Georgetown Development Initiative

03/02/2018

Georgetown Development Initiative has decided to extend the registration deadline for Innovation Marketplace to Wednesday, March 7, 11:59pm. As a clarification, the registration deadline is not the same as the case proposal submission date, which is March 17. Thank you everyone for participating!

04/20/2017

We would like to thank the participating teams, the judges, and the audience for joining us on April 8th! We hope you had an enjoyable experience.

03/30/2017

Sheet1 INNOVATION MARKETPLACE: SATURDAY, APRIL 8TH 2017. 11AM-4: 30PM View Agenda for day of the event here Email devinitiative@ georgetown. edu if you have any questions or require special accommodations. Space is limited. We are also in need of 2 volunteer photographers( one for each half o...

03/27/2017

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2017/03/24/figures-of-the-week-human-development-progress-in-africa-and-globally/

Amy Copley shares development trends happening in Africa as reported by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in its 2016 Human Development Report, which takes stock of the global progress toward meeting human development objectives.

03/24/2017

Happy birthday to Stephanie Huang!
Stephanie, Co-President on the board of Georgetown Development Initiative, is a junior studying International Health and Computer Science. She believes in the power of technology for development, and is passionate about projects revolving health innovations.

03/23/2017

Join us for our annual case competition, on April 8th!
If you are interested in attending, volunteering or being a photographer, see attached flyer.
Website: gudev.org/finalists

03/19/2017

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/latin-america-growth-barriers-by-adriana-arreaza-2017-03

Although Latin America is expected to emerge from its recession this year, it is not out of the woods yet. To sustain strong growth over the long term, most countries in the region will need to undergo structural reforms and train their workers for employment in the formal economy.

03/07/2017

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2017/03/01/in-afghanistan-raising-the-quality-of-girls-education-for-a-better-future

In Afghanistan, Raising the Quality of Girls’ Education for A Better Future

03/06/2017

Hi guys, reminder that innovation marketplace proposals are due tonight! Please email them as a pdf to [email protected] :)

02/14/2017

Reminder that registration for Innovation Marketplace ends tonight! Link here: http://gudev.org/individual-registration/. Also, please keep your teams between 2-5 people :)

10/24/2016

Uber is coming in 4! 6092251622 if you're running late

07/24/2015

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