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Thursday, March 07, 2013 — Sub-Saharan Africa

'Impact Entrepreneurship' Places Importance on Social Consciousness

Source: Entrapreneur
On a trip to Africa in 1990, Peter Scott was moved to tears by the deforestation he encountered.
TAGS:leadership, social enterprise
Wednesday, March 06, 2013 — North Africa and Near East

Egypt: Empowering Women Challenges Poverty - CEO of Thomson Reuters Foundation

Source: All Africa
The Chief Executive Officer of Thomson Reuters Foundation, Monique Villa, said on Monday that helping women know and defend their rights tackles the very root of poverty.
TAGS:leadership, poverty alleviation
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 — Sub-Saharan Africa

Meet The Man Who’s Shaping Africa’s Future

Source: Ventures Africa
VENTURES AFRICA – Just like the great American civil right activist Martin Luther King Jnr. had a dream of an equal social existence, so did Ghanaian-born entrepreneur, Fred Swaniker, dream to build a Pan-African school that will position the new generation of African youth towards prosperity in future years. His mission was to give the African child a network of successful peers to tap for job opportunities, mentoring and career guidance.
TAGS:education, leadership, Microfinance, social impact
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 — No Region Specified

Microplanet Technologies Names Daryl Skoog, Former Head of Opportunity International MIS, as Executive Director

Source: Press Release
MicroPlanet brings together a world-class team of technology professionals to support microfinance sector
TAGS:leadership, Microfinance, technology
Friday, March 23, 2012 — No Region Specified

How Jim Yong Kim Could Change the World Bank

Source: The Washington Post
Jim Yong Kim, President Obama’ssurprise pick to lead the World Bank, will become the first physician, the first Asian-American and the first person who has devoted his career to helping the poor to lead the more than 60-year-old organization.
TAGS:leadership
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 — No Region Specified

World Bank President Robert Zoellick Tells Board He Will Step Down June 30

Source: The Washington Post
World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Wednesday he is stepping down, raising the possibility that a non-American might be chosen for the first time to head the 187-nation lending organization.
TAGS:financial inclusion, leadership
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 — Asia Pacific

Cambodia: A Place for Pioneer Investors

Source: CNN
Phnom Penh, Cambodia (CNN) - The most common image of Cambodia is the land of ancient temples and budget travelers. There's now something else putting Cambodia on the map: foreign investors. Cambodia's devastating recent history set the country back a generation. From 1975-78, the Communist Khmer Rouge killed intellectuals, destroyed the education system and pushed for an agrarian society that required families to be uprooted and separated. By the end of t...
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