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Agriculture, Climate Change, Conservation, Energy and Energy Conservation, Environment, Food Security, Health / Health Systems, Policy Research and Advocacy, Trade, Urban Development, Water and Sanitation
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Stephanie Cappa is InterAction's Manager of Development Policy, where she leads international development policy and advocacy efforts with a focus on food security/agriculture, climate change, global health, and water and sanitation issues. In 2011, she managed the production of InterAction's major paper, "The Nature of Development", making the case for robust integration of climate and natural resource management into development activities. Stephanie has a B.A. in both Public Policy and Environmental Science and Policy from the College of William and Mary. Prior to InterAction, Stephanie worked for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives on budget, appropriations, foreign affairs, and security policy. She may be reached at scappa@interaction.org.
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March 29, 2012
Rwanda more than lives up to its nickname, “the Land of a Thousand Hills.”
Kigali, the capital city where I’ve been staying, is spread across a series of hills studded with city shops, office buildings, and one story homes. Driving west yesterday, the city quickly gave way to rural countryside: a dramatic series of green hills, some dotted with trees, and almost all covered in a patchwork of banana...
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March 26, 2012
This week I have the privilege of reporting directly from Rwanda, witnessing the country’s transformation after the devastating genocide in 1994. With this tragic history in mind, Rwanda’s development gains are remarkable. Though challenges do remain and extreme poverty remains a reality for many.
In part to combat such poverty, the government of Rwanda has made...
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March 7, 2012
As someone who has been working on issues of safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) for years, first on Capitol Hill and now at InterAction, yesterday’s announcement that the global target for improving access to safe drinking water has been reached is welcome news indeed.
Part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) framework supported by over 190 countries, the clean water target sought to reduce by...
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September 27, 2011
A recent investigation into whether or not the Gibson Guitar Company illegally imported wood into the U.S. has led some politicos to call the entire “Lacey Act amendments of 2008” into question. This is a mistake, as the law both makes common sense and is in the U.S. national interest.
These Lacey Act amendments make it illegal to import wood or plants into the United States that have been...
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Working Groups are a central part of the way InterAction supports and aids its members. Working Groups are first and foremost a place for member agencies to share information that is important to them in several ways:
- by providing a way for member organizations to share information about field-based issues, concerns, and topics;
- by serving as a place for members to receive training and to share best practices with each other; and
- by offering a space for members to develop new products and materials on a given topic.
Working Groups are member driven and supported by InterAction staff (with the exception of a few non-staffed working groups). Members identify an interest, issue area, or need around which they feel their collective voices will clarify or strengthen responses. Depending on the number of member organizations interested, a meeting or consultation is planned to explore the topic and allow members to share their issues and concerns. Such consultations or exploratory meetings may lead to the formation of an on-going Working Group.
InterAction's current working groups are described below. For more information on a specific working group, contact the group's staff contact.
| Group | Description | Staff Contact |
|---|---|---|
| HPPC--SYRIA |
this is a working for Syria |
Abby Bruell |
| SIT--Transparency |
SIT--ransparency |
Laia Grino |
| Shelter and Settlements Working Group |
InterAction Shelter And Settlements Working Group |
Mohamed Hilmi |
| Allen-test-group |
this is a test group |
Allen Abtahi |
| InterAction Business Council |
Promoting and leveraging corporate and NGO partnerships for sustainable and inclusive international development and economic growth. |
Luisa Córdoba |
| HPPC--Humanitarian Policy and Partnerships Working Group |
HPPC--Humanitarian Policy and Partnerships Working Group |
Abby Bruell |
| SIT--Aid Effectiveness-Members |
SIT--Aid Effectiveness-Members |
Kimberly Darter |
| HPPC--Horn of Africa |
HPPC--Horn of Africa |
Lucy de los Reyes |