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Thursday, April 11, 2013 — Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa can leapfrog other regions on energy, power expo hears

Source: Business Day
Billed as Africa’s biggest power and energy expo, Power and Electricity World Africa launched in Sandton on Tuesday, with exhibits from China, India, Europe, the US and further afield displaying renewable and traditional technologies.
TAGS:energy, urban
Friday, March 01, 2013 — No Region Specified

What Do You Have in Common with a Low-Income Indian Mother? More Than You Think

Source: GOOD
Unfortunately, people are not rational actors; we are trained creatures of habit, molded and formed by our culture and personal experiences.
TAGS:rural, urban
Thursday, November 01, 2012 — Latin America

In the pipeline: $300M worth of AFD, IDB projects

Source: Devex
The French Development Agency, or AFD, and the Inter-American Development Bank have signed a three-year “action-oriented” agreement that will expand the two agencies’ development efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean.
TAGS:IDB, sustainability, urban
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 — South Asia

'Over 60 percent of land projected to become urban by 2030 yet to be built'

Source: Business Recorder
Global urbanisation will have significant implications for biodiversity and ecosystems if current trends continue, with knock-on effects for human health and development, observes a new assessment by the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
TAGS:energy, health care, sustainability, urban
Friday, June 22, 2012 — No Region Specified

In Rio+20, a $175B commitment for transport

Source: Devex
Eight multilateral development banks made an unprecendented commitment to transportation infrastructure during the opening of the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, which runs June 20-22.
TAGS:sustainability, urban
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 — Sub-Saharan Africa

Tackling the Challenges of Urban Sanitation: A Social Enterprise Model

Source: The Guardian
A micro franchise initiative founded by SC Johnson in Nairobi aims to improve levels of sanitation in low-income communities.
TAGS:public health, sanitation, social enterprise, urban
Thursday, March 22, 2012 — South Asia

Growth Busts Poverty

Source: The Times of India
Poverty estimates between 2004-05 and 2009-10 show a sharp reduction in the absolute number of the poor by 52.5 million to 354.7 million.
TAGS:Poverty, rural, urban
Monday, February 13, 2012 — South Asia

Microfinance Project Helping Low Income Group In Singapore

Source: Justmeans
An innovative MicroCredit Business Scheme (MCBS) has been launched in Singapore to help people from low-income backgrounds create a sustainable income by establishing or expanding their small businesses. The project is a pioneering initiative in Singapore that is being implement as a collaboration between POSBank (POSB), Tote Board, and the Social Enterprise Hub.
TAGS:financial inclusion, Microfinance, urban
Friday, January 13, 2012 — No Region Specified

Mobile Money to Deliver Cash Aid: Believe the Hype?

Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review
Vodafone has launched its new phone 'Vodafone 150' which is being called the cheapest phone in the world with a price tag of just $15. The phone is mainly aiming the customers in the developing countries. The phone will be launched in India, Turkey and African countri
TAGS:urban
Thursday, October 06, 2011 — Sub-Saharan Africa

Mobile Cash Transfers Empower Poor Niger Women

Source: Microfinance Focus
A working paper released by Center for Global Development reports on the first randomized evaluation of a short term mobile cash transfer program in Niger . According to the paper's findings, women in households which use m-transfers, have greater control over the spending of the cash transfer and engage in consumption and production decisions. Households using m-transfers (ZAP) pu...
TAGS:urban

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