John Berry
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COMMENT|John Berry|Microlinks Group DiscussionThu, January 13, 2011 19:35
I wanted to close this Speakers Corner by thanking all of you who have written in with your comments and ideas. In particular I would like to thank the facilitators for the three days, Macartan, Jenny and Meredith. IN addition, the other members of the network, Adina, Diana and...
COMMENT|John Berry|Microlinks Group DiscussionThu, January 13, 2011 10:01
Thanks to Peter for framing the discussion today, which promises to get at the many real world issues we face in trying to implement research on the ground. One element that I would like to add to the discussion, which was touched on briefly yesterday, is that of cost. While we would...
COMMENT|John Berry|Microlinks Group DiscussionTue, January 11, 2011 13:08
For me one of the most interesting and valuable elements of the Poverty and Conflict learning network has been exactly the collaboration between academics and practitioners that it has created. Jenny mentioned the problem of lack of time, which is real for both practitioners and academics....
COMMENT|John Berry|Microlinks Group DiscussionTue, January 11, 2011 00:57
I would like to add my welcome to Borany's and to thank Macartan for starting this Speakers Corner off with a number of thoughtful quesitons. As the coordinator for the Poverty and Conflict learning network, I would also like to invite active participation from the public in this...
COMMENT|John Berry|Microlinks Group DiscussionWed, June 23, 2010 02:21
This has been a very enjoyable and well lead discussion. But I have an issue...Although donor and enterprise lead initiatives frequently have different definitions of self-interest (a balance of public vs. private), they almost always share power through control of resources (financial,...







