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  Focus On: Global Health

  Focus On: Global Health

  Opinion: Better health means better security — and more sustainable development

  25 Jan 2018

  World Neighbors CEO Kate Schecter lays out the basic health steps that can further security and sustainable development efforts.

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  Countering violent extremism

  Countering violent extremism

  Opinion: Humanitarian aid in a global system under stress

  25 Oct 2016

  It is a riskier and more dangerous world for humanitarian aid and development groups, but community efforts, leadership trends and innovative ideas are proving effective within the global humanitarian sector. Kate Schecter, president and CEO of World Neighbors, takes a look at these still tentative and often resisted trends — and offers guidance on how to embrace this change.

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  #WaterWindow

  Flood resilience and accurate data

  16 Sep 2016

  In the face of erratic weather and flooding, how can data collection help build resilience to climate change and mitigate and prevent decreased agricultural output and quality? World Neighbors’ Kate Schecter and Edd Wright shed light on some of the examples from East Timor in this guest column.

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  #PlanetWorth

  #PlanetWorth

  'Slash and burn' in Indonesia: Getting to the root of the problem

  30 Nov 2015

  How are global development practitioners helping local communities in Indonesia achieve sustainable economic and social development while fighting climate change? World Neighbors' CEO and President Kate Schecter shares insights in this guest column.

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