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2008 Skoll World Forum Preview
I like late March. Here in New York - and in Washington, where I used to live - late March is when spring starts to take hold, bringing longer, warmer days. It’s also when the annual Skoll World Forum takes place, bringing a breath of fresh air to cloudy, rainy England (apologies for the...
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Job: Research Consultant – Growing Inclusive Markets
Position: Research Associate, Growing Inclusive Markets (UNDP) Location: New York Duration: Two-month consultancy, early April through the end of May 2008. Organization: “Growing Inclusive Markets” is a new multi-stakeholder initiative, led by the United Nations Development...
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A Call for Action in Latin America
Today’s main headline in the online version of El Tiempo, Colombia’s largest newspaper, reads as follows: “Government abandonment and malnutrition ramble in Choc?, where 17 children starved to death"In a couple of hours, another headline will replace Choc?’s tragedy...
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Micro-loans and Macro-expectations
Via NextBillion ally Reuben Abraham, I was pointed to James Surowiecki’s recent article, What Microloans Miss in The New Yorker.Surowiecki points out that while microfinance does a tremendous amount of good, there are also real limits to what it can accomplish. With over $25 billions of...
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Using Microfinance to Bring Safe Drinking Water to Rural India
Guest blogger Mallika Ahluwalia works for ACCESS Development Services, an Indian firm providing inclusive and innovative livelihood solutions enabling the poor to ovecome poverty and live with dignity. By Mallika AhluwaliaYakalakshmi lives in Nekkunda village, part of the Telengana region...
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For-Profit, Non-Profit or Both: The Funding Gap
When talking with people inside the “base of the pyramid” (BoP) community, I often hear strong opinions about how BoP ventures should be set up.? Some people strongly support registering these ventures as for-profit entities, while others maintain that BoP activities can start out as...
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Reminder: Piramal Prize – $25k for Healthcare Innovations
Back in December, we wrote about the new Piramal Prize for healthcare innovations.? Now, the deadline is just twelve days away...but there is still time to submit a winning entry.? See below for the details. ---------- Anand Shah, CEO of the Piramal Foundation and a NextBillion reader,...
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Continuing the Conversation on Scale: Strategic Alliances to Leverage Existing Capabilities
Moses’ last week post raised the very interesting discussion about the concept of scale in BoP business models. I enjoyed the read and, while I agree with his thoughts?about --and answer to-- the what is scale question, the article made me move on to one of my current research subjects,...
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