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Passing the Entrepreneurship Test
Armed with brief assessment, borrower data spanning seven countries and eight languages, and the interest of financial institutions across Latin America and Africa, the Entrepreneurial Finance Lab (EFL) spun out of Harvard. In the coming months, the partnership aims to provide over 30,000 entrepreneurs with access to credit for the first time.
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Procter & Gamble and Healthpoint Services Announce Learning Partnership
A potentially game-changing partnership has just been announced at the mHealth Summit in Washington DC. Procter and Gamble and Healthpoint Services will join forces under a learning partnership aimed at advancing an innovative model that delivers clean drinking water and quality healthcare services to rural communities in India and other countries.
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Assessing Grameen Foundation?s Progress Out of Poverty Index
If used appropriately and in a widespread fashion, Grameen Foundation’s Progress out of Poverty Index (PPI) could standardize the process for how migration out of poverty is measured, while creating a large sample population for comparison. By the same token, there are some potential shortcomings in the 5-month-old certification process.
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NextThought Monday: A Closer Look at the Numbers Behind Branchless Banking
While the New York Times’ Thomas Friedman breathlessly reports on the latest mobile banking advancement in India, can we really believe the hype? Mark Pickens, Microfinance Analyst with CGAP’s Technology Program, says based on his study of 18 branchless banking providers, in fact, we can.
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Friday Roundup – 11/5/10: Suicides, Repayment Rates and Other Soundbites
This week we introduce a new format of the Friday Roundup, and share a few resources on a recent debate passes through 99% repayment rates, suicides and other dangerous soundbites.
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Tough Stuff Fortifying the Base
While Tough Stuff certainly is not the only enterprise to sell solar-powered lanterns and charging strips, it is one of the few that provides a modular option allowing consumers to purchase detachable components of the technology - from LED lamps to rechargeable battery packs - making it more affordable.
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Net Impact In Review: The Growing Imperative of Cross-Sector Collaboration
Whether the intent was to better engage the BoP in healthcare, rebuild Haiti or create a sustainable social enterprise, one recurring theme at Net Impact 2010 was the need to increase mindful cross-sector collaborations, particularly within the field of development.
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Local Capacity Building and Business Development at the Base of the Pyramid
This is the third post in a series of interviews with Simon Winter, TechnoServe’s Senior Vice President of Development. This interview focuses on Mr. Winter and Technoserve’s views of local capacity building.
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