The Role of NGOs in Sustainable Development in Africa and Beyond: One NGO’s Experience

August 12, 2010

Boston International was pleased to present a dinner event featuring Dr. Pierre Cremieux, President and founder of the Medical Aid Committee (MAC) on Thursday, August 12th. Dr. Cremieux gave a presentation on his experiences in the developing world with a particular focus on the steps necessary for transitioning to a sustainable model of international aid and development. The discussion followed Dr. Cremieux’s presentation as we enjoyed traditional Ethiopian food and drinks at Addis Red Sea in Cambridge. The event took place at 7:00 pm in the lower level of Addis Red Sea located at 1755 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA, 02140, near the Porter Square stop on the red line and within walking distance of Harvard Square.

About Pierre Cremieux:

Pierre Cremieux is the President and founder of the Medical Aid Committee (MAC), an organization dedicated to providing sustainable health programs in close collaboration with local committees and government. The organization, founded in 2008, has partnered with the Comite d’Aide Medicale in France as well as with other organizations to initiate/support programs in Chad, Darfur Sudan, the Central African Republic, Sri Lanka, Angola, and Haiti. In part because of his 20-year career as an economist and statistician, he has been active in developing survey-based instruments to measure the impact and cost-effectiveness of programs that receive MAC’s support. As MAC expands, Pierre hopes that its focus on supporting programs that are initiated, developed, shaped and implemented by and for local communities will become the default approach to delivering physical and mental health services as well as water and sanitation programs in developing areas.