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- 27 Apr 2022
- News
Following the Flow of Aid
Courtesy Mercy Corps Courtesy Mercy Corps In April, Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna (MBA 2002) paid a visit to Poland to see firsthand the plight of Ukrainian people fleeing their country. The humanitarian aid organization that... View Details
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Micah Macfarlane
someone like me coming from humanitarian work." Outside class, Micah serves as his section’s Senate Rep and is on the student advisory board for the school’s Social Enterprise Initiative. "In everything this year, the best part... View Details
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
Julia Kirynova, CEO of Smart Holding; Volodymyr Kostiuk, Executive Director of Farmak; Andrei Pivovarsky, Managing Director of WOG Holding BV; and Arina Korchmaryov, VP North America Business Group of Cotecna. MARCH 28 Ukraine: The View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Bringing Hope to a Violent Land
among her experience of Africa and something else emerges. The image she chooses reveals much about the spirit of the continent she has grown to love and much about her own optimism, quiet determination, and humanitarian commitment. At a... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues
participate in a panel discussion with seven leaders in the field of humanitarian relief and development was handed a packet of oral-rehydration salts. The January 15 panel, one of a series of presentations in the School's "Rising to the... View Details
- 20 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Misgovernance at the World Bank
misgovernance. This shows that a strong sense of humanitarian mission, as well as more explicit instructions for who can receive funds, may mitigate the governance problems that arise from limited representation. Q: What is the goal of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 27 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 27, 2009
Cases & Course MaterialsBono and U2 Harvard Business School Case 809-148 This case traces the 30-year development of the rock band U2 and the development of its four members as artists, business leaders, and humanitarians (with... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Letter from Dean Srikant Datar to the HBS Community on Ukraine | About
people of Ukraine and address a growing humanitarian crisis. Respected and trusted groups include UNICEF , Doctors Without Borders , and the International Committee of the Red Cross . Additionally, across the University, I encourage you... View Details
- 26 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship with the International Rescue Committee
previously been employed, was now the director of the newly-formed Airbel Innovation Center, an internal team focused on bringing human centered design and innovation to the humanitarian space. With the help of Harvard’s Summer Fellows... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Hawes Family Funds New Classroom Building
awards modeled on the Baker Scholar program at HBS. The Haweses' philanthropic interests have also extended to a number of humanitarian causes, including world hunger and the plight of people in troubled regions throughout the world. "Rod... View Details
- 15 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Funding the Design of Livable Cities
redevelopment of this scale. In addition to the complementary interests of finance and urban design, the DRP project highlights the multiple humanitarian and environmental implications of large-scale urban transformation. While addressing... View Details
- 26 Oct 2020
- News
A Social Impact Roadmap; Arts Leadership in a Pandemic; Amplifying Hispanic Contributions
by producing regional and local events, conducting research, and creating media content that raises the visibility of Hispanic Americans across industries. Edelman, who previously led successful marketing efforts for humanitarian... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Two Kinds of Green
laying out Replogle’s “Greater Good” business model, which incorporates three elements: natural (product ingredients and processing); humanitarian (social responsibility in fair trade, employment, and human and animal rights); and... View Details
- 20 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship with the International Rescue Committee
previously been employed, was now the director of the newly-formed Airbel Innovation Center, an internal team focused on bringing human centered design and innovation to the humanitarian space. With the help of Harvard’s Summer Fellows... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 14 Oct 2020
- News
Sewn with Love
Girls for Humanity (FGFH), the mission of which was to provide humanitarian services and funding to communities in need across the world. Hanazawa mobilized the global fashion industry by soliciting excess merchandise from luxury brands... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959
“change of course,” he says that the United States and Europe need to pay closer attention to the emerging influence of India and China with regard to Africa’s economic and humanitarian challenges, global energy issues, climate change,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
military, legal, and humanitarian strategies. Brain Gain: Technology and the Quest for Digital Wisdom by Marc Prensky (MBA 1980) (Palgrave Macmillan) Both the human brain and technology have strengths: cognitive function for sense-making... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Realities of the Refugee Crisis
accepting so many refugees just because it was the right thing to do. It was a humanitarian crisis they had to respond to, not some great economic opportunity. If this refugee crisis is going to be instructive in the future, what lessons... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 13 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: The Coal Dichotomy: Balancing Economic Growth and Decarbonization in India
storms disproportionately impact the country’s poorest populations, laying the groundwork for a future public health and humanitarian crisis. Ultimately, the question is not whether India needs to phase out coal, but how swiftly and... View Details
- 26 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?
it or not, business leaders play a role in preventing and addressing humanitarian crises, like the Rohingya’s plight, Hussam says. “In the world that we live in, the global flow of goods and capital ties together all of human... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost