Children's Day 2007:  Annelies Sandler and Daniela Wiener discuss educational challenges beyond access, focusing on the firm's efforts to address approaches to prevent exit from the educational system of children in the developing world in the Dominican Republic and Colombia. The issue also includes an update of the pilot efforts that DevTech is implementing in Ghana and Malawi to prevent school-related gender-based violence and why monitoring and evaluation matters in educational programs.

Earth Day 2007: Michael Shea and Adam Tabaka describe the Trade Capacity Building Database.  Brian Bean discusses the firm's recent biodiversity assessments in Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus.

Fall 2006: Richard Columbia discusses the Doorways, the Life Skills Curriculum developed by the Safe Schools Program.

Summer 2006: New Design. The issue is dedicated to examining how to transform policy into results that have meaningful impact on improving the livelihoods of the average citizen in the developing world. Adam Tabaka examines DevTech's local governance activities in Bolivia and Guatemala. Brian Bean and Phillip Church discuss the application of value chain analysis to helping micro- and small-enterprises capture the benefits from business development services.

Spring 2006: Courtney Reeve discusses DevTech's efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina and Marc Levy summarizes the recent evaluation of USAID/Benin's programs in primary education.

Winter 2005-2006: Colette Cowey examines USAID's new focus on foreign aid programming in "fragile states."

Fall 2005: John F. Helwig discusses the role of education in combating child labor in the Dominican Republic. Jorge Sanguinetty presents his book Cuba: Realidad y Destino.

Summer 2005: The Safe Schools Program presents its assessment of the school-related gender-based violence in Ghana.

Spring 2005: The DevTech Economic Development, Governance, and Environment (EDGE) Division discusses competing agendas and how EDGE works to bridge these divides.

Winter 2004-2005: Nick Griffin discusses the role radio plays in rural Mali, Jorge Sanguinetty’s book is launched by the University of Miami.

Autumn 2004: DevTech celebrates its 20th Anniversary. Jorge Sanguinetty discusses the birth and growth of the consulting firm.

Summer 2004: Jorge Sanguinetty discusses a new strategy in educational development.

Spring 2004: Jorge Sanguinetty and Tonya Giannoni explore the value of independent feedback in assessing development project impact and the role of the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

Winter 2003-2004: Meghan Donahue reviews the status of gender issues in Macedonia; Frank Martin discusses poverty reduction strategies and the private sector.

Autumn 2003: Reprint of a news article on USAID’s school sponsorship program in the Dominican Republic; Jorge Sanguinetty discusses the good news and bad news in knowledge management.

Summer 2003: Phillip Church and Arthur Mann examine Trade and Fiscal Reform: Two Partners for Development.

Spring 2003: Two members of DevTech Systems’ Gender Integration practice examine Islamic Education in the Middle East Region.

Winter 2002-2003: Jim McNicholas and Joe Atchue examine the positive and negative environmental impacts of land privatization.

Autumn 2002: Two members of DevTech Systems’ environmental practice discuss the importance of environmental elements to sustainable development in recovering countries, particularly Afghanistan and East Timor.

Winter 2001-2002: Mark Gallagher discusses the importance of building a public finance system in Afghanistan; Philip Church examines the success of the Food for Work program in Ethiopia.

Autumn 2001: Robert Landmann comments on the success of USAID’s program to strengthen civil society in the Dominican Republic; Jorge Sanguinetty compares institutional reform efforts to a military invasion.

Summer 2001: Meghan Donahue and Muzit Mesfun examine Girls’ Education: Rural Initiatives that Work.

Winter 2000-2001: Mark Gallagher discusses economic development in Mexico.

Winter 2000: Mark Gallagher examines the need for an independent institution to monitor the economies of the world; The Invisible Hand of Underdevelopment, Part 2, by Jorge Sanguinetty.

Autumn 2000: Jorge Sanguinetty discusses ethics in the development field; Ron Saunders balances stakeholder and client demand in The Vocation Education Project in Honduras.

Spring 2000: Dan Lounberg examines foreign aid; Jorge Sanguinetty on technology in schools.

Winter 1999: Ken Rogers assess the role of information technology in global trade.

Autumn 1999: David Gambill on gender and community-based resource management programs; The Invisible Hand of Underdevelopment, Part I, by Jorge Sanguinetty.

Winter 1998: Jorge Sanguinetty comments on Economic Reform in a Democratic Context.

Autumn 1998: The Indonesian Crisis: Assessment of the Impact on Women, by Hannah Baldwin and Christina Rawley; Debt-for-Nature Swaps: Can They Help Russia? by Sandy Smith.

Summer 1998: Forging Partnership for Workforce Development, by Mari Clark

Spring 1998: The Ministry of Finance in a Post-Communist Country, by Mark Gallagher.

Autumn 1997: Quality Higher Education: Making a Lasting Contribution, by David Jickling.

Summer 1997: Individual v. Company—Hiring the Best Consultant, by Jorge Sanguinetty; Expanding Environmental Markets in Latin America, by George Cole; Gender and decision Making, by Christina Rawley.

Spring 1997: DevTech’s first Sphere newsletter. Rethinking Restructuring, by Jorge Sanguinetty

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