Tashabos alumnus Mohammad Awa Alawi holds an award that he received for designing hydro-electric turbines that generate electricity for more than 20 households in his village.
Tashabos Students Use New Knowledge to Improve the Economy in Afghan Communities
In 2004, CIPE partnered with the Afghanistan Ministry of Education to launch a pilot program to help Afghan youth learn more about entrepreneurship and basic business skills, in addition to the core national curricula. Since the program’s inception, approximately 13,000 high school students have successfully completed the three-year Tashabos youth entrepreneurship course ...
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Egyptian Private Sector Fights Corruption
As Egypt continues to build the infrastructure of its new democracy, the private sector is striving to make its voice heard, to improve transparency in the decision-making process, and importantly, to reduce the corruption once endemic to the country ...
Board Column
by Michael Hershman, President and CEO,The Fairfax Group
Underpinning all governance reform efforts is the public’s right to information ...
Building a Culture of Dialogue in Moldova
In a democracy, open and public debate among key stakeholders is a vital part of the policy-making process. Until recently, however, Moldova’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) had little say in the formulation of the laws and regulations that most affected their ability to grow their businesses and create jobs ...
Economics Training for Journalists in Kyrgyzstan
Some of the most important political questions in Kyrgyzstan revolve around complex economic issues that directly impact on citizens’ lives and livelihoods ...
A Business Agenda for Babil Province
Inclusive economic growth and development is an essential goal for Iraq’s democratic government ...
CIPE Themes in Depth: Access to Information
Free Exchange of Information Ensures that Democracies are able to Deliver
Where information is scarce and insider deals define decision-making, authoritarian governments can retain power and corruption flourishes ...
Drawing Attention: CIPE’s Editorial Cartoon Competition Attracts More than 1,000 Entries
A photo may be worth a thousand words, and an analytical report may be a thousand pages, but sometimes, neither words nor political power can answer to an editorial cartoonist’s sharp wit ...
Spotlight on: Anna Nadgrodkiewicz, Global Program Officer
Find out more about a key CIPE staff member ...
CIPE Development Blog: Global Entrepreneurship Week – Lebanon Style
by Amy Thornberry and Caroline Scullin
There’s a spice blend used throughout the Middle East – za’atar – which is bold, assertive, and unique in flavor. As we witnessed over the last week in Lebanon, those same adjectives might be a way to describe Lebanese entrepreneurs and the flair with which Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is being celebrated here ...
