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In Ghana, For-Profit Health Providers Are An Important Source of Care for Rich and Poor Alike
A new comprehensive analysis of Ghana’s health marketplace conducted recently for the World Bank Group should be mandatory reading for health enterprises, analysts, or others keen to enter, expand or study operations in this progressive west African country.
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A New Direction in South-South Collaboration at the 6th Annual New Ventures India Investor Forum
Last month, New Ventures India held its 6th annual Investor Forum, which showcased 17 environmentally-focused SMEs to investors and business leaders in Mumbai. For the first time, the forum hosted several sessions dedicated to South-South collaboration giving 8 companies from across Asia and Africa the chance to present the case for entering India.
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- Environment
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Best Ideas of 2011: Understanding Three Affordable Housing X-Factors
I spent most of 2011 in Pakistan working at Ansaar Management Company on affordable housing projects in the flood-affected areas. Reflecting on the year, there are three distinct lessons that stand out. I call them X-Factors; lessons that, if understood broadly, could make a significant difference in the way in which housing is provided for all.
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Financing Agricultural Supply Chains – Sustainably
In April of 2011, Rainforest Alliance and Citi Foundation hosted a Sustainable Value Chain Finance Workshop, which established a dialogue across the full range of agricultural sector participants, including buyers, exporters, retailers, producers, insurers, private and public financial institutions, development agencies and civil society.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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Weekly Roundup – 1/8/12: Best Ideas of 2011 Making it Hip to Help the BoP
Warby Parker sells inexpensive, highly fashionable eyewear with the promise to give a pair to a child in need for every pair sold. The company bypasses the criticism that one-for-one models can be more disruptive than helpful. In partnership with VisionSpring, it doesn’t just drop eyeglasses in the developing world, but empowers local communities.
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Best Ideas of 2011: Innovating for Life New, Frontiers for Development Communications
The line between advocacy and journalism blurred more in 2011. For example, the Gates Foundation reaffirmed its support for the Guardian’s Global Development web hub to the tune of $2.5 million. The good news for development communications is that many digital media tools are well within the reach of those working on nonprofit budgets.
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- Technology
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Best Ideas of 2011: Improvising at the BoP
Planning works (reasonably) well in established, stable markets. But classical "planning" is unlikely to help when innovating in the surprising complexity of BoP markets as mapped in ’Poor Economics.’ Certainly, "chaos" and "anarchy" are not the answers either. Improvisation could provide a metaphor allowing us to understand this fragile balance.
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- Social Enterprise
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Best Ideas of 2011: Invest in Africa
In Africa today, years of small changes are adding up to potentially big payoffs for the savvy investor. This past year alone saw important gains in good governance and economic growth on the continent, while economic woes continued apace overseas. One of the best ideas of 2011 to gain serious currency can be summarized simply: invest in Africa.
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