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The BoP Century?: The exciting (or scary) implications of demographics for global health and social enterprise (Bi-weekly Checkup, 7/20/13)
By 2100, Nigeria is projected to have a population of almost 1 billion. Other sub-Saharan African countries will also experience spectacular growth, and the population of developing countries will far surpass that of the rest of the world. We explore these possible changes and their exciting (or disturbing) implications in NextBillion Health Care’s Bi-weekly Checkup.
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- Health Care, Social Enterprise
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- public health
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Engaging the Diaspora Communities for Development: Calvert Foundation aims to join retail investing for good with diaspora populations
This week, we are excited to explore values-based investing with a new demographic: diaspora communities. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation recently awarded Calvert Foundation a grant to conduct a feasibility study for the diaspora initiative, with the goal of launching a pilot for a specific diaspora community at the conclusion of the study.
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- impact investing, research
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Modelling Inclusive Business Success: Online course on managing key BoP biz barriers kicks off in fall 2013
The European BoP Learning Labs and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development are to teaming up to offer an e-learning course this autumn. The course will target technical and middle management professionals who aim to improve their understanding and skills on approaches to developing, implementing, and scaling inclusive business models.
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- Education
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Food Fortification in the Midst of Political Turmoil: Can a functioning “nutrient economy” become part of the solution in Egypt?
Political turmoil can dictate the amount and quality of nutrients accessible to everyday people. And coverage of the Arab Spring has brought to light the dire circumstances still faced by many in the Middle East and North Africa. In Egypt, where do nutrients come into the conversation for the country moving forward? Can a functioning “nutrient economy” become part of the solution?
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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- nutrition
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Pledge Guarantee for Health: Using innovative financing to make aid work better, faster and smarter
To achieve the Millennium Development Goals, aid agencies must make every dollar count. But according to estimates, the volatility of development aid costs as much as 28 cents of every dollar spent. In this post, Ariel Pablos-Méndez of USAID discusses the Pledge Guarantee for Health, a simple, innovative financing tool that can help make development aid work better, faster and smarter.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- public health
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Building an Affordable Learning Market: The Pearson Affordable Learning Fund one year on, lessons learned in education impact investing
The Pearson Affordable Learning Fund (PALF) was established in May 2012, with a mandate to invest in the creation and servicing of low-cost-private school chains around the globe. Here are a few of the things we’ve learned about education impact investing in the year since we launched.
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- Education, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Enlisting Quacks in the Battle Against TB: An alarming study from Lepra highlights the need to train and regulate informal providers
Tuberculosis is second only to HIV/AIDS as the world’s deadliest infectious disease - and improper treatment can increase its drug resistance. But alarming research from the international charity Lepra suggests that proper treatment is rare among the informal providers common at the BoP. Lepra spoke with NextBillion Health Care about the need to enlist these providers in the fight against TB.
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- Education, Health Care
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- public health, research
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Announcing the NextBillion Case Writing Competition: (AKA: The people you need to impress)
This much you may already know: We’re looking forward to bringing back the NextBillion Case Writing Competition in 2014 thanks to the sponsorship of Citi Foundation and the administrative guidance of GlobaLens. Here’s what you may not know: The people you will need to impress with your cases. I’m excited to announce the judges for next year’s case writing competition.
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- Education
