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Sustainable Cooking Stoves
Energy poverty in the developing world is a complex and ongoing problem with serious impacts on health, economic growth, and the overall environment.? The impact on the poor is particularly felt in their day to day needs for cooking fuel ? much of it coming from either oil or gas - or from...
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Prospects of Kiva’s Activities in Asia
NextBillion left off in 2008 with Rob’s post about Kiva and I’ll pick up in the new year where Rob left off.? I recently sat down with Matt Flannery, Founder of Kiva, to chat about BOP Source and Kiva’s work in Asia. I wanted to share a brief update on the latter and point you to...
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PowerMundo: Bridging the Supply Chain Gap at the Base of the Pyramid
Like Rob mentioned in his post yesterday, I do think this is the year of ANDE. More precisely, I believe that thanks to forums like ANDE this will be a year in which companies and intermediaries serving low income markets will start to work in a more collaborative and coherent way, leveraging...
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Interview: Randall Kempner Takes the Reins at ANDE
As I opened up my interview notes, Francisco pinged me over Skype.? His message was simple: I just have a feeling, 2009 is going to be the year of ANDE.? This has to be more than a coincidence, I thought.? After all, the interview notes I’d just clicked open were from a conversation with...
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NextBillion Will Be Back in 2009
We’re taking a few days away from research, writing, blogs and all the rest.? Back in 2009.? Until then... ...
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Change the World (And Your Life) – Become a Kiva Fellow
It’s the holiday season in the United States, which means many bloggers are talking about gifts, giving, philanthropy and the state of the world.? All this gift-blogging got me thinking about one of my favorite gifts (to give and to receive) - Kiva gift certificates.? If you need to pick...
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Job: UNDP Growing Inclusive Markets Consultancy
Position: Research Associate / ConsultantLocation: Home based with two missions to New YorkTime frame: 1 January 2009 - 31 April 2009 Organization: Growing Inclusive Markets Initiative, United Nations Development Programme.? The UNDP Growing Inclusive Markets Initiative seeks to create...
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BoP Economic Prospects for 2009: Not Looking Good
A couple of friends of mine have already asked me “So what if a couple of banks go bankrupt? Who cares about bad mortgages? What is all the big deal about?” It is hard to explain in few words why the financial sector is so vital in modern economies, when countries are as strongly...
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