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Kate Schecter leads World Neighbors, an international NGO helping poor communities in developing economies lift their living standards through local savings and credit groups among other measures. Hear Kate describe how these local savings and credit groups differ from Grameen-style microfinance. Also hear Kate describe how on-the-ground, practical measures can give people a hand up, not a hand out. About this episode’s guest - Kate Schecter, Ph.D.Kate Schecter, Ph.D., joined World Neighbors as President and CEO in June, 2014. In her previous position, she worked for the American International Health Alliance (AIHA) for 14 years. As a Senior Program Officer at AIHA, she had responsibility for managing health partnerships throughout Eurasia and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). She also managed a blood safety program in Ukraine, Central Asia and Cambodia from 2012- 2014. In the early 2000’s she managed a program on the prevention of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in Ukraine and numerous pilot sites in Russia and Central Asia.Through her work with over 35 partnerships addressing primary healthcare, chronic disease management, hospital management, maternal/child health, Tuberculosis, blood safety and HIV/AIDS, she has extensive experience successfully implementing AIHA’s health partnership model.Before joining AIHA, Dr. Schecter worked as a consultant for the World Bank for three years (1997-2000), specializing in healthcare reform and child welfare issues in Eurasia and CEE. She taught political science at Tel Aviv University in Israel for a year (1992) and at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for four years (1993-1997).She has written extensively about the Soviet socialized healthcare system and was a principal investigator for the Carnegie Corporation’s Russia Initiative where she researched the issue of social cohesion in Russia. She is the co-editor and co-author of Social Capital and Social Cohesion in Post-Soviet Russia (M.E. Sharpe, 2003), author of a chapter in Russia’s Torn Safety Nets: Health and Social Welfare in Post-Communist Russia (St. Martin’s Press, 2000), and an entry on Chernobyl for Scribner’s Encyclopedia of Europe 1914-2004, (2006). She also has made three documentary films for PBS about the Former Soviet Union. Dr. Schecter holds a Ph.D in political science from Columbia University in New York and an M.A. in Soviet studies from Harvard University.Links relevant to the conversationA New Paradigm for Microfinance: Savings and CreditCOVID-19 and the Global Food Supply: Big Lessons from the World's Small FarmsVideos - World NeighborsThanks to the show’s audio engineer Josh Crotts for his assistance in producing the episode. Please consider signing up to receive our email updates and to access our e-book Top Ten Insights from Economics at www.economicsexplored.com. Also, please get in touch with any questions, comments and suggestions by emailing us at contact@economicsexplored.com or sending a voice message via https://www.speakpipe.com/economicsexplored. Economics Explored is available via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, and other podcasting platforms.

Kate Schecter leads World Neighbors, an international NGO helping poor communities in developing economies lift their living standards through local savings and credit groups among other measures. Hear Kate describe how these local savings and credit groups differ from Grameen-style microfinance. Also hear Kate describe how on-the-ground, practical measures can give people a hand up, not a hand out. <h3>About this episode’s guest - Kate Schecter, Ph.D.</h3>Kate Schecter, Ph.D., joined <a href="https://www.wn.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">World Neighbors</a> as President and CEO in June, 2014. In her previous position, she worked for the American International Health Alliance (AIHA) for 14 years. As a Senior Program Officer at AIHA, she had responsibility for managing health partnerships throughout Eurasia and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). She also managed a blood safety program in Ukraine, Central Asia and Cambodia from 2012- 2014. In the early 2000’s she managed a program on the prevention of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in Ukraine and numerous pilot sites in Russia and Central Asia.Through her work with over 35 partnerships addressing primary healthcare, chronic disease management, hospital management, maternal/child health, Tuberculosis, blood safety and HIV/AIDS, she has extensive experience successfully implementing AIHA’s health partnership model.Before joining AIHA, Dr. Schecter worked as a consultant for the World Bank for three years (1997-2000), specializing in healthcare reform and child welfare issues in Eurasia and CEE. She taught political science at Tel Aviv University in Israel for a year (1992) and at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for four years (1993-1997).She has written extensively about the Soviet socialized healthcare system and was a principal investigator for the Carnegie Corporation’s Russia Initiative where she researched the issue of social cohesion in Russia. She is the co-editor and co-author of Social Capital and Social Cohesion in Post-Soviet Russia (M.E. Sharpe, 2003), author of a chapter in Russia’s Torn Safety Nets: Health and Social Welfare in Post-Communist Russia (St. Martin’s Press, 2000), and an entry on Chernobyl for Scribner’s Encyclopedia of Europe 1914-2004, (2006). She also has made three documentary films for PBS about the Former Soviet Union. Dr. Schecter holds a Ph.D in political science from Columbia University in New York and an M.A. in Soviet studies from Harvard University.<h3>Links relevant to the conversation</h3><a href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/a_new_paradigm_for_microfinance_savings_and_credit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A New Paradigm for Microfinance: Savings and Credit</a><a href="https://foodtank.com/news/2020/07/covid-19-and-the-global-food-supply-big-lessons-from-the-worlds-small-farms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">COVID-19 and the Global Food Supply: Big Lessons from the World's Small Farms</a><a href="https://www.wn.org/newsvideos/videos/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Videos - World Neighbors</a>Thanks to the show’s audio engineer <a href="https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users/~01ce8c1d226cc8909e/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Josh Crotts</a> for his assistance in producing the episode. Please consider signing up to receive our email updates and to access our e-book Top Ten Insights from Economics at <a href="http://www.economicsexplored.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.economicsexplored.com</a>. Also, please get in touch with any questions, comments and suggestions by emailing us at <a href="mailto:contact@economicsexplored.com">contact@economicsexplored.com</a> or sending a voice message via <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/economicsexplored" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.speakpipe.com/economicsexplored</a>. Economics Explored is available via <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/economics-explored/id1480645795" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9QZUJlWGFsRQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcast</a>, and other podcasting platforms.

Economic development through savings and credit groups w/ World Neighbors CEO Kate Schecter - EP140

Kate Schecter, Ph.D., joined World Neighbors as the President and CEO in June of 2014. World Neighbors is a 71 year old international development organization that works with rural isolated communities to help find solutions to permanently lift these communities out of poverty. Dr. Schecter is responsible for managing World Neighbors’ programs and operations in 14 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. In her previous position, she worked for the American International Health Alliance (AIHA) for 14 years. As a Senior Program Officer at AIHA, she had responsibility for managing health partnerships throughout Eurasia and Central and Eastern Europe. She worked with over 35 partnerships addressing primary healthcare, chronic disease management, hospital management, maternal/child health, Tuberculosis, blood safety and HIV/AIDS.From 1997 to 2000, Dr. Schecter worked as a consultant for the World Bank specializing in healthcare reform and child welfare issues in Eurasia and Eastern Europe. She taught political science at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for four years (1993-1997). She is the co-editor and co-author of Social Capital and Social Cohesion in Post-Soviet Russia (M.E. Sharpe, 2003), author of a chapter in Russia’s Torn Safety Nets: Health and Social Welfare in Post-Communist Russia (St. Martin’s Press, 2000), an entry on Chernobyl for Scribner’s Encyclopedia of Europe 1914-2004, (2006), and a biography of Boris Yeltsin (Chelsea House Publishers, 1993). She also has made three documentary films for PBS about the Former Soviet Union. Over the past eight years at World Neighbors, Dr. Schecter has authored or co-authored 15 articles about the challenges of international development in very poor rural countries, the impact of climate change on the poor, and how to help alleviate mass migration through effective international aid. An article in YaleGlobal Online in October 2019, was titled, Helping Guatemalans Stay in Guatemala.Dr. Schecter holds a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University and an M.A. in Soviet Studies from Harvard University. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and served on the Board of Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. from 2010 to 2018. The social media handles from Kate's company are: Instagram, Facebook en twitter. The songs picked by all our guests can be found via  our playlist #walktalklisten here. Please let me/us know via our email innovationhub@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you.Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow @mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org (and find out more about our app (android and iPhone) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time! We also encourage you to check out the special WTL series Enough for All about an organization called CWS.

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-schecter-92b1a48/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate Schecter</a>, Ph.D., joined <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/world-neighbors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">World Neighbors</a> as the President and CEO in June of 2014. World Neighbors is a 71 year old international development organization that works with rural isolated communities to help find solutions to permanently lift these communities out of poverty. Dr. Schecter is responsible for managing World Neighbors’ programs and operations in 14 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. In her previous position, she worked for the American International Health Alliance (AIHA) for 14 years. As a Senior Program Officer at AIHA, she had responsibility for managing health partnerships throughout Eurasia and Central and Eastern Europe. She worked with over 35 partnerships addressing primary healthcare, chronic disease management, hospital management, maternal/child health, Tuberculosis, blood safety and HIV/AIDS. From 1997 to 2000, Dr. Schecter worked as a consultant for the World Bank specializing in healthcare reform and child welfare issues in Eurasia and Eastern Europe. She taught political science at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for four years (1993-1997). She is the co-editor and co-author of Social Capital and Social Cohesion in Post-Soviet Russia (M.E. Sharpe, 2003), author of a chapter in Russia’s Torn Safety Nets: Health and Social Welfare in Post-Communist Russia (St. Martin’s Press, 2000), an entry on Chernobyl for Scribner’s Encyclopedia of Europe 1914-2004, (2006), and a biography of Boris Yeltsin (Chelsea House Publishers, 1993). She also has made three documentary films for PBS about the Former Soviet Union. Over the past eight years at World Neighbors, Dr. Schecter has authored or co-authored 15 articles about the challenges of international development in very poor rural countries, the impact of climate change on the poor, and how to help alleviate mass migration through effective international aid. An article in YaleGlobal Online in October 2019, was titled, Helping Guatemalans Stay in Guatemala. Dr. Schecter holds a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University and an M.A. in Soviet Studies from Harvard University. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and served on the Board of Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. from 2010 to 2018.   The social media handles from Kate's company are: <a href="http://instagram.com/worldneighbors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/worldneighbors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> en <a href="http://twitter.com/worldneighbors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter</a>.  The songs picked by all our guests can be found via  our playlist #walktalklisten <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67LW6eLQSZrs0PEZ2AZQvc?si=b08f8e431cef4250" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.   Please let me/us know via our email <a href="mailto:incubationlab@cwsglobal.org">innovationhub@cwsglobal.org</a> what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you. Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow <a href="https://twitter.com/mauricebloem" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@mauricebloem</a> on twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mauricebloem/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram</a>.  Or check us out on our website <a href="http://www.100mile.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">100mile.org</a> (and find out more about our app (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.cwsglobal.cwsglobal&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">android</a> and <a href="https://apps.apple.com/in/app/cws-global/id1256224134" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iPhone</a>) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time! We also encourage you to check out the special WTL series Enough for All about an organization called CWS.