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The Duke Center for International Development (DCID) is dedicated to strengthening capacity for international development through interdisciplinary approaches to practice, research, international advising, mid-career training, and post-graduate education. [more]

Profiles in Development

Steve Solon

My education at MIDP has and continues to significantly help me with governance, particularly in the areas of policy analysis, development management and conflict resolution.  As the head of the legislative branch of the province, I am able to use the many policy analysis tools learned while at Duke to assist me in the crafting of sound resolutions and ordinances. My Master's Project, which analyzed microfinance in the Philippines, serves as a guide for the Province's microfinance advocacies.  Moreover, the sharpening of my analytical abilities while at Duke has allowed me to resolve political and social conflicts amongst an extraordinary diverse group of stakeholders.