the UNGA: Using citizen-generated data to measure the

This paper (Learning and Policy Series No. 6) presents learning from CARE’s experience of citizen monitoring of health services in the Peruvian highlands. The model developed by CARE allows citizens to voice their concerns, hold service

Five years into exile

Tuesday, 30 June 2015 23:00

The challenges faced by Syrian refugees outside camps in Jordan and how they and their host communities are coping

This summary report outlining the main findings of CARE's needs assessment of urban Syrian refugees builds upon

The gap in humanitarian programming

Thursday, 25 June 2015 10:38

It’s time to focus on child marriage in

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