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A Prerequisite to Social Change

By Sam Mednick on 20 April 2009

International development activities can make a strong contribution to social change. But funding projects would not be enough to make this happen, says Xavier Mir Bernado. Efforts should help reform government policies and societal practices, the international cooperation expert at Baobab International Development Consultancy suggests.

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Sam Mednick
Sam Mednick graduated with a combined bachelor's degree, with honors, in multidisciplinary studies and journalism from the University of Kings College in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She has worked in radio as the executive producer of the Good Life Show, hosted her own talk radio shows, and worked as a correspondent and journalism trainer in northern Ghana. Sam was a fellow in Barcelona from November 2007 to April 2008. She freelances regularly for newspapers, magazines and online publications and continues to freelance for Devex as well. Sam's native tongue is English; she has a working knowledge of Spanish and Hebrew.

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