Articles by Kristie Wang
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Friday
September 18
2015The Silver Lining Beneath Fashion’s Dirty Supply Chains: Three innovative solutions to the industry’s sustainability problem
It's Fashion Week in New York and consumers across the globe increasingly care about whether their clothes are ethically produced. Yet, most likely, the clothes you're wearing come from a sweatshop. But could there be silver lining under fashion's dirty garments? Absolutely.
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- employment, manufacturing
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Thursday
October 17
2013A Woman’s World – Virtual Offices and Gender Gyms: A new Ashoka Changemakers/GE competition focuses on female business gains in MENA
Women Powering Work: Innovations for Economic Equality in the MENA Region is an an online competition by Ashoka Changemakers and General Electric. They are calling for initiatives that enable women in MENA to achieve economic equality, strengthen their families and communities, and benefit equitably from economic growth.
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Tuesday
September 10
2013Competition Launch: Women Powering Work in MENA
General Electric and Ashoka Changemakers has launched an online competition in search of innovative solutions that will advance economic opportunities for women in Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and Pakistan. Women Powering Work: Innovations for Economic Equality is calling for initiatives that enable women to achieve economic equality, strengthen their families and communities, and benefit equitably from economic growth.
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Monday
March 11
2013NexThought Monday – Nutrients for All: Thriving ecosystems for productive, resilient food systems
Natural ecosystems ensure that vital nutrients flow from soils to food to people. Thriving ecosystems are the bedrock of healthy nutrient chains, the basis of all life on the planet. But human activity like unsustainable agricultural practices is threatening ecosystems around the world. Escalating stress on ecosystems increases the impact of climate change, and limits the availability of nutrient-enabling resources like water, topsoil and biodiversity. But though the issues are dire, there are solutions.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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Thursday
February 21
2013Nutrients For All: Envisioning a new food system
Being fully nourished is a must for good health, but in an alarming global trend, our foods are losing nutrients at each stage of our environmental and food systems. We need to ensure that vital nutrients are generated, preserved, and conveyed from soil to food, and from food markets to people. Our health, human productivity and economics depend on it.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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- nutrition, public health
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Thursday
September 20
2012Financial Inclusion of Women: The Need for Systemic Approaches, Savings, and Tailored Financial Products
Financial institutions—in particular those in microfinance—need to reexamine the lessons of the past and begin prioritizing the creation of financial services that truly benefit poor women in order to address this divide, said Mary O’Keefe, founder of two leading Mexican microfinance institutions (FINCA and CAME) and ProDesarrollo, the association of microfinance and enterprise development.
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Wednesday
July 11
2012Replicating M-Pesa: Mobile and Cloud Technology Spur Innovation in Financial Inclusion
Mobile technology and cloud computing are opening doors for low-income individuals and rural communities to financial services. Today, firms like M-Pesa and Ekgaon are paving the way for affordable banking products tailored to the needs of the BoP. But the question is: Can M-Pesa be replicated elsewhere.
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Friday
June 29
2012Innovations in Financial Inclusion: Community Development and Co-operative Strategies: Ashoka Changemakers has Launched the G20 Financial Inclusion Challenge
In June Mexican Presidency of the G20 and Ashoka Changemakers officially launched the G20 Financial Inclusion challenge during the summit in Los Cabos. It signaled the G20’s continued emphasis on financial inclusion as a component of stable and vibrant financial systems.
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