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Next Year?s SoCap@State to Comprise An Expansive ?Ecosystem?
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the State Department and SoCap will formally linkup in Washington, D.C. for SoCap@State next year. SoCap Co-Founder Kevin Jones responds to what this means for SoCap, the sector and the broader agenda.
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Friday Roundup – 10/22/10: New Spaces for Multidisciplinary Collaboration
As the domain of market solutions to poverty grows, it’s critical that a diverse, multidisciplinary ecosystem engages around it; business is only part of the solution. This week’s roundup highlight two University-based initiatives that aim in that direction.
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Transactions Without Borders: The March of Mobile Money
The term "unbanked" does not always equate to "unbankable." In fact, it’s often simply a case of banks being unreachable. In his latest book, Sam Pitroda explains that the digital wallet is going to change the very concept of money, leading to financial and social inclusion.
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A New Generation of Leaders: The Acumen Fund Fellowship
How would you like to spend one year working with a company focused on serving the poor in a developing country, either helping to set a strategy or improve operations? Then now is the time to apply for the Acumen Fund Fellowship.
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Water, Water Everywhere: The Importance of Context, Partnerships
The fourth in the four-part series analyzing community-scale water solutions concludes with some lessons on how social enterprises can influence consumer perception and increase their customer base in the heart of the BoP.
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Water, Water Everywhere: How Clean Is It Really?
The third in a four-part series analyzing community-scale water solutions examines water purity concerns in Rajasthan, which could be taken as a microcosm for larger water security issues. Researching customer preferences uncovered the dire tradeoff BoP customers must make: immediate health impacts versus basic access to water.
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Water, Water Everywhere: Much More Than Monsoons and Droughts Impact Water Choices, or Lack Thereof
The second in a four-part series analyzing community-scale water solutions explores the disparate ways in which villages gather and store water in Rajasthan. While some villages have multiple options, in other areas potable water choices are limited. Often, the purity of a water source is the last priority for BoP consumers.
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Water, Water Everywhere, But How Do Companies Sell It?
The first in a four-part series analyzing community-scale water solutions. Researchers from Rural Market Insight (RMI) at the Centre for Development Finance (CDF) spent a month in Rajasthan discovering BoP consumer preferences for filtered water.
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