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    • David and Goliath

    From “Independence”, to “Aid” Activism.

    21 June 2011 | Building Markets
    This story travels from Dili to Monrovia - with stops in Juba, Port-au-Prince, Kinshasa, Freetown and other tough places along the way. When occupied, the Timorese were indepe... More
    Ralph Nader - unreasonable man.

    On being unreasonable: it gets you to the G20.

    2 November 2010 | Building Markets
    Being unreasonable has gotten Peace Dividend Trust (PDT) invited to attend the Group of 20 (G20) Summit in South Korea this month. Try that on for size. There have been many ... More
    My Mom just bought 30 copies.

    Economist magazine

    17 June 2010 | Building Markets
    Imagine my delight to discover PDT is in this week's edition of The Economist. And we didn't even have to buy one of those outrageously overpriced career ads!... More
    Afghan First

    “Shovelling S*%t Uphill”

    7 May 2010 | Building Markets
    In mid 2007 I told my boss in the Best Practices Section of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) in New York that I would be resigning in September ... More
    Unveiled: Durex v. the Chinese Dragon

    Condom distribution systems, the Pope and the Chinese Dragon (V 2.0)

    14 December 2010 | Building Markets
    Some days ago I blogged about "MDG #9. A RUBBER IN EVERY PACK OF SMOKES." Since then my memory has been jogged about a closely related and mildly humorous event a month or two... More
    PDT Fundraiser Invite

    PDT Is Throwing A Party!

    6 October 2010 | Building Markets
    Building a better peace is a complicated business of supporting local markets, creating jobs, organizing bike races, and throwing parties. Wait...what? Did something seem amis... More
    Project staff helped this rancher find an international buyer for his cattle

    Bad news – Award-winning Timor Marketplace Project Shutting Down

    3 June 2010 | Building Markets
    We have a cool and innovative economic impact project in Timor Leste, and its about to close. Why? Lack of funding. We have several smaller donors supporting it, including ... More
    Don't Touch the Red Stapler

    Not Wanted: Mercenaries, Missionaries, and Madmen

    4 May 2010 | Building Markets
    It’s hard to compete with Wall Street and even Main Street, when the most you can offer is a slightly higher salary, longer hours, some good med-evac insurance, and all the ... More

    Walking on Sunshine

    4 November 2010 | Building Markets
    This is an odd blog posting. We often get knocked back by dinosaur donors, our own lack of capacity, and the fact that we lean forward hard. However, its all great fun. Thi... More
    Latrines: Maslow would have found these very sexy

    Maslow’s Pyramid of Needs and the aid industry

    28 August 2010 | Building Markets
    Every aid worker, ever donor, every UN manager needs to have a copy of Maslow's pyramid taped to his desk (or tattooed to their hands in the more stubborn cases.)... More

    UNMIT – Missed the Boat, despite being offered a berth?

    29 May 2010 | Building Markets
    Came across a little gem in the hard drive this evening, and what a hard drive it is. A real tickle trunk of goodies.... More
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