ACE Development Connections

(Still under construction)

Practitioners

The following persons identify themselves as Christian development practioners who are interested in expanding their contact with Christian economists. If you would like to add your name to this list, please email the website co-directors by clicking here. REquest a posting form on which you may list your name, contact information (including webpages), and several phrases describing your interests and expertise. If you are looking for an opportunity to collaborate, have a prospective collaborative project, or are involved in an on-going collaborative project, you may include a brief description. Economists and practitioners are invited to browse the lists, in search of contacts for conversation and collaboration.

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Organization: World Relief
Contact person: Ken Graber
Address: 7 East Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21208
Telephone: 443-451-1900
Email address: kgraber@wr.org
Webpage url: http://worldrelief.org/

General areas in which you would like to collaborate:

• Africa
• Southeast Asia
• Central America/Caribbean
• MFI Business Planning
• Impact Assessment
• Savings for the poor
• MFI Development in Challenging Environments
  

Specific needs and interests in collaboration (e.g. internships, program consultant, research opportunities, program evaluation, training, conference development):

• Internships
• Consulting
• Program evaluation
• Market Research

Recent experience with collaborations:
In coordination with a World Relief technical staff person, a group of young professionals is working with our Cambodian MFI in a branding exercise in order to better market the institution.

Brief description of any ongoing or previous collaboration with an academic economist:
World Relief Microenterprise Development (MED) staff have led workshops for MED institutes sponsored by a variety of universities including Southern New Hampshire University and Chalmer’s Center at Covenant College.

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Development Connections serves Christian professionals working in international relief and development organizations, and Christian academics specializing in economic development. We provide links and resources on program design, impact assessment, monitoring and evaluation, and other important aspects of economic development of interest to practitioners and researchers. We also facilitate communication and collaboration between Christian development professionals, Christian NGOs, and individual Christian economists working on economic development. We hope that these Development Connections will enhance the work of all Christians responding to God's call to serve the poor.

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