October 2011

PEOPLE AND PLACES

CDS Attends Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

CDS CEO Deirdre White attended the CGI Annual Meeting in New York City this past September, where CDS put forth two important commitments.

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Michael Levett Works with Center for Strategic and International Studies

As part of the CSIS’ Project on Prosperity and Development, Senior Director Michael Levett continues to lead a special focus on the strategic role that Local Content/Supply Chain plays in economic development

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GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP & VOLUNTEERISM

Openings in MBAs Without Borders

Become an MBA Without Borders with the opportunity to live abroad while using and enhancing your professional skills for economic development!

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Curitiba, Brazil - IBM Corporate Service Corps

An IBM team traveled to Curitiba, Brazil to work with seven different organizations that deal with issues ranging from child health, to the environment.

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Coimbatore, India - IBM Corporate Service Corps

This past month, an IBM CSC group of high performing employees assisted organizations working with the Coimbatore community.

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Accra, Ghana - IBM Corporate Service Corps

The IBM Corporate Service Corps worked in Ghana throughout the month of October, assiting non-profits and government agencies to better the community of Accra.

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Rostov, Russia - IBM Corporate Service Corps

A group of IBM employees from around the world landed in Rostov this past month to assist a variety of organizations on intiatives crucial to economic and community development of the region.

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BORDERLESS BLOG AND MIXED MEDIA

Jailan Adly: ICV Success Factors

Jailan Adly, Program Manager at CDC Development Solutions, traveled with the IBM Coimbatore, India team during their first week on assignment and discussed some takeaways from her trip in a recent blog post.

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Shaun Doherty: Challenges in Local Supplier Development

Shaun Doherty, Practice Area Leader of Supply Chain Development at CDS, shared his experience conducting a workshop at the IQPC 7th Annual Local Content Summit in London this past September in a recent blog article.

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Triin Visnapuu - MBAs Without Borders

Triin Visnapuu recently started her assignment in Marrakech, Morocco and discusses her work with her client organization, Al Kawtar.

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Atmore Baggot - MBAs Without Borders

Atmore Baggot continues to blog while on assignment in Paraguay and this month, he updates us on his recent work with a health services organization.

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Tess Smith - BCCCC Blog

Tess Smith, FedEx Corporation Manager of Human Resources, talks about the brand new Global Leadership Corps in her BCCCC blog article, “Brazil volunteer experience sparks FedEx Global Leadership Corps.”

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