Articles by ViewChange
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Thursday
April 14
2011ViewChange Video of the Week: Spinning Cotton into Profits
U.S. cotton subsidies have impacted world prices and led to a decline in cotton farming across Africa, particularly Mali, which is dependent on money from cotton sales for growing food and providing social services. This is the story of how African fashion entrepreneurs could bring new life to Mali’s dying cotton production.
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- Agriculture
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Thursday
April 7
2011ViewChange Video of the Week: Living Proof, Ethiopia ? The Barbershop
In recognition of World Health Day, our video partner, ViewChange, is focusing on global health. It presents a story of one Ethiopian woman, who, after testing positive for HIV, refuses to give up. Instead, she takes out a small loan to start a business and support her family, while also vowing to educate her community about HIV.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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Thursday
March 31
2011ViewChange Video of the Week: Burning In the Sun
An entrepreneur decides to return to his homeland in Mali and start a local business building solar panels - the first of its kind in the sun-drenched nation. Burning the Sun tells the story of Daniel’s journey growing the budding idea into a viable company and of the business’ impact on Daniel’s first customers in the tiny village of Banko.
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- Energy, Environment
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- rural development, solar
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Tuesday
March 22
2011ViewChange Video of the Week: World Water Day and Drip Technology
Water issues are top of mind today, which is World Water Day. Modern agriculture tends to focus on helping farmers with large fields (and more money to spend). But an innovative, inexpensive drip irrigation systems, developed with investment from the Acumen Fund, are helping smallholder farmers in India dramatically increase crop yields.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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Thursday
March 17
2011ViewChange Video of the Week: Profits from Plastic in Ghana
Plastic waste is an enormous problem in the West African country Ghana. Everywhere you look, the streets are littered with empty water bags and bottles. This video tells the story of how a Dutch-Ghanaian recycling company, Cyclus, has found a way to create a cleaner environment, while creating hundreds of jobs and generating profit from waste.
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- Education
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Wednesday
March 9
2011ViewChange Video(s) of the Week: Honoring International Women’s Day
In honor of International Women?s Day, ViewChange is highlighting the many inspiring video stories about issues affecting women living in developing nations. Today we will focus on three incredible stories of enterprising women starting their own businesses or capitalizing on the opportunities by microcredit investment.
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Thursday
March 3
2011This Week’s ViewChange Video: Doing Business In Afghanistan
Rangina Hamidi, an Afghan-American woman returned to her home country, but was unsatisfied with nonprofit work. She went on to found Kandahar Treasure, which provides women with jobs creating embroidered products for domestic and international markets. The Kandahar-based business is not merely employing several women, it’s also empowering them.
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