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Weekly Roundup – 10/12/13 : Answering the Call: A Big Response for Cases Lifting the BoP
More than 50 entries from 34 universities in 15 countries.That’s the top line tally of those answering the call for the 2014 NextBillion Case Writing Competition, which recognizes and publishes the best-written case studies about business strategies aimed at alleviating poverty, especially in the developing world.
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Exploring the Role of Venture Capital in Latin American Economic Development: Dalberg, IDB study assesses VC’s social impact
In advanced economies, it’s easy to see the positive impact of venture capital: Facebook, iPhones and FedEx packages all came from companies that were once venture-backed. But can venture capital also help fight poverty or spur social and environmental well-being in the developing world? Dalberg explored this question in a study commissioned by IDB on the impact of venture capital in Latin America.
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- Education, Impact Assessment, Investing
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FEATURED EVENT: The BoP Global Network Summit 2013
Join the first BoP Global Network Summit and learn more about the practices that are revolutionizing the world economy and changing the lives of thousands in BoP communities around the world. The summit takes place Nov. 7-8 at the Natura Convention Center, Cajamar - São Paulo, Brazil.
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Just How Healthy Are Impact Investments in Health?: Building a new set of metrics to evaluate health firms, and how you can shape them
A new partnership aims to help investors by determining which health care companies are having the biggest impact. They’re setting up ways to measure success, and they need your help.
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- Environment, Health Care, Investing
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Microfinance in Africa: The importance of women
MicroLoan Foundation has been making small loans, accompanied by business training, for more than ten years now - and they have only ever targeted these services to women. Mike Warmington, the organization’s Head of Operations, explains why and how they’re focusing on women in their efforts to reduce poverty at the BoP.
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MovingWorlds Founder: Why we need a Match.com for Social Entrepreneurs
Derk Norde, who co-founded the BiD Network, believes even more than funding, social entrepreneurs need professional networks. He co-founded MovingWorlds, which matches volunteer professionals (AKA: "experteers”), with organizations and social enterprises.
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Saving Themselves: Why young people are asking for better savings services
The importance of savings to financial inclusion is well-established - at least for adults. But the conversation about youth savings is marked by skepticism about young people’s ability to save, compounded by the fact that many of them are not (or shouldn’t be) working. Rani Deshpande, director of Save the Children’s YouthSave project, discusses why youth savings must be a priority, and how the financial inclusion community can help.
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Creative Device Meets Innovative Business Model: BD, partners scaling up technology designed to reduce maternal and newborn deaths
Becton, Dickinson and Co.is partnering with the World Health Organization and Saving Lives at Birth to scale up the Odon Device – a new technology designed to reduce maternal and newborn mortality.
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- Health Care
