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19 Days, 6,600 km: ’Ride for Light’ Motorcycle Journey to Illuminate the Philippines
Solar technology-focused social enterprises in Africa and Asia have used many creative marketing/PR strategies to share their products with light deprived communities. Kicking off on April 16, "Ride for Light" riders will travel thousands of miles across the Philippines archipelago on motorcycle to spread the word about the power of solar.
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Live Video Stream of APTE Summit
NextBillion is happy to host a live video stream of the Alleviating Poverty Through Entrepreneurship (APTE) Summit 2011 at The Ohio State University which begins at 9 a.m. Eastern today. The summit brings together students, professionals, and community members to connect with each other and learn about market-based approaches to solving poverty.
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Ashoka Changemakers: Winners of the Sustainable Urban Housing Competition
Ashoka is in the final stage of its Sustainable Urban Housing Competition. With support from the Rockefeller Foundation, Ashoka has challenged innovators to orchestrate sustainable, safe, transferable and affordable housing solutions for any landscape or culture. Earlier this week, finalists were selected each pocketing $10,000 to seed their plans.
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ViewChange Video of the Week: Spinning Cotton into Profits
U.S. cotton subsidies have impacted world prices and led to a decline in cotton farming across Africa, particularly Mali, which is dependent on money from cotton sales for growing food and providing social services. This is the story of how African fashion entrepreneurs could bring new life to Mali’s dying cotton production.
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The Spectrum of Sacrifice: Managing Tradeoffs in Social Enterpreneurship
I just returned from the Acumen Fund Global Fellows mid-year meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. The mid-year is one of the most critical parts of the Fellowship, where fellows have the opportunity to reconnect, share experiences and think about what they have learned related to our work and their vision for change.
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Bridging the Last Mile(s) – Building Value Chains for Energy Access
Many companies and foundations have spent considerable resources perfecting new designs and innovative models of products for the BoP. But recently, many have started tackling the other side of the challenge: taking the products to market. Tallberg Foundation is partnering with a women’s self-help group to build a large scale distribution network.
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Green Shoots: The Best of March on NextBillion
In March - at least in this hemisphere - our thoughts turned to spring’s green shoots and starting anew. Though we didn’t necessarily plan it this way, many NextBillion articles examined the challenges faced by farmers, value chains and the role of large agri-business last month, and were among the most-read posts.
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Exploring Entrepreneurship In Nigeria
In February, the Entrepreneurial Finance Lab officially entered the Nigerian market. Often misunderstood, and more often feared, Nigeria is a country brimming with entrepreneurial energy and latent demand for financing. Following a devastating financial crisis triggered by events overseas, Nigeria’s financial sector is just now re-emerging.
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