Tom MurphyinThe Water ProjectAn oasis in the desert: The transformative power of sand damsThe lives of countless Kenyans are transformed by sand dams. David’s story illustrates the significant impact on his life and his…Apr 9, 20191Apr 9, 20191
Tom MurphyinThe Water Project10 Year Challenge: Providing Reliable WaterThe Water Project has worked with communities who do not have access to reliable water for more than 10 years now. The “10 year challenge”…Feb 14, 20192Feb 14, 20192
Tom MurphyinThe Water ProjectScaling up is a process, not a solutionAs The Water Project continues to reach more people with water points each year, we are working to better define terms of scale in all…Oct 24, 2018Oct 24, 2018
Tom MurphyinThe Water ProjectRelationships, not wells, are key to safe waterThe Water Project does not build wells. We build relationships.Aug 22, 20181Aug 22, 20181
Tom MurphyAga Khan urges fellow Muslims to join his 60-year fight against povertyToday is an occasion for celebration for the more than 15 million Ismaili Muslims around the world.Jul 11, 20176Jul 11, 20176
Tom MurphyNikki Haley claims credit for already planned cuts to U.N. peacekeeping budgetU.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley declared victory after member nations agreed to a $600 million cut from the annual peacekeeping…Jun 30, 2017Jun 30, 2017
Tom MurphyRevealed: Corporations secretly lobbying UN to allow them to keep avoiding taxesMultinational corporations are lobbying the U.N. behind closed doors to keep tax avoidance off the list of targets in the Sustainable…Jun 23, 2017Jun 23, 2017
Tom MurphyPolio eradication gets shot in the arm and kick to the knees in same weekIt is not quite time to declare it the ‘best of times and worst of times’ for the global effort to eradicate polio, but two new outbreaks…Jun 19, 2017Jun 19, 2017
Tom MurphyLeaving the Paris climate accords is not as simple as a presidential decreeAs the international community awaits President Donald Trump’s decision on whether or not he will seek to withdraw from the Paris climate…Jun 1, 2017Jun 1, 2017
Tom MurphyDoes $40 billion leave Africa each year? It’s complicatedA new headline-grabbing report shows that despite all of the aid money, remittances sent home from expats and loans sent to Africa, $40…May 26, 2017May 26, 2017