Harvard African Law Association

In Dead Aid, Dambisa Moyo describes the state of postwar development policy in Africa today and unflinchingly confronts one of the greatest myths of our time: that billions of dollars in aid sent from wealthy countries to developing African nations has helped to reduce poverty and increase growth. Debunking the current model of international aid promoted by both Hollywood celebrities and policy makers, Moyo offers a bold new road map for financing development of the world’s poorest countries that guarantees economic growth and a significant decline in poverty—without reliance on foreign aid or aid-related assistance.

Dambisa Moyo was born and raised in Zambia, Southern Africa. She completed a PhD in Economics at Oxford University and holds a Masters from Harvard University. She completed a Bachelors degree in Chemistry and MBA in Finance at the American University in Washington D.C. She worked at Goldman Sachs for 8 years in the debt capital markets, hedge fund coverage and in global macroeconomics teams. Previously she worked at the World Bank in Washington D.C.. Dambisa was recently nominated to the Board of Lundin Petroleum – a global independent oil and gas exploration and production company.
Venue: Harvard Kennedy School, Perkins Room (4th Floor of Rubenstein Building)
Time:  4pm

We look forward to seeing you all. For more information about the book and the author visit: http://www.dambisamoyo.com/

Dr. Calestous Juma, who was our first presenter in the HALA Speakers Series, is organizing an effort to develop a media lab for a community of 60,000 people in Western Kenya where he was born. He is now contacting his friends and colleagues to explore if they might be willing to join him in financially Sponsoring part of the $30,000 for content materials, sourcing the computers and other items as well as the logistical and shipping costs needed to make this happen.

Dr. Juma said, “I hope they will help to develop the Victoria Institute of Science and Technology (VIST) so that it can help to improve the quality of secondary education in the community.”

As part of this, the seven participating schools will match each donation with funds raised from parents, schools, local government, Rotary Clubs and local companies.  Their match is a key ingredient in showing the priority they place on their children receiving these computers and ensuring a strong sense of local ownership.

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