> Posted by Shawn Humphrey, founder, Two Dollar Challenge (@blucollarprof) The following post was originally published on www.shawnhumphrey.com. The phone rang. Doug raised his finger to put our conversation on hold and reached over to pick up the receiver. I did my usual thing and got up to peruse his bookshelves. This time, however, he Read more
> Posted by Shawn Humphrey, founder, Two Dollar Challenge The following post was originally published on www.shawnhumphrey.com. “Poor people just need more money” concludes Slate’s review of unconditional cash transfers and their role in ending poverty. Well, that’s an incomplete conclusion. How do I know? I went to middle school. Keith, Greg, and Mark led Read more
> Posted by Shawn Humphrey, founder, Two Dollar Challenge The following post was originally published on www.shawnhumphrey.com. Out there it was life. I wanted to be a part of it. I wanted to jostle and jockey and flirt and meet and talk and laugh and smile. I wanted to live the life of Read more
> Posted by Shawn Humphrey, founder, Two Dollar Challenge The following post was originally published on www.shawnhumphrey.com. It was 2007. I had just launched and participated in the Two Dollar Challenge. The experience was transformative. Poverty inducing constraints, dynamics, and relationships once hidden from view became visible. Childhood memories long buried away bubbled to Read more
> Posted by Shawn Humphrey, founder, Two Dollar Challenge The following post was originally published on www.shawnhumphrey.com. I’m calling bull#@%. For years, we have been told that we can be the generation that will end global poverty. Glossy non-profits with kick-ass graphic designers and artsy videographers have promised that poverty will fall to its knees Read more
TDC+ had 3 steps: Step 1: Draw one slip of paper from the paper bag. This is your daily income. It could be $0, $1, $3…It will average to $2 per day. Step 2: Draw your daily Income Shock from the other paper bag. It could be an unexpected medical Read more
> Posted by Shawn Humphrey, founder, Two Dollar Challenge The following post was originally published on www.shawnhumphrey.com. She swept the milk, eggs, flour and sugar one by one across the counter, punched each price into the cash register, and hit the total button. Our receipt churned out in a curl. She glanced at Read more
I grew up in India, living in a village where people were very poor. I’ve seen first-hand what that is like, and it inspired me to go into international development work. I now work at International Food Policy Research Institute, which “seeks sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty.” So Read more
Leslie Hamilton – a student at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College – will be presenting her project titled “Responsible Consumerism” at TDC’s upcoming 2012 Poverty Action Conference (www.povertyactionconference.org ). Here is a sneak peek at Leslie’s project: “This project focuses on helping students identify their spending/saving habits and the motivating Read more
Silviano Valdez – a junior at Earlham College (IN ) – will be presenting his project titled “Vuwa Enterprise” at TDC’s upcoming 2012 Poverty Action Conference (www.povertyactionconference.org ). Here is a sneak peek at Silviano’s project: “Vuwa finances rainwater catchments-storage systems and teaches customers to prevent waterborne diseases. Vuwa has innovated Read more