Tirzah Duren

Tirzah Duren is a Young Voice Advocate who focuses on political economy, food security, and trade.

Articles

Economics

Aid programmes have more to learn from successful economies

Cash transfers transformed the life of a 63-year-old widow from eastern Rwanda according to a recent New York Times article. These transfers were part of a study funded by Google.org and USAID that analysed the different outcomes from three types if aid: in-kind aid — providing actual goods and/or services; the monetary equivalent of the […]

Technology

Blockchain technology is revolutionising the diamond industry

In late May, the diamond company De Beers Group announced that Signet, the world’s largest diamond jewellery retailer, would sign on as the first participant in their Tracr pilot programme. This initiative uses blockchain technology and has the potential to combat human rights abuses in the diamond trade. Currently, consumers rely on supranational organisations to […]