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Now More than Ever: The Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship Seeks Applications
The Ariane de Rothchild Fellowship is an exciting and rare opportunity for Muslims and Jews from the US, UK and France who have a common interest to create "a new brand of both dialogue and social entrepreneurship that allows for sustainable business models to have far reaching impact."
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NextThought Monday: How Can I Pay My Loans If I Can’t Afford an Onion?
Sure, one might argue that growing debts and high interest rates have lead to suicides in India and rising default rates. Perhaps you may even conclude that greed finally got the better of the MFIs. But when I visited Andhra Pradesh and almost couldn’t afford a watermelon, I gained a whole new perspective on the MFI crisis.
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Friday Roundup – 2/11/11: “Egyptians Have Inspired Us”
Today we had the privilege of witnessing history taking place. I stood in front of a TV as Barack Obama delivered his speech at 3pm. His words reminded me that choice and dignity -so fundamental to the NextBillion conversation- were at the very core of the historic events we’ve witnessed this past week.
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Beleza Natural: Valuing Brazilian Women’s Self-Esteem
Beleza Natural is much more than a one-off beauty parlor. Founded in 1993, the company began operating in a basement in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro. After less than 20 years in business, Beleza Natural has grown to 80,000 customers a month, and has become a national archetype for service and access for a clientele living at base of the pyramid.
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Detroit: Emerging from the Ground Up
A couple of weeks ago, I attended a unique social enterprise conference, Revitalization and Business. Its focus was not on a continent, a region, or a nation in need. Rather, it focused on one single American city-Detroit, Michigan, where small projects and individuals are making powerful waves from the ground up.
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Aftershocks of Egypt and Social Enterprise’s Role
Throughout the Muslim world, echoes of the Egyptian chant "Leave, Leave, Leave" fall on far-from-deaf ears. The simple fact that pumping fists in Tunisia preceded pitchforks in Egypt is a harbinger of the aftershocks to come. The burden is on enterprise to ensure that when the dust does finally settle, those very US dollars start to flow freely.
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- Education, Social Enterprise
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’Please Call Me’ Builds Health Education Networks
The Praekelt Foundation is the non-profit arm of Johannesburg tech consulting company Praekelt Consulting. Founded by Endeavor-sponsored "high-impact entrepreneur" Gustav Praekelt, this non-profit organization is focused on using its for-profit expertise, especially mobile-based technology, to raise awareness about AIDS and other health issues.
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An Algorithm for Impact: Four Questions Every Venture Should Ask (With Video)
Is it needed? Does it work? Will it get to those who need it? Will they use it correctly when they get it? Four questions Mulago Foundation Director Kevin Starr says every social enterprise must answer before proceeding. In this compelling PopTech 2010 video, Starr questions the effectiveness of One Laptop Per Child, Lifestraw and PlayPump.
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