1. © Copyright 2008 International Development Approximately 44% of the global population lives on $2 per day or less¹ Cycle of Poverty –Malnutrition –Chronic Illness –Lack of Education –Environmental Degradation –Poor Governance

2. © Copyright 2008 Technical Sectors Education School rehabilitations Teacher trainings Health Training practitioners Rehabilitation of clinics Awareness raising Food Security Food aid Increased production Economic Development Micro-businesses Competitiveness Conflict Mitigation Gender based violence Post-conflict reconstruction Governance Rule of law Elections Civil Society

3. © Copyright 2008 Sources of Funding USAID Politically oriented Largest single country development agency European Commission Focus on poverty reduction Less politically oriented Awareness raising Individual Country Development Agencies JICA (Japan) Sida (Sweden) DfID (UK) COOPI (Italy) Private Donors & Foundations Gates Foundation Corporations International Organizations World Bank United Nations Asian Development Bank

4. © Copyright 2008 Implementing Organizations International Non- Governmental Organizations (INGOs) Non-profits Receive grants Donor monitors implementation Establish multi-sectoral, long-term, in-country presence Lower compensation packages Less technical expertise Contractors For-profit consulting firms Receive contracts Clients actively involved in project implementation Projects implemented separately Competitive compensation package Strong technical expertise

5. © Copyright 2008 Entering the Industry Peace Corps (Graduate Credit) Volunteer Service Organization Internships/Jobs at Headquarters Office Field Position with an INGO Foreign Service Missionary Work Just Get Out There!

6. © Copyright 2008 Citations 1.CGAP, Retrieved March 7, 2009. http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/template.rc/1.11.1792; http://www.ibiblio.org/lunarbin/worldpophttp://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/template.rc/1.11.1792 http://www.ibiblio.org/lunarbin/worldpop