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Google.org Places SME Initiative “On the Back Burner”
Here at NextBillion.net, we believe in the power of small and medium sized enterprises to spur economic development at the bottom of the pyramid.? This idea - one of the core principles of the "development through enterprise" movement that’s gaining steam in business and...
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Job: Grameen Technology Center, Ghana Project Manager
Position: Project ManagerLocation: Ghana ?? AccraTime frame: Full Time, Starting January 25, 2009 Organization: Grameen Technology Center.? The Grameen Technology Center, an initiative of the Grameen Foundation, focuses on technology that makes microfinance operations more efficient,...
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Job: Development Officer at E+Co
Position: Development OfficerLocation: Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA; international travel to Africa, Asia and Latin America.Organization: E+Co,?a?non-profit investment firm focusing on clean energy enterprises in developing countries, is seeking a qualified graduate level (Masters) student...
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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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