Amanda Hale

Senior proposal writer at IntraHealth International, with 13 years of experience as a journalist, communications specialist, and outreach coordinator in the field of international development.

Travel assignments include reporting on maternal health and HIV/AIDS issues in Nigeria (2007-2008; 2013; 2017; 2019), writing success stories and blogs for a coastal environmental project in Mozambique (2014), and researching social justice in Mali (2015).

Chemonics International • 1st November 2015

A Return to the Stage in Mozambique

Beyond the bamboo gate at Vitor Raposo’s cultural center in Pemba, Mozambique, a canopy of trees threaded with artwork and wind chimes welcomes me into a tranquil courtyard. Tambo Tambulani Tambo is a peaceful refuge, a stark contrast from...

Chemonics International • 1st May 2015

Empowering Farmers in Tajikistan

For many people, land is not merely a source of survival; it also evokes a deep sense of community, identity, history, and belonging. In Tajikistan, land is owned by the state, and...

Chemonics International • 1st January 2015

Saving Lives through Cell Phones

In Mozambique, saving lives can be as simple as sending a text. Although most of the country’s population lives in coastal cities, which are vulnerable to natural disasters like tropical storms and cyclones, residents sometimes lack access to early-warning...

Chemonics International • 20th February 2020

Capacity and Commitment in Health

As the development community continues to reorient its strategies and partnership models to support countries on their paths to self-reliance, there is an opportunity to hone governments’ and local groups’ technical, financial, and management capacity...

Chemonics International • 8th June 2016

Transforming Nigeria's Agricultural Sector

Nigeria has plenty of fertile land but struggles to feed itself. Seeing an opportunity to make the agricultural sector more productive and profitable, the Nigerian government partnered with USAID and Chemonics...

Chemonics International • 1st November 2015

Building Safe Spaces for Learning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ongoing conflict has debilitated public administration, infrastructure, and livelihoods since the late 1990s. Some 7 million primary school-age children are not in school...

Travel Africa Magazine • 1st October 2011

Last Month in Nigeria

When I first imagined Africa as a small girl, myriad images would come to my mind: baobab trees outlining the sunset, vast expanses of flat lands with elephant tracks leading to fresh water, drums, grass...

National 4-H Council • 1st December 2008

National 4-H Council Annual Report

It's positively groundbreaking. For years, 4-H has invested in programs that emphasize positive youth development — the idea that youth are incredible resources to be developed, not problems to be managed.

National 4-H Council • 1st April 2009

The Power of Youth

Ask Katie Stam or Tamira Cole about their passion for community service, and they'll tell you it all started with 4-H. Long before winning her title as Miss America, Katie Stam spent many hours in 4-H performing creative dramatics, competing at the Jackson County...

National 4-H Council • 1st May 2009

4-H Expands Healthy Living Programs

National 4-H Council has been awarded a $1 million grant by the Wal-Mart Foundation to launch Youth Voice: Youth Choice, an exciting national program that encourages young people to develop and maintain healthy, active lifestyles.

The World Bank • 15th May 2012

Managing in a New Way

Many World Bank teams work across multiple locations and time zones, which can be challenging for managers who want to share knowledge, build a sense of trust, and have the same candid water cooler conversations that take place in a typical office setting...

The World Bank • 12th March 2019

ACS Network Launches Career Wheel

As the World Bank continually relies on innovation and cutting-edge technology to address today's most challenging development issues, the Administrative and Client Support (ACS) Network is also using innovation to address career development issues for ACS staff.