From Our Hearts to Your Hands: The Story of Profugo’s Sustainable Agriculture Initiatives and the Lives They Impact

   Wayanad is a district in the north-east state of Kerala.  It’s a largely rural area, surrounded by national forests and wildlife refuges.  Though the region has gained traction as an ecotourism destination in recent years, the communities there remain largely undeveloped.  Agriculture is the backbone of the Wayanad economy.  According to one recent study, more than 90% of the residents there depend on agricultural activity to earn a living.      Farmers in Wayanad face

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The International Effort to Share Vaccines

Vaccines are becoming easier and easier to find in the United States, but there is a widening disparity of vaccinated citizens between the developed and developing world. While close to 50% of the United State’s population is vaccinated, some countries are hovering around 1% vaccinated with little to no increases in daily doses. The West has greater access to the procedures, funds, and means of production to provide their populations with the ability to get

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How to Support Rebuilding and Development in Post-Pandemic Times

The COVID-19 crisis has caused an intense shift in humanitarian response. As many programs were suspended and workers were sent home/unable to be on site, the way the world faced humanitarian problems fundamentally changed. Rebuilding communities and rebuilding NGO operations has changed due to the pandemic, and it will not be the same post-pandemic as it was before. There are several key factors that have been singled out as significantly changing post-pandemic: Funding Funding for

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Supporting Covid Efforts in India

Knowing when, how, and who to donate to can be a confusing process to navigate. Profugo has put together this list of trusted organizations that support Covid relief in India. Each link goes to the organization’s main website, from which details about their efforts and donation portals can be found. Most of these organizations work all over the world while some focus on India only. Medical Direct Relief has been providing aid right to the

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5 Podcast Recommendations about International Development

1. Center for International Development – Harvard The Center for International Development (CID) at Harvard University “is a university-wide center that works to advance the understanding of development challenges and offer viable solutions to problems of global poverty”. Given the incredible reputation of the university and the speakers they feature, it is a reliable source for current, cutting-edge research in the field of international development. Each episode, a current student in the CID program interviews

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