In the wake of a devastating earthquake that shook Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains, the world was exposed not only to a natural calamity, but also to the state of impoverished Moroccan communities who...
The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) opened applications for its Direct Impact Initiatives (DII), which aims to provide electronic and physical aid resources to the undergraduate population.
This...
Making U.S. foreign aid more accessible, equitable and responsive is the top priority for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) moving forward, USAID Administrator Samantha Power said...
A group of students that created a program to aid relief efforts for natural disasters won $500 at the fourth annual Hoya Hacks, which lasted from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon.
The 36-hour...
There are seven common tropical diseases, also known as neglected tropical diseases, that collectively infect more than 1 billion, most of whom are living in abject poverty: whipworm, hookworm, roundworm,...
In President Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1964 State of the Union address, he declared, “This administration today here and now declares unconditional war on poverty in America. … Our aim is not only to relieve...
President Obama's recently announced plan to tie federal aid programs to tuition hikes in order to offset rising costs of college garnered approval from university administrators.
"I'm telling Congress...
D.C. Public Schools is embarking on a new effort to simultaneously reduce hunger and improve academic achievement. Ten thousand students enrolled in the District's public schools will now have the opportunity...
The amount of money the United States pledged last spring in emergency aid to Haiti following the devastating earthquake: $1.15 billion.
The amount of money that has since gone to Haiti to assist...
