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Skoll Foundation, Acumen Fund, and CGAP Announcements
Fresh from the “base of the pyramid” wire services (aka the info nextbillion (dot) net e-mail address) comes word from the Skoll Foundation and Acumen Fund about a big new partnership, and from CGAP about their new technology program: The Skoll Foundation, dedicated to advancing...
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Rising Ventures: Sumaya HMX Shows Why Leapfrogging Technology Works
India’s rapid industrialization and urbanization is a boon to the national economy but a serious challenge in terms of an unfettered rise in energy usage and GHG emissions.? So far, India’s per capita energy consumption has remained one of the lowest in Asia, because of its vast rural...
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On Remittances as a Platform (II)
Guest poster Bal K. Joshi is the co-founder and managing director of Thamel Dot Com, Kathmandu, Nepal. He is also a partner in Thamel International. By Bal K. JoshiWilliam Kramer’s comments are well taken. His words certainly reflect our belief,...
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On Remittances as a Platform
Let me add my thoughts to Bal Joshi’s fine post of 12/6 and AnnaLee Saxenian’s reply of 12/8. I couldn’t agree more with most of the points made in both. The notion of remittances as a development platform is just right, in my view, and Ms. Saxenian strikes a fair balance on...
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Rising Ventures: Beijing WorldWell Turns Waste Into Profit
Another sustainable company success story to take you into the weekend:? this one starts with a relatively simple concept.? Chinese industry is experiencing plenty of growth right now, and can in many ways be considered the engine driving the country’s healthy economy.? But this rapid...
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Citigroup / Economist Report: SMEs are Too Important To Be Ignored
Sustainable enterprises in emerging economies take another step forward this month, this time in Brazil. On December 14, New Ventures Brazil will host its 3rd annual Investor Forum. The new 2006 selection of New Ventures enterprises, including companies from seven states working in clean...
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Private Schools for the Poor (II)
The people of Naini were angry. The primary school in their impoverished Himalayan village had just two teachers for more than 110 children in the first through fifth grades. Their kids spent most of the time working on their own. With so many students per teacher, and each teacher working with...
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Village Phone Direct: Franchising the “Phone Lady” Model
What do cows and cell phones have in common? Until the advent of microfinance, the answer was not much. Over the past twenty or so years, small loans have enabled thousands of low-income clients to purchase a cow ? a story we’ve all heard before. The client sells milk, making money to...
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