The sign of success in foreign assistance is that “We are partners in building capacity for transformational change,” President Obama said in a recent speech in Ghana.

“Africa’s future is up to Africans,” he said.

In Ghana, people recognized that land is a vital component of ensuring rural livelihood but that the traditional land tenure system was rife with obstacles to achieving economic growth. In the system, land-owning authorities hold absolute title to the land, creating an obstacle for the kind of investments and economic activities that move a country forward.

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InSTEDD is an innovation lab focused on finding innovative technology solutions for disease tracking and disaster response to help NGOs, donor agencies, and anyone involved in humanitarian assistance do their work better.

From the Change.gov blog... “The Obama Administration’s commitment to reform and transparency is embodied by the one of the Transition’s most dynamic groups—the TIGR (Technology, Innovation and Government Reform) Team.”

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The Communication Initiative – “Where communication and media are central to social and economic development”

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