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This Week’s ViewChange Video: Doing Business In Afghanistan
Rangina Hamidi, an Afghan-American woman returned to her home country, but was unsatisfied with nonprofit work. She went on to found Kandahar Treasure, which provides women with jobs creating embroidered products for domestic and international markets. The Kandahar-based business is not merely employing several women, it’s also empowering them.
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“Made In —-” Re-Branding A Country for Commerce
The ?Made in ___? tag on goods is ubiquitous, but it?s hardly a featured brand asset. Rarely do we take the country of origin into account when making purchasing decisions. BrandHaiti would like to change that. Similarly, Oliberte is aiming to make ’Made in Africa’ a simple signal for shoe shoppers.
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Open Feed: Updates, Reactions to Dismissal of Muhammad Yunus at Grameen
Microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus has been forced out of Grameen Bank, the institution and has been credited with sparking the social business movement. Despite investigations and accusations from the Bangladeshi government, the development still comes a shock. Read on for updates throughout the day; please share your reactions to the news.
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Healthcare Series: To Emerging Markets and Back Again (Part 2)
In every village where Healthpoint operates, it builds a permanent clinic, which costs roughly $50,000. Through the clinic, the organization provides North India residents with access to technology in the form of telemedecine, a diagnostics lab, provision of medicines and clean water. "Partnering is critical," says Healthpoint Founder Al Hammond.
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Better Living Through Information
Nandu Madhava is banking on young people’s thirst for practical health information presented via original video and text content - delivered over mobile phones. His company, mDhil (m for mobile, Dhil for heart), is based in Bangalore’s Richmond Town, with a focus on educating urban youth on often taboo sexual health issues in frank, open ways.
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seToolbelt Equips Social Entrepreneurs with Knowledge, Research, Support
Virtue Ventures began compiling consulting solutions, research papers, social impact metrics, business plans, marketing templates, financial forecasts and myriad other documents useful for social entrepreneurs. This database became seToolbelt.org, an on- and off-line initiative to arm change makers with the tools they need to succeed.
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Piramal eSwasthya (Part 2): Building Acceptance for Mobile Health
"The world’s most radical yet simplest healthcare delivery model for the BoP, (with the) largest number of patients treated through remote diagnosis - Piramal eSwasthya becomes synonymous with the word telemedicine." That’s the headline the head of Piramal eSwasthya wants to see in 2020. In part two of our interview, he explains achieving it.
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Friday Roundup – 2/25/11: Exploring the Link between Mobile Money and mHealth
Mobile money and healthcare for the poor have been prominent on the pages of NextBillion and the blogosphere in general this week. In light of these concurrent discussions, I’d like to point your attention to a thought-provoking report that bridges them and analyzes the links between mobile banking and mobile health.
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