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Beyond Payments – Experiences From Mobile Money Pilots
Since M-PESA cracked the market for payments in Kenya, mobile money is a global development dream: New technology enabling the poorest communities to join in modern commerce. As financial inclusion moves beyond credit, mobile banking should go beyond payments, suggests a report by PlaNet Finance and Oliver Wyman. A look at some key findings.
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Balancing a Three-Legged Stool – Collaborations to Achieve Social Impact
The theme of last month’s Skoll World Forum, "Large Scale Change - ecosystems, networks, and collaborative action," mirrors the trend to move beyond the traditional philanthropic approach of scaling high-performing social entrepreneurs toward a focus on synergy within and across sectors.
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Unlocking Opportunity for SMEs Through Innovative Training
Have you ever found yourself dozing off in class or at a workshop? Most of us can relate to this and know the phrase ?death by PowerPoint.? So why continue to teach or train in this way? And entrepreneurs and farmers will struggle just as much, if not more, to learn via this method. Learn how one group is tackling this issue head-on.
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Sankalp 2011: A Guide to What’s in Store at India’s Largest Social Investor Summit
Sankalp 2011, India’s largest social investment summit will take place in Mumbai between May 5-6, bringing together over 150 investors, 400-plus enterprises and several prolific thought leaders in the development and responsible business space. This year forum goes global with two forums lined up later in the year to be held in Africa and the USA.
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- Social Enterprise
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NexThought Monday: Thanking Veterans, Welcoming New Faces
NextBillion is and always will be a work in progress - whether it?s the user mechanics of our site, the design or the content. Our writers are no exception. So, change happens. Today, we want to welcome some new NextBillion staff writers, but also honor editors/writers who have contributed mightily to the success of NextBillion over the years.
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Friday Roundup: Gratitude and New Challenges
This Friday Roundup is the last post I’ll publish as Managing Editor of NextBillion.net. I would like to thank the NextBillion community at large, but especially those whose trust and advice have allowed me to make a contribution over the last few years.
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Unlocking the Levers for Change: Stop Waiting for Permission
What’s keeping so many from finding their place in this field? As capable as this generation is - we are still waiting for permission. Jacqueline Novogratz, founder of Acumen Fund, the late CK Prahalad, author of Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, and Bill Drayton Founder of Ashoka didn’t wait for permission - and they created an entire field.
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The BoP In Pictures: One Beekeeper, Many Hives in Kenya
Honey Care Africa has been providing small bee farmers such as Kenyan apiarist Joyce Kavinya Motunga, with opportunities that have the potential to greatly increase their income. Honey Care Africa partners with NGOs to distribute its "Business in a Beehive" package to farmers - providing them a guaranteed price and a stable market for their honey.
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- Agriculture, Education
